YouVersion Logo
Search Icon

New City Church

CRAZY FAITH: Mustard Seed Faith

CRAZY FAITH: Mustard Seed Faith

Lead Pastor: Eric Spanier

Locations & Times

New City Church

201 Hawthorne Dr, Wilmington, DE 19802, USA

Sunday 9:00 AM

We are talking about CRAZY FAITH. The kind of FAITH that extends beyond all that SURFACE stuff. The kind of FAITH that doesn’t waver. The kind of FAITH that gets God’s attention and moves His hand – in order for Him to show YOU and EVERYONE ELSE who He is. That is CRAZY FAITH.

“When it comes to our FAITH, if you aren’t willing to go through ‘THIS IS CRAZY,’ then you will never be able to experience ‘THIS IS AWESOME.” (Mark Batterson)
There are things God requires of us and will ask of us that make no logical sense. That’s FAITH – that is CRAZY FAITH. But, sadly, most of us won’t get past NOMINAL CHRISTIANITY because we won’t step out in FAITH and look a little CRAZY.

TODAY: CRAZY FAITH sometimes involves simply planting a small seed of FAITH, not always knowing WHEN or HOW that seed will burst forth into something.
THE PROBLEM: When God does a miracle, it comes with a FAITH responsibility. When God does a miracle, it falls on us to believe God for bigger and better miracles. That’s why He does miracles – so that we can believe in Him MORE.
Have you ever tried to do something on your own instead of relying on your FAITH? You are in great company – but whenever Jesus encountered someone who FINALLY came to Him in faith and received healing, his response is so revealing about the nature of FAITH.

The Bleeding Woman: “Your FAITH has healed you…” (Matthew 9)
Demon-Possessed Girl: “Woman, you have great FAITH! Your request is granted.” (Matt. 15)
The Blind and Mute: “According to your FAITH will it be done to you.” (Matthew 9)
The Centurion: “I have not found anyone in Israel with such great FAITH.” (Matthew 8)

It is the power of God, not our FAITH, that accomplishes God’s will – but FAITH must always be present to do so. There is great power in even a little faith, and we can see that Jesus always takes notice.
If we feel week or powerless in a situation, we should begin to examine our FAITH – and stop examining our God. So many times, when something doesn’t happen, we doubt God – but it’s time to remove the doubt from our faith. We need to trust in God and not in our own abilities to produce results in life.
There comes a time when the seed of FAITH will give you the confidence to act upon that FAITH. There will come a time when you will quit talking to God about your “mountain” and you will start talking to your “mountain” about your God. Faith will make that happen.
SEEDS OF FAITH TAKE TIME TO GERMINATE

YOU CAN'T BREAK THE LAW OF SOWING AND REAPING
We have the responsibility to PLANT THE SEED OF FAITH…we don’t have a burden to become God in those situations. It is our job to live by FAITH, walk in obedience and plant seeds of faith at every opportunity.
It might not look like much RIGHT NOW, but you can’t let that stop you. CRAZY FAITH might just start as small as a SEED – and that seed will take time to grow.

THE REAL QUESTION: How many of us gave GIVEN UP altogether on our faith because we have become frustrated with looking at the dirt and forgetting about the seed underneath the surface?

For some of you, CRAZY FAITH just might be trusting God with the IMPOSSIBLE and a willingness to plant a SEED in FAITH today…but to also NEVER GIVE UP and NEVER GIVE IN TO YOUR EMOTIONS when it doesn’t look like that seed is doing anything.

New City Church Website

http://newcityde.org/

Givelify - Giving to New City Church

https://giv.li/8qfyun