Spiritual Invasion

Posted: April 27, 2021 in Uncategorized
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The Father has authorized the Courts of Heaven to take dominion & occupy the Beaches of Jacksonville…..

Last August as I was driving off the property of Cane Ridge meeting house, the location where the spark of the 2rd great awakening happened in 1801, Holy Spirit began to speak to me about authentic Kingdom discipleship.

He shared that true Christ like discipleship is one that is of a transactional relationship (pouring everything the Father has poured into us), which ignites a transformational flame, sparking an inward re-formation which births a Holy conviction to become the image bearer of Jesus the Father has always desired.

Then shortly after taking the position of volunteer director at Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission in Jacksonville Beach, He said if you will lay everything else aside and invest in these disciples everything the Father has invested in you, this ministry will graduate “Mountain Moving Disciples” of Jesus Christ.

There has been some challenges, a number of the disciples were not willing to surrender their whole lives to Christ (After counting the cost). But of those who have stayed, I am witnessing a powerful and visible transformation in their lives.

There are many so called “discipleship-programs” out there, but there is only one true authentic ministry (not just here but around the Globe) where the leadership is willing at the stake of their personal reputation, give Holy Spirit complete control, putting away all religious teachings, doctrines and theologies and turn to the one true truth, His Holy Word (Jesus).

Along with this is the understanding that we always operate in grace, yet with the understanding that true Kingdom Grace carries with it governmental authority (Romans 6), and that Jesus taught in black & white, there are no gray areas with regard to His teachings.

In the Word one finds the pure unadulterated Gospel message that Jesus brought. You can not visible see it through the lens of tradition nor denominational rituals. To truly see it in its purity, one must submit to reading it through the eyes of the Spirit. Much like the invisible pens that were around when I was a child, you can’t see it unless you put it up to the LIGHT.

In November, the Father started speaking to me about allowing Him to gather a family together that will only seek His presence, not build something ourselves but surrender it Him and allow Him to draw those whose hearts are sold out to Him.

I prayed about it and reached out to my brother in the Faith Tracy Perez, and we both prayed and felt it was the Lord’s will. In January of this year, we opened the door to Saturday Night Beaches Family Gatherings (AKA Spirit & Fire Nights) at the Mission.

This past Thursday we were blessed to host Albert Luepnitz and Russell Stendal. I have personally known Albert for several years and have witnessed the Apostolic anointing he carries and how Heaven opens up over his meetings., darkness is exposed and denied it’s ability to remain hidden.

For the past two days hell has been attacking me trying to put a sickness on me yet the Blood denies it’s invasion. However this afternoon Holy Spirit began to speak to me and give me the following down-load: 

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6)

Heaven is invading the beaches, the Father is right now gathering & maturing disciples who are going to wreak havoc on the realms of darkness.

Many of the generational strongholds that have empowered darkness to operate in the beaches area are about to not just be torn down, they are going to be dis-assembled and burned by His Holy presence until they are rendered useless and unable to ever being re-establish.

The historical towers of religion are going to put up a fight, yet the Spirit of the anointed One, Jesus Christ shall prevail, in fact He defeated them at the cross and is deputizing this generation of disciple to enforce His Victory.

The counterfeit ministries are also going to try and ruin the plans of the Father and put a halt to what He is doing, they will throw everything in their power whether it be legal or financially to dose the flame that is being lit.

Yet they too will fail, the Father will with one breathe, remove the counterfeit veil of holiness and expose them for what they truly are, man created institutions welding the worldly systems power.

To God be the Glory!!!

Russ Welch, Director of Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission

The Strongman Called Offense

Posted: March 8, 2021 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, teaching, wilderness
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Hereafter I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world comes and has nothing in me. (John 4:30, TPT)

Jesus didn’t have any spiritual strong men of the enemy taking up residence in His soul. Lets take a quick look at the spirit of offense…Now, if we were to put the spirit of offense in the catagory of spiritual “strongmen” we can then see how he brings other strongmen with him such as anger, false judgement and unforgiveness. Then they all take captive the individuals soulish realm to where they are prisoners, having their emotions placed in spiritual chains.

This can either be a short term hostage senario if the individual comes to see what has taking place and repents (takes on the manner of thinking in which Jesus lived His life here, thinking only the thoughts as to what the Father thinks) and through the door of forgiveness they are able to escape this spiritual prison.

If repentance doesn’t happen, then the individual can well be imprisoned soulishly through their emotions for years. To the point that their growth and destiny is at a stand still until the Light of Truth exposes their unforgiving heart. Then once true repentance has taking place and Holy Spirit is given permission by that individual to evict them, then they are set free once again.

Once this happens we must be on guard and leave this area ( and all areas) of our soul surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus so that the strongman doesn’t return with even more in his attacking party.

~Russ G Welch

Director at Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission, Jacksonville Beach Florida

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Time to put away worldly ways & Trust in the Word!!!

Posted: January 19, 2021 in Uncategorized
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May all believers continue to live the wonderful lives God has called them to live, according to what he assigns for each person, for this is what I teach to believers everywhere. 
(1 Cor 7:17, TPT)

One of the things I have learned over the years as a follower of Jesus is to stay in the lane (path) the Lord has prepared for me. One can be pulled in many directions when trying to appease everyone that wants your association and end up tired and stressed out. I believe we are given the grace for the assignment of the Lord and in not seeking His guidance to in essense try to use grace in areas where it was never purposed.

Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. 
(Romans 12:2, TPT)

Much of the world has slipped into the Church such as “Social Networking”. Many feel they need to be a part of every thing in town especially what the masses deem “new & exciting”. There are things that are contrived under the wisdom of this world and just labeling them as now “Christian” doesn’t magically make them Christian. Many religious institutions seek wisdom from worldly business models and spend millions if not billions a year hiring marketing firms to help them grow and attract the public. In doing so, they squander the treasure house of God seeking to build what they’ve never been “co-mission-ed” to build [Mark 16:18].


I enjoy the company those followers of Jesus whose nights are spent listening to the soft intimate whisper of the Spirit. In all honesty, many religious events and the crowds they attract bore me as everyone is attempting to paint a public picture of themselves to others rather than spending quality private time in the Presence of the King until they radiate His Glory in public.

"But the wisdom from above is always pure, filled with peace, considerate and teachable. It is filled with love and never displays prejudice or hypocrisy in any form"
  (James 3:17, TPT)

Over the past several years the Lord has been consistent in reminding me to limit the number of those of influence in and around my life. To many voices can cause to much time be spent discerning who has their ear to Heaven verse those whose ears are captivated to the religious waves of distraction.

At this point in my life, my mornings are dedicated to spending time with Abba, several of my days are focused on my assignment at the mission which necessitates being battle ready via bathing in the Word & prayer. Another part of my day is assigned to be attuned to my family (i.e. wife & son) time.

I personally have reached a place in the revelation of who I am in Christ that I care not about public popularity or being on the list of who’s who. I don’t see the need to put myself out there in hopes someone will feel sympathy and direct their finances to me. I have found based upon a study of the scriptures that Father is the source of all I need and with regard to the finances need to support myself the ministry the Lord has called me to labor in partnership with Him, He will provide all that is necessary to not only have eneough to met the meed but also to have an overflow to help the needs of others.

“So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him. Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly”
(Matthew 6:33, TPT)

Now, for years I have followed the model as presented by others in “ministry” of trying to sell ones self along with the “ministry vision” through worldly means rather than trusting in the ability of the one who has assigned us being able to see our needs met. One of the nuggets of truth with regard to this revelation I came across a book called “God’s Plan for Financing the Ministry” by Apostle F. Nolan Ball.

Some may well believe I am wrong in this thought process. However I have reached the place in my personal relation based upon the study of scripture to where I have decide to place all my trust fully in the hands of the Father, and daily I am seeking to model my life & ministry after the model our Lord gave us in His Holy Word.

In fact the truth be told, I am so far removed from the fear of the opinions as to how others view and think of me, for I know beyond knowing what Abba thinks of me and that alone is worth more than all the gold in this world.

In this hour it is more eurgent than ever to walk with every step ordered by the Spirit. To seek first His Kingdom and Righteousness in Christ Jesus. There are many voices out there contending for the ears of believers and not all have the Kingdom of Heaven in mind. Ask Holy Ghost to draw you to those whose hearts are pure, with clean hands that are walking in the same direction that you are in seeking to live according to the plans & purposes of our Father in Heaven.

~Dr. Russ Welch, Director Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission

Guard your hearts in the coming days….

Posted: January 18, 2021 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, wilderness
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I had a dream last night in which an individual came to our home. When I opened the door, the individual seemed familiar but I could not remember their name. The individual started telling me all about everything in the news, the election, nation and world.

I started feeling uncomfortable and asked them their name. The individual sat back and smiled. I asked their name again, and with the smile still on their face, the individual smiled and said “It’s me, your old friend fear”.

After the name was spoken I woke up. Spent some time in communion with Holy Spirit and was filled with peace. I feel lead to share the following:

So, what does all this mean? If God has determined to stand with us, tell me, who then could ever stand against us? For God has proved his love by giving us his greatest treasure, the gift of his Son. And since God freely offered him up as the sacrifice for us all, he certainly won’t withhold from us anything else he has to give………Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything! (Romans 8:31-33, 37, TPT)

Don’t fall for the enemy’s tactic of releasing the “spirit of fear” as a weapon against the Saints this year. All the hype of the “New administration” attack against Christians, whether it be a illegitimate or legitimate administration it has “No power” nor any “weapon” that can prosper against the faithful.

Since the Resurrection of our Lord the enemy has sought to snuff us out and the Bride has gone through darker days and we’re still here.

So rather than run and hide in fear, let us rise up United in cause and shine brighter than we’ve ever shined before – for we not only serve a Victorious King, we have inherited a “Overcoming – Victorious – Conquering” D.N.A.

We are more than a “Little Light” We are the Light in Christ which shall light up the nations with the un removable, undisputable revelation knowledge of the Glory of our Lord.

Having put on the FULL ARMOR of God, let us be on the offensive welding the Power of Peace, Mercy & Grace. Let us stand firm in our Faith, releasing the mighty weapons of Righteousness, casting down and nullifying every evil agenda spoken against the Bride of Christ.

Let us release the weaponized missiles of prayer which is are in agreement with Heaven according to the promises of our inheritance of dominion authority, calling for His Kingdom the come, and His perfect will to be established, destroying every stronghold of darkness which seeks to silence the voice of Heaven.

Let us look forward to the next four years as that which we shall make the Name of Jesus known from coast to coast, that every inch of the White House and congress will be bathed in the Holy all consuming Presence of our Father which is seated for all eternity upon the Throne of Righteousness!!!

~Dr. Russ Welch, Director at Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission

Discernment is essential in this hour!!!

Posted: January 2, 2021 in Uncategorized
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places. (Eph 6:12, AMP)

It is of vital importance that we seek Holy Ghost for a deeper level of discernment in this hour. For the enemy is being exposed and he is outraged and in the attack mode. He desires to bring contention, confusion and destruction wherever he can withi the body of Christ.


Jesus warned His disciples, and that warning is still in full force to those who are His disciples in this hour:

“Constantly be on your guard against phony prophets [teachers]. They come disguised as lambs, appearing to be genuine, but on the inside they are like wild, ravenous wolves! (Matthew 7:15, TPT)

There are some within ministry circles who have been operating under the influence of the demonic realm, much like the sleeper cells of nautral terrorist groups. Though they speak with smooth lips, they are but puppets whose strings are dark entities of the Kingdom of darkness. They themselves are indeed of rescue for they are convinced they are doing the work of the Lord, even as Saul believed he was until the Lord rescued him on the road to Damascus.


We cannot be drawn into hand- to -hand combat (verbal) with these individuals, this is just what the enemy wants us to do. We must remain in the position of REST as peace makers and fight the good fight in the Spirit. In doing such we make room for Holy Ghost to expose the spirits that are controlling these individuals. We must learn to discern which spirits we are dealing with as well. For in such we will be giving the Spiritual insight as to how to pray and war in the Spirit.

Take for example the Jezebel spirit, much like the religious spirit she uses all of her strength to remain hidden, thus when she is exposed, she has no strength to contain herself. She will launch a relentless attack against any anointed person who refuses to bow to her. Challenge her and you will become the target of character assassination. Yet, we must remember it is not the individual, they are a captive to this demonic entity.

We must respond in the Father’s love & grace, howbeit, remember that His love & grace come with Kingdom governmental authority.


Pray that Holy Spirit exposes this spirit to others, that He binds this spirit, that He silences this spirit and ultimately frees the person(s) that it has taken captive. At the same time, we must use wisdom with grace, remove the individual from any leadership position such as teaching or speaking so that we don’t end up with any casualties of war. We must ask Holy Ghost to close the ears of the congregation from the poisonous lies that this spirit and other evil spirits will attempt to inject others with, attempting to build an unholy alliance to give credibility to their calling and influence.

It may even be necessary to remove them from having any contact with the congregation for a period of time which must be done with an urgency however graceful public announcement.

Jesus taught His disciples the Spiritual skills to discern the dark spiritual beings;

By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?  Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit.  A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets]..” (Matthew 7:16-20, AMP)


We are in a war for the soul of this nation and for the Bride of Christ and the lost. We must stop allowing the enemy to cause distractions and confusion by luring us into hand- to -hand combat with people, for it only causes divisions and chaos, which for decades has prevented the Congregation of the Saints (The Bride) to walk in her true destiny, robbing generation after generation of their identities.

If we will purpose in our hearts to walk in Faith, allowing Holy Ghost to be our Spiritual GPS, we will begin to see the Light of the Lord’s Glory start to not only penetrate the dark realms of Satans rulership that has keep to Bride in divided camps, we will as well begin the see these dark spiritual forces evacuating whole territories of influence they have illegally be occupying for generations.

2020 was a transitional year, a bridge crossing from the Grace age of the Church into the Kingdom age of the Church starting in this year, 2021. Let us begin to battle from a constant stance of Victory winning battle after battle, enforcing the Victory our Lord won on the cross. For as the Apostle Paul stated:

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]. (Romans 8:37, AMP)

In Christ,

Russ G Welch Director Beaches Rescue & Recovery Mission

Entering the 3rd wave of Awakening

Posted: August 18, 2020 in Uncategorized
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Food for thought……..

“If my people, upon whom my name is invoked, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from the heavens and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes shall be open and my ears attentive unto the prayer that is made in this place; so that now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be in her for ever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. (2 Chronicles 7:14-16, JUB)

On my drive back from Maine I had several conversations with the Lord. One was on the topic of Christian circles and the rampage of the enemy in & through them.

For the past 20 years, I have witnessed how quickly the friendship of believers can end simply by one being called to minister in another area. Or, Lord forbid, they disagree with something released from the highly gifted leader others worship & follow.

If one looks through their spiritual eye, they will quickly discern that the spirit of rejection runs rampant in this city and that across the Christian landscape of this region, one can witness spiritually as to how littered with wounded Saints it has become and increases year after year.

My wife & I both have felt the cold winds of betrayal & scorn yet as for myself the spirit of rejection was evicted several years ago when I pledged my all to Christ and Christ alone. For He opened my eyes as to how the Father truly loves me and that revelation alone triumphs over anyone else opinion.

But there is still an attack against the unity of this city, one Church/ministry against another when it should be all ministries & Churches unified to bring Glory to the King & His Kingdom.

It was in this conversation that the Lord revealed to me what He meant when He said:

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of the heavens. (Matthew 5:20, JUB)

It’s not about becoming more righteous, its not about ones ability to obey the Law better than anyone else. It’s about being freed from the traditions & rituals of man in thier religious enslavement that motivated them to attempt to become righteous.

It’s all about embracing the eternal truth through the door of humility that it is ONLY because of and through the sacrifice of Jesus that we have obtained a righteous standing before the Father. That because of His sacrificial action on the cross we have received an imputation of His righteousness. That without Christ, we are not!!!

Many if not the majority of these ministries and Churches have been built on the doctrines, traditions and rituals of men, which they believe have established them as to being closer to the Lord and closer to being His true Bride than any other.

But in reality they have caused a greater gulf between themselves and that of being in unity with Heaven. The pride of man is like a mask blocking whom the Lord has called them to be.


It was in this conversation, Holy Ghost revealed places in my own heart and mind that have become tarnished with the ways & philosophies of this world. Along with this revelation, He graciously showed me that the only way to be freed of these faulty heart conditions is to bow in humility before the mercy seat, receive the correction of the Father, and allow Him (Holy Ghost) to continue the process of transforming the way we think and process information.

The awesome news is that this city and region is marked for a soon to be Mighty move of the Lord. Yet sadly, I see many who believe they have positioned themselves to be vessels used in this great move of Heaven but to be left on the sidelines, holding only their pride in their hands.

The lesson of history…….

Let us not forgot the lesson in the Word of how for many generations the Father desired to release a world wide expression of His greatness through the people of Israel, yet because of their pride and unwillingness to humble themselves before His throne, He opened and extended the invitation to the gentiles.

He still at this moment, views America as a lit City on a Hill, yet let us not be blind in discerning that in this generation, in this hour, we find ourselves in and at a pivotal time in our history as a nation.

It’s time for a personal & corporate heart check….

It’s time for a heart check in this city and region as well as the rest of the nation.. Ones long history of denominational standing, or that of being a denomination of non- denominations has not positioned any one religious institution of man to be a door through which Heaven is about to flow.
This next great awakening will be birthed and flow through those hearts that are humbled and completely baptized in allegiance to Christ & Christ alone, seeking not an ounce of glory for themselves rather seeking to give all the Glory to Christ Jesus, King of all eternity.

It’s time to put away false revelation masqueraded as being from Heaven….

I recently sat under a “religious leader” who believes that because he was born here, he has more authority in this city & region than any Saint who was not. When I asked the Father about this, Holy Ghost stated very convincingly that this is a very deceptive lie birthed by the spirit of religion and matured in a worldly opinion. For the sons & daughters of the Father have been giving His authority to subdue and take dominion of this world, wherever their foot steps, they carry the Shalom authority of His Kingdom.

Now is the hour for true repentance…..

The breath of God is about to blow like it hasn’t blown for generations over this nation and those who want to be part of it must enter through the gates humility in possesion of the keys to the inner chamber of His presence which are the keys labeled ,Thanksgiving, Praise & Worship.

Selah

~Written by Russ G Welch

Esteeming the Gifts over Relationship

Posted: February 11, 2020 in Uncategorized
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On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ (Matthew 7:22-23)

Notice in these verses, Jesus does not deny that they did indeed prophesy in His name, cast out demons in His name, and do many mighty works in His name, yet He says “I never knew you”

Yes, there is mighty power in the name of Jesus, name above ALL names. Yet it is clear that one can be operating in the gifts of God, while at the same time have no “personal” relationship with Him. For as Romans 8:29 declares “The gifts of God are without repentance”

The psychic can be operating in a gift of God, yet it is twisted, distorted being used for a purpose other than glorifying God.

We live in an age when “Gifts” are held to a higher esteem than “Relationship” with Yahweh. One can give powerful prophetic messages, yet have no relationship with God, one can operate in the realm of healing miracles, yet have no relationship with God, one can have the appearance of deep revelations yet use such to build up self rather than glorifying the Father.

Over the past several months, the Lord has been dealing with me on the issue of raising up individuals to walk in their gifts, without first focusing on their personal relationship with Yahweh which is likened to building a ship without a rudder, for in thier not being centered in Christ, they are left at the mercy of operating with no spiritual discernment between true & false doctrines, of hearing their own voice belieiving it is the Father’s or that of being persuaded by the voice of others trusting it is from the Father.

And sadly the whole time believing they are walking in the will of Yahweh, yet such is impossible without a having a close intimate relationship with Him.

I care not how powerful a ministry is or whether it carries the title of changing lives, if it is not focused on our identity in Christ, on how the Father sees us and what it means to live the christocentric life (Christ centered) at the very center of the ministry, it is but a ministry of man fashioned in the appearance of good intentions, yet as the saying goes, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions”.

No my friends, your gifts do not identify who you are, nor do they guarantee your spending eternity with the LORD in His paradise. Ones true identity must be found in Christ, having received such revelation through Holy Spirit.

For Holy Spirit reveals what an intimate relationship of knowing who Yeshuah truly is, leading the individual to obediently surrendering to His Lordship as the only begotten Son of God, and in that revelation lies the spiritual key to the door into Yahweh’s family being opened.

For in truth do the scriptures declare that only through Jesus is the door to the Father opened, at which point one is ushered into the inner court of intimacy with the Father (John 14:6).

~Russ Welch

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Wordly practice in the Church

Posted: February 5, 2020 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, teaching, wilderness
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But the natural man does not perceive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he understand them because they are spiritually discerned. ( 1 Cor 2:14)

Sad that so many Church’s and Christian schools do not recognize the Accreditation of Holy Spirit. I have several degrees including a doctorate of Theology from ministry schools but because they (those schools) choose to invest in the students lives instead of the worldly system they are not recognized as valid.

Yet truth be told, even having attended ministry schools for 12 years, studied hard and graduated from those schools, my times and seasons in the “School of Knee-ology” as taught by Holy Spirit has taught me the deepest things of the Kingdom.

Do that not realize that the standards they have set in place, means they would not recognize & disqualify such men as Evan Roberts, A.W. Tozer or Smith Wigglesworth as valid teachers or preachers. Nor would they based upon their manmade standards, see Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, James and others in The Bible as being considered qualified to teach or preach.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them (Acts 13:2)

What happened to being led of Holy Spirit as was the first century Church?

I asked the Father about it, and He said it doesn’t matter what they see or believe, for He alone is the One who calls, trains, establishes and ordains those for whom He has called and everyone of His children are qualified by His Son for the works of the Kingdom. So it is clear that God the Father is the One who qualifies, not a board of men based upon a scale derived from human (carnal) intellect.

And no, I am not seeking a position, I am at complete rest as to where the Father has my wife and I at this time. 😉

 

~Russ Welch

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Remove the leaven from your house!

Posted: October 18, 2019 in Uncategorized
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Do not permit the leaven of false doctrines in your house!

Holy Spirit has been speaking to me strongly about this over the past several months. So, I sought the scriptures with the guidance of Holy Spirit to find TRUTH.

Do you realize when we willingly allow others to lay hands upon us, we are actually spiritually submitting to that individual. So what if that individual is following false, perverted doctrines?

Red flags of danger should be springing up here. For one does NOT know what they are attempting to impart on us?

Now, if we know the person and their walk with God, and that their doctrines are Christ centered and pure, it can be a good thing: As it is recorded in James:

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.. 5:14

But it can turn very nasty when we allow strangers or those whose teachings and/or doctrines are at the very least questionable to pray over us, lay hands upon us and impart ‘something’..

Church’s and ministries need to be very cautious as to who they let represent them. If such individuals are knowingly following such perverted doctrines, they must not allow them to be part of the ministry at any level. Our emotions cannot come into question here…The WORD is clear…Remove the leaven from the House.

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Superficial Spirituality versus Genuine Humility

Posted: May 30, 2019 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, wilderness
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“Then Jesus addressed both the crowds and his disciples and said,  “The religious scholars and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ throne as the authorized interpreters of the Law.  So listen and follow what they teach, but don’t do what they do, for they tell you one thing and do another.  They tie on your backs an oppressive burden of religious obligations and insist that you carry it, but will never lift a finger to help ease your load.  Everything they do is done for show and to be noticed by others. They want to be seen as holy, so they wear oversized prayer boxes on their arms and foreheads with Scriptures inside, and wear extra-long tassels on their outer garments. They crave the seats of highest honor at banquets and in their meeting places.  And how they love to be admired by men with their titles of respect, aspiring to be recognized in public and have others call them ‘Reverend.” (Matthew 23:1-7, TPT)

It’s is very interesting to see that this is even more prevalent in our day. The sin of such is very much like leaven for is we do not allow Holy Spirit access to search our heart, a little morsel of pride un-detected will ultimately cause ones down fall.

Man has a habit of putting those they admire up on a peddle stool, and in such they begin to desire to become like them. In a day when access to these individuals through media and social networking is larger than ever, we see our fair share of “super-star” puffed up religious personalities out there. The question is why are so many attracted to them? Is it due to their popularity or that they have huge crowds and within the philosophy of this world, that translates being accepted, admired and almost (in some case they are) worshipped?

Sorry America, Heaven has one star and His Name is Jesus, and His Father will not tolorate any idols before Him, no mater how popular they are or how much the resemble the American way, or any other nation or culture for that matter.

Let’s continue on with Jesus’ teaching here in Matthew Chapter 23:

“But you are to be different from that. You are not to be called ‘master,’ for you have only one Master, and you are all brothers and sisters.  And you are not to be addressed as ‘father,’ for you have one Father, who is in heaven.  Nor are you to be addressed as ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Anointed One. The greatest among you will be the one who always serves others from the heart.  Remember this: If you have a lofty opinion of yourself and seek to be honored, you will be humbled. But if you have a modest opinion of yourself and choose to humble yourself, you will be honored.” (Matthew 23:8-12, TPT)

So, what’s up with all the titles people?

From Prophet so an so, Apostle so an so to Apostle-Prophet-Teacher so an so. And the list goes on and sadly it’s fueled by a generation that feeds into their ego, puffing them up. What’s really scary is that many who do such are falling into the trap of pride themselves. It’s as though they feel a perverse entitlement in that if they are following such titles, they are:

a) Better than others who don’t have leaders of such “Great Esteem” and or b) If they follow close enough, why the blessing and favor of God on these leaders lives will somehow have splatter on them.

Need I say anymore? I think not, as I believe Holy Spirit has all the power to remove the scales from peoples eyes and the Word speaks with power as well, so let’s see what Jesus has to say next;

Jesus gives us a 7 stern warning’s here….

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees—such frauds and pretenders! You do all you can to keep people from experiencing the reality of heaven’s kingdom realm. Not only do you refuse to enter in, you also forbid anyone else from entering in!

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees—frauds and pretenders! For you eat up the widow’s household with the ladle of your prayers. Because of this, you will receive a greater judgment.

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees—such frauds and pretenders! For you will travel over lake and land to find one disciple, only to make him twice the child of hell as yourselves.

 “You blind guides! Great sorrow awaits you, for you teach that there’s nothing binding when you swear by God’s temple, but if you swear by the gold of the temple, you are bound by your oath.  You are deceived in your blindness!

 Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?  And you say that whoever takes an oath by swearing, ‘By the altar,’ it is nothing. But if you swear, ‘By the gift upon the altar,’ then you are obligated to keep your oath.  What deception! For what is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?  Whoever swears by the altar swears by the altar and everything offered on it.  And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.  And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by God, who sits upon it.

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and pretenders! For you are obsessed with peripheral issues, like insisting on paying meticulous tithes on the smallest herbs that grow in your gardens. These matters are fine, yet you ignore the most important duty of all: to walk in the love of God, to display mercy to others, and to live with integrity. Readjust your values and place first things first.  

What blind guides! Nitpickers! You will spoon out a gnat from your drink, yet at the same time you’ve gulped down a camel without realizing it!

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and imposters! You are like one who will only wipe clean the outside of a cup or bowl, leaving the inside filthy. You are foolish to ignore the greed and self-indulgence that live like germs within you.  You are blind and deaf to your evil. Shouldn’t the one who cleans the outside also be concerned with cleaning the inside? You need to have more than clean dishes; you need clean hearts!

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and imposters! You are nothing more than tombs painted with fresh coats of white paint—tombs that look shining and beautiful on the outside, but within are found decaying corpses full of nothing but corruption.  Outwardly you masquerade as righteous people, but inside your hearts you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and imposters! You build memorials for the prophets your ancestors killed and decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors murdered.  Then you boast, ‘If we had lived back then, we would never have permitted them to kill the prophets.’  But your words and deeds testify that you are just like them and prove that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.  Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started!  You are nothing but snakes in the grass, the offspring of poisonous vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell if you refuse to turn in repentance?

 “For this reason I will send you more prophets and wise men and teachers of truth. Some you will crucify, and some you will beat mercilessly with whips in your meeting houses, abusing and persecuting them from city to city.  As your penalty, you will be held responsible for the righteous blood spilled and the murders of every godly person throughout your history—from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, whom you killed as he stood in the temple between the brazen altar and the Holy Place.  I tell you the truth: the judgment for all these things will fall upon this generation!” (Matthew 23:13-36, TPT)

This is as stern a message to the Body today as it was in the day it was spoken. Several months ago, Holy Spirit took me make to these passages to remind to stay the course. Several years before, He led me here to show me that I was lifting up men over Jesus Himself. That I had fashioned my eyes and ministry aspirations on an imposter imagine of what a true follower of Jesus looked and acted like.

In both cases I had to repent for Holy Spirit showed me how I had been drawn away by the bling bling of popularity and sought-after false images. I had to turn my eyes and thinking back to the simplicity of the “Gospel of the Kingdom” and especially back on Christ my Lord, King and Messiah.

Let us, who have in one form or other fallen for the leaven like snares of the enemy repent and turn back to the truth, return to the Highway of holiness and pursue Christ Jesus, His Righteousness and His Kingdom alone, for then we shall indeed be sons & daughters of God.

For my brothers & sisters, I believe we are about to enter  a time-period when the Bride is being awoken, that which has been spots and blemishes on her beauty is going to be removed. We are in an hour when we shall begin to see the Fulness of the Kingdom break-forth. Those things which are not part of the Brides adornment will begin to be exposed and removed quickly.

We’ve been teetering for several generations and due to the Great mercy of our Lord, He has held back His hand, but we are about the enter the 3rd 3rd, the fullness of the Kingdom where the spiritual resurrection of the Bride is going to take place. The earth’s groans for the manifestation of the sons & daughters of God have filled the bowls in Heaven and are now being tipped over.

It is an exciting day for the Bride, but it’s going to be a dreadful day for the Harlot.

So let us close this with a prayer,

Holy Spirit lead us in a way which humbles us and prepare our hearts for the purposes for which the Father ordained for our lives before the foundation of the world. Let our hearts be baptized with Your Holy Fire, let our hands be cleansed by Your holiness, may we be washed clean from the muck of religion and worldliness.

Father, have Your ways in our lives to the Glory of Your Name, Amen

~Russ Welch

Russ is currently part of the Leadership team at the RiverHouse in Jacksonville Florida which has been hosting the Presence of the Lord in demonstrations of power and glory since 2015 and also houses the Healing Rooms of North Florida where they have witnessed many healing’s and deliverance’s to the Glory of the Lord.

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