by Garris Elkins | May 4, 2017 | Gifts, Holy Spirit
Every gift, every talent, every one of the five equipping gifts, and every ministry in the Church must filter its function and interaction with people through the fruit of the Spirit or it will become abusive, insensitive and separate. If you want to learn how to...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2017 | Courage, Gifts, Power, Supernatural, Word
Jan and I were driving home after five days on the road. Ahead of us on the freeway, I saw the flashing yellow lights on two escort vehicles. One escort was in front and the other at the rear of a diesel truck towing a large lowboy trailer. Atop the trailer was the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2017 | Culture, Five-fold, Gifts
The Lord has birthed a new book in my heart. Several months ago, my friend, Denny Cline, invited me to speak at the Northwest Reformation Summit in Albany, Oregon. We just concluded the final conference session last night. What a powerful time! In the months of prayer...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2017 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gifts, Hope, Intimacy, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Teaching
Last night, I was teaching a prophetic class in the school of ministry at Life Church in Salem, Oregon. Jan and I met some wonderful people who are hungry for God. Normally when I speak somewhere, my books are made available for sale. A kind woman from the church...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 17, 2017 | Gifts, Intimacy, Jesus, Prayer, Redemption, Thankfulness, Trust
There are people who make a living as professional line sitters. These line sitters stand in place for people who don’t want to wait in line for the release of a new product or for tickets to an upcoming Broadway performance. One man in New York who was waiting in...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 12, 2017 | Deliverance, Freedom, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Pentecost, Power, Spiritual Warfare
One of my duty assignments as a cop was in the Detective Bureau. We wore suits and sports coats. Underneath my coat and resting on my belt was a holster holding my handgun, spare ammunition, and handcuffs. I still owned one of those sports coats when I entered...
