BerryBunch Family @Berrybunchfamily@dingdash.com

Marriage Matters, Work It Out, S01E015

https://vimeo.com/705791453

Introduction
In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about work, whether both husband and wife work, whether one spouse stays at home or whether one or both spouses work away. Whatever your situation, whether usual or temporary, we need to consider how our work fits with our marriage – sort of work life balance but focusing on work spouse balance!

Andy and Jo affirm the importance of work but consider how work can have positive and negative effects on our marriages, noting how we can spend too much time at work, not switch off from work and not connect in with our spouse enough.

Andy, as usual, makes sense of it all with scripture verses:

1 Thessalonians 4:11
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Colossians 3:23
You could also check Proverbs 31 where there is some good stuff about working! [READ MORE]

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The BerryBunch

Another day is upon us here for the Berry Bunch.

I ordered our branded t-shirts (we had a miracle gift) on Thursday, so looking forward to those once they're ready. But, today, is our first day filming with our brand new fancy camera (another miracle gift) and extra studio lighting (another answer to prayer as I got a brand new set half price).

I've also found some really good logo stings. If you don't know what they are, I've added one here.

Onwards

Andy B

Oh, my friend, I'm praying for you and your wife lots!

what happened after your parents said you had to leave your home?

#TestimonyTuesday: A Slower Answer To Prayer, Part II

https://www.berrybunch.family/testimonytuesday-a-slower-answer-to-prayer-part-ii/

This is the second part of our two part #TestimonyTuesday series on God’s provision. Last week our prayer was answered before we prayed it. This time it took us a little while to be ready for a miracle, and so God could hear our prayer.

Have you got a testimony we can share of God at work today?

Andy B

Morning all, from an overcast UK.

Made Jo a flask of coffee for when she gets to work. And a second flask of soup for her lunch.

I've said goodbye to Jo for another day and the washing is on the line. Dishwasher ready for emptying and then I crack on with another day of editing.

God is good.

Andy B

#onelifeliveit

So many things to post today!

We've been back to our usual schedule and creating more resources that you can use in your situation, whether they inspire you, or you simply download them and use them as they are.

Sunday PLUS, Proverbs 2 starts from 5pm. It's via Zoom, with a link/password on our website.

Super friendly for families and all alike!! Featuring Andy B and Jo Jo, Peter and Dave the Dog as we delve into the wisdom that comes from the book of Proverbs.

The BerryBunch

‘…Like butter scraped over too much bread.’

How would you describe your feelings when you are feeling tired, out of salts, harassed or even stressed? When life has got you down, got the better of you, taken it out of you?

Can you relate to the J.R.R. Tolkien’s analogy in his book the Lord of the Rings given by one of the characters – Bilbo, the Hobbit – who has clearly had enough and appears quite warn out by life?

“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”

It is true that Bilbo at this point was over 100 years old and therefore these feelings of tiredness may have related, to some extent, to his age. However, the Bible tells us:

‘Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.’ (Isaiah 40:30) [READ MORE]

For the rest of this post visit our website - https://www.berrybunch.family/like-butter-scraped-over-too-much-bread/

Jo

Endurance, Adaptation not Justification, S04E08

https://youtu.be/fsEEWqCNo28

This week we are discussing the idea of adapting to different situations without justifying sin.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

Andy B unravels this week’s theme with some examples of adapting well and adapting poorly.

He explains how witnessing to French people in German would not work, because they wouldn’t understand you.

Steven and Nathan talk about adapting to different situations. They discuss how to adapt our behaviour in a Godly way.

They talk about a couple of scenarios in which we adapt to different environments or audiences in a healthy way. [READ MORE)

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Steven and Nathan

Family Prayer Time - S01E009 - Architecture (France)

https://vimeo.com/702798379

Peter & JoJo get together to encourage us, as always, to pray as a family. And they continue their series on using objects to help us stay focused in prayer.

This week, JoJo & Peter continue to inspire us into praying for different countries, nations, or places in the world by using, this time, architecture or buildings found in locations within countries.

Peter and JoJo encourage us to find replicas or photographs of architecture, buildings or constructions that are either infamous or simply located in a specific country to remind us of that country for which we want to pray.

With a photograph of the Eiffel Tower in front of them Peter and JoJo pray for France.

C’est la Vie!

For the rest of this post visit our website - https://www.berrybunch.family/family-prayer-time-architecture-s01e09/

Andy B and the BerryBunch

Family Prayer Time - S01E010 - Ramadan

https://vimeo.com/705071089

@Cherishingsparrows2020

Peter & JoJo get together to encourage us, as always – to pray as a family. This time, as suggested by Darlene from DingDash, Peter and JoJo pray for people across the world who are partaking in Ramadan.

Ramadan is a religious time of fasting for a whole month, from dawn to sunset – for Muslims to devote time to their Religion. This year Ramadan started on 2nd April, and lasts 30 days.

Peter and JoJo pray for people practising Ramadan around the world who are devoting time for prayer and reflection to get closer to God.

It is good to take time to seek God and the bible tells us to:

‘Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.’ (Matthew 6:33)

For the rest of this post and some resources to help you pray visit our website - https://www.berrybunch.family/family-prayer-time-ramadan-s01e010/

The BerryBunch

Marriage Matters, ‘Friend or Foe?’, S01E014

https://vimeo.com/702905677

In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about friends, whether they are friends of the wife, friends of the husband or both or whether they are friendships formed before or after marriage. And Andy and Jo consider how these friendships can affect our marriages for good or bad. The idea of Friend or Foe comes from wartime and so-called friends could turn out to be enemies of your marriage causing more harm than good, on the other hand a healthy friendship can enhance and strengthen a marriage.

The Take Away
Andy and Jo were surprised by how much is written about friendships in the bible and Jo could see how the bible shows the importance of healthy friendships.

Andy challenges us to consider our friendships in the light of scripture and to think about whether we have friendships that are detrimental to our marriage.