by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2011 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Revival
Recently, Jan was rearranging our library. She found a book I thought I had sent to the Foursquare Church headquarters in Los Angeles 15 years ago to archive in the Foursquare Heritage library. But here it was, unsent after all these years, containing a wonderful and...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 8, 2011 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Revival
Recently, the Lord spoke to my heart and said, This is a time for expansion.I am about to move My people into a new experience with My presence.I need them to be mobile and ready to move with Me. The tent of My presence is expanding. Pull up thetent pegs that lie...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 29, 2011 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Revival, Vision.
We are at the beginning of an outpouring of God’s presence that insightful voices are defining as the Third Great Awakening. This is an outpouring that will require us to be specific in our faith if we are to move in concert with the Holy Spirit. Heaven is...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 16, 2010 | Church, Hope, Leadership, Prophetic, Revival
2011 will be a year of change and transition within the Church. This change and transition has already taken place in the spiritual realm. In the coming year these changes will become visible within the Church in greater measure. I am seeing four areas of change and...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2010 | Faith, Hope, Revelation, Revival
Sociologists and cultural pollsters don’t work with initial revelation – they study the history of past events. Those who leave a mark in this life walk into a developing history that is uncharted and undefined. Our heroes of faith are those who stepped...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 3, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revival
Pentecost in its purest form is transferable across all models of ministry, Pentecostalism is not. Pentecost is what God did on the Day of Pentecost. Pentecostalism is a narrow human interpretation of the moving of God’s Spirit. The “isms” of ministry have...