by Garris Elkins | Feb 7, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Ministry
When Jesus taught about new wineskins, He wasn’t referring to the latest model of ministry. He was talking about the condition of our hearts. From a repurposed heart will flow new ways of relating to a culture that creates models of ministry to serve the purposes of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 3, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation
A prophecy was delivered by the late Bob Jones, noting that when the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, it will mark the beginning of a revival. For some, prophetic words spark a negative knee-jerk response. No matter how accurate a prophet might be, there will...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 1, 2020 | Change, Culture, Dreams, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Supernatural, Teaching
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the edge of the ever-expanding frontier of God’s revelation on Earth? Our place on that frontier is where we partner with God’s Spirit to accomplish the goal of the Great Commission – to make...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2020 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Supernatural
In a recent TED Talk, the presenter shared that, at some point in the future, hundreds upon hundreds of generations from today, we might travel into the far reaches of space in unimaginably powerful vehicles. Rockets that currently propel us using traditional sources...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2020 | Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
God is increasing your capacity for spiritual warfare. What worked in the past will not be sufficient to engage the battles in your future. This increased capacity is a work of God, not a capacity you can produce. When I was a cop, one of my fellow officers got in a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Transition, Truth
Exploring the expanding edge of revelation is accomplished through imagination and faithful obedience, not by our preferred theology, the most advanced forms of scholarship, or a developed intellect. As valuable as those three things can be, it is faith and faith...
