by Garris Elkins | Nov 25, 2024 | Prophetic
One of my favorite holiday treats comes from the leftover pieces of pie dough that Jan forms into little rolls filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. They are an anticipated joy that appears each year at this time when Jan makes the crusts for her holiday pies. She has...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 25, 2024 | Prophetic
Years ago, in a formative season of ministry, Jan and I were wronged by another pastor. We were betrayed. I remember the night we got the phone call telling us what this person was doing and saying about us publicly. We were hundreds of miles away. We felt helpless....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2024 | Prophetic
We become evidence of God’s transforming power when we believe in Jesus and His teaching. That alignment marks us and will take our faith into dangerous territory because hell does not want us to become a living advertisement of Jesus’ power. Hell will do...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2024 | Prophetic
Jesus wasn’t just a kind humanitarian. He was God in the flesh. Declaring that truth offends an unwilling hearer and those who have a compromised understanding of Jesus. We have nothing to offer if our message does not include both an understanding and a demonstration...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 22, 2024 | Prophetic
Jesus was on a mission that was not popular, even among His earliest disciples. His mission and the timing of its revelation were based on the Father’s will, not on people’s needs or expectations. The Father confirmed Jesus who through signs, wonders, and...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2024 | Prophetic
Demanding to have the last word in a disagreement is not evidence of God’s wisdom. It only proves we still have work to do in our hearts before we can experience and release the wisdom of God. “If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable...
