by Garris Elkins | Nov 26, 2013 | Dreams, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Revelation
Recently I was teaching in a training school for emerging leaders in California. During a question and answer session someone asked me, “What are you seeing for the year 2014?” I responded to the question by saying that at the end of each year I would normally...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 24, 2013 | Faith, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Prophecy, Revival, Teaching
This week, I recorded a thought on my Twitter feed: “A healthy prophetic word will include an element of self-indictment.” The day after I shared that sentence, I was reading in Ezekiel and came across verse ten in chapter three,“Son of man, let all my words sink deep...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Prophecy, Transition
I use the social media tool, Twitter, as a place to park my daily thoughts. Having to limit yourself to the 140 characters required by Twitter has caused many of us to write with greater economy. Our words need to be concise and clear enough to fit within the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2013 | Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Transition
I will never forget the impact our eighth grade graduation speaker had on my young and developing life. The impact was not positive. I only remember the beginning words of his opening sentence. To his credit, he may have said more, but I shut down...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2012 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Family, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prophecy, Transition
2013 will be a year the Church begins to experience the release of a Joseph Anointing. This Joseph Anointing will be like the story recorded in Genesis when God called Joseph from a pit to a palace to help Israel and the surrounding nations survive a coming season of...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2012 | Church, Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Transition, Vision.
Recently, I took part in a conference with people attending from all around the world. The worship was powerful. During one of the morning worship sessions the Lord began revealing to me a developing image of a father’s heart. I saw a father gently pushing one...
