by Garris Elkins | Aug 13, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Church planting, Evangelism, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership
One thing that will emerge from this time of social isolation and cultural shutdown will be a clarification between the Gospel of Salvation and the Gospel of the Kingdom. Those who follow the Gospel of the Salvation believe that Jesus came to Earth solely to lead...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 25, 2020 | Church, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Redemption, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Transition, Vision., Wisdom, Worship
The cultural shift some foretold was coming has already taken place. What we see playing out in the streets, courts, and politics of our nation are manifestations of that change. The smoke of conflict is beginning to drift away, revealing what actually happened when...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2020 | Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Holiness, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation
Each city has dark spirits assigned to them to manifest their power and control in contradiction to the work of God’s Spirit. The identification of these spirits is not accomplished by natural instinct or intuition. They are identified by discernment empowered by the...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Discernment, Dreams, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Reformation, Spirit, Vision., Wisdom
As a new season approaches, the life-assignments of some will make a transition. God is calling a new breed of spiritual scouts who are willing to explore beyond the boundary line that separates the old from the new. Accepting this calling will change...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 8, 2020 | Apostle, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Reformation
My new book, “BEYOND – Exploring the Frontier of God’s Expanding Revelation” is now live on Amazon in the print edition. The Kindle version will be available in the coming weeks.When I wrote the book, I wanted it to be something that would appeal across a broad...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 19, 2020 | Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Spiritual Warfare
In and around our lives, spiritual warfare is constantly being waged. While we fight from a place of victory that never gives us an excuse to live naively disengaged from these battles. That choice will place us and our loved ones in great peril. Disengagement...