by Garris Elkins | Mar 27, 2015 | Church planting, Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Future, Hope, Kingdom, Love, Promise, Redemption, Sacrifice
A few years ago a much larger picture of Easter emerged for me. I could not understand why it had eluded me for so many years. I came to realize three things in context and in relationship with each other about the Easter story. The...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 25, 2015 | Culture, Evangelism, Faith, Fathers, Future, Gifts, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Provision, Revival, Vision., Word
Be careful of limiting your understanding of God and how He works to only what is written within the pages of scripture. Someone wisely said, “All of the bible is God, but not all of God is in the bible”. Imagine how challenging it would be to press the Almighty...
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 | Mar 13, 2015 | Church, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Identity, Leadership, Rest, Vision.
When I was a young believer, I always admired people who were literalists when it came their understanding of scripture. I felt this way because I thought these people carried a higher level of faith than the rest of us that enabled them to literally believe...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Future, Joy, Kingdom, Leadership, Provision, Rest, Resurrection, Tranistion
I have noticed a common denominator in every successful life-transition. Those who were able to navigate through times of change and come out on the other side emotionally and spiritually healthy understood one profound truth – God is good and He is always...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 28, 2015 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Leadership, Ministry, Revival, Thankfulness, Vision.
I live in the small historic mining town of Jacksonville, Oregon. Our community is immersed in the early history of Oregon. Gold was first discovered here in the 1850’s within a block of our home. Miles of hiking trails form a necklace that surrounds our little town....
