by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2017 | Church, Courage, Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Truth, Word
Have you ever heard someone say, “If it’s not in the Bible, I won’t believe it!” While I understand the desire for truth expressed in that statement, we need to understand a much larger reality about Jesus who is the Word and the partial presentation of His life given...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2017 | Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Discipline, Forgiveenss, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Power, Relationships
The second chapter of John is filled with contrasts. It starts out with Jesus changing water into wine and ends with Jesus using a whip to clear out the moneychangers from the Temple. There seem to be two camps in the Church. On one hand, you have those who love a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2017 | Church, Faith, Favor, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Reformation
In each reformation of the Church, two doorways will appear. One door will be labeled Fear and the other Faith. In some ways, these two doorways can look similar unless properly discerned. The door of fear is framed with the appealing familiarity of a religious...
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 | Mar 10, 2017 | Church, Deliverance, God, Kingdom, Miracles, Promise, Provision, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare
Recently, I noticed someone was writing on social media about the Throne Room of Heaven. They spelled Throne Room as “Thrown Room.” I am sure it was an example of spell-check-gone-wild. I smiled at the implications. The Throne of Heaven is not a static place. The...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 25, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Evangelism, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Prohecy, Teaching
Have you ever wondered where you fit in the larger picture and function of the Church? You were wired a certain way by God to do unique things in the Kingdom. If you are one who is called to equip the Church to do the work of the ministry here is a simple way to see...
