by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2016 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Discipleship, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Promotion, Revival
God is leading His people to a new place. This will require a fresh anointing of God’s Spirit in those places where we have allowed our experience with God to become dry. Without that fresh anointing we will remain immobilized and unable to move forward to complete...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Faithfulness, Fear, Promotion, Trust, Worship
When we started in ministry, I had to do everything. In the early months of our first church plant, I was leading worship along with being the church janitor, preacher and everything else required at the beginning of a new ministry. Leading worship was an...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2016 | Apostle, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom of God, Transition
Twenty-five years ago the Lord gave me four questions to ask myself. At the time, I Jan and I were between assignments and served for a short season on the staff of a large church. One day, I introduced the four questions at a staff meeting as a way to keep...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Discipleship, Faithfulness, Favor, Humility, Integrity, Mercy, Revelation
I remember when I wrote my first book, Prayers from the Throne of God. It was like having your first baby. Your whole life is focused on the creation and delivery of something new. When the book was finished, I felt the Lord ask me to ask Pastor Jack Hayford write the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Family, Future, Hope, Prayer, Promotion, Restoration, Transition
Crossing New Frontiers 2016 marks 170 years since the Applegate Wagon Train crested the Cascade Mountain Range near Ashland, Oregon and a weary band of pioneers viewed the beautiful Rogue Valley for the first time. These were brave pioneers who accepted a risky...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2016 | Courage, Faithfulness, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Prophecy, Revelation, Word
As young Samuel learned to speak for the Lord the scripture says of him, “As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.” (I Samuel 3:19) God is not looking for spectacular people – He is looking for people who are...
