by Garris Elkins | Jan 29, 2011 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Revival, Vision.
We are at the beginning of an outpouring of God’s presence that insightful voices are defining as the Third Great Awakening. This is an outpouring that will require us to be specific in our faith if we are to move in concert with the Holy Spirit. Heaven is...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2011 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership
I recently posted the following on my Facebook wall: “Missional” is a buzz word in church leadership circles. According to the Book of Acts, is it possible to be ‘missional’ without a visible demonstration of God’s supernatural signs and...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 3, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revival
Pentecost in its purest form is transferable across all models of ministry, Pentecostalism is not. Pentecost is what God did on the Day of Pentecost. Pentecostalism is a narrow human interpretation of the moving of God’s Spirit. The “isms” of ministry have...
by Garris Elkins | May 22, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Revival
I have preached Acts 2 so many times that I thought I fully understood what took place that day. The disciples came to the Day of Pentecost already indwelled by the Spirit because Jesus had breathed His Spirit into them in John 20. These same water-baptized and...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2010 | Church, Culture, Hope, Kingdom of God
Jan and I were recently in Northern California for a meeting. The next day, after the meeting was over, we departed for the drive home. As I navigated the city streets I saw a homeless person across the lanes of traffic on the sidewalk. This person was pushing a...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2010 | Church, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Revival
(I posted these “50 Days of Pentecost” on my Facebook wall for the 50 days between Easter and the Day of Pentecost in 2010 as a reminder of the powerful spiritual DNA that the Foursquare Church carries. Each entry was taken from the book, “This is...
