Andy B 2 Minute Video, Closed Isn’t Necessarily Shut! Season 4, Episode 38
It’s easy to shut a door, or close a window, without it actually working.
My grandfather once, because he was so busy concentrating on leaving for a holiday, actually was in a taxi, being driven to the airport, when he realised he had lost his keys. When the taxi had popped back for him, he found the keys! They were in the front door, with the door wide open.
It’s easy to think we’ve done something we haven’t.
Just a thought…
For a full transcript, or to listen to the podcast visit our website – https://www.berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-minute-video-closed-isnt-necessarily-shut-s4-e38/
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60 Second Update, Issue 4
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.
In Case You Missed It:
Andy B 2 Minute Videos, Marriage Matters, #TestimonyTuesdayand Endurance
And Coming Up:
Marriage Matters - Date Night, Endurance - God Opposes The Proud and more Andy B videos
And another #TestimonyTuesday
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This was posted on Facebook by the ministry 8thirty8:
"Dear friends, as we pray for Ukraine, let's also lift up our brothers and sisters in Russia. We received this update from a Russian friend this week."
"Please remember to pray for us here in Russia too! We are broken and hurting. But there are many believers here. We are continuing to preach the gospel and comfort people and encourage them to look to God! We have to look at God and go through this fiery furnace. Please pray for us believers in Russia who are trying to change our country from the inside out. One person at a time. We will preach the Gospel and God's love!" Message clipped. I didn't post the prayer from 8thirty8 due to space constraint.
@Berrybunchfamily I think that will be fine. God is worthy of praise!
@Cherishingsparrows2020 @Berrybunchfamily
Praised be the Lord Almighty! Beautiful testimony.
@Berrybunchfamily I do have testimonies! I will love to share sometime🙂
Tonight I have a testimony to share, but it's not my own. My husband's cousin lived with us over a period of several years and then married a year ago this past December. She and her husband maintain a close relationship with is and join is for our evening meal (do you call it dinner or supper?🙂) most Wednesdays. Two of her brothers have been living in Kiev, Ukraine. They had no money to leave. They are young men and men were not being allowed to leave. They are Ghanaian and apparently black people were not being allowed to leave. God worked several miracles and they are now in Poland! This was truly a miraculous escape. Maybe it was a compassionate police officer, or was it an angel who assisted them? One of these young men didn't even have his passport as it was out of the country for renewal.
#TestimonyTuesday – Steven’s Testimony
https://www.berrybunch.family/testimonytuesday-stevens-testimony/
Every Tuesday we’ll post a testimony with the hashtag #TestimonyTuesday.
Testimonies are so wonderfully powerful!
This one is from Steven and an experience he had more than a decade ago. We love Steven for his wisdom and tenacity and is half of the driving force for one of our regular broadcasts – Endurance.
Steven’s Testimony
Many years ago, when I was a child, I wrote this testimony – of a time when the Holy Spirit comforted me. I’ve shared it in several Children’s Church services.
I was sad and alone in a school playground, so I asked God to comfort me. At that moment, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I turned around to see who it was, but there was no one there to have touched me.
I immediately knew it was the Holy Spirit who’d put His hand on my shoulder. And, being reminded of His presence, I was comforted.
If you've a testimony we could share online to encourage others, let us know.
Andy B
Andy B 2 Minute Video, Fires, Vents and Fuel Season 4, Episode 37
Log Burners are great for romantic nights, or just to warm the room.
However, it isn’t always quite as simple as just throwing some wood inside and chucking in a match!
You’ve got make sure the wood is dry – in the UK it is really frowned upon to use wet wood in a fire in a home. You’ve also got to think about using any vents on the fireplace to help build the fire and supply it with enough air. It even matters how you first stack the initial wood – not enough kindling and you won’t be able to get the bigger logs to start burning.
It’s rightly said that using a log burner is more of an art than a science
And so it is with life – we can’t just run at life and hope for the best. We do need to think about all sorts of things, just like with a fireplace.
Just a thought…
For a full transcript, or to listen to the podcast visit our website – https://www.berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-minute-video-fires-vents-and-fuel-s4-e37/
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Many Russians flee Russia by train to Finland. In a war everyone is a loser. We are all sisters and brothers. There are many Russians living in Finland, and many experience more bullying or harrassment, because of what's going on in Ukraine. That's too sad.
https://yle.fi/news/3-12338003?utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link-share
Andy B 2 Minute Video, Pancakes Aren't Fiddly! S4, E36
Pancakes are a great way of having fun while you cook AND eat. And we like them a lot in the BerryBunch household!
We all take part in both sides of the process, but, of course, the ending – and eating – is always the more popular. And that’s just Andy and Jo!
Sometimes it’s good not to fiddle with things – like painting. Paint over the spot too many times, and you ruin your work.
But food? Sometimes a little fiddling as it cooks is a great way to get the best result.
It may not make a huge difference to the eating, but since a picture paints a thousands words, and the proof is in the pudding, the final appearance really does matter!
Just a thought…
For a full transcript, or to listen to the podcast visit our website – https://www.berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-minute-video-pancakes-arent-fiddly-s4-e36/
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@Berrybunchfamily @DevotionalTreasures my heart is also turned towards Putin this morning. I pray for his salvation.
Endurance, Back To Basics, Season 4, Episode 1
Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!
Explore with us as we kick of this new season with our first episode, ‘Back to Basics’.
#GoDeeper
Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about going back to basics.
Andy mentions supermarkets’ basic items ranges as he looks at how the word ‘basic’ means different things to different people.
#GoDo
Nathan and Steven discuss today’s theme, going back to basics, and provide three simple challenges:
Firstly, they recommend memorising John 3:16.
Secondly, they remind us of the importance of sharing the gospel with all those around us, through our actions not just words.
And lastly, they suggest writing a 100-word testimony as a short, concise answer for your faith.
For a full transcript of Andy B’s #GoDeeper, visit our website - https://www.berrybunch.family/endurance-back-to-basics-s4-e1/
The BerryBunch
I received (yesterday) this forwarded message from a sister in Christ in Finnish, and again my own translation of it to English:
"We got a message yesterday from our friend in Kiev:
I want to encourage you with the words of our known soldiers and of other common people who are coming from different warfronts. They tell:
"We feel your prayers. Sometimes happens something very inexplicable, like an invisible hand really would direct the bullets and other ammunitions away from us so that they fly us by. We get victories in very difficult situations, like if someone was guiding them. We become invisible to our enemy, but we self can see them in complete darkness so that we know what and how to react. All of this is giving us courage and strenght. We believe that the Lord Jesus himself is protecting Ukraine. We ask you, please, don't quit your prayers, but keep on praying. We need you!"
One quote to rule them all, and in the darkness guide them!
I often joke about there being a ‘Lord of the Rings’ line or quote to fit every situation in life.
Well, I would I’m a ‘Lord of the Rings’ fan! In saying that there is depth to some of the lines and quotes from the film or book whether from Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, or Sam or any of the other characters.
“It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.” (Isaiah 55:11).
Jo
For the rest of this post --> https://www.berrybunch.family/one-quote-to-rule-them-all-and-in-the-darkness-guide-them/
You can’t kill off hope!
A quick little blog post that I wrote today, on this Sunday.
Because the small spot of sun, that was poking around a curtain, inspired me to remember to never give up hope!
Romans 5 points us to a hope, not in a something, but a someone. And that someone has a name, and that name is Jesus Christ!
For the rest of the post --> https://www.berrybunch.family/you-cant-kill-off-hope/
Andy B
The coming night and tomorrow day are critical moments. At stake is everything, what the whole civilisized world believes and what it has built so far.
With tears in our eyes we request you, no matter on what time zone you are in, to spend time in prayer and fasting in front of God. 🙏
Pray the Lord to protect us from insane armies, which wants to mock at the cost of faith and God's truth.
We ask you to share this message to all your friends, relatives and acquaintances in Europe, Asia, America and all over the world!
Prayer is stronger than the strongest enemy🙏🙏🙏!
Your brothers and sisters from Ukraine 💙💛
@Johann Jesus! He is our true Peace!
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