by Garris Elkins | Jan 23, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipline, Dreams, Faithfulness, Mercy, Peace, Promise
The greatest blessings in my life have all come suddenly and unexpected. They were never planned or programmed. They just appeared – suddenly. We can reduce our life of faith down to a human level of understanding that produces solutions from the exercise of human...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 22, 2017 | Worship
This morning, I had the honor to preach at Empowered Life Church in Medford, Oregon pastored by Ivan and Erica Roman. Ivan was out of town ministering and asked me to speak in his absence. As worship began, Erica quoted Ruth Heflin by saying, ““Praise until the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 22, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Miracles, Promise, Spiritual Warfare
God has heavenly assets and resources assigned to your life that you cannot see. They are in place to protect you and watch over your life. To the casual observer, you look vulnerable, exposed and out in the open. With God that is never your reality. The recent...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 21, 2017 | Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Relationships, Wisdom
Some of the dialogue taking place on social media and news outlets the day after the Inauguration reminds me of the Chinese language symbol that can mean both danger and opportunity depending on how it is used. We are in one of those moments of definition, not in the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 20, 2017 | Mercy, Peace, Prayer
Father God, bless our new President. May you give him the ability to reach beyond division and fear to embrace the broad spectrum of our diversity expressed in every color, creed, and religion and pull us together in a renewed state of the Union. Release in him the...
