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A Revelation that Birthed a Book….

Posted: January 9, 2026 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, Spirit-Wind People
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How my first published book “Wind Walkers A Life Governed by the Wind of Holy Spirit” was Born: A Testimony of Encounters, Breakthroughs, and Restoration…..

Over the years I wrote many books rooted in faith, the Kingdom of God, and even historical works that never found their way into publication. The cost of publishing always stood as a barrier, and like Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, “He who observes the wind will not sow,” I often felt stuck between vision and impossibility. Yet the desire to steward what God placed in me never left, because His word declares that “the gifts and calling of God are without repentance” (Romans 11:29). Even with degrees in theology and years of ministry, I sensed there was more the Lord wanted to reshape in me. What I did not know was that a divine interruption was coming that would dismantle everything I thought I understood.

In 2016 I encountered the Lord in a way that shattered the theological framework I had built through study and achievement. Like Paul on the road to Damascus in Acts 9, everything I thought I knew was brought into the light of His presence, and I realized how much of my understanding needed to be surrendered. Years later, on June 17, 2022, while studying John 3, Holy Spirit met me again with life‑altering clarity. After reading John 3:8, He whispered, “The Father wants you to become one of His WindWalkers,” and my spirit was stunned. As He often does, He confirmed His word through scripture, leading me to Romans 8:14, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God,” and revelation ignited inside me.

I immediately began writing, and within eight months the manuscript for Wind Walkers: A Life Governed by the Wind of Holy Spirit was nearly complete. Yet the financial wall remained, and like the Israelites facing the Red Sea in Exodus 14, I could see no path forward. I knew there were unreliable publishing companies offering empty promises, but I longed for something trustworthy and proven. I wrestled with the reality of needing thousands of dollars to publish, trying to stretch every resource I had. Still, the vision would not leave me, because Habakkuk 2:3 reminds us that the vision awaits an appointed time and will not lie.

Everything shifted on November 13, 2023, during what seemed like an ordinary day. After stopping for gas on the way to an MRI, I bent to tie my shoe and collapsed as darkness overtook me, and when I awoke my speech was slurred. Hours later in the ER, the doctor told me I had suffered a stroke, and my blood pressure was dangerously high at 247/148. They transferred me to the hospital, running tests and explaining that the stroke had affected the area of the brain connected to memory. In that moment of uncertainty, Psalm 46:1 became real: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

The next morning, as the doctor explained the severity of the stroke, my phone rang. My friend and mentor, Paul Michel, told me the Lord had spoken to him in prayer, saying, “The enemy is trying to put something on his brain, but I am going to remove and restore him better than before.” As he decreed that word, the power of Isaiah 55:11 manifested, for God’s word does not return void. Within minutes of that prayer, the doctor looked at the monitor in disbelief as my blood pressure dropped to 107/77. What should have left me paralyzed or facing months of therapy instead became a testimony of the God who heals, because Jeremiah 30:17 declares, “I will restore you to health and heal your wounds.”

Two days after returning home, I came across a video about self‑publishing through Amazon KDP, and the Lord opened a door no man could shut. Within two months my first book was published, and I committed to the Lord that I would continue writing while trusting Holy Spirit to handle the marketing. This is how Wind Walkers: A Life Governed by the Wind of Holy Spirit came into the world, refined, expanded, and carried by His leading. The journey also birthed WindWalker Enterprise LLC and Remnant Warrior Publishing, establishing a foundation for the books yet to come. Truly, Ephesians 3:20 has proven faithful, for He has done exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or imagine.

~Dr. Russell Welch

Christian Author/Apostolic Teacher

Unshakable Authority: Reclaiming the Church for the Reigning Christ

Posted: December 20, 2025 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, Remnant, Spiritual warfare
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There is a sobering question before us: why are so few shepherds addressing the spiritual threats shaping our generation, especially on advancing threat of Islam in our nation? When voices fall silent, it is often because ears have grown dull to the directives of the Holy Spirit, or because fear of backlash has eclipsed obedience.

Yet Scripture reminds us, “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). The Remnant must discern the times with courage, refusing to bow to intimidation or cultural pressure.

It has become painfully clear that much of the mainstream Church has redirected its spiritual warfare toward building platforms, gathering crowds, and crafting messages that are palatable and popular. This pursuit of relevance has come at the expense of the true Gospel of the Kingdom being proclaimed and the expansion of Christ’s rule within the cultures of this world.

But the Kingdom does not advance through applause—it advances through truth, obedience, and the bold proclamation of Christ. “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness” (Matthew 6:33) remains the mandate, not the pursuit of influence.

If hesitation is rooted in weak theology, then now is the hour to return to the revelation of the God we serve—the One who sits enthroned above the circle of the earth (Isaiah 40:22), who has no rival, no equal, and no threat to His dominion. Jesus declared, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me” (Matthew 28:18). The Father watches over His children with fierce tenderness, “like a hen gathering her chicks under her wings” (Matthew 23:37). A people who know their God will never tremble before the schemes of men.

Therefore, Remnant Ecclesia, rise. Shake off the slumber of passive Christianity and stand firm in the courage of the Kingdom. This is the hour to speak truth with love, to war with wisdom, and to shine with unshakable confidence in the supremacy of Christ. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you” (Isaiah 60:1). Let the true sons and daughters take their place.

This is the hour to take back the houses of the Lord—not with anger or fleshly striving, but with the authority of sons and daughters who know the voice of their King.

We have been commissioned to reoccupy what rightfully belongs to Jesus the Messiah, the One to whom “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given” (Matthew 28:18). The enemy has squatted long enough in places meant for truth, holiness, and the uncompromised Gospel of the Kingdom.

Let the Remnant stand firm, clothed in the armor of God, discerning the times, and refusing to yield sacred ground to cultural pressure or spiritual apathy. “Those who know their God shall be strong and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32), and this is such a moment. The King is calling His warriors to rise—not in fear, but in faith, reclaiming His territory with humility, boldness, and unwavering allegiance to His Word.

Dr. Russell Welch Co-Founder Remnant Warrior Ministries Warrior’s Discipleship School

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“A Prophetic Picture of New Creation Ranch – More Than a Dream.”

Posted: December 11, 2025 in disciples life, Prophetic, Remnant
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When I was seventeen, the Lord gave me a dream of a vast farm filled with people clothed as in the days of Jesus, with long hair and beards, ministering to others who were dressed in combat gear. At the time, I did not understand the meaning, nor did I grasp the prophetic nature of what was being shown.

Yet the Word reminds us, “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams” (Acts 2:17). This dream was a seed planted by the Spirit, waiting for its appointed time to unfold. I would dream this dream again and again over the course of the next 37 years.

Years later, in 2018, I dreamed again, and upon waking, the Holy Spirit began to speak. He revealed that the farm represented a community devoted to bringing in homeless veterans, offering healing, and discipling them into warriors for Christ. I asked why they remained in combat gear, and He said, “Because it was in that season the enemy took them captive.”

Yet I saw disciples tending to them, and the Spirit declared, “These too were once wounded, but now they are healed and restored, and they are dedicated to discipling their fellow veterans.” Truly, this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 61:1, “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

In 2019, the dream returned, and this time I was entering the property. At the gate was a sign that read, “New Creation Ranch – A Veteran Restoration Community.” The name itself echoed the promise of 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” This was no ordinary farm; it was a prophetic picture of restoration, a place where the broken would be made whole, and where warriors would rise again—not for earthly battles, but for the Kingdom of God.

More recently, the dream shifted to a graduating class. Each disciple who had been healed and trained was being commissioned to go forth and establish house churches. As I awoke, the Spirit reminded me of my long-held conviction for the home fellowship model. In July, a father in the faith prophesied that my wife and I would begin planting house churches, and since then I have heard the Spirit whisper, “Glory Houses – Ecclesia Government Houses.”

This aligns with the promise of Matthew 16:18-19, where Jesus declares, “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” The ranch and the house church movement are not separate—they are one prophetic assignment.

Last night I had the dream again, and when I awoke I could literally smell the farm. When I started praying about it, Holy Spirit spoke boldly: “This is the Father’s calling on your life. You and your wife have been commissioned for this assignment.”

As you have sought first His Kingdom and His righteousness, He has matured you through seasons of trials, refining fire and revelation. Now the fullness of the vision is coming forth—land titles are being transferred, checks are being written, and laborers are being called from across the nation: farmers, mechanics, and skilled tradesmen.

The promise of Matthew 6:33 resounds, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” The hour is approaching, and as we remain faithful, we shall see the dream manifest before our very eyes.

Let’s pray and decree that this dream will become a reality in 2026. Thousands of veterans are in dire need of assistance, many are taking their own lives, and the government of this world has no answers or solutions. In contrast, the Government of our King and His Kingdom does, and everyone who is called by His name, is granted the authority to legislate His Will.

~Dr. Russell Welch Co-Founder Remnant Warrior Ministries Warrior’s Discipleship School

New Creation Ranch

Mantles by Assignment — Honoring Heaven’s Unapologetic Order

Posted: August 30, 2025 in Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic
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There is a shift in the order of the house, and I feel it burning in my bones. The Chair of the Father is not empty; the scepter has not fallen; the mantle has not lost its weight. Heaven has issued a decree, and I cannot ignore it. I hear the sound clearly in my spirit: the Father is Fathering again in the earth, and I am answering His call.


In 2020, I watched a son seated where a father once stood. The oil did not flow by seniority but by assignment. The mantle searched the house and found the youngest, and Heaven did not apologize. Animosity rose, but rebellion did not prevail. As I witnessed the apostolic order measure the house, I realized this was not a man receiving a chair—it was a generation bowing under the government of fatherhood.


That night, while my wife slept peacefully in our hotel room, I wrestled. In the stillness, the restlessness in me met the gentleness of the Ancient of Days. Then I heard the distinct voice of the Father—different from Holy Spirit and different from the Son, as I have always known it to be. He said to me, “I will father you now, even as I fathered Abraham.” The word did not merely soothe me; it established me. Peace rolled over me like a river and washed away the residue of striving, and a fresh covenant was cut in my heart.


I asked, “What about me, Lord?” and the answer was not explanation but alignment. It became clear that He was calling me to step fully into leadership and to separate from the one under whom I had been raised. The reasons are written in Heaven; I need not publish them on earth. What I do know is this: His order overruled my questions, and His Fathering steadied my feet.


The Father then made His wisdom unmistakable to me: He would father me through many voices. Not through one pedestal or personality, but through several He Himself would appoint. I would recognize them by the way the atmosphere shifts when they enter a room, by the weight of holiness that hushes the mind and steadies the heart, by the fear of the Lord that bends the knees of angels and rattles the bones of demons. I am not chasing fame; I am embracing sonship saturated in glory.


For years I have marveled at men whose very presence changes the temperature of a room—men in their late eighties, nineties, and even beyond a hundred. I wondered who fathered them, or if they had reached a maturity where there was no disruption to the frequencies of Heaven within them. Today I believe it is the latter. There is a maturity where the inner climate remains unbroken by the winds of earth. In that place, one walks with the Host of Heaven while still breathing earthly air. This is the path the Father is leading me to walk.


I also see the contrast with painful clarity. Some have rejected counsel, correction, and direction, and have enthroned themselves on seats that ooze with pride. Their words multiply even as their authority withers. They grow louder in the courts of men while remaining silent in the courts of Heaven. The result is confusion, division, and a loss of holy fear. I renounce those patterns and refuse that seat.


In recent months I have heard seasoned generals speak with one witness: if I will not walk under authority, I will not carry the authority of the Throne. This is not about control; it is about alignment. This is not the silencing of sons; it is the amplification of the Father through sons. I honor authority not to idolize people, but to recognize the King in the order He has established, and to bend before Him when He speaks through those He appoints.


I have learned to honor and to discern. I recognize the voices the Father assigns—not by fame, signatures, or platforms, but by the atmosphere that shifts when they speak, by the fragrance of Heaven that lingers when they depart, by the plumb line that appears within my soul when their words land. When Holy Spirit whispers to me, “Listen—the Father’s voice is coming from that one,” I choose willing submission and joyful obedience.

What I’m about to write is not intended to offend any of the seasoned voices connected to my walk, past or present; I honor each one of you.


Heaven bears witness in my life to vessels through whom the thunder of the Throne is clean: Arthur Burt, Ron McGatlin, and Samuel Brassfield. Rooms changed temperature when they entered; the fear of the Lord rose like incense when they spoke. Arthur now stands among the great cloud, yet his echo continues to instruct me to remain small enough for God to be great. The others remain as living plumb lines before me, proving that age under the anointing is not decay but depth, not retreat but rootedness, not an ending but a finishing well.


This is my charge and my confession: I am a son under governance. The Father is restoring His house with order and tenderness—apostles who truly father, prophets who truly weep, pastors who truly tend, teachers who truly anchor, evangelists who truly burn—all braided under the Headship of Christ. I am being separated, not from love but from misalignment, not from people but from patterns. The reason is written in Heaven, and my answer on earth is obedience without apology.


I step into the place where the frequencies of Heaven run unhindered through a yielded life. I choose to walk with the Host while I breathe earth’s air. I ask for steps that keep time with the Throne, and words that are few yet foundational. I honor the seating of sons even when mantles fall contrary to human order, and I bless those whom Heaven chooses without jealousy or resentment. In this posture of holy submission, I open my mouth to the thunder of the Father and I refuse to let the scepter pass me by.


The Father is thundering again in the earth, and I bow to bear the roar. I will walk under authority to carry authority. I will welcome many fathers that reveal the One Father. And I will remain small in my own eyes that I might become great in the hands of the King.

~Dr. Russell Welch
Elder/ Apostolic Teacher Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare.

www.remnantwarrior.org

A Season of Sacred Awakening: My Journey of Revelation and Writing

Posted: July 24, 2025 in Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, Remnant
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How Obedience, Prophetic Promptings, and Holy Inspiration Opened the Path to Revisit Kingdom Truths

In the tapestry of my life, there have been seasons marked by fervent creativity, times when words flowed like a river, weaving together insights, testimonies, and teachings into books that I believed were meant to encourage and equip the Remnant of the Lord. For years, it was my practice to have two or three manuscripts underway, each at various stages, each a vessel for what I sensed Holy Spirit was breathing into the earth. Yet, not long ago—about two months past—the Lord spoke with unmistakable clarity: it was time to take a break from writing books.

At first, this directive puzzled me. The momentum of years spent in obedience to the call to write, to steward revelation through the written word, was suddenly stilled. I had almost completed the final three volumes of what would become final editions to the “Lord’s Remnant Warrior Series,” a work birthed from countless hours of prayer, study, and divine encounter. It seemed almost counterintuitive that the One who had ignited this fire in me would now ask me to let it rest.

But in this pause, I found a profound invitation—not to inactivity, but to deeper listening.

It was in the quiet, with the echo of inscribed thoughts and untold stories around me, that Holy Spirit began to stir my heart in a new way. Three weeks ago, His prompting was clear: return to the prophetic words I had received between 2016 and 2020. Some of these words were like seeds sown in faith, yet to bear fruit in the visible realm. Others were encouragements already blooming in my life, but all were treasures from the Father’s heart.

So I went back and relistened. I prayed over those words, declaring that every promise, every vision, every directive yet unseen would be activated in its appointed time. As I did, I became aware that this season of rest from outward writing was, in fact, a deepening—a tilling of spiritual soil in preparation for a new harvest.

One prophetic word from 2018 stood out to me: “The Father will use you like a pen in His hand.” At the time, I did not fully grasp the weight or the reach of this commission. Looking back, I see how its fulfillment began to unfold almost immediately. The desire to blog returned with vigor; the urge to write books was renewed. Yet, the practicalities of publishing—especially the daunting cost, ranging from $7,000 to $10,000 per book with reputable publishers—seemed insurmountable.

Still, the Lord was faithful. He did not call me to write only to abandon me at the gates of impossibility. Instead, He led me step by step, teaching me self-publishing, providing connections, and granting favor. Each barrier became an altar where I learned to trust more deeply in His provision.

Last week, a new manifestation of His guidance began. Night after night, I found myself jolted awake between three and four in the morning—wide-eyed, alert, and brimming with revelation. These early hours, once a time for sleep, became sacred moments where Holy Spirit whispered insights too precious to let slip away into the haze of daylight. I would rise, pen in hand so to say, and write down the words, visions, and instructions He imparted.

This pattern is not unfamiliar to me. Since rededicating my life to the Lord in 2002, I have carried a longing for deep studies in three areas: The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, The Remnant, and the Lord’s Ecclesia. These themes have threaded themselves through years of teaching, personal study, and the mentorship I received from Dr. Don Lynch. Our private conversations, his public messages, and the way he patiently guided me all revolved around these revelations.

Through the years, I have filled journals and digital archives with notes, prayers, and meditations on these subjects. Yet, it seemed that the fullness of what I was to release had not yet come to maturity. Now, as I look back over the past twenty-three years, I see the grace with which Holy Spirit has built layer upon layer of revelation within me—some of it fresh and new, much of it rooted in the ancient truths Jesus imparted to His disciples.

This morning, as I walked and prayed, accompanied by Holy Spirit and the SkyBear (My GSD)—a silent witness to my journey—the next step became clear. Holy Spirit dropped into my heart the titles for the first two series the Father desires me to write. With this came a fresh sense of urgency and excitement; the pause was ending, and the time for new writing was at hand.

But this is not just a return to previous rhythms; it is the beginning of a new era. The revelations now taking shape in my spirit are, in a sense, both old and new. They are ancient truths, spoken by Jesus Himself, yet alive and fresh for this hour. The Lord is calling me to write, not simply to teach, but to release Kingdom Truths into the cosmos—to send forth words that will find their place in hearts ready to receive and act upon them.

What does it mean to be a pen in the hand of God? I am learning that it is less about striving and more about yielding. It is about allowing Him to guide the ink of my life across the pages of history, trusting that He knows every curve and flourish, every pause and exclamation. It is about writing in partnership with Holy Spirit, with sensitivity to His timing and His emphasis.

Even the waiting has become meaningful. In the periods when words seemed to dry up, I learned to listen. In the silence, I learned to discern the subtle movements of His Spirit. In the waking hours before dawn, I learned that revelation is not given for its own sake, but to be stewarded, prayed over, and ultimately released for the building of His Kingdom.

The desire for deep study in The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, The Remnant, and the Lord’s Ecclesia is no longer just an academic pursuit, in fact, it hasn’t been for the past nine years. It has become a wellspring of prophetic insight—one that I am called to pour out, not with hesitation, but with the boldness born of obedience. Dr. Don’s mentorship continues to echo in my life, challenging me to press in, to seek not only knowledge but wisdom, not only revelation but understanding.

As I stand on the threshold of this new writing season, I am reminded that the truths entrusted to me are not mine alone. They are gifts given for the edification of the Body, for the equipping of the Remnant, for the activation of Kingdom realities in the earth. The books that will emerge in the coming months and years will be both testimony and invitation—records of what the Lord has done, and blueprints for what He is about to do.

In closing, I offer this encouragement to fellow writers, intercessors, and seekers: If you find yourself in a season of waiting, do not despise the pause. Listen closely, for in the silence, God is often speaking in ways you would not otherwise hear. Steward every prophetic word, even those that seem dormant; pray them into being, for their appointed time will surely come. And when the hour arrives, let Holy Spirit awaken you with fresh revelation—then write, speak, create, and release what you have received.

The pen is ready, the ink is flowing, and the Author of all is guiding the story. May every word be for His glory, and every revelation a seed sown into the fertile ground of the Kingdom. Let us write with courage, with faith, and with the unwavering conviction that what the Father initiates, He will surely bring to completion.

~Dr. Russell Welch

Elder/ Apostolic Teacher: Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare. www.RemnantWarrior.org

You can read more of Dr. Welch’s writings at: www.RussellWelchBooks.com

A Cry to Return: Reclaiming the Discipleship Model of Jesus

Posted: July 8, 2025 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic, Spirit-Wind People
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There is a groan rising from the heart of the Father—a cry echoing through the corridors of time, calling His Church back to the way of the Master. It is not a call to innovation, but to restoration. Not to strategy, but to surrender. Not to programs, but to people.

Jesus didn’t disciple from a pulpit. He discipled from a place of proximity. He didn’t build a brand—He built a brotherhood. He didn’t create consumers—He raised up carriers of the Kingdom. And He did it face to face.

From the twelve He called, He drew four into deeper intimacy—Peter, James, John, and Andrew. With them, He walked, wept, corrected, and commissioned. He poured into them everything the Father had poured into Him. And in turn, they poured into the others. This was not a hierarchy of control—it was a holy rhythm of impartation. It was the divine pattern: from the Father to the Son, from the Son to the disciple, and from the disciple to the world.

This model—relational, intentional, and incarnational—was the foundation of the early Church. For nearly four centuries after Pentecost, this was how the Gospel advanced. Not through cathedrals, but through kitchens. Not through institutions, but through intimacy. Disciples made disciples, and the world was turned upside down.

But then came Rome—and the fire became a form.
Then came Greece—and the mystery became a philosophy.
Then came America—and the mission became a marketplace.

What was once a movement became a monument.
What was once a family became a franchise.
What was once a fire became a formula.

Today, many churches have traded the model of Christ for the methods of culture. Discipleship has been outsourced to programs, seminars, and branded curriculums. Pastors are treated like CEOs. Congregants are treated like customers. And the goal is no longer transformation—it’s retention.

We have built systems that are efficient but not eternal. We have created structures that are scalable but not spiritual. We have trained people to follow a church, a doctrine, a personality—but not a Person. We have made disciples of denominations, not disciples of Jesus.

And the fruit is evident.

We have churches full of attenders but empty of disciples.
We have leaders who are celebrated but not consecrated.
We have believers who know the language of faith but not the life of it.

But Heaven is not silent. The Spirit is not still.
The winds of reformation are blowing again.

The Holy Spirit is re-forming the Church—not around platforms, but around people. Not around programs, but around presence. He is calling us back to the table. Back to the fire. Back to the face-to-face.

This is not a nostalgic longing for the past. It is a prophetic summons for the future. The Church of tomorrow must be built on the foundation of Christ’s model—not man’s machinery. We must return to the way of the Master.

Jesus didn’t say, “Go and build churches.”
He said, “Go and make disciples.”
And He showed us how.

He walked with them.
He lived among them.
He taught them in the streets, in the fields, in the storms.
He corrected them in love.
He empowered them with truth.
And then He sent them with fire.

This is the model we must reclaim.
This is the fire we must rekindle.
This is the blueprint we must rebuild.

Religion builds hierarchy. It demands allegiance to a system. It creates disciples of doctrine, not disciples of Jesus. It elevates the pulpit and forgets the person. It teaches people to worship pastors and defend denominations, rather than to walk with the Lord of all creation.

But the Kingdom is different.
The Kingdom is relational.
The Kingdom is incarnational.
The Kingdom is built on love, not leverage.

So I plead with you, Church—return.
Return to the face-to-face.
Return to the fire.
Return to the way of the Master.

Let us raise up a generation who walk as Jesus walked.
Who disciple as Jesus discipled.
Who love as Jesus loved.

Let us build not with bricks, but with lives.
Not with programs, but with presence.
Not with systems, but with sons and daughters.

📖 “He appointed twelve that they might be with Him and that He might send them out…” — Mark 3:14
📖 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” — Matthew 28:19

Let the Remnant decree:

We, the sons and daughters of the Most High God, stand in the authority of the blood of Jesus,
clothed in righteousness, armed with truth, and awakened by the Spirit of the Living God.

We decree this day:

That the Church shall return to the model of the Master—to the face-to-face, life-on-life, Spirit-led discipleship that Jesus Himself walked in and imparted.

We renounce the counterfeit systems of religion—discipleship built on programs, platforms, and personalities. We break agreement with the spirit of hierarchy, control, and celebrity. We cast down every model that exalts itself above the knowledge of Christ.

We declare:
The days of shallow Christianity are over.
The days of spectatorship are over.
The days of man-made disciples are over.

We call forth a reformation of discipleship—rooted in relationship, fueled by the fire of the Holy Spirit, and patterned after the life of Jesus.

We decree that the Remnant shall rise—
not as passive believers, but as burning ones.
Not as churchgoers, but as Kingdom carriers.
Not as consumers, but as commissioned sons and daughters.

We declare that the war is raging—and the time for preparation is now. We will not send untrained soldiers into battle. We will not raise orphans when Heaven has called us to raise heirs.

We prophesy:
That the wilderness shall become a training ground.
That the secret place shall become the strategy room.
That the table of fellowship shall become the altar of transformation.

We call the Church back to the fire.
Back to the feet of Jesus.
Back to the way of the cross.
Back to the face-to-face.

We decree that every disciple raised in this hour shall walk in the authority of Christ, carry the compassion of Christ, and manifest the character of Christ.

We declare that creation is groaning—not for more sermons, but for sons. Not for more buildings, but for builders. Not for more religion, but for revelation.

And we say:
Let the sons and daughters of Yahweh arise!
Let them be trained, tried, and transformed!
Let them be sent into the harvest fields with fire in their bones
and the Word of the Lord in their mouths!

We decree:
That the Church shall no longer make disciples of denominations, but disciples of the King. That we shall no longer raise up followers of men, but followers of the Lamb.

This is the hour.
This is the call.
This is the decree.

🔥 Return to Christ-like discipleship.
🔥 Prepare the Remnant for war.
🔥 Let the sons and daughters arise.

In the name of Yeshua, the Captain of the Lord’s Host, we seal this decree.

Amen and amen.

The time is now.
The call is clear.
The model is Christ.

Let us return.

~Dr. Russell Welch

Elder / Apostolic Teacher: Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare

Danger – Witchcraft operating freely in the Local Church/Ministry

Posted: June 21, 2025 in Kingdom Teaching, Prophetic Warning, Remnant, Spiritual warfare
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The Epistle to the Galatians reveals a disturbing reality: the Galatian church, once vibrant with faith, had fallen prey to spiritual deception, seemingly bewitched away from the core tenets of the Gospel.

Paul, in a moment of raw frustration and disbelief, cries out, “O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” (Galatians 3:1).

This poignant question unveils the depth of their deviation and begs examination of how such a spiritual catastrophe could unfold. Paul’s words underscore the clarity with which the Gospel had been presented.

The image of Jesus Christ, crucified and resurrected, was vividly etched in their minds. Yet, despite this profound exposure, the Galatians had wandered astray, embracing teachings that contradicted the foundational message of salvation through faith.

The explanation likely lies in the influence of false teachers, much like the situation Philip encountered in Samaria. These individuals, with their persuasive rhetoric and potentially charismatic personalities, subtly distorted the truth, presenting an alternative gospel that resonated with the Galatians’ desires.

Perhaps they emphasized adherence to the Law over grace, or introduced ritualistic practices that obscured the simplicity of faith in Christ. Furthermore, the Galatians themselves may have been susceptible to this deception.

Their spiritual immaturity could have left them vulnerable to manipulation and unable to discern truth from falsehood. As Paul elucidates in Romans 8:5-8, those who live according to the flesh, focused on earthly desires and self-gratification, are easily swayed.

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit…For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.

Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” This carnal mindset, focused on immediate gratification and worldly approval, made the Galatians easy targets for false doctrines that catered to their weaknesses, ultimately leading them away from the true path of spiritual life and peace.

The tragedy of the Galatian church serves as a stark warning: a fervent faith, constantly nurtured by the Spirit, is essential to resist the seductive allure of spiritual deception.

Busyness Is Not Brokenness Healed

When leaders walk with unhealed emotional wounds—especially rooted in rejection or abandonment—they often leave cracks in their spiritual discernment. Witchcraft doesn’t always enter through open rebellion; sometimes it creeps in through tolerated control, manipulation, and a deep need for affirmation.

Some of the loudest ministry feeds are driven not by an overflow of presence, but by a deficit of identity. Exploits get posted. Schedules stay packed. But behind the scenes, spiritual compromise is tolerated and discernment is dulled.

Authenticity isn’t proven by productivity. It’s revealed through alignment, healing, and wholeness.

Don’t mistake motion for maturity – Discern the spirit, not just the activity.

The hidden Wound That Harms the Flock
“Not every scar is visible. Not every battle is fought in the open. And not every leader is as free as they appear.”

One of the most dangerous leaders in the Christian faith is not the wolf in sheep’s clothing—but the shepherd unknowingly shackled by the spirit of rejection.

This spirit doesn’t announce itself with rebellion or heresy. It whispers in the silence, hiding beneath past wounds and childhood trauma, cloaking itself in the language of ministry and masquerading as passion for excellence.

Yet under pressure, it produces insecurity, performance-driven leadership, fear of man, and the constant hunger for validation.

When a leader hasn’t allowed the Holy Spirit to heal the roots of rejection, their call becomes intertwined with their need to be needed.

They preach the Word, but filter it through the lens of pain. They build ministries, but unconsciously craft them around self-worth.

They disciple people—but create codependent followers instead of empowered sons and daughters. The fruit looks good… until you taste it.

The danger is this: wounded leadership creates wounded culture.
It doesn’t matter how anointed they are—if their core identity is shaped by rejection, they may unconsciously replicate the very bondage they were called to break.

And perhaps the most tragic part? These leaders are often celebrated, platformed, and followed. Because rejection doesn’t always manifest as obvious dysfunction.

It can look like tireless service, passionate preaching, and unrelenting vision. But when applause is medicine and criticism is poison, that’s not leadership—that’s a soul crying out for healing.

We as the Body must pray for our leaders. Cover them. Discern well. And where necessary, lovingly confront the places where pain has been spiritualized rather than surrendered.

The Spirit of Rejection Attracts What It Echoes

The spirit of rejection doesn’t just wound—it signals. It becomes a magnet in the spirit, drawing more of what it fears. When unhealed, it can unknowingly pull in relationships, environments, and even spiritual attacks that mirror the pain it carries.

It becomes a vicious cycle: fear of abandonment leads to isolation, which then confirms the lie of being unwanted. The enemy doesn’t need new weapons—just recycled wounds.

Healing breaks the cycle. Identity silences the echo.

Until the lie is uprooted, rejection will keep finding its way back—wearing new faces, but bringing the same pain.

Leaders don’t need to be perfect—but they must be healed.

Let us raise up a generation of shepherds who lead from wholeness, not wounds; from sonship, not survival. Because healed leaders birth healthy churches—and healthy churches transform nations.

~Dr. Russell Welch

Elder/ Apostolic Teacher Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare.

The Holy Remnant vs. Religious Institutions: God’s Answer in This Hour

Posted: June 12, 2025 in Prophetic, Remnant, teaching
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For generations, religious institutions built by man have stood as towering structures—grand in appearance, massive in influence, and seemingly unshakable. Yet beneath the surface, many of these institutions have traded holiness for human strategies, exchanged divine encounters for market-driven growth, and embraced cultural relevance at the cost of biblical truth. But God’s answer has never been found in religious empires. His answer is found in His Holy Remnant.

The Religious Institution: Form Without Power

Religious institutions often function as well-oiled machines, designed to captivate the masses with polished sermons, well-organized programs, and marketing strategies that mirror the corporate world. The focus is often placed on numbers—church attendance, social influence, financial expansion—measuring success by worldly standards rather than spiritual depth.

Many of these institutions, though outwardly thriving, are inwardly compromised. They cling to seeker-sensitive models that dilute the truth of the gospel to make it more palatable to the modern culture. Messages become motivational rather than transformational, appealing rather than convicting. The presence of God, once sought in desperation, is now scheduled into services with precision, yet rarely truly encountered.

In the name of relevance, many have abandoned reverence. Truth is softened, repentance is overlooked, and holiness is dismissed as outdated. They operate on strategy instead of Spirit, elevating human wisdom over divine guidance. Growth is pursued not through revival, but through consultants and business models. And while these institutions expand in influence, they lack the power that was evident in the early Church—the kind of power that shakes foundations, heals the sick, and overturns the works of the enemy.

The Holy Remnant: Marked by God’s Presence

In stark contrast, the Holy Remnant is not defined by numbers, grandeur, or influence. They are hidden, set apart, refined by fire, and consumed by an unshakable devotion to Christ. They are not concerned with appearance but with presence—the presence of God that cannot be fabricated or manipulated but must be earnestly pursued.

Unlike the institution built by man, the remnant does not bow to cultural trends. They refuse to compromise truth for popularity, choosing instead to stand firm even when the world rejects them. They are governed by the Holy Spirit, not church boards or leadership strategies. Their gatherings are not orchestrated performances but sacred assemblies where the power of God moves freely.

The Holy Remnant understands the urgency of the hour. They are aware of the deception infiltrating the Church and the spiritual battle raging over nations. While many within institutionalized Christianity are distracted by programs and social status, the remnant is interceding, discerning, and advancing the Kingdom in ways unseen by the masses.

They carry the fire of revival—a fire that cannot be extinguished by opposition, persecution, or rejection. Like the early Church, they gather in small groups, in secret places, wherever the Spirit leads. They may not have the platforms of religious leaders, but they have the favor of God. And it is through them that true transformation is coming.

God’s Answer Is Found in His Remnant

At this critical hour, God is not looking for institutions; He is looking for surrendered hearts. The answer to the crisis facing the Church and the world is not found in larger congregations or refined religious systems—it is found in the humble, devoted, Spirit-led believers who carry the mantle of the remnant.

God has always used a remnant to shift history. When Israel turned away from Him, He preserved a remnant. When wickedness ruled, He raised up prophets. When the religious leaders rejected Christ, He birthed the early Church through a small group of radical followers. And today, in the shadows of religious empires, He is once again raising up His remnant.

The remnant is His answer. They walk in kingdom authority, speak with prophetic clarity, and live in unwavering faith. They are not concerned with trends or titles but with the advancement of God’s will on the earth. Where religion has failed, the remnant will prevail. Where institutions have compromised, the remnant will stand. And through them, revival will come.

The Call to the Remnant

Are you among them? Will you choose to be set apart rather than blend in? Will you stand in truth, walk in holiness, and seek His presence above all else?

Now is the time. The remnant is rising. Will you answer the call?

~Dr. Russell Welch

Elder/ Apostolic Teacher: Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare.

Which leadership model is of the Kingdom?

Posted: April 23, 2025 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Spirit-Wind People, teaching
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In January of 2022, as the Lord freed me from my service as director at a rescue and recovery mission in Jacksonville beach, to that of the lead Elder at a Church my wife and I had been in relationship with since 2012. As I accepted the role of leadership at Highway to Heaven Church, I did so not just by my inclination but the wise council of a couple of apostolic elders the Lord has placed in my life.

Before I accepted it, having received the council from others,  I continued to seek the Lord for several more days. On the seventh day I listened as Holy Spirit delivered the Lord’s mandate on this transition. “You must follow My lead and return this congregation back to the original intent for my Ecclesia, and allow Me to teach them through you to reset the house to where it stands on the foundational teaching of the Gospel of my Kingdom.

 Until it is established on that foundation, you will see no increase, but when that foundation is established, I will begin sending those for whom I ordained to co-labor with this Kingdom family.

But heed this warning, do not teach them to follower you, or to listen to your voice alone. You must allow Holy Spirit to train them to follow the One true God who dwells in you, even as He dwells in them”.

Ever since I received that commissioning, I have not strayed from the mandate He gave me.

If we are honest we can discern that the vast majority of the Church today struggles in the area of leadership in many ways. Take for example, how often have you heard someone quoting their pastor more than they do the scriptures? Or have you ever attended a “Gathering” where they claim there is no leadership needed in the New Testament Church?

Now a true student of the Word would be lead by the Spirit to interpret Paul’s writings in the New Testament that emphasize submitting to Christ and His teachings, but do not emphasis to submit completely to Paul himself or to any other human authority, even within the church.

While Paul serves as an apostle and a teacher of the gospel, the ultimate authority in the Christian faith and practice is Christ.

Elaboration:

Submission to Christ:

Paul’s writings, particularly in Ephesians, encourage Christians to “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”. This implies that Christians should submit to one another, reflecting the love and humility of Christ, rather than prioritizing their own opinions or desires.

Paul as an Apostle and Teacher:

Paul is recognized as a key apostle and teacher of the gospel, and his writings offer valuable guidance for Christians. However, his authority comes from his position as an apostle and teacher, not from a claim to ultimate authority over the Christian faith.

Christ as the Head of the Church:

Paul often uses the metaphor of the Church as the body of Christ, with Christ as the Head. This implies that Christ’s teachings and leadership should be the guiding principles for the Church, not the teachings of any particular apostle or human leader.

Avoiding Human Authority:

Paul’s writings also caution against elevating any individual or group to a position of excessive authority, even within the church. Instead, Christians are encouraged to seek guidance from Holy Spirit and rthe the scriptures as well as to cultivate humility and respect for one another, reflecting the humility and service of Christ.

Submission to One Another:

Paul’s writings in Ephesians and other letters also emphasize the importance of mutual submission among Christians. This means that Christians should willingly defer to one another’s needs, opinions, and gifts, rather than seeking to dominate or control others.

Focus on Christ’s Love and Sacrifice:

Paul’s writings consistently highlight the love and sacrifice of Christ as the foundation of the Christian faith. Christians are called to love and serve one another, mirroring Christ’s own love and self-sacrifice.

Now I am in no way implying that there are NO leaders in the Church. In fact, I have witnessed the restoration of true Ecclesia leadership over the past 2 decades as Holy Spirit has been restoring the Apostolic leadership in the Church.

What does this mean?

With a renewed revelation of the Christ centered and led leadership,  it’s also very important that we understand that while this re-alignment has been taking place, satan has been busy infiltrating the Church with his own false apostles, those who are power hungry and seek not just the adoration of the people, but almost demand their loyalty to them and them alone.

 Such are they who twist such scriptures such that speak of the power of Christ, to that of their own power. Case in point Revelation 12:11, which in the KJV reads:

 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death”.

 Their twist in this passage of scripture is they prefer to re-direct the attention of the people by replacing the focus as not so much on the Blood of the Lamb but on them and their leadership by the boasting of what “they’ve” done, thus everyone needs to die to their own needs so that they can attend to the needs of the Church leadership.

I have found that out of all the translations out there I am most keen to the passion translation, especially with regard to this passage of scripture as I believe it turns it into something that one could actually hear Jesus telling John:

 “They conquered him completely through the blood of the Lamb and the powerful word of his testimony. They triumphed because they did not love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death”.

Wow, this brings it home with no room for misinterpretation as to being about Christ, and the powerful deeds that He has done in and through our lives. Even when the enemy comes to try and boost your ego and stir up your pride, the response of the child of God immediately deflates the enemy’s attempt as they respond with. “No you have it all wrong, it was not me that did this, but He who dwells in me, the Lord God”.

Now, if you find yourself under such a leader, pause, and seek the Lord, ask Him if this individual is of His Kingdom or that of the enemy. Holy Spirit will guide you. I have found that true leaders in the Body of Christ are just like the Lord, desiring that those they are discipling to grow and mature into doing even greater deeds than they themselves. They guide, correct and direct from the resevour of Christ’s love in them, never to boost their own image but to encourage the very image of the Lord in others to shine brightly.

~Dr. Russell Welch
Elder / Apostolic Teacher: Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare.

A message of Spiritual Course Corrections

Posted: January 30, 2025 in disciples life, Kingdom Teaching, Spirit-Wind People, Spiritual warfare
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The following is a picture into the 20 years of life and ministry which includes set backs, detours, road blocks and many course corrections, written from a humble heart filled with gratefulness to a loving God..

This morning during my walk with Holy Spirt and the SkyBear (my German Shepherd) I was led to look back on my life since 2001.

On December 31 of that year I decided to get a fresh start and moved to Jacksonville for what I thought would be a short stay, as I came here to attend a school to get my CDL.

But Holy Spirit pointed out that it was a path ordained of the Father, for little did I know that it would lead to me attending a Church service where I would repent and rededicate my life to the Lord after 20 some years of living in rebellion.

 I came down to attend a school to my CDL, which I did and started driving for a company based in Jacksonville with plans of driving around the country.

But Holy Spirt showed me that because I was avoiding the call on my life to preach the Gospel, which the Father called me to do when I was just 10 years old while sitting in a Methodist Church in Patten Maine

My plans of driving around the country, however that thought came to an abrupt end when I fell off the top of a load and messed up my right knee. This took place in the spring of 2002 Holy Spirit then showed me that the Father allowed an accident to happen so as to redirect my life to the steps that would lead me to fulfill His calling on my life.

 During my recovery I decided to attend ministry school and met a man of God, Dr. Don Lynch, who became my Spiritual father.

Also during that time, I found myself looking a the Christian Mingle dating website where I happened across this beautiful Filipino, who just happened to be here on a student visa and was attending Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola Florida.

We began chatting and during the Thanksgiving break she came to Jacksonville to visit her former pastor and his wife who had pastored a Church in Hong Kong, where she was the Sunday School teacher.

We began dating and I would drive to Pensacola where the school was and attended a number of powerful revival meetings. Then at the beginning of  February (2003) I had a dream where Jesus led me to an ocean beach, He bent down and picked up two small stones and said “One of these stones has been brought here from another nation having flowed with the currents of the ocean, for the Father purposed the time when they would be joined together.

So has He brought Emilie (My wife’s name, for those who know her by her nick name Millette) to be joined with you in marriage. I was overwhelmed and went out a bought an engagement ring and decided to ask her to marry me while I visited her for Valentine’s Day.

Now do to a past of many rejections, I had to muster up all the courage I had and drive over from Jacksonville. When I arrived at the home she was staying in I got down on one knee and proposed to her.

Her answer was, No, followed by I don’t even like you that way. Well let’s just say the wind was taking out of my sails. However I had this inner peace where I knew what the Lord had said, so I simply turned it over to Him.

A couple months later while she was visiting a friend in San Diego, she called me and said she had a dream and the Lord told her she was to marry me. We made plans and she graduated in May of 2003, and we got married on June 14th of 2003.

I had a full-time job while at the same time I continued my schooling. We had some struggles but the Lord always saw us through them. Then on June 6, 2004 we were blessed with a beautiful gift from God. For on that day, my wife gave birth to our son, Joshua Karsten Welch.

The Lord had given me his first name which in Hebrew means “Yahweh is salvation” and He gave my wife his second name, which in Greek means “Anointed”. The Lord shared with me why I was to call him Joshua, for he would be the first in many generation of our family to serve him and not be taking captives to addictions or any other curse that was in our family line.

In fact He said that the anpointing He was going to place on His life, would be like the blast shofars sounding, and the sounds of the people, that saw the walls of Jericho come crumbling down. So would the generational curses be cut of by my son, Joshua obedience to the Lord’s call on his life.

Let me take a moment to share a powerful testimony. I had always suffered with migraine headaches from my childhood all the way into my adulthood. Migraines were a curse which had plagued our family for several generation. When Josh was five years old, there was a day when I was unable to do anything because of a migraine, and he begged me to take him to the park. I said your going to have to ask Jesus to take daddy’s headache away.

He leaned over me, placed his little hand on my forehead and said “Jesus, take this stupid headache off my daddy, and tell it to never return”. That headache went away instantly and I have never had a migraine since that humble, innocent hearted prayer offered up by my son.

After graduating with an associate degree in the fall of 2004, I was ordained in February of 2005 and we were led by Holy Spirit to start a ministry called Mighty Arm Ministries, which at the time primarily focused on the elderly in nursing homes.

The Lord said this is a call to be a Spiritual Gatekeeper, as these are those who are about to enter their eternal destiny. Glory to God, for during that time we witnessed a number of people accepting the Lord. My son at 6 years old played a part, as every Sunday he would go with me, knock on the doors, and say “You wanna come here Jesus”. There was a man named Doc, who every week would say “Not today preacher boy”

Then one Sunday to our surprise, he came down, then came back for several more weeks. Then one Sunday, he asked the Lord Jesus Christ to be His Lord. The very next week, he passed in his sleep, but praise the Lord, we know we will see him again one day.

In the spring of 2005 something happened that caused us to leave the Church we had attended since getting married, and I had attended since 2002. Holy Spirt showed me that the Father had allowed this so that we would start holding a Church service in a local nursing home.

Holy Spirit at the time, showed me that many in that home had the desire to go to church but none would pick them up, so the Lord said “Bring my Church to them”.

In the fall of 2005, my Spiritual father (Dr. Don Lynch) who had also left the Church, invited my wife and into attend a weekly meeting they were hosting in their home under the Ministry name the Father had given him called “Ministry Matrix”. Shortly thereafter the Lord led me to take the position known which is referred to as an “Armor Bearer”. Then in November of 2007, we were ordained as leaders in that ministry.

Thing happened that caused us to leave in the beginning of 2010, which Holy Spirt showed me this morning, that the Father had allowed, even though left due to a spirit of rebellion. We went back into doing Sunday services at the nursing home and then in the fall of that year we were invited to be part of the leadership team to launch a new Church start.

 In the spring of 2013, the Lord called me to leave that Church as He had an assignment for me at a local bikers Church, pastored by Chet “Preacher man” Harden. I became the associate pastor there from 2013 up until the Spring of 2016, shortly after having a powerful life changing encounter with the Lord , which stripped me of all the religious garments I had allowed the spirit of religion to put on me, and to be honest, that encounter literally changed my whole theology.

In December of 2015, we were part of the leadership team that founded the “Riverhouse” ministry. After resigning from Highway to Heaven (On a friendly note) in the fall of 2016, I started leading a Sunday service at the Riverhouse.

In 2018 we launched the North Florida Healing rooms” which my wife and I we co-directors. Then, jumping to the fall of 2019, the enemy had some how caused division between me and the other founding leader which led my wife and I to leave that ministry.

However, again looking back on that situation this morning, Holy Spirit showed me that the Father had allowed this to happen as He had a new assignment for me. Ultimately that ministry shut down after the founder went to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer(lesson in that for a later date).

That assignment was to become the director of a homeless rescue mission in Jacksonville Beach, which lasted until February of 2022. On August 19, 2020, my son and I visited the place of a powerful nation changing revival, Cane Ridge in Kentucky with my son. That date was actually the 219th year anniversary of that revival. We spent about 2 hours walking around, reading the grave stones, and soaking in the presence of the Lord.

 Holy Spirit spoke to me about 30 minutes after leaving there and said “The Father wants you to go back and start discipling His Children even as Jesus discipled His. I immediately said cool.

But then about an hour later, I said what does that even look like, as I have come to believe the Church as a whole has wander away from Christ-like discipleship.

 He began downloading what that looked like, which started with “Jesus discipled the men who followed Him by pouring into them, everything the Father had poured into Him. So unlike giving discipleship teaching from the pulpit, or even holding weekly discipleship meeting, the style Jesus displayed was relational, interacting with each other pretty much on a daily basis.

I started to implement this at the mission, and witnessed the Lord doing some powerful works in the disciple who were at the mission. But then, in the fall of 2021, a spirit of Jezebel, jealousy, and offense took hold of a few members of the leadership. And they began conspiring again with me in the secret place of darkness.

Now, what was happening at the mission up to that point can only be described in a way that gives Glory to the Father, as a portal of Heaven was opened up there. One lesson I learned during that time was I neglected to gather intercessor for me and the mission as a whole.

 Now, looking back at the time I left Highway to Heaven Church, which I previously mentioned that I  left on good terms. I had actually started preaching back there once a month in 2018, then it transitioned into twice per month in 2021.

 In the fall of that year, pastor Chet approached me and said he was considering retiring and wanted me to take his place. This was troubling to me, as I felt the Lord wanted me at the mission.

However, Holy Spirt showed me that I never actually asked the Father. He then showed me that during a Thanksgiving visit to Maine, He had allowed a coup to take place at the mission. What He had allowed to transpire was do to a door I unknowingly opened a door, as having been in a major spiritual battle over the mission for close to 6 months had taking its toll on me, and I began to respond out of the flesh.

This open door gave access to the spirit of disobedience to take place to where the Father’s call to make disciples as had His Son, was put on a shelf. However, having witnessed to results while the discipleship like Jesus was taking place, Holy Spirit said that it was but a foreshadow of what would be the mark of my wife and my calling.

He then shared with me that the mission was not prepared for what He desired to do there. Now from November of 2021 through January of 2022, the spiritual battle I faced every day got uglier and uglier.

I had previously mentioned my departure from the ministry led by Dr. Don Lynch. Shortly after my encounter with the Lord on March 28, 2016, Holy Spirit opened the door for Dr. Don and I for reconciliation After which I was led to lean into his mentorship more and more while at the same time, having been seated by the Lord in the spring of 2016, under the teachings of Apostle Damon Thompson. Holy Spirit also led me to attend many of the Under the Oaks meetings he has held over the years, which I still attend.

But back to the mission and Dr. Don Lynch. In January of 2022, I had multiple conversations with him regarding what was happening at the mission, then at the start of February I had a dream where the Lord said He was calling me to Shepherd the people at Highway to Heaven Church.

I shared this dream with Dr. Don who not only said he felt a witness to the dream but as he put it in classic Apostle Don Lynch fashion “Son, if God told you he wants you to do that, you’d better do it”. We ended the conversation with a “let’s get together after my heart surgery as I have somethings to share with you that I received while praying for you and your wife.

Needless to say that meeting, as a few days after his surgery, he went to be with the Lord. I took is wise advice, resigned from the mission and accepted the position of Senior Pastor at the Church.

However, I felt a loss in my life, not having a Spiritual father to run things by and on occasions have a heart check. Yes, I am most certainly matured enough to lead a Church, and even though I have spiritual sons myself, I understand and fully grasp the importance of having an Apostolic covering, as it is one of the spiritual guard rails the Lord has equipped the Church with.

Needless to say, if was a powerful meeting with Holy Spirit. If I could draw a map of what has taken place over the past 20 years, it would show my stepping off the ordained path, a series of roadblocks which lead to course corrections. In spite of the many times, in which I rebelled failing to ask the Father His desire, and took hold of the spiritual steering wheel of my life, the grace and mercy of the Father has always brought a course correction which I have to be honest almost always came with a hand of discipline.

Today, having just entered a new year, I have committed to dealing with things on a daily basis, leaving tomorrow in the wise hands of the Father. For did not our Lord say: Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time.  Tomorrow will take care of itself.” (Matthew 6:34, TPT)

One of the early lessons Dr. Don taught me was maintaining the ability of never leave a place with offense, but rather leave with the gold that you received – meaning we are to take the good things (lessons, revelations and Kingdom truths) with us, and  a heart of forgiveness and even repentance, leave the negative things behind.

So with that in mind, I am committed to living my life and all the tomorrows it has, under the governing authority of the One whom the Father sent, to lead us into all Spiritual truths, Holy Spirit.

~Dr. Russell Welch
Elder / Apostolic Teacher: Highway to Heaven Church and Founder and Shepherd of Remnant Warrior Ministries / Remnant Warrior School of Spiritual Warfare.

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