Posts by dgrether

Dear Free Indeed Intercessors,  Growing in Strength Following the Lord is exciting. We never know what will happen during a month of ministry. Thank you so much for holding us up in prayer, including these “unexpected” things. During the time Robby and I were praying together on Monday evening, May 4th, the Lord showed me “a picture” of a team of people working together on kingdom strategies, not just me alone. I was delighted. I...

Dear Free Indeed Intercessors,  Pentecost: An Outpouring of Love I first heard about the “Spirit of Love” decades ago though a Presbyterian church in Tracy, California. A family from that congregation had come to our church in Santa Clara and shared their testimonies with several of us. I was intrigued and went with others to Tracy for a midweek prayer meeting where the speaker was “Mr. Pentecost,” David DuPlessis. Tracy was a rural...

Dear Free Indeed Intercessors,  “What’s the Good News? Christ died for sinners!” Holy Spirit reminded me of this Sunday School chorus from long ago inspiring me to share with you many snippets of his quality good news from the month of April. Celebrating Passover 2020, thanks to being shut in our homes, was more like the first Passover with Moses and Israelites and Jesus and the disciples than most Passover celebrations have been...

Dear Free Indeed Intercessors,  Much has changed since the start of March. Congregations can’t meet in their buildings, we can’t even meet in coffee shops. Or homes, now. Trips have been canceled. Some are ill and others no longer allowed to work. With rampant fear all around, we still choose faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and fearing God only. Some of us now have more time in God’s word and more times of intimacy with him. In short,...

Dear Free Indeed Intercessors, Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 The Gospel of the Kingdom Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom. Are we preaching and living it? What exactly does it mean? I’ve been trying to get a better handle on this and...