BerryBunch Family @Berrybunchfamily@dingdash.com

Andy’s first experience of a Christingle was when he led the team that delivered one to nearly 800 guests at a church in Hampshire. When the first candle was accidentally lit early, it certainly made for an interesting baptism of fire!

We'll broadcast ours on Sunday 20th December, from 4pm (UK)

Find out more at our website - https://tinyurl.com/y2234svz

#christingle #christmas #jesusiscoming #godo #berrybunchfamilyfive #candle #traditions

Advent 2020 - Day 3 - Jesus is Coming!

God saw all that He had made, and it was very good indeed.

Genesis 1:31 (CSB)

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#berrybunchfamilyfive #BringingHope #Advent #Jesusiscoming #Christmas

Advent 2020 - Day 2 - Jesus is Coming!

Colossians 1:15-16b (New Living Translation)

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.

www.Berrybunch.family/latest

#berrybunchfamilyfive #BringingHope #Advent #Jesusiscoming #Christmas

Our last Episode of this Season, and this year - of Little Blessings Online, your online Baby and Toddler Group - is ready to watch at https://youtu.be/u_sJ9DoB7kQ

This week we look at The Wise and Foolish Builder in our latest home grown story - Ernie the Building Inspector.

Jo Jo leads us through a really simple Art Time where she shows us how to draw our very own, custom coloured, wall.

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An Andy B 2 Minute Video:

Sheep produce wool, because they’re sheep.

Just like us – when we walk with God the fruit of the Holy Spirit is the natural outpouring of that relationship...............

Read more - https://berrybunch.family/2020/11/29/andy-b-2-minute-video-plastic-bottles-sheep-and-the-holy-spirit/

#sheep #God #berybunchfmailyfive #trust #relationship #shepherd

By the end of Monday, we'll have a store of 130 free video resources you can use as they are for your family or church service, or just to inspire you and the people around you - to your own creative bests.

But, we're not done yet! Because we're also planning for Jo Jo's Crafty Christmas and a Live Broadcast Christingle Service.

Visit the website and sign up to get updates on more, new, material as it released.

The BerryBunch

http://berrybunch.family/2020/11/28/berrybunch-family-resources/

#berrybunchfamilyfive #kingdomwork

Something 4 Sunday, Series 2, Episode 7, Being Benaiah Brave

Our last episode of Something 4 Sunday for this season, and this year, will be available to view from 0800 (UK) Sunday 29th November.

This week we look at Benaiah - an amazing man who went on to become King David's bodyguard

The BerryBunch

#Benaiah #bebrave #God #GoDo #BerryBunchfamilyfive

https://youtu.be/01G2F1u0qOk

We broadcast a live Prayer time, on weekdays - currently from 1pm (UK), via our Facebook channel facebook.com/berrybunchfamily

We take maybe 15-20 minutes to pray through things in the world, close to home and to give thanks to God too!

So what can we pray for?

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#pray #dailyprayer #berrybunchfamilyfive #God #intercession #givethanks #petition

We broadcast a live Prayer time, on weekdays - currently from 1pm (UK), via our Facebook channel facebook.com/berrybunchfamily

We take maybe 15-20 minutes to pray through things in the world, close to home and to tive thanks to God too!

So what can we pray for?

The BerryBunch

#pray #dailyprayer #berrybunchfamilyfive #God #intercession #givethanks #petition

I've made a new gadget. I can now video myself while using the [better quality] rear facing camera - and see what the smartphone sees so I stay in shot etc.

Before, I held it with a hand (or tripod), and had to use the front facing [rubbish] camera, or have help via one of my sons to hold the phone and keep me in shot.

All in, it cost me under £8 (2 x mirrors)

Check out this blog if you want to know how and what I did :-)

https://berrybunch.family/2020/11/24/andy-b-2-minute-video-gadgets-and-some-inspiration/

@Olamide - something for you perhaps?

Andy B

Off the back of a request by @Olamide we've put together a page on our website with Behind the Scenes Photos and tips, some of the history behind the BerryBunch.family website as well as a list of the equipment we use.

I enjoyed putting it together and hope it will inspire others to their own creative bests for Jesus and building His kingdom!

Andy B

http://berrybunch.family/2020/11/20/berrybunch-family-behind-the-scenes/

We've been busy on some other super important projects recently including our www.BerryBunch.family website.

We want to do justice to the 120 plus videos we've already created and uploaded - all free for you to use via our YouTube channel.

"Daily Family Prayers, Live" returns next week (23/11/20) at the new time of 1pm.

Andy B

#workinghard #berrybunchfamilyfive #godo #something4sunday #something4sundaylite #littleblessingsonline #prayer #plans #godisgood

Celebrating 24 years of the BerryBunch today.

God is good and we're blessed with a beautiful family and a great marriage.

#anniversary #celebrate #berrybunchfamilyfive #Godisgood #joy #blessed

This photo reminds me to keep hoping.

My short blog post shares how this image of me, being exhausted, brings much comfort and hope in the UK during lockdown 2.0!!

https://berrybunch.family/2020/11/08/this-too-shall-pass-have-hope-dear-friends/

Andy B

#hope #tired #worn #anniversary #keepgoing #stamina #Godisgood #berrybunchfamilyfive #covid #marriage #celebratelife #livingthedream

We're going live in under 40 minutes for our BerryBunch.family Light Party, and we're super excited!

We're going to stick to just one live stream this evening - to our Facebook page. Just look for the live video a few minutes before 7pm :-)

We'll upload a recording to YouTube, Instagram TV and of course, as soon as we finish - so it should be available to watch, again, from around 8pm (GMT) onwards.

https://www.facebook.com/berrybunchfamily

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Little Blessings Online, Season 2 Episode 6

In this week's episode of our Online Baby and Toddler Group, we're looking at different types of light.

We have an amazing story about Paul and the Bright Light and Jo Jo teaches us how to make a super simple paper torch in our Art Time.

Available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/SUGQ4Xukj_U) Facebook, and Instagram TV, from 1030am (GMT) on Monday 2nd November.

Andy B and the BerryBunch

Something 4 Sunday, Season 2 Episode 6

We're looking at light in this episode, because Jesus is the Light of the World and the Light always wins!

Jo Jo and Peter use a den to help us memorise John 1 v 5 and demonstrate an enlightening model for Family Prayer.

Andy B follows the link from John 1, to Psalm 33 and right back to Genesis 1.

Available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/SUGQ4Xukj_U) Facebook, and Instagram TV, from 8am (GMT) on Sunday 1st November.

Andy B and the BerryBunch

Something 4 Sunday LITE, Season 2 Episode 6

Jesus is the Light of the World and the Light always wins!

If you're short on time, or simply want to go a little deeper, than S4S LITE is perfect to brighten your day!

A short message then our older boys challenge us with three things we can #GoDo

Available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/dTSTvePqG_U) Facebook, and Instagram TV, from 12pm (GMT) on Sunday 1st November.

Andy B and the BerryBunch

While sitting in the car, waiting for Jo to get some printing done, I saw a Cruise Liner, which got me thinking about resting - both passive & active.

So, to the tune of rain beating on the roof, it got me pondering about how we rest; if God rested on the 7th day for the world - setting a beautiful rhythm for us to follow - and if we can rely on God, how does this affect our intentional resting as the children he adores?

Andy B

#thinking #resting #seasons #rhythm #life #GoDo

Brought Jo into work this morning - she only has to print a document for her residential training course next week (we didn't fancy doing it at home since it's well over 400 pages!!!

Anyway, saw this - this particular office has a car park right on the dockside.

Got me thinkin....and chilling

Andy B