by Garris Elkins | Apr 8, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Fear, Future, Identity, Kingdom of God, Marriage, Mercy, Obedience, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Wisdom, Word, Worship
There are several bills under consideration in California (AB 1779, 2943, 2119) that would prohibit the church from freely ministering to those in same-sex relationships and gender identity issues, who want to seek help as they process these life-altering decisions....
by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Freedom, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
In our increasingly entrenched world of opinion where we have individually or as a group defined what is true and right according to our preference, familiarity, and bias, it has become increasingly difficult to find common ground. In these opposing and combative...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Restoration, Revelation, Teaching, Wisdom
We are in a unique moment of Church history. The Lord is defining and redefining many things. He is defining the current expansion of His Kingdom that can appear radically new, exploratory and unfamiliar to some. He is also redefining our assumptions and releasing...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 7, 2018 | Apostle, Church planting, Discipleship, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Reformation, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
If you want your voice to make a difference, let it become a consistent sound of hope. Many people misunderstand the nature of prophecy. The highest form of prophetic ministry is not revealing undiscovered facts about someone or making a dramatic proclamation about a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 24, 2018 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, God, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Reformation, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
A small discovery is about to lead to a massive shift in our culture. An uncovering is taking place. As events begin to unfold, look deeper than what is being offered to you as the assumed final word on any subject. If you have trained your eyes to see with the sight...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 18, 2018 | Courage, Discipleship, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Reformation, Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
It can make some theologians nervous to say that good theology is formed from experience. The pages of Scripture are a story of God interacting with people, not a hard and cold set of impersonal facts about God. I formed my theology about God’s goodness at 2:00 am...
