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Ministry, Priorities and God’s best, by @Olamide Dawson

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Meet my very good friend Olamide Dawson, or Olli D to his friends. Ok, I call him that - I don't think anybody else does...

Anyway, Olli is a Missionary Pastor working in Nigeria, and my good friend. He loves Jesus and has much wisdom on how we should prioritise ministry life.

This short video is especially good fro anybody who is in full-time ministry. But, if you're not, it's just as appropriate for you too, because it will help you better support those who are.

Enjoy the delightful, and ever effervescent, and dulcet tones, of Olli D.

Andy B

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My own copies have now arrived (always take a bit longer for the author!!).

Look even better than I had hoped

Just a thought...

Have you bought your copy yet? Available on Amazon, as paperback or eBook.

47 chapters to get your brain going every day, as I connect the dots between ordinary life and everyday faith

Andy B

2 days (9th November) and we'll be celebrating 26 years of marriage.

I can't say it's all been bliss - it hasn't.

I can't say it's all been easy because God is at the centre. He is, but it hasn't been easy!

But, I can say that I'm looking forward to the next 26 years because we've gone places I'd never had dreamed of (although not really geographically...)

This time last year we were all very all as a family with COVID. So, our celebrations for 25 years were Jo monitoring my breathing in case she needed to call an ambulance!

But if that isn't a picture of true love in marriage, I don't know what is...

The foam heart she made for me for that day is the most precious item in my house (that she made from a left over sheet of thin foam - she had COVID too)

Andy B

Another great blog post by my good wife - Jo

Riddles in the dark

I am not sure if you are someone who enjoys riddles or not, but they are supposed to be fun and entertaining. Riddles describe things in a way that can be long winded, complicated, or confusing and the answer to these riddles are meant to be clever or funny.

You may or may not know that there were a number of riddles presented during an encounter the main character, Bilbo had with a strange, hobbit-like creature by the name of Gollum in ‘The Hobbit’. Bilbo found himself in a ‘tight spot’. It was not just because he was in the dark, in a cave, alone and lost, but because his life depended on winning a game of riddles, he was forced to play with this sinister Lord of the Rings character.

You will find the whole scene and all the riddles and answers in chapter 5 of ‘The Hobbit’ book by JRR Tolkien. And the same scene, although with some differences from the [READ MORE]

Jo

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S06001, Celebrating Progress, Endurance

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Welcome
For our first episode of season 6, we are focusing on celebrating progress in our spiritual and physical lives.

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

Go Deeper
For GoDeeper this week, Steven encourages us to celebrate the progress that we make in our faith, as well as in exercise.

He challenges us to keep on making progress in our faith by practicing our giftings and skills. He also gives us a ‘how-not-to’ guide on progressing as a Christian from 2 Timothy.

In addition to all this, he points out that there are certain areas of our life where we will struggle with progress, but we should celebrate those little steps we make.

@StevenBerry and @TakeN

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S03E001, The Lord’s Prayer, Family Prayer Time

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JoJo and Peter are back with a new series of Family Prayer Time and continue to encourage us, as always to pray as a family. In this new series, Jo and Peter are utilising the prayers found in the bible and what better way to start than with the Lord’s Prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer is taken from the book of Matthew in the bible and has been repeated word for word many times in Churches and homes across the globe for many years as a prayer, adding Amen.

JoJo encourages us to create our own prayers based on the Lord’s Prayer, noting that when Jesus was teaching his disciples how to pray, he said to pray like this, sharing his Prayer as a template.

Jo Jo and Peter

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6 tubs of carrot and ginger soup, ready for the freezer.

Total cost was about £4, plus the cooking time for two slow cookers.

Each tub will feed all five of us 😊

Andy B

S03E001, The Lord’s Prayer, Family Prayer Time

https://vimeo.com/766625478

JoJo and Peter are back with a new series of Family Prayer Time and continue to encourage us, as always to pray as a family. In this new series, Jo and Peter are utilising the prayers found in the bible and what better way to start than with the Lord’s Prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer is taken from the book of Matthew in the bible and has been repeated word for word many times in Churches and homes across the globe for many years as a prayer, adding Amen.

JoJo encourages us to create our own prayers based on the Lord’s Prayer, noting that when Jesus was teaching his disciples how to pray, he said to pray like this, sharing his Prayer as a template.

Jo Jo and Peter

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S05E034, Watching and Actively Waiting, Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Jesus will return one day. It states it in the clearest of terms at the end of the bible, but also all the way through the bible too. Jesus IS coming back, and there WILL be a judgment made of those who are going to heaven, and those who are going to hell. This may not be popular teaching, but it is true none the less.

But, how should we wait for His return?

Well, firstly, we have to realise that we can never know when Jesus is coming back. If anybody ever tells you’ve they’ve worked it out, they’re lying to you and themselves. Plain and simple – not even Jesus knew the time when He would return, so no human being can ever know!

Witnessing a conversation between some Christian bloggers I was saddened to see unpleasantness erupt around “works and salvation”. These religious words are usually used when one states that we can not [READ MORE]

Andy B

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S05E032, Weaker by the turn… Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Our sensor bin gets used often and, as it gets used, the batteries eventually get tired and give up their efforts. We put in hew batteries, or freshly recharged batteries, and it becomes all spritely once more.

Are you struggling with feeling tired all the time? You’re serving God but never feel the benefit of His refreshing and recharging?

Then it’s quite possible you’re doing something either in your own strength or against God’s will for your life. Either way leaves you feeling tired, worn down and fed up.

God ALWAYS equips us for the work He asks us to carry out. He will never trick us into doing something and leave us fending for ourselves – that simply isn’t in God’s nature.

So, if you’re tired and run down go back to God and ask Him what His plans are for your life.

Just a thought...

Andy B

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S05E031, Springs, Bins and Sensors, Andy B 2 Minute Video

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In our home we bought, quite a while ago, a battery operated sensor bin. Put simply, you wave your hand in front of the sensor, and the in lid opens for you. And, we love it!

Some friends had one and, once we’d used their sensor bin, we knew we wanted one too. However, as is often the way, the engineering to keep it at a lower price, was not as good as the idea.

Eventually, our bin broke. It was trying but no amount of fresh batteries could make it work again. It needed something more than a bit more energy and oomph!

I didn’t think there was anything unrepairable inside as we could hear the motor turning strongly, and the lid was opening a little bit. So I took it apart and, after a little bit of effort -over a couple of days (to allow superglue to dry properly) - it was working again. Albeit better than ever! [READ MORE]

Andy B

https://www.berrybunch.family/s05e031-springs-bins-and-sensors-andy-b-2-minute-video/

S05E032, Weaker by the turn… Andy B 2 Minute Video

https://vimeo.com/765796702

Our sensor bin gets used often and, as it gets used, the batteries eventually get tired and give up their efforts. We put in hew batteries, or freshly recharged batteries, and it becomes all spritely once more.

Are you struggling with feeling tired all the time? You’re serving God but never feel the benefit of His refreshing and recharging?

Then it’s quite possible you’re doing something either in your own strength or against God’s will for your life. Either way leaves you feeling tired, worn down and fed up.

God ALWAYS equips us for the work He asks us to carry out. He will never trick us into doing something and leave us fending for ourselves – that simply isn’t in God’s nature.

So, if you’re tired and run down go back to God and ask Him what His plans are for your life.

Just a thought...

Andy B

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S05E030, Halloween – Good or Bad?!? Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Halloween – is it a good thing or a bad thing to celebrate Halloween?

I’ve heard both sides of the argument!

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should celebrate it, because it is nothing to fear since we are Christians; putting on a Halloween celebration is good for the church to do as it shows how churches are still relevant for a modern world.

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should never celebrate it, because to do so is invite evil into our churches and into our lives.

So what do I think? What is the position of the BerryBunch.family Ministry – that reaches out to families all around the world?

Well, to be honest, we couldn’t do better than Canon J John, who wrote an article we also published – in full, with permission – on our own website. So, go read his article. It’s typically, [READ MORE]

Andy B

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S05E030, Halloween – Good or Bad?!? Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Halloween – is it a good thing or a bad thing to celebrate Halloween?

I’ve heard both sides of the argument!

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should celebrate it, because it is nothing to fear since we are Christians; putting on a Halloween celebration is good for the church to do as it shows how churches are still relevant for a modern world.

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should never celebrate it, because to do so is invite evil into our churches and into our lives.

So what do I think? What is the position of the BerryBunch.family Ministry – that reaches out to families all around the world? [READ MORE]

Andy B

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I read this yesterday and thought it was utterly brilliant, and superbly penned - so I'm posting it here in full, with permission from Philo Trust and Canon J John.

If you're on the fence, or if you're not, about whether you should be celebrating Halloween, or even what our response should be, I'd like to commend this article to you.

You can find out more about Canon J John at his website www.canonjjohn.com

Andy B

https://www.berrybunch.family/the-tragedy-of-halloween/

A little gem from this mornings breakfast show, Live, big fat quiz of the week...and one of my answers that I was asked to edit down into a shorter clip.

Our radio show on Konnect Radio gains an hour as we'll be going from 3 til 6pm each week from this Sunday

You're welcome 😁

Andy B

60 Second Update, Issue 31

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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.

Coming Up

Konnect Radio
Did you know you can listen to us on the Radio too? Whether you call it a wireless or radio, you can listen to Konnect Radio anywhere in the world – you just need an app, for Android or Apple. Or, you can choose to listen via your smart speaker. And, if that wasn’t enough choice for you, you can listen via the Konnect Radio website too.

Our show – Family Focus – has been running from 4 til 6pm, on Sundays. But, from this weekend forwards, we’ll be doing an extra hour as well – to keep you company whenever and wherever you are it the world: 3 til 6pm, Sundays on Konnect Radio.

The BerryBunch

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