by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Identity, Kingdom, Provision, Redemption, repentance. hope future, Sacrifice
I was raised by parents who lived through the Great Depression. My father had to hop the rails for 9 years looking for work and food. My mother was part of a divorced family who struggled to make ends meet in the segregated South of the 1930’s after my...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2015 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Provision, Resurrection, Transition
Your life has been repositioned in a dramatic fashion. A decision was made that has thrust you outside the familiar sphere of a known relationship and an established influence. This was not the act of a single person or group of people. This was a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Ministry
The word “excellence” in the language of the New Testament has been translated in several ways. It can mean “goodness”, “the manifestation of God’s power” or “a miracle”. In our pursuit of excellence within the church we should never allow excellence to...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 10, 2015 | Faithfulness, Favor, Honor, Identiy, Leadership, Love, Redemption, Rest, Restoration
These are the six questions at the bottom of my daily prayer sheet that have been in my bible for the last 15 years. After praying through the daily list at the top of the sheet, I come to these questions and make myself answer them honestly before the Lord. When we...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2015 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Leadership, Ministry, Promise, Provision, Rest, Tranistion
God is about to advance the unknown ones. These unknown ones are those outside the lines of historic pedigree and assumed inheritance. God is about to raise people up and lift them over the manmade restrictions that previously stood in their way. God will place them...