Faith That Moves Mountains

"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith" (Mark 11:23). Jesus said this to His disciples, and through them to every believer who would follow. Faith is not a feeling, a hope, or a religious sentiment. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1) — and it is the currency of the Kingdom of God.

This pillar is dedicated to biblical teaching on faith — what it actually is, how it grows, how to move from hope to faith, the role of confession, and how to walk in faith for healing, provision, family, calling, and the impossible situations every believer eventually faces. Written for believers in small Pentecostal, charismatic, and independent churches across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and beyond who want their faith to be more than a Sunday word.

Faith Is Not Hope

Most believers use the words "faith" and "hope" as if they meant the same thing. The Bible distinguishes them sharply. Hope is future tense — "I hope God will heal me," "I hope God will provide." Faith is present tense — "I have received." Hebrews 11:1 calls faith the substance of things hoped for: faith is what makes hope concrete, what brings the future thing into the present. Without that distinction settled, the believer prays in hope, calls it faith, and wonders why nothing changes.

Articles in this pillar teach the precise biblical difference between hope and faith, why hope is good and necessary but is not the same as faith, and how to make the move from one to the other on the things you have been believing God for.

Faith Comes by Hearing the Word

Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Faith is not produced by trying harder, by emotional effort, or by religious self-discipline. Faith is the fruit of hearing the Word of God on a particular subject until it lodges in your spirit and you cannot help but believe. If you struggle to believe for healing, hear the Word on healing until faith rises. If you struggle to believe for provision, hear the Word on God's faithfulness in provision until faith rises. The mechanism Jesus and the apostles taught is the same mechanism that works today.

This is why time in Scripture is not optional for the believer who wants to walk in faith. Articles in this pillar teach how to feed your spirit on the Word until faith for a specific situation is built up.

The Power of Confession

Romans 10:9–10 teaches that with the heart man believes, and with the mouth confession is made. Mark 11:23 ties speaking and believing together: "shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass." What you believe in your heart and what you say with your mouth must agree. Faith spoken aloud is faith released. Doubt and unbelief spoken aloud destroy the faith that was building in your heart.

Articles in this pillar teach the biblical role of confession — not as a magic formula, not as a self-help mantra, but as the natural expression of what God has already said in His Word. You are agreeing with God when you confess what He has already declared. That agreement is what activates the promises in your life.

What You Will Find in This Section

Articles cover the biblical definition of faith, the difference between faith and hope, how to grow in faith through the Word, the role of confession, faith for healing, faith for provision, faith for family, faith for the impossible, common faith-killers and how to deal with them (anxiety, double-mindedness, religious unbelief), the Hebrews 11 hall of faith and what it teaches us, and how to walk in faith over the long run when symptoms or circumstances do not change immediately. All grounded in the Bible, written from inside Pentecostal experience.

Connected Pillars

Faith connects with Healing — because healing is received by faith, and faith for healing grows from the Word of God on healing. It connects with Prayer That Gets Answered, because the prayer of faith is the prayer that produces results. And it connects with Living in the Word, because faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God — there is no separating faith from Scripture intake.

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