Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the LORD will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
We are seeing the Ekklesia in our City, Spokane Washington, becoming so radiant with Christ that it will bless all the peoples of the earth.
Dear Friends of Free Indeed Ministries,
The other day Holy Spirit showed me Spokane Washington brightly spotlighted in an otherwise dark background. I understood what He meant. “Daniel, your focus must be on Spokane.”
Is Spokane in the darkness? Or are we arising, shining and finding that our light has come? I choose to believe and obey the Lord’s command to rise and shine so that his glory will be seen on us.
During worship at On Fire Ministries this past Sunday morning a personal testimony from a new friend convinced me that the light is shining brightly. On January 1, our pastor invited us to get completely cleaned out and this brother has followed that command, doing everything that Holy Spirit told him to do in connection with others. Reconciliations occurred and on each occasion both parties got filled again with the Holy Spirit, becoming visibly radiant.
Something else is enabling us to see more clearly what God is doing all around us and around the world. My wife Robby and I have been re-reading Ekklesia: Rediscovering God’s Instrument for Global Transformation* by Ed Silvoso. Biblical principles are becoming clear. The book not only explains how to bring individuals into God’s Kingdom, but also cities… like Spokane. We are praying that the Lord will send others to walk with Free Indeed Ministries in this arena.
There is such a focus on the Kingdom of God now. I’m thankful that Robby recently reminded me the kingdom of God is “righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit!” Romans 14:17.
The kingdom-minded Cascadia group in this region (that I’ve mentioned in our earlier posts) will be meeting September 10-12, 2024, at Ross Point Conference Center in Post Falls, ID with emphasis on “A Radiant Spokane.”
And don’t forget about https://www.dontmesswithourkids.us/ This movement will help save the USA by getting a million mothers, with their children and husbands to Washington DC in October before the national election. Joining the movement will offer various ways to participate. Robby is leading a small, faithful Prayer Hub.
You will love the good Joel News reports here.
Thank you again for standing, praying and supporting us and this ministry. Holy Spirit and you keep us going.
Yours and Christ’s,
Daniel and Robby Grether
*PS The quote below from Amazon describes Ed Silvoso’s book Ekklesia that we are currently reading.
Dynamic New Teaching from Bestselling Author Ed Silvoso
The word church has many connotations; we think of it as a specific building, as a group of people, even as a long service to sit through. We hardly ever think of it as world-changing–and neither does society. Yet this is exactly what the first-century ekklesia was.
In these vital, eye-opening pages, bestselling author Ed Silvoso takes you back to the first days of the church. Digging into Scripture, he shows how the New Testament church–devoid of buildings, professional clergy, and religious freedom–was able to transform the hostile, pagan places into which it was born and set in motion a process that changed the world forever.
Even more, Silvoso offers a roadmap back to becoming the ekklesia Jesus called his church to be. In the midst of the social, economic, political, and moral chaos in our world today, we possess the hope that people and nations so desperately need–and we can become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving voice Jesus called us to be.
A new, in-depth curriculum kit–which features a DVD with 12 brand-new teaching sessions, a group guide for both leaders and participants, and a copy of the book–is also available. Expounding on the book’s dynamic teachings, each kit contains everything you need to equip your group to transform the world around them.