by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2017 | Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Discipline, Forgiveenss, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Power, Relationships
The second chapter of John is filled with contrasts. It starts out with Jesus changing water into wine and ends with Jesus using a whip to clear out the moneychangers from the Temple. There seem to be two camps in the Church. On one hand, you have those who love a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2017 | Courage, Gifts, Power, Supernatural, Word
Jan and I were driving home after five days on the road. Ahead of us on the freeway, I saw the flashing yellow lights on two escort vehicles. One escort was in front and the other at the rear of a diesel truck towing a large lowboy trailer. Atop the trailer was the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2017 | Discipleship, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power, Prayer, Prohecy
Each new season of life and ministry will create a new form of language. Learning a new language will require a new vocabulary from which to draw our definitions. God releases this new vocabulary to help us define what He is about to release. The introduction of a new...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Joy, Leadership, Peace, Power, Revelation, Wisdom
As someone indwelled by God’s Spirit you can always find the way forward. There is never a time when you will be spiritually blind. Faith has given you the ability to move forward when no natural indicators are present to reveal your next step. As someone indwelled by...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2017 | Dreams, Faith, Kingdom, Power, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
Last night, I had a very vivid dream. In the dream, I experienced bright colors and actual conversations just like I was awake. I drove down a new road that has just been excavated leading to a hidden camp secreted in the heart of a city. An armed guard sat on my...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 1, 2017 | Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom, Ministry, Power, Spiritual Warfare
There was a conversation I had with each rookie cop I trained. On the first night, before we stepped into our patrol car, I said, “I am going home alive tonight and I am not going to let you get us killed.” What I meant was until they learned how to survive on the...
