by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2009 | Culture, Evangelism, Kingdom of God, Leadership
As Jesus was about to leave the earth after His resurrection He set in motion the final preparation of His disciples to carry out His mission on earth. Pentecost was coming soon. In Acts 1:8 Jesus said to His disciples, “But you will receive power when the Holy...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2009 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revival, Vision.
When Jan and I were getting ready to go out and plant our first church our pastor, Roy Hicks Jr., called us into his office for an appointment to solidify some final details before we were deployed. In that conversation Roy asked us if we were ready to pastor and...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2009 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prophetic, Vision.
I don’t know how many times I have read Hebrews chapter 11 – the faith chapter – maybe a hundred times? Each time I savor it’s truth. This morning I just finished reading it again. Part of verse 27 jumped out to greet me in a fresh way. The...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2009 | Holy Spirit, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
Fear is not static or lifeless – it is a presence that wants to draw us into a process of death and separation. The process of fear starts by creating suspicion. Suspicion leads to judgement, and once a judgment has been made, and allowed to create an...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revival
As a young pastor-in-training my ears strained to listen to leaders who seemed to shepherd the church with wisdom. My pastor, Roy Hicks Jr., who pastored Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon, and who is now with the Lord, said something to a group of us about thirty years...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Leadership, Restoration
I have a pastoral coach. In years past I have had those wonderful relationships with other believers where we walked with each other through the seasons of life. Our iron sharpened each others iron. But this is the first time I have ever had a personal coach –...
