by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2016 | Church, Culture, Destiny, Favor, Honor, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy, Reconciliation
BREAKING NEWS What if in early in 2017, after a new President of the United States had been in office only a few short weeks, the following news headline was posted by the media? *************** AP) – The President of the United States suffered what appeared to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 23, 2016 | Church, Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Leadership, Relationships, Sacrifice
Jan and I were invited to lunch by our friends, Tim and April Matteson who live in Reno, Nevada. They wanted us to meet Graham Cooke. At lunch we talked about many things. One story really stuck in my mind. When Graham is in his hometown each day he frequents a local...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2016 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Discipleship, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Promotion, Revival
God is leading His people to a new place. This will require a fresh anointing of God’s Spirit in those places where we have allowed our experience with God to become dry. Without that fresh anointing we will remain immobilized and unable to move forward to complete...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2016 | Change, Church, Culture, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Kingdom of God, Promotion, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
In this cycle of American politics we have become a living illustration of the conversation Joshua had with the commander of the Lord’s heavenly army. “Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2016 | Church, Eternity, Gifts, Miracles, Power, Prohecy, Revival
As a kid living in Central California, I learned to surf at Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz. The old timers taught me that waves arrive in sets. These sets contain several waves and many times the last wave was the largest. You had to wait for the next set to arrive if...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2016 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Pride, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
This week, as I prayed for the leaders of churches, denominations and religious organizations, I saw them coming together in a most unusual way. As the image developed, I saw the Lord imbedding magnets of fellowship in one shoulder and plates of receptive steel in the...
