by Garris Elkins | May 23, 2019 | Apostle, Discipleship, Gifts, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Revival, Supernatural
A few decades ago, a local church that believed in the supernatural works of God self-described itself as Full Gospel. The term noted an on-going belief in the supernatural works of God including the function of all the gifts of the Spirit. They did not believe in a...
by Garris Elkins | May 17, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Death, Discernment, Faith, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
In the classic western, Tombstone, Wyatt Earp played by actor Kurt Russell, walks into a bar that used to have more business and a gentrified clientele to see it virtually empty and barely surviving. Customers had been chased off by a bully who sat each day at a card...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2019 | Dreams, Father, Fathers, Freedom, Gifts, Humility, Integrity, Intimacy, Obedience, Pentecost, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
When Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters golf tournament this weekend, CBS headlined his victory with the words, “The Return to Glory.” At age 43 and 11 years since his last major victory, along with a life filled with disappointment and injury, some sports announcers...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 11, 2019 | Creativity, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Kingdom of God, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
The realities of God are so far beyond our wildest imagination that unless He reveals Himself to us we would remain unknowing. God has been revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and in the evidence of His creation. Using a collection of telescopes scattered around...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2019 | Courage, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Healing, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom, Women
You have wisely closed off an area of your life. This is a time for only you and the Lord to have access to that wounded place while it is being restored. You have needed time to heal. I was hiking to a high point overlooking the trail system above our home and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 2, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Revelation, Truth, Wisdom
In the affairs of life, it is God who will have the last word. At best, prophets only prophesy in part no matter how accurate a prophecy might appear. We are messengers who carry a small part of a greater revelation known only to God. God not only saves the best for...
