by Garris Elkins | Dec 21, 2014 | Culture, Gifts, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Prophecy, Resurrection, Supernatural, Vision.
Recently, I was helping a family prepare the memorial service for their son who had suddenly died. As we put together the elements of the service the mother of the young man began to tell me stories from his life. The young man had experienced a challenging...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 8, 2014 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future, Humility, Intimacy, Joy, Peace, Prayer, Promise, Provision, Rest, Restoration, Supernatural, Thankfulness, Worship
When the Word says a peace is available that is beyond your current ability to understand it does not mean this peace is something you are not able to experience. The offer of God’s peace is not put out in front of you as something unattainable that continues to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2014 | Faith, Miracles, Provision, Restoration, Supernatural, Trust
You are holding one small seed of faith in your hand. Before you an immense and unplanted field of opportunity exists. Your seed looks insignificant compared to the size of the field. God is about to change your understanding of potential. God is asking you to walk...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2014 | Church, Destiny, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Miracles, Supernatural
Whatever happened to the spiritual response called feeling? Some people think our feelings are never accurate and cannot be trusted. These same people are afraid if we allow a person to get in touch with their emotional response to God and life that...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 14, 2014 | Church, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Pentecost, Supernatural
On June 4, 1851, three men laid a stone in the west hills of Portland, Oregon that would later become known as the Willamette Stone. The Willamette Stone was used as the initial point of reference for all future land survey measurements taken in Oregon, Washington and...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2014 | Faith, Identity, Miracles, Pentecost, Spirit, Supernatural, Trust
As you mature as a follower of Christ you will learn how to trust your gut instinct – your intuition. Some in the Church resist this kind of thinking because it lacks an outward image of spirituality. There are two kinds of intuition. There is a natural intuition...
