by Garris Elkins | Nov 17, 2014 | Church planting, Fear, God, Miracles, Pentecost, Spiritual Warfare, Word
As I listen to conversations taking place across the church, I am not hearing much about the Devil. Please don’t misunderstand what I am about to write. I don’t want to spend each waking hour pondering his presence, but I don’t want to ignore his reality either. ...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 2, 2014 | God, Healing, Peace, Restoration, Worship
Over the years, I have come to realize that silence in the presence of God can be one of the highest forms of worship we will ever experience. In our highly energized church culture we can begin to think we always need to make a sound to express our worship of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2014 | Destiny, Faith, God, Hope, Love, Miracles, Trust
In each journey there will be a time when you run out of road. You will come to a place where no detour is provided, no crossroad exists from which to choose a new direction and no visible roadway is available to find your way forward. You are in one of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 19, 2014 | Faith, Future, God, Hope, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy, Trust
The curtain that separates the known from the unknown is about to fall. This will not be like the controlled lowering of a curtain at intermission in a stage production. The separating curtain that has blinded so many will literally come off its track and fall...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 3, 2014 | Courage, Gifts, God, Honor, Obedience, Trust
Just before you respond to a question there is always a pause. This is where you collect your thoughts to develop your answer. You can tell if the Spirit of God or the spirit of fear is in control based on what takes place in the pause. One kind of pause is...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2014 | Church, Future, God, Pentecost, Transition
A quick shift has taken place. Everything has changed. You didn’t see it coming. You feel like you have been pushed from a familiar room through an unseen doorway into a strange new place. No one asked your permission. It just happened. Nothing looks the same. The...
