by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2012 | Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Revelation, Vision.
This week, I am preparing to teach out of Mark 3 where two groups of people have expressed personal opinions about Jesus. His family thought He had lost His mind and they wanted to “rescue” Him from His ministry. The teachers of religious law...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2012 | Faith, Future, Hope, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
“A Choice within a Choice” is a short video excerpt from a message I shared during the Sunday morning service at New Hope in Salem, Oregon. It is about making personal decisions within the larger decisions God has already...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Repentance, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transtion
Most of us walk around with labels attached to our lives. Some of these labels were attached to us by our parents others were attached in seasons of personal failure or by unresolved fears that currently inhabit our lives. We will live out the false...
by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2012 | Faith, Hope, Identity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Obedience
Many people are crossing spiritual frontiers. People are leaving old seasons of life and entering new ones. It is important to understand what is taking place in these passages. One of the most profound crossings ever made was when the nation of Israel walked...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2012 | Future, Hope, Leadership, Transition, Verse, Vision.
Older preachers like me see the treadmills of passing ministry as foisted rides in some clergy amusement park. To roller coaster rides of success we were drawn the rising then the falling, stars on the upward climb the ticking, clacking sounds of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2012 | Hope, Humility, Identity, Leadership, Restoration
One of the interesting things I have noticed in my years of public ministry are the different ways people can choose to see the life of a leader. On one hand, someone loves and respects you and says nice things, and on the other hand, someone else makes unkind...
