by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2015 | Apostle, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Identity, Leadership, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
When I was a young man in my 20’s, I was a police officer. I served for 9 years and then God changed the direction of my life and for the last 34 years, I have been a pastor. Those 9 years deeply impacted my life. To this day, I see life through the lens...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2014 | Eternity, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Ministry, Miracles, Obedience, Pentecost, Power, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare
The heavens above us were opened once and for all when Jesus rose from the dead. Because of His resurrection, each believer now lives under an open heaven. The heavens do not open or close based on our disobedience. Heaven is not in submission to human disobedience....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 9, 2014 | Obedience, Power, Promise, Provision, Restoration, Spirit, Trust, Wisdom
This morning, as I lay in bed in the darkness, my first conscious thought was an image. I knew what I was beginning to see was important and needed to be remembered in detail. I waited and let the image fully develop before I rose in order to write down what I...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 6, 2014 | Gifts, Healing, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power
As a young man, I trained in several forms of martial arts. My last sensei (teacher) was a man we respectfully called, “Sensei Montero”. He was a humble man who carried advanced black belt degrees in several different fighting styles. He was what some would...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Miracles, Power, Revival
You have entered a season of unusual harvest. You thought that once you harvest this current crop you would need to plow again and sow more seed, but God has another plan. As you enter your field of labor and begin to harvest this current crop another crop will...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecost, Power
You just had one of those nudges of God’s Spirit that felt like a small wind disturbing a leaf and blowing it across your path. This kind of impression would not normally be anything of importance, but you are beginning to realize it was God speaking to you....
