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Faith as small as a mustard seed — the call is to use existing faith, not to manufacture more

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4) 00:13:45 – 00:16:18

Question from Lavell Martinez about the tension between being told to have great faith and Jesus saying mustard-seed faith moves mountains.

When the disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith, he redirected them to use what they already have. Faith is not primarily a quantity but an act of trust and commitment — choosing to trust God's word, goodness, and power. Faith functions like a muscle: exercising it causes it to grow. The mustard-seed teaching means even small genuine faith is sufficient if actually deployed.

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