by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Leadership, Promotion, Reformation
God puts people in places of authority for purposes we may never fully understand. Whether they remain in that position for the full course of God’s intended purpose, on the one hand, is a choice they must make, but ultimately God will determine the longevity of their...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2020 | Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Faith
I’ve noticed something, or rather, had it confirmed once again. In a time of peace or when no global trauma is taking place, smartasses have an audience. They are like the schoolyard bully no one confronts, until one day when someone does, and then they are no longer...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2020 | Change, Church, Creativity, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment
Globally, people have been pressed into forced isolation. They can’t go to work. Most of their favorite stores and restaurants are closed. The kids are home 24/7, and the familiar forward motion of life has come to a standstill. The cessation of our normal...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 18, 2020 | Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Power, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
This morning as Jan and I shared communion together, we were praying for some of you and for the institutions of our nation. During our communion prayer at 6:19 a.m., I heard the word, “Backfire!” Perverse political and religious spirits with unrighteous agendas...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Kingdom of God, Spiritual Warfare
The Lord is issuing new credentials of authority during this time of social isolation. They will be used once we exit the current season and enter a new season soon to be revealed. The new credentials will be issued to those who have not wasted this time...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Death, Deliverance
The masked and unresolved fears people carried with them during the last season of life before COVID-19 paid a visit have now attached themselves to this virus. Unreason is ramping up and gaining more control with each passing day. While this constriction...
