Dear friends,
The Lord is doing a work of patient perseverance in our lives. He tuned us into this heading into our mission near Eldora with the Cedar Rapids House Church Network earlier this month. Kim and I are now deeply into Romans 5 & Luke 10. We are working on memorizing Romans 5:1-5. We are looking back with the Lord over the course of our lives to see how important each section of Luke 10 has been to us at some time or another over the last 45 years of our ministry—and how important going forward. The chapter begins with Him sending out the seventy, two by two. The chapter ends with Him telling Martha, and us, only one thing is essential—one on one deep relationship with Him. Funny thing, His ways. He wants you to go out and share His word in two’s, once you sell out one on one to Him. Never let the world distract you from ministering to others. Never let ministering to to others distract you from Him.
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The following is a word we heard on 9/17/24, now release to wide witness. What, and why, He is saying this to you. Dive deeply into these related scriptures. Kim and I have begun relying and calling upon Jesus as our Dread Champion. Join us!
“I am your Dread Champion. I fight for you, and win. Stop dreading what is coming. I am coming. My kingdom is always advancing. Take every fearful thought captive and bring it to Me. Bring it all to Me. Dont let anything come between you and Me. You are at your best in My Rest. The enemy is a liar. I will lead you and help you pull down the strongholds of the enemy in your family, church, and nation. Who dares to get between Me and My children? Stand up straight under Arm. Don’t give up, look up. Never forget. The enemy dreads Me and My return. Even when it looks and feels like I am losing a battle–will you trust me anyway…all the way? No more anticipatory dread. Look to Me. Enjoy Me. Look forward to what I’m going to do. I am your Dread Champion.” Jer 20:11; 2 Cor 10:4;Is 9:1-7; Luke 9; Habakkuk 3:17
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Our new video, Whistling Past the Graveyard Won’t Cut It @ https://youtu.be/pdPaigfvU28 includes a Psalm 23 based word we’ve been releasing in our home meetings and at our recent mission near Eldora! Enjoy and please share! It’s also on our the website.
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Our other new video, A Dream of What’s Coming, is really taking off with over 2 thousand views in the first 2 weeks! Thank you Jesus! It’s found @ https://youtu.be/zyo8x9tCBLY @richardf.speightjr.3804@youtube. This one is a little different. It’s longer than our others because we needed to be faithful to the details of the dream. There is weightiness to this prophetic dream that will actually lighten your load, and draw your higher and deeper in Him. Enjoy, believe with us, and share it with others who need their load lightened! This, too, is on the new website!
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UPCOMING: (Lots of stuff going around, so please don’t attend if there’s contagious illness in your household. Let us know and we’ll pray for you! Thanks for your sensitive love for us and others.)
Sept 29 SUNDAY GROUPS here at Rehoboth! Come Up Class 830AM; I58 House Fellowship 630PM.
Oct 4 Awakening of Love worship gathering 630-830pm, CLC.
SPECIAL NOTE Oct 9! Come Rest Day Retreat, 845AM-4PM! MUST APPLY by Noon Saturday, the 5th , at jkadlec@imonmail.com.
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Come Rest Ministries
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