by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2018 | Apostle, Discipleship, Father, Freedom, Future, Kingdom of God, Marriage, Relationships, Transition, Trust, Wisdom, Women
A spiritual father or mother must be secure enough in their calling to let their offspring play unsupervised in the real world. This release will reveal if what the parent placed in their children by wise counsel and a loving parenting presence will actually work when...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 16, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
A fresh encounter with the presence of God is coming. Our theologies, our cultural barriers, and our personal opinions will not be able to stand in His way. Time is compressing under the weight of His passion. An explosion of His presence is ready to fill the Earth to...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom of God, Pentecost, Power, Reformation, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
If we are not speaking the truth in love, we need to stop what we are doing and disengage our voice from the conversation. To continue on with an agenda other than the sound of love, we will end up doing more harm than good, all in the name of God. Paul wrote...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Pride, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
A man named Jerry Cook radically changed how I view the Church. Over a span of thirty years, I listened to Jerry speak at conferences and read his writing. I also had the opportunity to sit in several small group settings with Jerry and glean his wisdom. Toward the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 6, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Revival
The Lord wants to heal the Church of an event addiction. We have filled arenas and stadiums at great expense. We have heard the word of the Lord and worshipped with great freedom, and yet our culture has remained largely unchanged. God is inviting His event addicts...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2018 | Apostle, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Provision, Reformation
I was hiking along a deer trail away from roads and civilization. The trail led me through an open prairie where I came across an old foundation. Upon inspection, I found it to be stable and strong. It was covered with moss, but other than the moss and its apparent...