The tempter doesn't come to tempt you looking like a black fiend, having a tail, two horns and with a fork in his hand. If he does that, people will easily identify him and run away from him. But the tempter often comes like a friend, with a smile, and with mouthwatering offers. Don't be ignorant of the devices of Satan.
These are pictures we took at an orphanage we visit to help. Our hearts break as we wipe dirt or dry vomit off their little bodies. Or unleash them from a chain holding them to the wall so they can’t move more than a foot away. Or tend their oozing infections in their mouths, feet or wherever. When I have one of these little ones near me all I feel is love and compassion. To tend them with the most Jesus love possible. We can’t go see them right now because of covid. I hate covid. But when I PRAY, I ASK GOD TO SHEILD THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS and to help them feel HIS LOVE regardless of what humans are doing. And I BELIEVE with ALL MY HEART that God answers and honors these prayers. For HIS heart breaks even more than mine.
So Christians please care! As a church we CAN make a difference. We can adopt. We can support financially. We can help physically. We can pray. We can advocate.
Or We can forget and look away.
My thoughts from China tonight.
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Crafty Christmas, with the BerryBunch, 10th December 2021
A BerryBunch Crafty Christmas, is the perfect time to get some inspiration and ideas for those Christmas Decorations and Art Projections.
Join the BerryBunch as they get us in the mood for Christmas!
The Christingle will be available for you to watch, stream, share and download, 10 days before – so you be inspired and make preparations to use it in your own situation, if you wish. You’ll be able to grab your own copy from 29th November 2021.
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Christingle, with the BerryBunch, 5th December 2021
If you’ve ever wondered what a Christingle is, then look no further. Because, with a little help from Dave the Dog, Andy and Jo take us through how to make Christingle, as they retell the Christmas Story, with a little Dave the Dog assistance.
This Christingle will be available for you to watch, stream, share and download, 10 days before – so you be inspired and make preparations to use it in your own situation, if you wish. You’ll be able to grab your own copy from 29th November 2021.
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BerryBunch.family, 60 Second Update, Issue 1
In Case You Missed It
60 Seconds is all it takes to make sure you've not missed out on any of our posts, videos and resources - or exciting events we've got coming up.
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A little more Story Time with Dave the Dog to brighten your day!
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Story Time With Dave The Dog, Blinded By The Light
In this episode, JoJo tells us about a guy called Paul who is blinded by the light – literally! Paul was, not to put too fine a point on it, quite a nasty man who was doing terrible things to the people he didn’t like and then – Dum, Dum, Dum - he changed…...
What on earth happened to Paul, where did this bright light come from, what will Paul do and more importantly what will Dave the Dog make of all this!?
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Little Blessings Online, Season 5 Episode 7, Blinded by the Light!
In Season 5, Episode 7, of Little Blessings Online, JoJo and Andy B are looking cool in their shades as they focus on light!
Although, they have some problems at the start and need to use torches and fairy lights to see, it’s all good and we get to see Sunlight, Moonlight, Lightning and much, much more.
Story Time
In this episode, JoJo tells Dave the Dog about a guy called Paul who is blinded by the light – literally!
What on earth happened to Paul, where did this bright light come from, what will Paul do and more importantly what will Dave the Dog make of all this!?
Art Time
For art time, JoJo gets messy with finger painting using lots of different colours – will she have enough fingers!
Make your very own light picture using your own fingerprints – how unique is that!
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Endurance, Season 3, Episode 9, Finally, Brothers and Sisters
Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!
Explore with us as we wrap up this season with our special finale, ‘Finally, Brothers and Sisters’.
Go Deeper with Andy B, as he looks at 2 Corinthians 13:11, which explains that we need to grow up as Christians in maturity, love, peace, and in unity with other Believers.
Read and Remember:
Steven reminds us to keep training for Godliness, keep growing in our relationships with God, and keep growing in our faith.
Reflect and Respond:
Nathan encourages us to grow up as Christians in Jesus.
He challenges us to keep running the race, until we reach our goal – eternal life in Heaven.
For a full transcript of Andy B’s #GoDeeper, visit our website - https://www.berrybunch.family/endurance-season-3-episode-7-against-the-grain/
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In light of your podcast with @bethany when I stumbled on this I thought of you
This is pretty distressing reading and very blunt - "Men will be absent from church by 2028 at the current rate" and the departure of men is, according to statistics anyway, "speeding up"
It states Mentioned that men are increasingly not applying to be priests/vicars/ministers etc
Church attendance in the UK has dropped by 50% since 1950, and "has become a place by women for women"
Also, that two thirds of the UK Christian populations do not attend a church.........
Those few quotes made me re-read them several times!
Marriage Matters, Season 1, Episode 1, Longevity and the 'D' Word
Andy and Jo kick off this brand-new series of Marriage Matters, looking at how we keep going and they go there – they talk openly about the D word – Divorce!
No way, I hear you cry - and the unmentionable on the first episode as well!
How can Andy and Jo talk about a lasting marriage, and Divorce, in the same episode, in the same sentence – this all sounds like Marriage Madness, not Marriage Matters. Or is it?
Join Andy and Jo to see what we can do to go the distance – ‘til death do us part’. Tune in to see for yourself what Andy and Jo do with the D Word.
What would you do?
How do you keep going?
What’s your plan?
Do you have a Plan B, if so, does it detract from Plan A?
Andy and Jo
For a full transcript, listen to the podcast or watch the video, visit our website – https://www.berrybunch.family/marriage-matters-season-1-episode-1-longevity-and-the-d-word/
Hallelujah! We are safe!
Thank you for your prayers.
One of our disciple mentoring location has poisonous snakes.
We cannot risk putting too many lights at night, which will atract the attention of enemies of the Gospel.
So far 2 poisonous snakes 'suffered heavy damage to their bodies '.😷🙄🤔😁😁😁😁
It is possible that some of our disciples let the stick they carry around, fall on the snakes.🙈🙈🙈😁
(Who wants to pay hefty fines or risk going to jail for protecting themselves against harmful creatures)🙏
Please continue to pray for the safety of team members as they crisscross the Nation carrying tools and resources.
Our very first Episode of Marriage Matters goes Live this Saturday, from 4pm (UK time).
We thought we’d start with something low key, so we ‘re starting start our brand New Podcast by discussing Staying Married, and Getting Divorced. Nice and easy topics to warm us up!
You’ll find each Episode right here – on the BerryBunch.family website. And you can chose to Listen to the Podcast, Watch the video, or Read the Transcript.
So, check it out!
Andy and Jo
https://www.berrybunch.family/marriage-matters-coming-soon-longevity-and-the-d-word-2/