by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2012 | Church, Faith, Repentance, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
It doesn’t take long to explore our social media sites and realize in some areas of the Internet you can find conversations that resemble “The New Killing Fields.” These are places where we conveniently destroy another person by accusation and narrow...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2012 | Church, Culture, Faith, Family, Future, Healing, Identity, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Vision.
When I was in Bible College in early 1970’s, I attended a very conservative institution that has changed for the better over the years. I can still remember buying a plastic covered scripture reference note sheet that had one section titled, “Problem...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2012 | Church, Faith, Future, Leadership, Transition
(The following letter was given to the congregation of Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon, on Sunday, November 11, 2012, announcing a coming change in pastoral leadership that will take place in 2015.)...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2012 | Church, Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Transition, Vision.
Recently, I took part in a conference with people attending from all around the world. The worship was powerful. During one of the morning worship sessions the Lord began revealing to me a developing image of a father’s heart. I saw a father gently pushing one...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 30, 2012 | Evangelism, Faith, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Prayer, Revival
Recently, I was channel surfing and came upon the end of a NASCAR race. The winning driver crossed the finish line and took his victory lap. After the victory lap he pulled into the Winner’s Circle. What happened next was interesting. Once his car...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2012 | Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation
Today, there are many formulas floating around the American Church promising success. If you do this – that will happen. They don’t require much faith – you simply follow the formula and you will arrive at your spiritual Disneyland. Most of these so-called formulas...
