by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2018 | Church, Culture, Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Justice, Leadership, Power, Pride, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
The initial indicator that a reformation of culture is actually taking place will not be the arrival of new business models, fair and unbiased news media, creative trends in art and entertainment and so on. These are all by-products of a deeper change. Listen for a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Kingdom of God, Peace, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
On both sides of the political spectrum, we are continually being told by talking heads what we are to be alarmed by. If you have no crisis in your life just tune into your favorite flavor of news commentary and before the first commercial break you will be knee deep...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2018 | Church, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare
A lot of challenging and stressful things are taking place. An abundance of difficulty is moving across the lives of many people. I have friends and ministries in Redding, California who are being devastated by a fire that has been labeled, “Out of Control.” A friend...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2018 | Culture, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
Learn the art of Godly influence. This is not an influence achieved by status or position, but a Spirit-empowered influence that seeks the highest good of an individual and a culture. It is the influence of love. It was an influence gained by the power of love that...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 19, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Trust
Not every dream we have makes sense. Some dreams can be inspired by the Spirit of God or by a work of hell. Still, others can be the result of an over-active imagination or too much pizza right before bed. We need discernment to understand what is taking place in our...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2018 | Culture, Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
We are at a point in our national history where the hot-button issues we currently face appear like the demon-possessed man Jesus met in Mark 5. The demon was the real problem, not the man who carried the dark presence. The fearful culture tried to chain the...
