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...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Truth
A message of contempt will always create barrenness in the life of those who are swayed by its content. No matter how strong an opinion or well-researched a position might be, a message of contempt does not contain the seed of life. A barren epitaph was...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 10, 2020 | Father, Freedom, Future, God, Grace, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Prophecy, Prophetic, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
This morning in prayer, I saw an image of the Lord seated at a chessboard. The chess pieces were ornate and represented the nations of the earth. I looked to see who His opponent was and realized he was so insignificant in comparison to God that I could not even see...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Reformation, Teaching, Truth, Word
While the faith once delivered to the Church is unchangeable and true, our ability to grasp the fullness of that faith may not happen in a single generation. What one generation considered either true or false based on personal or cultural interpretation might be...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Freedom, God, Healing, Holiness, Justice, Kingdom of God, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word
I was talking to someone recently and shared with them whenever God begins to move, there will always be a mixture of opposing spiritual forces. This is what took place in Acts 16 between Paul and a fortune teller. Paul confronted the demon speaking through the woman,...
