by Garris Elkins | Nov 3, 2014 | Apostle, Church, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Fathers, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Forgivness, Freedom, Leadership, Mercy
There is a reason Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers” instead of blessed are the peacekeepers. Peacekeeping involves managing a compromise created between two opposing forces in order to manage their unresolved conflict. The issues that create a lack...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 30, 2014 | Apostle, Change, Church, Destiny, Favor, Future, Identity, Leadership
(* The following paragraphs were written by Jan Elkins followed by a word from Rick Joyner about spiritual health in the Church. Jan wrote this word to our leadership team in Medford, Oregon days after we transitioned our leadership to a new team. This is a...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2014 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Future, Holiness, Identity, Kingdom
A 2,000 Year Old Word Of Caution There are times in Church history when we discover the way forward by rediscovering truth that was present in our past. Jude wrote a short letter describing a “salvation we all share”. He said this shared faith was “once...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2014 | Church, Destiny, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Miracles, Supernatural
Whatever happened to the spiritual response called feeling? Some people think our feelings are never accurate and cannot be trusted. These same people are afraid if we allow a person to get in touch with their emotional response to God and life that...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 14, 2014 | Church, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Pentecost, Supernatural
On June 4, 1851, three men laid a stone in the west hills of Portland, Oregon that would later become known as the Willamette Stone. The Willamette Stone was used as the initial point of reference for all future land survey measurements taken in Oregon, Washington and...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 10, 2014 | Church, Courage, Leadership, Wisdom
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #20 Avoid Early Criticism Make the choice to not align with the first critical voices that demand your alignment...
