by Garris Elkins | Sep 27, 2020 | Hope, Joy, Miracles, Prayer, Prophetic, Restoration, Supernatural
I’m index finger typing these words on my iPhone because we lost power last night and our house Internet connection is down. Last night someone was fleeing from the police and took down a power pole.At 4:00 am, I walked several blocks to the crash scene and spoke with...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 8, 2020 | Gifts, Power, Prayer, Prophecy, Trust
In every spiritual conflict, there will be a single prayer that will be used by God to bring down the plans of hell. While many will be praying, one prayer from among the many will work its way through all the dark defenses and strike a fatal blow. The death of Ahab,...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 10, 2020 | Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
While there are many practical things we can do to minimize our contact with the deadly virus running rampant through our country, we can ignore the deadlier spiritual virus of fear that is also running rampant. The latter has a greater potential for death because it...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 3, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation
A prophecy was delivered by the late Bob Jones, noting that when the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, it will mark the beginning of a revival. For some, prophetic words spark a negative knee-jerk response. No matter how accurate a prophet might be, there will...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 12, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Prayer
Yesterday, I was walking through a sporting goods store and saw some baseball gloves, aka mitts. It had been years since I held a glove. I picked one up and put it on. As soon as my hand slipped into the glove, I sensed the Lord speaking. He said, “Give Me something...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2019 | Church, Creativity, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Prayer, Promise, Revelation, Sacrifice, Worship
In a dream, I saw a large conference center. It was just used to host a gathering of hundreds of people. When the event was finally over, and all the attendees had departed, a stillness settled over the facility. Looking around the room, I could see it needed...