by Garris Elkins | Mar 19, 2015 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Humility, Leadership, Revival, Supernatural, Tranistion
I heard the Lord say, “Some things are coming apart.” Those words rolled around in my mind as the wheels of my bicycle rolled me along the road’s edge on my daily workout. My route was an 18 mile round trip. In both directions of travel, I saw bolts of all different...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 22, 2015 | Faith, Hope, Trust
Several years ago, a friend and I were flying into Eugene, Oregon for ministry at a local church. I was piloting a high-performance single engine airplane that was based at the Burbank, California airport. When we departed Burbank the local weather was...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Identity, Kingdom, Provision, Redemption, repentance. hope future, Sacrifice
I was raised by parents who lived through the Great Depression. My father had to hop the rails for 9 years looking for work and food. My mother was part of a divorced family who struggled to make ends meet in the segregated South of the 1930’s after my...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 3, 2015 | Death, Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Fathers, Forgivness, Joy, Kingdom, Love, Mercy, Peace, Redemption, Rest, Resurrection, Transtion
Recently, I was invited to preach in a church here in Oregon. During worship, I saw an image that was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. I was shown the arrival of a believer into eternity. There was immense joy within the image. Jesus...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 26, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Identity, Leadership, Ministry, Resurrection, Revival
When you began your journey of faith in Christ you were given everything up front. You were given a full measure of the Holy Spirit. You were given all the gifts of the Spirit and all the authority needed to establish God’s Kingdom on earth as it is in...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2015 | Apostle, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power, Prayer, Prohecy, Promise, Prophetic, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I remember talking with someone who had been educated in Cultural Anthropology. He described something called, “The God Line”. As a missionary in Africa this man used that culture to define for me what he meant. He said in African culture everything...
