by Garris Elkins | Sep 17, 2019 | Prayer, Reformation, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Truth, Wisdom
I’ve had an aggressive and warlike kind of prayer on my mind for the last few days. This is the kind of prayer that that brings down spiritual strongholds and dark power structures like those described by Paul in Ephesians 6. Forty years ago, SWAT teams were still a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Fear, Gifts, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
When the first jet struck the Twin Towers 18 years ago today, I stood stunned as I watched the attack unfold. After the second jet hit the second tower, something paid a visit to my life that had been virtually dormant for 24 years. When the attack took place, it had...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation, Supernatural, Transition, Truth, Worship
We can too easily believe predictions that align with our predisposition or bias on a particular subject. I saw it just this week where a news commentator was predicting the outcome of the next presidential election. I’ve seen it in the predictions made concerning a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Promotion, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
About 30 years ago, I was escorted through the West Wing of the White House. A friend of mine who knew one of President George H. W. Bush’s correspondent secretaries arranged for us to get an after-hours guided tour. During the tour, we came to the Oval...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 29, 2019 | Culture, Dreams, Gifts, Ministry, Miracles, Promise, Revival, Supernatural, Worship
What was burning as a revival fire in the past and appears to have died out has not been fully extinguished. A burning ember of passion always remains. That ember has continued to smolder in the hearts of people waiting for a moment in time, as directed by the Spirit,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2019 | Creativity, Culture, Faith, Gifts, Leadership, Pentecost, Promise, Promotion, Rest, Supernatural, Worship
There seems to be an abundance of 30-day challenges out there. Most of them are great. I want to add one with a different twist. I would like to invite you to commit to pray in the Spirit (tongues) for the next 30 days. Commit to pray this way when you first get in...
