by Garris Elkins | Nov 12, 2015 | Change, Deliverance, Destiny, Discipline, Future, Hope, Mercy, Ministry, Peace, Revelation
–> Some of you are at the end of a season of life. This ending can be the end of a relationship, a circle of fellowship or a ministry. It is like you have watched a motion picture through to the very end and now the credits have begun to roll. You know “The...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2015 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Transition
As we grow in our relationship with God we establish filters around our body, soul and spirit to filter out the negative things that want to enter our lives and pollute the pure deposit made by God. What caught in these filters will tell the story of how we chose to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 10, 2015 | Apostle, Church planting, Courage, Discipleship, Faith, Leadership, Pentecost, Revelation
Well-meaning people will occasionally say things that are not true. One of those phrases is, “God will never give you more than you can handle.” These phrases are not evil or malicious – they are simply not true. We repeat them without thinking. They...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 9, 2015 | Faith, Fathers, Forgivenss, Future, Identity, Mercy, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Revelation, Wisdom
–> Making it hard for people to know God has never made sense to me. The barriers we put between people and God seem so out of touch with His heart. God is much larger than the seeds of fear and exclusion we plant in the garden of our relationships....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 7, 2015 | Apostle, Deliverance, Obedience, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Word
For the last few days, I have been hearing the words, “a call to arms”. The Oxford Dictionary defines the phrase as a call “to defend against a takeover”. When I heard this call to arms, I saw a soldier in battle firing shots at an approaching...