by Garris Elkins | Feb 28, 2017 | Apostle, Church planting, Destiny, Discipleship, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, God, Jesus
A spirit of compromise is descending upon the Church in Western culture. That compromise is not about the lesser things that occupy the mind of some believers like, what to eat, drink and where to go for entertainment. I am speaking of the deepest of all issues of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2017 | Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Future
Each transition of life has an in-between moment. An in-between moment is that space of time between an old and expired season and the approach of something new. The momentum that brought you this far is the result of the faith you exercised in the previous season....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2017 | Creavity, Faith, Hope, Joy, Love, Promise, Relationships, Restoration, Teaching
I talked to a friend who is an accomplished hunter. Each year he successfully harvests both elk and deer. He hunts with a bow and arrow. In order to get within the limited range of his weapon, he must be very aware of how the animals he hunts process a threat. He uses...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2017 | Apostle, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Leadership, prayer repentance hope future, Restoration, Revival, Tranistion
You can have a developed intellect, but not a renewed mind. The opposite is also true. I have talked with kind and wonderful people in the Church who have never allowed their intellect to be developed. They parked on the first step of revelation thinking it was a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Prayer
One of the most dangerous prayers you can pray is, “Come, Holy Spirit, come!” I prayed that prayer this morning at 4:30 a.m. as I drove by a church building in a small Oregon town. Immediately, in the Spirit, I saw the parking lot of the church...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2017 | Church, Destiny, Discipline, Faith, Faithfulness, Holy Spirit, Peace, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
When Jan and I were based in Kingston, Jamaica, we learned a lot about the history of the island. One day, I was speaking with an old-timer who told me about the day when the first traffic signal was installed on the island. If you were to visit Jamaica today, you...
