by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2016 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy
I saw the image of a person walking down a busy street with ear buds in both ears. They were looking down at the pavement as they walked. The person was unable to hear the sounds around them because of the pre-programmed music they had chosen to fill their ears....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2016 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Discipleship, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Promotion, Revival
God is leading His people to a new place. This will require a fresh anointing of God’s Spirit in those places where we have allowed our experience with God to become dry. Without that fresh anointing we will remain immobilized and unable to move forward to complete...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2016 | Deliverance, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Pentecost, Power, Spiritual Warfare
When I was a young pastor a woman began to attend our church. In the community she was known as a fire-starter. She used demons, not matches, to start fires. People spoke of her demonic talent in hushed, fear-based conversations. Since she had moved to our area two...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Healing, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). The SLA was the premier domestic terror group in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of bank robberies...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Healing, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army – the SLA. The SLA was the premier domestic terror unit in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They eventually kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2016 | Church, Eternity, Gifts, Miracles, Power, Prohecy, Revival
As a kid living in Central California, I learned to surf at Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz. The old timers taught me that waves arrive in sets. These sets contain several waves and many times the last wave was the largest. You had to wait for the next set to arrive if...
