by Garris Elkins | Oct 10, 2013 | Church, Holiness, Humility, Leadership, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
Some Christians throw the word “heresy” around with reckless abandon. It appears in heated conversations over coffee. The word is used each time a revival takes place that confronts and shakes the existing religious establishment. It is used in the script of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 6, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Every 11 years something significant takes place on the Sun – the polar regions reverse. North becomes south and south becomes north. This event takes place at the peak of each solar cycle as the sun’s inner magnetic dynamo re-organizes itself. The...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2013 | Dreams, Future, Hope, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
Last Sunday, Ryan Rhoden was speaking to our church about the transition in leadership that will take place at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon in October of 2014. In his message he said, “It would be unhealthy for us to stay the way we are as a...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 25, 2013 | Church, Culture, Evangelism, Love, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
The Church has not been called, as its first priority, to save nations. The Church has been called to advance God’s Kingdom. In the advancement of God’s Kingdom, nations will eventually be saved. When we reverse this order and mount campaigns of national...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 17, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
I am sensing this is a time for the Church to discover, and for some to rediscover, the significance of where we are currently positioned in heaven, in Christ, at the right hand of the Father. In order to navigate what is before us we must first grasp this truth and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 11, 2013 | Church, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Repentance, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
Many believers are waiting for the “next big thing” God wants to do. The more I think about these “next big thing” mindsets, the more I have come to realize they are illusions. The next big thing God wants to do is witihin my heart and yours. He wants us to obey His...
