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 16, 2016 | Destiny, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Prohecy, Revelation, Spirit
When I was a young pastor, I hiked alone to the very crest of the Rocky Mountains that overlooked the Flathead Valley in northwest Montana. Jan and I were pastoring a church in the valley below in the city of Kalispell. As I stood atop the rocky ridgeline to my right...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2016 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Prophecy, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
We are having a succession of events that could resemble a news headline with the title, “The Day After” – The Day After 9/11 – The Day After Paris – The Day After San Bernardino – The Day After Dallas and now, The Day After Nice. Each act of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Healing, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). The SLA was the premier domestic terror group in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of bank robberies...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Healing, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army – the SLA. The SLA was the premier domestic terror unit in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They eventually kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2016 | Apostle, Courage, Destiny, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Prophecy
The Lord spoke a simple phrase to me. He said, “Sharpened voices.” I waited for a moment and He went on to say He has sharpened voices for this moment in our national history to address prophetically the challenging issues we are facing as a nation. These voices have...
