by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Peace, Provision, Tranistion, Vision., Worship
When Jan and I moved to southern Oregon 20 years ago, we spent our days off driving around the area looking for a home to purchase. In our initial search, we found a nice home on some acreage in the hills. While talking with the owner everything seemed well planned...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2019 | Discernment, Family, Father, Fathers, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Intimacy, Peace, Promise, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
Bondage is anything we do to prove our worth. We have nothing to prove. We havebeen placed in Jesus at the right hand of the Father in eternity. In that place, we are full and complete in Christ. We live this current life from the reality of that present...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 21, 2019 | Resurrection, Word, Worship
This morning at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon, I was undone emotionally. The worship team took us to the heights of worship with the passion of their hearts and the excellence of their musical skill. As the worship team sang about Jesus taking His first...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 21, 2019 | Eternity, Faith, Fear, Future, Grace, Kingdom of God, Redemption, Resurrection, Supernatural, Truth, Worship
This morning, I walked outside and stood on our front porch while it was still dark. I wanted to experience the predawn environment of the first Easter morning when Mary Magdalene came to visit the Lord’s tomb. Scripture says, “Early on Sunday morning, while it was...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 11, 2019 | Creativity, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Kingdom of God, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
The realities of God are so far beyond our wildest imagination that unless He reveals Himself to us we would remain unknowing. God has been revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and in the evidence of His creation. Using a collection of telescopes scattered around...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 8, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Eternity, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Reconciliation, repentance. hope future, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
The phrase uttered by Jesus “Get behind me, Satan!” was spoken in response to a comment made by Peter in a moment of bravado. The rebuke took place when Peter tried to interfere with Jesus going to Jerusalem to encounter the Cross. Jesus had just told His disciples He...
