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Fire up your faith with the BerryBunch - This is who we are. This is what we do! For free, for all!
Creating digital material - to encourage and inspire families, all around the world, in their Christian faith; supporting, equipping and resourcing the Church in it’s Global mission.
The BerryBunch
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Loved this chapter from a book written more than 100 years ago by a Welsh missionary to China.
"The brightest day in a man's life is the day on which the revelation of God as Father becomes a reality to the soul. Is God my Father? Then I know that He will never leave me, and that He can never forsake me.
Is God my Father? Then I know that there is no poison in the cup which He gives me to drink. It may be bitter, very bitter; but there is no poison in it, there is nothing in it to hurt me.
Is God my Father? Then, though nailed to a cross, I can trust Him, and will trust Him.
"Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit." Such was His trust in God on His cross; and such shall be my trust in God on my cross. Jesus knew the Father perfectly, and trusted Him implicitly. He did so with regard to Himself, and He did so with regard to His mission and work. If He believed, why should I doubt? If He trusted in God, why should I hesitate to put my whole trust and confidence in Him?"
On Family Prayer Time last week JoJo and Peter were looking at places to pray, and praying in a car. Well, as part of a family car journey, they took their own advice!
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@Berrybunchfamily, I've had similar thoughts. So grateful for the DD platform and have enjoyed the BTJ podcasts over and again.
The offer is authentic. 🤗 My husband, 4 sons and I live about 4 hrs south west of NYC. About 3.5 from Philly.
DingDash seems to have gone seriously quiet these days
can i get a roll call of who is actually still using this platform?
andy b
S05E090, Cut Your Losses, Andy B 2 Minute Video
I wonder if you’ve ever bought something that wasn’t cut what you wanted. Do we take it back, live with it, or bin it. I guess what we do will be somewhat dependent on what we bought and how expensive it was. We also might consider that the cost of returning it could outweigh the cost of having bought it.
I’ve been there more than once. I’ve also taken something back on principle, and lost money in the process.
We have to make decisions all the time and it can seem somewhat harsh to cutting our loss with people. Instinctively we feel that that is not a Christian thing to do.
And yet Jesus did it. And, what we see Jesus live out are life lessons we would be nothing short of arrogant to ignore. And He didn’t stop for everyone, sometimes to the surprise of His own disciples.
And, so, it is a very biblical principle to cut our losses.
Where do you need to cut your losses? Which relations...[READ MORE]...
Andy B
Beautiful white rose - just near our front door. Can't take any credit for this though. It is very pretty though!
Andy B
S04E005, Places to Pray, Car, Family Prayer Time
Peter and JoJo continue encouraging us to pray as a family by praying in different places. This time they’re in the Car, a place that can be stationary or on the move, but where you can be together and take time to pray.
They consider what we could pray whilst in the car or in any mode of transport you may be in as a family – including trains, planes, and buses.
Peter and JoJo challenge us to pray in the car, make it a habit to pray in the car and encourage us to take the time when travelling as a family to take time to talk, reflect and even have a time of devotion.
JoJo and Peter
60 Second Update, Issue 49
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.
Family Matters Podcast
Family Matters Podcast is a podcast by the family, for the family. We have a special guest Andy Godfrey, who reviews recent movies, he shares the Good News Newspaper, and how you can reach non-Christians. We also have lots of great chat!
The New BerryBunch Shop
The BerryBunch now has a shop! Although you can’t buy anything, if you wish, you can donate to fund one of our current projects for however long you want. Or you can donate to help us keep the website free for another year. There are plenty of options if you would like to support the BerryBunch in some way.
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Updates on Teresa's health.
Dear brothers and sisters,
My wife and I want to update you all on Teresa's health and we want to testify how great and powerful was God's intervention in Teresa's life.
As you know Teresa's clinical picture was very serious. For this reason Teresa was hospitalized for about a month.
But throughout this period she started to feel better and better until the doctors informed us that the acute phase had passed and she could continue the treatment at home.
At home Teresa continued to improve more and more and, at the last visit to the hospital, the doctors were amazed to see how well Teresa was. The pneumonia also passed completely. Glory to God.
We want to thank God for how He powerfully intervened in this situation and for how He practically showed us that God is powerful to nullify the sentences and words of men and that the last word on every situation is always God's.
Thanks for the prayers of you all. God bless you.
Happy Father's Day to the dad's of DingDash!!
Andy B
S05E089, Obedience v Sacrifice, Andy B 2 Minute Video
To Obey is better than Sacrifice. It’s a beautiful gem in the Old Testament which can sometimes be missed! And, when we read something in the bible about sacrificing animals, it’s all too easy to disregard it as out of date because of what Jesus did on the cross.
Jesus’ death and resurrection means we don’t need to sacrifice animals in the Temple. But it doesn’t lessen the importance of obedience for us Christians.
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice… 1 Samuel 15:22 (New Living Translation)
Put really simply, animal sacrifice made God pleased in the Old Testament times. But, despite that, obedience was what mattered above and beyond that. Actually that theme reappears elsewhere in the Old Testament – when God gets fed up with people doing what…[READ MORE]...
Andy B
One Life, Live It
Every year, on 9th June, we remember our daughter Magdi. She died at 11 weeks and beat us to heaven
Every year, I'm more convinced that the legacy she left behind for us - of living for today for we don't know what will happen tomorrow
Make the most of the life you have - you only get one of them!
With God we may get many 2nd chances, but still just the one life, so make it count and live
Yesterday we had an internet connection installed. The young lad who came saw his dad walk out at a few years old. He doesn't like the society he sees around him, especially the attitudes of people his age; he knows he had to become a dad to his little brother and wants to his own life the right way
He clearly doesn't know Jesus yet. But, his parting words were simply these "man you're doing God's work as a family"
And that is a legacy I'm proud of, that was born out of the death of our daughter in 2006
Andy B
S04E004, Starry Plate, Art Time
Join JoJo in making a Sun, Moon, and Stars Plate to remind us of Day Four of Creation.
On Day Four God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” – and that is exactly what happened!
Get your art on with yet another simple design on a plate to hang anywhere you want!
Lights in the Sky Plate
All you need is:
- Paper plate
- Star stickers or make your own.
- Paper
- Black paint/ pen/pencil/crayon
- Yellow paint/pen/pencil/crayon
- Paintbrushes
- Holepunch
- Scissors
- String or wool
- Cup or something to draw around for a Moon and a Sun
JoJo
S04E004, Light Up The Sky, Story Time with Dave the Dog
Join JoJo and Dave the Dog for another short story – The Creation Story Day Four – when God creates the lights in the sky.
JoJo reminds us that God spoke into creation lights in the sky and two great lights – one to govern the day and one to govern the night – Here God separates the light from the darkness.
God lights up the sky on Day 4 – awesome!
Dave the Dog and JoJo
S04004, Light Up The Sky, Dave Unleashed
Join Dave the Dog for the latest episode of Dave unleashed. This week, we’re talking about Day 4 of Creation.
Dave introduces Story time and Art time and as usual tries to get his head around God’s creation – this week – the sun, the moon, and stars.
Story Time
Join JoJo and Dave the Dog for another short story – The Creation Story Day Four – when God creates the lights in the sky.
JoJo reminds us that God spoke into creation lights in the sky and two great lights – one to govern the day and one to govern the night – Here God separates the light from the darkness.
God lights up the sky on Day 4 – awesome!
Dave the Dog
#TestimonyTuesday: Play It By Ear
Play It By Ear
Something happened whilst I was at Cliff College over the Bank Holiday Weekend, something so exciting that it remains the highlight of the festival for me!
The whole of the BerryBunch was at Cliff College for the annual Fest and we spent most of our time at the BerryBunch stand sharing who we are and what we do. At the stand we were privileged to meet the leaders for the ‘Awesome’ tent for 5–11-year-olds and were invited to visit them if we could.
I had an idea pop into my head – an inspired idea to give our BerryBunch Berry stickers to the children. And so, Peter and I – I felt better going with a younger person – wondered off to the Awesome tent with a pile of cool stickers lovingly designed and created by our very own Nathan.
We were greeted with warm and friendly smiles and the leaders remembered us. Our stickers were received well, and it was decided that they should go i...[READ MORE]...
Jo
For More - https://www.berrybunch.org/Articles/665260/_TestimonyTuesday_Play.aspx
S07E001, Lessons from a Rubik's Cube, Endurance
In this first episode of a brand-new season Nathan and Steven explain some of the things that they have learned from solving a Rubik’s Cube.
Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!
Steven first learned to solve a Rubik’s Cube during a recent time of illness. Since he didn’t feel fit enough to exercise or study, but felt determined to achieve something, he sat down and had a bash at solving the Rubik’s Cube. After getting nowhere fast, he turned to the internet and learned how to solve the Rubik's Cube.
Through learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube Steven learned three additional lessons. 1) Sometimes we need the help of others. 2) There is value in writing what we learned down. 3) The importance of humility.
He goes into further detail into these less...[READ MORE]...
Steven and Nathan
For More - https://www.berrybunch.org/Articles/665122/S07E001_Lessons_from.aspx
S04E002, Places to Pray: Dining Room, Family Prayer Time
Peter and JoJo continue their new season of encouraging us to pray as a family by praying in different places. This time they’re in the Dining Room a place where you can eat together and do so many different things as a family and take the time to pray together.
They discuss the benefits of praying in the Dining Room as well as some of the difficulties. From this discussion the table was a key selling point for pray time as it gives us a place to put things – like bibles and prayer pointers. Peter and JoJo thanked God for the variety of food we have, for God’s provision and prayed for the needy.
Peter and JoJo challenge us to pray in the Dining room, make it a habit to pray in the dining and give to others – be generous.
JoJo and Peter
S01E001, June 2023, Business, Family Matters
You can enjoy this Podcast on our website: https://www.berrybunch.org/Articles/664948/S01E001_Business_Family.aspx
This is the first ever Family Matters podcast! To launch this podcast the BerryBunch begin by introducing who they are collectively and individually. Somehow, they make it more complicated than it needs to be. Especially Jo!
Andy B provides a top tip of the week for families: Family Matters is created by our family for your family.
Peter interviews our regular special guest, Andy Godfrey. As a professional film reviewer Andy reviews Fast X, the biggest film in cinemas right now.
In addition to this, Andy explains what the Good News Newspaper is and challenges us with a Faith With Action tip, as an experienced evangelist.
The theme for this week is business, so the BerryBunch discuss the various aspects of business. Providing their own life experiences as well as tips for how we could support businesses.
The BerryBunch, with Andy Godfrey
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Fire up your faith with the BerryBunch - This is who we are. This is what we do! For free, for all!
Creating digital material - to encourage and inspire families, all around the world, in their Christian faith; supporting, equipping and resourcing the Church in it’s Global mission.
The BerryBunch
Joined Jul 2020
