1. mountain moving faith

2. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.“
(Daniel 3:17-18)

3. To one person there is given through the same Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge, to another faith, to another gifts of healing….
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing (1 Cor 12:8; 13:2)

4. “Paul presumably has in mind that mysterious surge of confidence which sometimes arises within a man or woman in a particular situation of need or challenge and which gives him or her an otherly certainty that God is about to act through a word or through an action (such as laying hand on someone sick)”
(James Dunn)

5. “The gift of faith is a supernatural certainty given by the Holy Spirit to some members of the body of Christ. This certainty is an unshakeable confidence that God is about to resolve a seemingly impossible situation for the edification of the church” (Mark Stibbe)

6. The process of faith
how faith works

7. Hear it
‘The Lord said to Moses…’ (Num 13:1)

8. See it
‘Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. See what the land is like – people strong or weak – few or many – what kind of towns are there – unwalled or fortified – fertile or poor – bring back some fruit’
(Num 13:1; 18-20)

9. ‘Caleb said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it” (Num 13:30)
Say it & seize it