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...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2024 | Prophetic
Our living room window has a bullet hole in it. The shot was aligned to hit precisely where Jan normally sits on our couch. The impact happened overnight a week or so ago, so we did not notice the bullet hole immediately. It had become as they say, “a cold crime...
