by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2015 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Forgivness, God, Honor, Humility, Joy, Leadership, Promise, Provision, Restoration
Developing history is not as clear as recorded history. Looking back in time always provides a much clearer picture than looking forward from within a moment of time that is still developing one step at a time. The people who were involved in the unfolding events of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2015 | Death, Destiny, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Joy, Mercy, Peace, Promise, Resurrection, Tranistion
What makes our belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ so powerful is the resolution it provides for the largest questions we have about life and death. All we believe is crafted around Jesus rising from the dead into new life. No other belief system offers...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 27, 2015 | Church planting, Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Future, Hope, Kingdom, Love, Promise, Redemption, Sacrifice
A few years ago a much larger picture of Easter emerged for me. I could not understand why it had eluded me for so many years. I came to realize three things in context and in relationship with each other about the Easter story. The...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2015 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Leadership, Ministry, Promise, Provision, Rest, Tranistion
God is about to advance the unknown ones. These unknown ones are those outside the lines of historic pedigree and assumed inheritance. God is about to raise people up and lift them over the manmade restrictions that previously stood in their way. God will place them...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 30, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Restoration, Revelation, Thankfulness, Vision.
In the past year the Lord has given me several images of waves and shorelines. Today, I had another maritime image. I saw someone writing a word of promise in the sand between sets of incoming waves. What was written was a deep and personal desire – the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2015 | Apostle, Future, Promise, Provision, Tranistion, Vision.
Recently, I spent time with a young man who had been promoted to a primary leadership role within his technology company. His 30th birthday is still a few years off. This is a heady position for a young man to assume. In our conversation he asked how...
