by Garris Elkins | Jun 6, 2025 | Prophetic
I explained to Jan what I was doing when I was sharpening a knife: “A dull knife is useless.” Without a sharp blade, a dull knife cannot fulfill its purpose. Hope is what keeps the blade of our faith sharp. Hopelessness dulls our spiritual knife, making us unable to...
by Garris Elkins | May 20, 2025 | Prophetic
When Jan and I pray for people who do not know the Lord, we specifically pray that the veil of their unbelief would be removed. Our prayer is simple: “Lord, make yourself known to them.” When that blinding veil is removed, remarkable results have happened....
by Garris Elkins | Dec 17, 2024 | Prophetic
When Jesus returned to Nazareth, His hometown, He was not accepted. The residents had known Jesus and his family. When Jesus spoke, the people of Nazareth were amazed and asked, “Where did He get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles” (Mark...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2024 | Prophetic
We become evidence of God’s transforming power when we believe in Jesus and His teaching. That alignment marks us and will take our faith into dangerous territory because hell does not want us to become a living advertisement of Jesus’ power. Hell will do...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 21, 2024 | Prophetic
We need to be careful of what we attach the word “believe” to because as the title of this message indicates, we can believe a lie embedded in our false belief thinking it to be true. The word “believe”, as it is used in Scripture, is attached primarily to the name...