by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2017 | Church, Destiny, Discipline, Faith, Faithfulness, Holy Spirit, Peace, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
When Jan and I were based in Kingston, Jamaica, we learned a lot about the history of the island. One day, I was speaking with an old-timer who told me about the day when the first traffic signal was installed on the island. If you were to visit Jamaica today, you...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2016 | Apostle, Change, Church, Deliverance, Favor, God, Revelation, Supernatural
Real change, the kind of change that produces a sense of awe, is about to take place. What has transpired on the national stage can become a diversion if we do not see these events with the eyes of the Spirit. While it appears to some that God has made His most...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2016 | Apostle, Church, Destiny, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Leadership
In Johnny Enlow’s insightful book, The Seven Mountain Prophecy, he defines for us the 7 mountains of cultural influence. The 7 mountains are: Media, Government, Education, Economy, Religion, Celebration and Family. God is inviting the Church to stand upon each of...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2016 | Church, Courage, Faith, Gifts, Kingdom of God
Yesterday, I drove by a series of large shipping docks that lined a deep-water port on the Columbia River near Longview, Washington. Shipments from all over the world had made their way to these docks to be unloaded by Longshoreman and sent to various destinations...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 20, 2016 | Church, Culture, Destiny, Faith, Future, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Maybe the hidden blessing at the end of this election cycle will be the sound of the death rattle of false hope. That sound will come with the last exhale of a deception that has been whispered into the ear of the Church hoping we would continue to believe that the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 20, 2016 | Church, Culture, Destiny, Faith, Future, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Maybe the hidden blessing at the end of this election cycle will be the sound of the death rattle of false hope. That sound will come with the last exhale of a deception that has been whispered into the ear of the Church hoping we would continue to believe the...