by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Destiny, Kingdom of God, Revival, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
As warm and embracing as our faith might be to us personally, to some, it will come across as strange, insignificant, or even foolish. One reason why we are seeing unhealthy doctrines entering the church is that, in some cases, our core message has been compromised in...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, God, Honor, Humility, Justice, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word
I once knew a young man who was trying to find his voice in the faith community. He was sharp and possessed great potential. I believe he had and still does have a calling on his life. Then he made a turn. He turned toward judgment, the premature kind that immaturity...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Future, Integrity, Leadership, Prophecy, Prophetic, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
If we create a message hoping our audience will accept what we share, and if acceptance becomes our primary motivation, we will eventually compromise truth to hold onto our audience. At some point, we have all been guilty of this transgression. Humility, honesty, and...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2020 | Courage, Discernment, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end” (Matthew 24:6). An unholy alliance of nations is forming, a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
The most dangerous enemy is never the most obvious. He plays the long game. Over time, this kind of enemy will use our naivety, personal compromise, and spiritual blindness to construct his dark plan. The products of this deception are things we would never have...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 13, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Discernment, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Prophecy, Reconciliation, Reformation, Relationships, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
Many of us have lived with a misunderstood interpretation of Proverbs 18:16, “A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.” We thought this verse meant our personal ministry gift is what opens a way for us to gain access to...
