by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Family, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Miracles, Obedience, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
During World War II, my uncle Dan served in the Army. He carried a Thompson submachine gun and was on the front end of some of the major campaigns in the Pacific. I remember as a kid cutting weeds on his ranch in McArthur, California with a Japanese officer’s sword he...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 1, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Transition
Each year, I have the honor to work with pastors and churches in transition to new leadership. It’s not difficult to work out the practical elements of a transition plan. The challenge comes in the transition we discover that the pastor, a member of the leadership...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 1, 2017 | Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
What was previously hidden is about to be revealed. What was spoken behind closed doors will be shouted in the city streets. God is about to release supernatural revelation to bring freedom to individuals, cities, and nations. When Jan and I planted our first church...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 29, 2017 | Future, Leadership, Miracles, Power, Provision, Tranistion
I was taken high above a very challenging situation. I was looking down on a house whose roof had been removed revealing the walls that separated each room. Then I saw a person in the interior of the house wondering how they would get out of a very imprisoning...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2017 | Apostle, Culture, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership
Glenn Burris leads the Foursquare Church as its President. Jan and I have been pastors in the Foursquare Church for almost 40 years. Foursquare is an international family of churches founded in the 1920″s by Aimee Semple McPherson. Glenn wrote a very...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 21, 2017 | Apostle, Five-fold, Leadership, Teaching, Word
I have read through the Scriptures many times from Genesis to Revelation. Over the years, I have enjoyed the tactile nature of a genuine leather-bound Bible. For the last few months, I have not held a Bible. In fact, I am not reading the Scriptures, I am listening to...
