by Garris Elkins | Nov 19, 2015 | Apostle, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Supernatural
The terrorist attacks in Paris have given us a glimpse into a new and unfamiliar future. As our collective head turns looking for direction many solutions are being offered. Much of what is coming forth are solutions sourced in historic remedies that were used in the...
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 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...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 26, 2015 | Apostle, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Wisdom
I have come to dislike the word “metrics” – a word used by organizations to measure people and the success of their efforts. It is a business term that has crept into conversations within the church, especially where organizations need to measure a...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2015 | Apostle, Change, Culture, Deliverance, Destiny, Forgiveness, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Pride, Revival, Trust
Some of you have felt like you are being forced to live inside a motionless spiritual reservoir when you know God has asked you to be a mighty river of His presence. You have allowed the expectations of people and religious organizations to become a dam holding you...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 28, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Family, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Teaching, Trust, Wisdom
About thirty years ago, I was a young pastor sitting in a long and spirited business meeting during our yearly denominational convention. A topic on the agenda was getting some heated response from the floor of the convention body. My pastor, Roy Hicks,...
