Faith That Moves What You Can’t | Mark 11:20-24

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Our text today is Mark 11:20-24:

As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. — Mark 11:20-24

The fig tree is dead. Withered from the roots up.

The very tree Jesus had cursed the day before is now nothing but dry branches and lifeless bark.

Peter is stunned. But Jesus isn’t.

And Jesus doesn’t say, “Look what I did.” He simply turns to his disciples and teaches them about faith in God. The kind of faith that moves what human strength never could. He speaks of mountains. Obstacles. Impossibilities. And he says, if you believe and do not doubt, it will be done for you.

This isn’t name-it-claim-it theology. It’s an authentic, mountain-moving prayer, rooted not in wishful thinking but in confident trust in God's character and power. Jesus invites us to a faith that doesn’t just believe God exists, but believes God is able. Not a faith that measures the size of the problem by our ability, but one that sees every problem in light of God’s power.

Some things in your life feel too big to move:

That relationship.
That addiction.
That bitterness.
That long-unanswered prayer.

But Jesus says the issue isn’t the size of your obstacle—it’s the object of your faith. The point isn’t to fixate on the mountain. It’s to seek the One who made the mountain. And to trust him, whether the mountain moves or not.

Because faith isn’t confidence in your prayer or in getting what you want.
It’s trust in God’s power, presence, and purpose—no matter what.

#MountainMovingFaith, #PrayBold, #Mark11

ASK THIS:

1. Why did Jesus use the fig tree to teach about faith?
2. What “mountain” are you facing right now?
3. Is your faith focused on results—or on the God who hears?
4. What changes when you trust God's power more than your own?

DO THIS:

Pray boldly today for something that feels too big. Name the mountain—and ask God to move it, then trust Him either way.

PRAY THIS:

Father, I trust your power even when I can’t see progress. Grow my faith—not just to pray boldly, but to believe you fully. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

“Do It Again.”