by Garris Elkins | May 7, 2019 | Deliverance, Dreams, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Justice, Marriage, Mercy, Promise
You have felt surrounded and trapped with no way to escape. You thought this was a work of hell. Just the opposite is true. You rightly perceived you are surrounded, but you are surrounded by the promises of God. They have encircled your life and wait behind a line of...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2019 | Favor, Future, God, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revival, Truth, Vision.
The fulfillment of prophetic words spoken hundreds and even thousands of years ago are arriving at this moment in history. These words were spoken in a distant time and place intended for delivery at this time in our lives. The prophets who uttered these words had no...
by Garris Elkins | May 5, 2019 | Discernment, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Wisdom
Learn the difference between obligation and discernment. Obligation can have you tied to things you need to let go of in order to make this transition. Discernment will invite you to see the new thing God has planned and will give you permission to let go of the past...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Peace, Provision, Tranistion, Vision., Worship
When Jan and I moved to southern Oregon 20 years ago, we spent our days off driving around the area looking for a home to purchase. In our initial search, we found a nice home on some acreage in the hills. While talking with the owner everything seemed well planned...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 26, 2019 | Change, Church, Discernment, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Prayer, Tranistion, Vision.
The Church is not a structure, physically or organizationally. It is organic, incarnational, spiritual, God-breathed, and always open to mobility. The photo depicts one of the structures on the property where our church met for more than 50 years. Over the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2019 | Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Promotion, Provision, Rest, Trust
Once God makes a promise to you that promise will never be able to escape even when it seems to have disappeared from your sight. God has a plan to reconnect you with His promise and experience the joy of its fulfillment. I watched a YouTube video showing a police...
