by Garris Elkins | Apr 2, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, God, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Promotion, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Tranistion, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
A discovery of God’s original intent of Scripture is taking place. God is unveiling what has been hidden behind walls of human understanding. The primary interpretive tool used in this time of discovery will not be our learned skills of interpretation. Some of these...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 1, 2017 | Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom, Ministry, Power, Spiritual Warfare
There was a conversation I had with each rookie cop I trained. On the first night, before we stepped into our patrol car, I said, “I am going home alive tonight and I am not going to let you get us killed.” What I meant was until they learned how to survive on the...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2017 | Father, Forgivenss, Healing, Identity, Joy, Love, Mercy, Peace
My mother lived 91 years. Mom was the product of a challenging life. Her father left for work one day in the depths of the Depression and never returned. Her mother had to make ends meet as a divorced woman in the South. She opened a boarding house in Alexandria,...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 30, 2017 | Future, Hope, Kingdom, Love
Imagine the beauty and wonder of your spiritual reality. You have been raised with Christ and sit with Him – in this very moment – at the Father’s right hand in the middle of the Trinity. This was the goal of the finished work of Jesus – to make you one with the...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 29, 2017 | Creavity, Destiny, Dreams, Father, Fathers, Favor, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, Honor, Hope, Kingdom, Peace, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
Years ago, a man approached me after a Sunday morning service. He was concerned with something I had preached. He was a veteran pastor so his words carried extra weight. In the sermon, I said, “God has no favorites.” He was truly concerned because I think he felt he...