by Garris Elkins | Aug 4, 2010 | Church, Hope, Humility, Leadership, Prayer
It seems that in each season of breakthrough two things show up – critics and crisis. At our best we will never be able to please all the people all the time. It can be a rude awakening for some to realize that not all people agree with them. The critics, for...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2010 | Church, Leadership, Prayer
This morning, after I spent some time with God, I fired up my computer to check my email and stroll through my social-networking sites. As I read down through my Twitter home page I noticed something CNN had posted about some soon- coming remarks from President Barack...
by Garris Elkins | May 22, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Revival
I have preached Acts 2 so many times that I thought I fully understood what took place that day. The disciples came to the Day of Pentecost already indwelled by the Spirit because Jesus had breathed His Spirit into them in John 20. These same water-baptized and...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2010 | Church, Culture, Hope, Kingdom of God
Jan and I were recently in Northern California for a meeting. The next day, after the meeting was over, we departed for the drive home. As I navigated the city streets I saw a homeless person across the lanes of traffic on the sidewalk. This person was pushing a...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2010 | Church, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Revival
(I posted these “50 Days of Pentecost” on my Facebook wall for the 50 days between Easter and the Day of Pentecost in 2010 as a reminder of the powerful spiritual DNA that the Foursquare Church carries. Each entry was taken from the book, “This is...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Prophetic, Revival
Each Tuesday morning I gather with a group of people in our sanctuary to pray. This time is open for everyone. For the first half hour we play worship music and bath ourselves in God’s presence. The last half hour we pray, prophesy, confess or simply yield...
