by Garris Elkins | Mar 5, 2025 | Prophetic
Unity with the world systems was never God’s original intent for His people. True unity is only possible in Christ. Building the Tower of Babel was an early example of a failed expression of unity. The people had come together in one place to build a “monument...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2025 | Prophetic
Theologians and teachers of God’s word frequently discuss the importance and purpose of the cultural context in which Scripture was written. This is a wise understanding to grasp. It helps us accurately apply Scripture to the cultural context in which the word was...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2025 | Prophetic
Knowing where we came from and discovering our true identity is an important realization. At creation, we were created to bear God’s image: “So, God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God, he created them; male and female he created...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2025 | Prophetic
When I was a street cop, I never quite understood some people’s reactions to me when I had to make an arrest. The popular refrain from those who did not like what they witnessed was, “You’re a pig!” It didn’t occur to them to wait to discover a fuller...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2025 | Prophetic
The Lord wants us to discover and, for some, rediscover the powerful simplicity of worship. We need that simplicity to release the concept of worship to a wider audience than just those who attend our primary worship service. After the fall into sin of Adam and Eve in...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 1, 2025 | Prophetic
Without the Spirit of God inside our lives, motivating us to do the will of the Father, we will manifest a lifeless and wayward expression of God’s Creation. Only the breath of God at work in us is what defines us as the people of God. At the creation of Adam, the...
