by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2018 | Five-fold, Freedom, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Wisdom
Of all the gifts of the Spirit, the gift of prophecy has the ability to be hijacked more easily than other gifts. When an audience is pursued by a prophet at some point a temptation will be offered for them to use the same intriguing sources of information the world...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2018 | Gifts, Kingdom of God, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
Have you considered that all the flak flying through the spiritual air at this moment might be the disintegrated remnants of a work of hell that God has dismantled? Sometimes we miss what is actually taking place in a season of intense spiritual warfare because our...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Obedience, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Transition, Worship
We talk a lot about bringing Heaven to Earth, and rightly so. That one experience can change everything. But, what are we going to do with Heaven once it arrives? Heaven and its accompanying glory do not arrive on Earth so that we can attend yet another impactful...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 15, 2018 | Apostle, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Reformation, Revival, Spirit, Teaching
On July 15, 1,700 lightning strikes occurred in our region sparking fires that will most likely burn into the fall with no immediate end in sight. Two huge wildfires have now merged to create a conflagration of great concern. Our valley has experienced only a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2018 | Creativity, Discipline, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holiness, Humility, Pride, Revelation, Teaching, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Even though I have been writing and speaking for many years, I am still surprised where my words, either in script or video, end up. With the advent of socil media, it is easy to create a “trophy case” displaying where some of these words have been delivered. That...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 12, 2018 | Change, Church planting, Culture, Evangelism, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Peace, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Vision., Wisdom
Delusion and deception are beginning to drain away to reveal the truth of God. A deluding spirit has been sowing deception in the hearts of people for a very long time. This deception is so great that those held under its spell have been blinded to an emerging...
