by Garris Elkins | Jul 1, 2015 | Culture, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Humility, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Peace, Promise, Restoration
I remember the first time I heard someone address the futility of a culture war when my pastor Roy Hicks, Jr. said, “You can put a Christian in every position from the local dog catcher to the White House and you will still only have a world system.” I went away from...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 30, 2015 | Culture, God, Peace, Provision, Rest, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Vision., Wisdom
God promised to never leave or forsake His people. He never promised any nation would stand throughout time. Understanding God’s use or lack of use of the word “never” will bring clarity, peace and a renewed perspective to your life and calling. A...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 28, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Family, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Teaching, Trust, Wisdom
About thirty years ago, I was a young pastor sitting in a long and spirited business meeting during our yearly denominational convention. A topic on the agenda was getting some heated response from the floor of the convention body. My pastor, Roy Hicks,...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 15, 2015 | Culture, Freedom, Prophecy
Forty years ago, I was a young police officer trained as a Hostage Negotiator. The new and developing science of hostage negotiation was beginning to find a place in many large metropolitan police agencies across the nation. As negotiators, we were sent...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 1, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecost, Supernatural
This morning, I was reading Acts 7 where Stephen reminded a group of religious leaders of their abandoned history. The actions of Stephen took courage, especially when the existing religious system in his day also controlled the cultural power base. In some faith...
by Garris Elkins | May 17, 2015 | Apostle, Courage, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom, Ministry, Teaching
I love the scriptures. I trust them. The purpose of scripture is to reveal Jesus – the One who is the Word Himself. He was the Word before scripture was penned into existence. He was there before the beginning of everything and He will remain after...
