Teacher: Pastor Chet

Main Scriptures: Mark 11, James 1

Date of Teaching: January 1, 2023

• Mark 11:20-26
  • God’s perspective is that mountains can move—He is the one who put them there in the first place!
    • He is the Creator of the Universe and formed the world with His words
      • We can trust Him and not be afraid
  • Fear is the first peak we may have to conquer
    • The fig tree that Jesus cursed was fruitless
      • Getting rid of the fruitless things in our lives can cause fear
        • The mountain of fear is moved when we love out loud (1 John 4:12-18)
          • Perfected love is the love of God expressing itself in our love to one another (Galatians 5:6)
            • The evidence of great faith is great love
  • Doubt is another peak to conquer
    • Doubt originates from the father of lies (Isaiah 14:12-14) and attacks the truth of God’s word (Genesis 3:1-5)
      • It is a spiritual attack and prevents the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives
      • Doubt makes us unstable (James 1:6-8)
        • Doubt says “Does the truth of God apply to me?”
      • But God promises wisdom to help us live out His word
        • He will help us when we are drowning in doubt and powerlessness (Matthew 14:31, Mark 9:24)
  • The most challenging peak is often forgiveness
    • Faith in God and fellowship with the family of God go hand-in-hand in our Father’s house (Matthew 5:23-24)
      • To withhold forgiveness is sin because we’ve been forgiven by God (Psalm 66:18)
      • We may need to say “I’m sorry,” “I forgive you” or “I was wrong” in order to move mountains by faith
• Selah Memory Verse: Mark 11:22b Have faith in God.
• Challenge to Change: Move mountains this year by your faith expressed through love.