by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2017 | Culture, Five-fold, Gifts
The Lord has birthed a new book in my heart. Several months ago, my friend, Denny Cline, invited me to speak at the Northwest Reformation Summit in Albany, Oregon. We just concluded the final conference session last night. What a powerful time! In the months of prayer...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 22, 2017 | Future, Mercy, Peace, Wisdom, Worship
Maybe it’s time for you to rethink how you process time. Your life is rapidly compressing and squeezing out every remaining moment of free time. In the end, this squeezing can leave you empty of real substance and filled only with the demands produced by your...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 21, 2017 | Prayer, Prophecy
Our prayers need to contain an element of prophetic release. When you pray for a difficult situation don’t limit your prayers to only petitions. Your prayers need to contain the creative potential of prophecy. God is waiting to hear you pray prophetically and call...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2017 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gifts, Hope, Intimacy, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Teaching
Last night, I was teaching a prophetic class in the school of ministry at Life Church in Salem, Oregon. Jan and I met some wonderful people who are hungry for God. Normally when I speak somewhere, my books are made available for sale. A kind woman from the church...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 19, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Hope, Obedience
Something is about to take place with the promise you are ready to abandon. Hang on and wait just a little longer. The promise is coming to the surface. When I was a kid my father took me fishing. One of my favorite ways to fish was with a bobber and worm. A bobber is...