by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2015 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Provision, Resurrection, Transition
Your life has been repositioned in a dramatic fashion. A decision was made that has thrust you outside the familiar sphere of a known relationship and an established influence. This was not the act of a single person or group of people. This was a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Ministry
The word “excellence” in the language of the New Testament has been translated in several ways. It can mean “goodness”, “the manifestation of God’s power” or “a miracle”. In our pursuit of excellence within the church we should never allow excellence to...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2015 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Leadership, Ministry, Promise, Provision, Rest, Tranistion
God is about to advance the unknown ones. These unknown ones are those outside the lines of historic pedigree and assumed inheritance. God is about to raise people up and lift them over the manmade restrictions that previously stood in their way. God will place them...
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...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2015 | Apostle, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Identity, Leadership, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
When I was a young man in my 20’s, I was a police officer. I served for 9 years and then God changed the direction of my life and for the last 34 years, I have been a pastor. Those 9 years deeply impacted my life. To this day, I see life through the lens...
