by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2020 | Courage, Deliverance, Healing, Honor, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
There are times when a punch to the nose of a bully is all that will stop their quest for dominance. As a chubby insecure pre-puberty kid, I remember landing a punch on the nose of our playground bully after repeated calls for him to leave me and others alone. After...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Five-fold, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God
A few years ago, we hired an arborist to trim some large trees that surround our home. The arborist looked up at our largest tree and said, “It would be good to thin some of the branches so the wind can move through the tree.” The model of the Western Church is...
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 | Jul 12, 2020 | Church, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
If division among believers is not reconciled, dismemberment will soon follow. The Lord does not want His body slashed, cut, and abused by the blade of our most heartfelt opinions, no matter how valid those opinions might appear. As the physical body can heal...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Culture, Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Revelation, Spirit
Over the last 40 years, I have seen faith come in a variety of packaged forms. These packages of faith are created geographically, socially, and by the requirements for employment. This packaging takes place in local churches, denominations, and groups with shared...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Healing, Justice, Kingdom of God, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
The “Don’t” and “Why” of Life I DON’T confess my sins against my wife to clean the relational slate and just move on. I confess my sins to honor her and the Lord. I DON’T work out just to stay in physical and emotional shape. I work out so I can stay in a fight as...
