Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
I’m new, how do I get connected?
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What is Refuge Ranch Like?
Weekend Experience
You can expect to be welcomed.The Vibe is refreshingly casual.The Experience is creatively engaging.The Music & Worship is excellent - Vibrant and full of energy - We love the passion that comes from a room full of people singing about the fact that JESUS IS ALIVE! The Teaching is all at once helpful, conversational, reflective, and authentic. It's easy to understand, yet deep with meaning - we want to help you further understand the heart of God, while always allowing constant growth in our lives.The Focus is always around what God has done, is doing, and what’s next.Our kids are safe and protected, actively and creatively engaged, and challenged to take what they learn about God here and live it out everywhere else.
You can expect to be welcomed.The Vibe is refreshingly casual.The Experience is creatively engaging.The Music & Worship is excellent - Vibrant and full of energy - We love the passion that comes from a room full of people singing about the fact that JESUS IS ALIVE! The Teaching is all at once helpful, conversational, reflective, and authentic. It's easy to understand, yet deep with meaning - we want to help you further understand the heart of God, while always allowing constant growth in our lives.The Focus is always around what God has done, is doing, and what’s next.Our kids are safe and protected, actively and creatively engaged, and challenged to take what they learn about God here and live it out everywhere else.
When do you meet & when should I arrive?
We meet the First Friday of every month at 7pm and every Sunday at 10am. On Fridays, you're welcome to arrive as early as 6:45pm to find your seat and get ready for the service. On Sundays, you're welcome to arrive as early as 9:30am where we will have coffee available and a time to fellowship before the doors of the chapel open at 9:55am.
Will there be kid's church or childcare?
During this time we are currently offering in-person childcare on the first Friday of every month. Children's church is available every Sunday for ages 6mo - 5th grade
Deliverance Questions
Does everyone need to go through deliverance?
Everybody needs to go through cleansing (spritually, mentally, emotionally). We have all also been affected by our own sins and the sins of others. Every believer is a target of the enemy.
How do I know if I need deliverance?
If a person continues to struggle with any of the items that are listed on the main page of this website, even after prayer and fasting, then they should go through deliverance. We should daily be in total peace and not have to struggle and be frustrated or tormented with things like anger, lust, fears, strife, etc. For we have not been given a spirit of fear but of love, power and of sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Why don't most churches teach on deliverance?
Fear of man and deception. Satan desires to keep everyone in bondage. What better way to do this than through the spirit of fear, deception, and religion? Why are not all church leaders obedient to the Lord’s commission to cast out demons? Sometimes it is because of ignorance but more often it is because of fear. How will the people react? What will my peers think? What will my denominational leaders do? The fear of man has caused some to refuse or abandon the commission to deliverance.
Can I do self deliverance?
Yes, every believer has the authority in Jesus name. Please see the Prayer of Deliverance section of the Prayers on our Resource page for more information on how to walk yourself through deliverance.
How do unclean spirits come in?
Unclean spirits are able to captivate the mind, emotions, and the will of a believer for a season due to their sin and the sins of others against them. When we continually walk in disobedience, we open the gate for the enemy to exercise his will, his power and his control over our lives, albeit temporarily. There are four main areas whereby an unclean spirit can enter into a person: Unforgiveness or Bitterness, Soul-Ties (sexual impurity), the Occult, and Generational Curses (Sins of the Ancestors).
Can a Christian be demon possessed?
One who does not fill himself with Jesus and an opposite lifestyle from which he was delivered, is in imminent danger of ending up seven times worse than he was before. (Matthew 12:43-45)
Can a Christian have an unclean spirit?
A Christian cannot be possessed in the sense of ownership. However, a Christian can have a satanic stronghold on their mind, emotions, will and body.
Here are some great verses from the Bible that deal with the area of satanic stongholds and unclean spirits and their influence over believers:
2 Corinthians 11:3
Ephesians 4:26,27
1 Thesolonians 3:51
Timothy 3:61
Timothy 4:11
Timothy 4:152
Timothy 2:26
James 3:15
1 Peter 5:8
Here are some great verses from the Bible that deal with the area of satanic stongholds and unclean spirits and their influence over believers:
2 Corinthians 11:3
Ephesians 4:26,27
1 Thesolonians 3:51
Timothy 3:61
Timothy 4:11
Timothy 4:152
Timothy 2:26
James 3:15
1 Peter 5:8
Can children have unclean spirits?
Yes, Jesus delivered a child of unclean spirits. See Mark 7:24-30 and Matthew 15:21-28 Also, the sins of the Ancestors can go down to the 3rd and 4th generation. (See Deuteronomy) We have seen this principle in effect in our ministry on a consistant basis.
Where do the unclean spirits go when cast out?
The scriptures teach that when an unclean spirit leaves the body it will go to the dry places of the earth looking for another body to enter into. Therefore, it is imperative that when we are delivered from unclean spirits, we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus taught that an unclean spirit can bring back seven stronger spirits back into the person that was delivered. (Luke 11:24)
Can spirits come back once cast out?
Yes, through repetitive sin and harboring bitterness and unforgiveness in your heart. (Luke 11:24)
Do unclean spirits cause sickness and disease?
Yes, an unclean spirit can affect a believer mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Healing and deliverance are companion ministries. Deliverance often results in physical healing and even more often in emotional healing.
For example, persons in bondage to resentment, hatred and unforgiveness are often victims of headaches, stomach disorders, arthritis and tumors. When forgiveness and reconciliation are established, and evil spirits associated with the root of bitterness are cast out, then healing is often manifested.
Jesus cast out demons from people so they could receive their healing. (Luke 13:10-17) This does not mean that every single sickness is caused by an unclean spirit. There are other factors such as diet, rest, stress, etc.
For example, persons in bondage to resentment, hatred and unforgiveness are often victims of headaches, stomach disorders, arthritis and tumors. When forgiveness and reconciliation are established, and evil spirits associated with the root of bitterness are cast out, then healing is often manifested.
Jesus cast out demons from people so they could receive their healing. (Luke 13:10-17) This does not mean that every single sickness is caused by an unclean spirit. There are other factors such as diet, rest, stress, etc.
What is a curse and how can it affect a person?
A curse is the opposite of a blessing. There are many types of curses: verbal, non verbal, ancestral or generational, and secret oaths or secret societies like the masons, fraternities, sororities and the occult. Very few believers are not affected in some way by a curse. Deliverance assures us through the power of Christ that all curses have been broken from our lives. As believers in Christ, we need to appropriate the finished work of Christ on the cross to brake the power of every curse from our lives.