by Garris Elkins | Oct 30, 2012 | Evangelism, Faith, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Prayer, Revival
Recently, I was channel surfing and came upon the end of a NASCAR race. The winning driver crossed the finish line and took his victory lap. After the victory lap he pulled into the Winner’s Circle. What happened next was interesting. Once his car...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2012 | Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation
Today, there are many formulas floating around the American Church promising success. If you do this – that will happen. They don’t require much faith – you simply follow the formula and you will arrive at your spiritual Disneyland. Most of these so-called formulas...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2012 | Future, Hope, Identity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prophetic, Transition
“The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves.” Hebrews 10:1 Jesus cast His shadow from eternity into the history of the Old Testament. The festivals, feasts and observances...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 21, 2012 | Church, Culture, Evangelism, Identity, Kingdom of God, Teaching, Transition, Vision.
When I started in full-time ministry over 30 years ago most of us wore jackets and ties to preach on Sunday morning. Recently, I looked at some old pictures of me back in the early 1980’s and according to the fashion standards of the day we looked just fine....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 11, 2012 | Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom of God, Leadership
“And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.” II Timothy 1:11 When Paul wrote these words to his spiritual son, Timothy, it was the second letter Paul had written bearing Timothy’s name. There is a sense of urgency...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2012 | Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Vision.
When Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany our ministry assignment during that time was to strengthen and encourage churches and leaders in Europe. As we traveled each week we were constantly crossing national borders. More importantly, we were also crossing...
