This Is How You Speak to Your Mountain and Tell It to Move | Tony Evans Sermon
Summary
TLDRThe transcript discusses faith in God and the concept of 'moving mountains,' based on biblical teachings. It explains how mountains in the Bible symbolize large obstacles or challenges that require divine intervention. Jesus' cursing of the fig tree is used as an example of having faith in God to transform situations. The message emphasizes the importance of genuine faith, prayer, and forgiveness in overcoming life's difficulties. The speaker also distinguishes between God's unconditional and conditional will, urging believers to trust in God's power to move their personal 'mountains.'
Takeaways
- 🌄 Mountains in the Bible symbolize not just physical obstacles but also kingdoms and overwhelming challenges in life.
- 🌿 The fig tree symbolizes false appearances – it had leaves but no fruit, representing deception or religion without substance.
- 🙏 Jesus emphasizes faith in God as the key to moving mountains, urging believers to rely on God's word, will, and character.
- 💡 The fig tree incident serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness: outward appearances of faith without inner reality and life.
- 💬 Jesus encourages believers to speak to their mountains (problems) and trust that God can move them.
- ⚡ Like electricity, we have access to God's power, but we need to 'flip the switch' through faith and action to see results.
- 💭 Believers are urged to have faith not in their own strength but in God's ability to transform situations.
- 📖 Faith and prayer, according to God’s will, are key to seeing miracles and overcoming obstacles.
- 💔 Forgiveness is crucial in mountain-moving faith – harboring unforgiveness blocks God’s work in our lives.
- 🔑 Jesus teaches that conditions must often be met for God’s will to be fulfilled, distinguishing between His unconditional and conditional will.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the sermon in the script?
-The main theme of the sermon is about having faith in God to move the 'mountains' in our lives, which represent challenges or obstacles that are too big for us to handle on our own.
What are the three ways the Bible uses the term 'mountain'?
-The Bible uses 'mountain' in three ways: 1) as a physical mountain, 2) as a symbol for kingdoms (e.g., God's kingdom, Satan's kingdom, the kingdom of men), and 3) as a metaphor for insurmountable obstacles or challenges in life.
What does the fig tree represent in the sermon?
-The fig tree represents deception and false appearances. Though it had leaves suggesting it would bear fruit, it had none. This symbolizes external appearances without internal substance or reality, much like false religion.
How does Jesus link the withering of the fig tree to the temple cleansing?
-Jesus links the withering of the fig tree to the temple cleansing by showing that just as the fig tree appeared fruitful but was barren, the temple appeared to be a place of worship but was filled with corruption and lacking spiritual substance.
What does Jesus mean by 'having faith in God' when discussing moving mountains?
-Having faith in God means trusting in His word, will, and character. It involves relying on God to move the obstacles in life, rather than depending on our own strength or faith in ourselves.
What is the difference between God's unconditional will and conditional will?
-God's unconditional will refers to things He decides to do regardless of human actions. His conditional will depends on human actions such as faith, obedience, and prayer. Prayers and actions align us with His conditional will.
What role does forgiveness play in moving mountains according to the sermon?
-Forgiveness is a condition for moving mountains. Jesus teaches that we must forgive others if we want God to move the mountains in our lives. Holding on to unforgiveness can block God's work in our lives.
What does Jesus mean by 'speaking to your mountain'?
-Speaking to your mountain refers to addressing the problems or obstacles in your life with faith in God. It involves confidently declaring that the obstacle will be removed, based on your trust in God's power.
How can believers 'flip the switch' in their relationship with God?
-Believers can 'flip the switch' by activating the power of God in their lives through prayer, faith, and living in alignment with God's will. Just as electricity is available but must be turned on, God's power is available to those who live in faith.
What lesson can be learned from the closing story about the husband and wife in the script?
-The lesson from the story is that sometimes the problem we perceive in others might actually be a problem within ourselves. Before we assume the issue is external, we should first examine ourselves.
Outlines
🗻 Faith and the Power to Move Mountains
The first paragraph discusses the concept of faith in Jesus Christ and how believers have the power to 'move mountains,' or overcome significant obstacles in their lives. It explains the biblical use of 'mountains' to symbolize physical barriers, kingdoms, and overwhelming problems. The story of Jesus cursing a fig tree that appeared to bear fruit but was deceptive is used to illustrate the idea that faith can lead to the removal of such deceptive obstacles. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of prayer and fasting as a means to achieve this divine intervention.
🌳 The Parable of the Fig Tree and the Temple
Paragraph two continues the narrative of Jesus' actions with the fig tree and connects it to his cleansing of the temple. The fig tree, which appeared to have figs but was actually barren, is juxtaposed with the temple, where Jesus expected to find genuine worship but instead found commerce and hypocrisy. The paragraph highlights the contrast between outward appearances and the reality of spiritual life, stressing that true faith requires more than just religious activity—it requires a genuine connection with God.
🌱 The Mustard Seed Faith
In the third paragraph, the concept of 'mustard seed faith' is introduced, emphasizing that even a small amount of faith in God can lead to significant outcomes. The paragraph explains that faith should be placed in God's word, will, and character, not in one's own abilities. It also discusses the idea of speaking to one's 'mountain,' or problem, with the confidence that God will act. The paragraph encourages believers to have a conversation with their problems, knowing that with faith in God, these issues can be resolved.
⚡ The Power of Connection and Faith
Paragraph four uses the analogy of electricity to explain the believer's access to God's power. It discusses how faith in Jesus Christ provides access to divine power, but it is up to the individual to 'flip the switch' and implement that power in their lives. The paragraph also touches on the difference between God's unconditional will, which will happen regardless, and conditional will, which depends on the believer's actions and faith. It encourages believers to act in faith, even when the outcome is uncertain.
🙏 The Condition of Forgiveness
The fifth paragraph delves into the importance of forgiveness as a condition for moving mountains through prayer. It distinguishes between forgiveness and reconciliation, explaining that one can forgive without necessarily being reconciled. The paragraph stresses that holding onto bitterness or a desire for revenge can block God's power from working in one's life. It encourages believers to release their need for personal vengeance and trust in God's justice, thus clearing the way for divine intervention.
🗣️ Speaking to Your Mountain
The final paragraph concludes with a call to action, encouraging believers to speak to their mountains (problems) with the confidence that God will move them. It reinforces the idea that meeting the conditions set by God, such as forgiveness, is necessary to experience his power. The paragraph ends with a humorous anecdote about a husband misunderstanding his wife's apparent hearing problem, which serves as a reminder to ensure that we are addressing the real issues in our lives and not just the symptoms.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Mountain
💡Faith
💡Fig Tree
💡Temple Cleansing
💡Conditional Will of God
💡Unconditional Will of God
💡Prayer
💡Forgiveness
💡House of Prayer
💡Mustard Seed Faith
Highlights
Believers in Jesus Christ have the power to speak to their 'mountains,' representing obstacles, and see God transform situations.
Mountains in the Bible can refer to literal mountains, kingdoms, or overwhelming obstacles requiring divine intervention.
Jesus cursed the fig tree for being deceptive, as it appeared fruitful but had no actual figs, symbolizing false appearances without true substance.
Between cursing the fig tree and the tree withering, Jesus visited the temple and found false religion, which parallels the deceptive fig tree.
Religion without true spiritual reality is like a tree with leaves but no fruit – all appearance without substance or life.
Jesus’ main message was against 'fake religion'—activity and external practices without real connection to God.
Faith in God means trusting in His will, word, and character, and this faith can move mountains or obstacles.
Mountains can 'relocate' when believers have faith in the true God and are aligned with His will.
Speaking to the mountain represents addressing the problems in one's life with faith, not just praying to God but directly confronting the issue.
Jesus used the example of the fig tree to teach that true life and faith in God bring visible results, just like fruitful trees.
God’s will is divided into His unconditional will (what He does regardless of actions) and conditional will (what happens based on obedience and faith).
Many prayers go unanswered because they do not meet the conditions of God’s will, requiring faith and obedience.
Forgiveness is a condition for moving mountains—holding onto unforgiveness can block God’s ability to act on your behalf.
Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation but is about releasing the desire for revenge and letting God handle the situation.
The sermon calls for Christians to live authentically, bearing spiritual fruit, and making God the center of their lives and worship.
Transcripts
if you are a believer in Jesus Christ
you have access to flip the switch to
see God move mountains things that are
too big for you to handle out of your
life to speak into a situation and see
God transform it and when you speak to
your Mountain it says the mountain will
relocate itself
mountains in the Bible are used in a
number of
ways first of all there is the physical
Mountain that we normally use the word
to refer
to but also in the Bible Mountain also
refers to kingdoms the kingdom of God is
called a mountain the kingdom of Satan
is called a
mountain and the kingdom of men is
called a mountain it's referring to a
rule over a sphere the word mountain is
used of
that the Third Way that the word
mountain is used in the Bible as it is
used in this passage is for an
unoversity it's just too big
you can't get over the
hump it's too awesome in its problematic
impact on your life it's a mountain
those are called mountains Zechariah 4:7
uses the word mountain in this way some
obstacle that looms large in your
life to which you need Divine help to
move and so Jesus wants to talk about
moving a
mountain so give your Mountain whatever
name that
applies In this passage today Jesus
talks about moving
mountains and it is introduced by a fig
tree Peter says to Jesus Jesus verse 20
the fig tree that you cursed
yesterday has withered to Day from the
root up you pronounced a curse yesterday
we came out here today and what you said
yesterday not only has happened today
but it is super happened cuz it is
withered not only with the Fig part but
it is withered from the root up so
whatever you said has completely
reversed this
situation we find in verse 12 Jesus is
hungry and Jesus wants to get something
to eat he looks and he sees a fig tree
in leaf that is the leaves were out when
the leaves are out on a fig tree that
means they are figs the leaves are the
external validation that figs are on the
tree Jesus being hungry goes over to the
Fig Tree in Leaf to get figs we're also
told it was not the season for figs so
the tree is showing fig Leaf when it's
not even the season for figs to grow so
Jesus sees something out of the norm and
goes over in his Humanity because he's
hungry but when he goes over he
discovers there are leaves with no figs
the Fig Tree was a
deception it was trickery because there
were no figs so Jesus curses the Fig
Tree he says because you are a deceiving
tree I'm hungry you gave me the visible
impression you could feed me when I came
over there was nothing but a good look
but no substance and so I'm going to
curse your external activity because of
the absence of an internal reality that
is the situation of the fig tree
yesterday so today Peter wants to know
Peter is just odd by not only did he
curse it but it's withed from the root
up that's CU of
yesterday the fake fig tree looking
theart with no reality however between
the fig tree
yesterday and the fig tree
today there is a story let's look at the
story to tie the two days of the fig
tree together it says in verse 15
between the two fig tree events Jesus
comes to Jerusalem enters the temple he
drives out those who were buying and
selling in the temple overturned the
tables of the money changers and the
seats of those who were selling doves
and he would not permit anyone to carry
merchandise through the temple and he
began to teach them saying is it not
written my house shall be called a house
of prayer for all the nations but you
have made it a robbers Den Follow Me Now
on
yesterday Jesus was hungry and he went
to a fig tree that looked like it was
was real but when he got up close there
were no figs there was no reality the
following day he goes to church the
temple and where he should have found
folk worshiping God where he should have
found folk praying to God where he
should have found folk living for God he
found fake
religion not the real thing now it was
in the right building cuz it was in the
temple it had the right folk cuz they
were the priest but it didn't have
spiritual reality they were shucking and
Jing in church they were playing
religion in church they had the leaves
and the leaves should have meant you
should find God here you should find his
presence here you should find his power
here but when Jesus showed up all they
were doing were playing games in the
house of the Lord there was no reality
to their religion
you see religion without reality is leaf
without Life religion without reality is
leaf without substance you can look the
part but when we get up close and peer
close there is no spiritual life
spiritual reality you see between the
fig tree yesterday and the fig tree
today is the temple story and in the
temple story which is Jesus's major
point is you're supposed to be reality
but all I see is Christian leaves I
don't see the spirit of God the power of
God the presence of God all you're doing
is trying to make money all you're doing
is having programs all you're doing is
activity that has absolutely nothing to
do with spiritual reality you got fake
Church going on in fact he goes on to
say when he quotes the Old Testament my
shall be known as a House of Prayer he
says no my house should be a house of
prayer that the thing that should draw
you here is your corporate contact with
him not your human contact with who's
ever standing on the podium he says God
must be the center of it because if God
is not the center you're operating with
Christian leaves you're operating with
religious illusion and so when he talks
about that it says Peter says to
him Master Rabbi yes Lord the tree has
withered from the root up I mean you
curse the tree but in 24 hours this
whole tree is
gone how could you do this in that short
amount of
time Jesus it says
answers now it's interesting it says
Jesus answered but technically Peter
didn't ask a question
all Peter said was the tree is withered
from the root up well that's not a
question that's a statement but Jesus
knew what he was getting at what Peter
was getting at is how could something
that big happen this fast that that's
the question Jesus knew what his
question was tree is fine yesterday you
curse it yesterday it's gone today how
could all that happen in 24 hours and
that's when Jesus now gives him and
gives you and me his secret for moving
mountains things in your life that are
too big for you to handle on your own
and for anybody else you know to handle
for you he says in verse
22 have faith in God fact Jesus says in
Matthew chapter 17: 20 and 21 if you
have the faith the grain of a mustard
seed you can say to this mountain using
the word Mountain be moved and the
mountain will be moved he says and this
comes through fasting and prayer he says
Mustard Seed Faith can work if it's in
the right object don't have faith in
your faith have faith in the right
object to put faith in God means that
you must put Faith In God's word God's
Will and God's character and when you
have faith in that God now we can
discuss Mountain Moving prayers if you
don't have faith in that God then you're
asking the wrong person to move the
mountain because you're not asking the
person whom you are to truly have faith
in he then says You must put confidence
in God his will his way his word what do
you do next with your Mountain here's
what you
do he
says whoever says to this mountain
yes be taken up and cast into the
sea so Jesus is probably on the Mount of
Olives 15 miles downhill is the Dead Sea
he
says if God is working for
you you can say to this mountain be
moved and it will relocate
itself the problem is the mountain you
want to get the mountain off of you you
want it to relocate itself away from you
he
says if there's figs on your tree there
is life you have faith in the true
God then you can do with your Mountain
what you saw me do Peter with
mine I spoke to
it he talks about praying to God but
then he talks about speaking to your
Mountain
prayer is when I talk this way my
mountain is what I'm experiencing out
here in my daily life he says if there's
figs on the tree real life you're not
withering if you have faith in the real
God not the god of your own making his
will his word and his character then you
can have a conversation with your
problem cuz the mountain is your problem
and when you speak to your Mountain it
says the mountain
will relocate itself means get out of
your face the mountain will relocate
itself
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caught off
guard we talk about talking to God
that's
prayer but we don't often have a
conversation with our
Mountain remember when Jesus was tempted
in the wilderness and he actually had a
Bible study with the devil you know he
took the Bible and he opened it up and
he quoted the Bible to the devil having
a b because the devil was his problem
and he literally talked to the mountain
which was his problem see Bible studies
aren't just for you and other Christians
learning God and learning God's will
word and character is so you can have a
conversation with your
problem okay let's put it this
way all of us have electricity
electricity is power yes it is it is
connected to your home so your home has
access to power so now you can run your
appliances you can turn on the lights in
your house you can plug things in uh so
the clock can work uh you have power
because you have a
relationship assuming you paid your
bills you have a relationship with the
power company because they get the power
you don't have the power power yeah the
power is in the electric company but you
have the
relationship because they're connected
to your home so therefore you have
access to
power however the electric company is
not going to come on and flip the switch
in your house neither will they come
over and turn on your lights or turn on
your appliances because they give you
access to power they don't give you
implementation of power you have to
Implement what the relationship has
accessed if you are a believer in Jesus
Christ you've got access if you are
bearing fruit you've been paying your
bills and now you have access to flip
the switch to see God move mountains
things that are too big for you to
handle out of your life because he is a
mounting moving God to see you ability
to speak into a situation
and see God transform it now this raises
a question and the question is in what
Jesus says after this and it's a
question in everybody's heart and mind
he
says all things with which you pray and
ask believe that you have received them
and they will be granted
you whatever whenever you stand praying
forgive if you have anything against
anyone so that your father heaven will
also forgive
you in verse 24 he makes a staggering
statement whatever you have asked for
believe you have received it in other
words you haven't received it yet but
believe you have received it even though
you haven't received it so you expect it
but you haven't received
it the difference between
God's unconditional will
and his conditional will
yes God's unconditional will is what he
decides to do regardless of what anybody
else does in other words he's going to
do it period his sovereignty has decided
this is what I'm going to do and no
matter what you do don't do what
somebody else does they don't do nothing
will change cuz this is my unconditional
will that is it's not tied to any
conditions I'm just is going to do it
because I have my prerogative to do it
the reason why God tells us to pray is
so that we can link into his conditional
will because his unconditional will is
going to happen whether we pray or not
but his conditional will only happens if
we obey if we pray if we believe and if
we have figs on the tree that is we are
we are full of Divine Life operating
within us so that's condition so many of
the things that we pray for we don't get
because we didn't me meet the conditions
it didn't F fit God's conditional will
cuz if it's his unconditional will it's
going to happen regardless but if it's
his conditional will it happens if only
if certain factors are made and that's
why in the scriptures we're told that we
have to qualify for certain things to
happen because it's tied to his
conditional will so how do you know if
something you're asking for is
unconditional he's going to do it or not
do it anyway or conditional let me
answer that two ways number one many
times you don't know okay many times God
is silent on whether it's unconditional
or conditional so guess what you do you
treat it like it's conditional if you
not sure then you treat it like it's
conditional and you do everything you're
supposed to do so that if it is
unconditional you've met all the
standards for God to fulfill his if it
is conditional for God to fulfill his
conditional will regarding that
situation but then there's another
Answer 1 John 5: 14- 15 says and we have
this
confidence that if we ask anything
according to his will he hears us and if
we know he hears us we know that he will
grant what we have requested so here's
another secret to God's conditional will
when God is operating on a conditional
will and he wants you to qualify to move
this mountain that you are facing what
he will do is give you an inbred
confidence or a sense of assurance or a
sense of peace or a sense of of for
realness that this thing is going to
happen because when God is doing
something big in your life he has to do
two things at the same time prepare the
thing that he wants done and prepare you
for the thing he's doing both things
have to collide if you are not being
prepared then you're not ready you're
like the children in the wilderness
because you're not ready for the
promised land because you won't meet the
conditions but he also has to get the
promised land ready so that when you
arrive there and he's ready to move the
mountain the mountain is already ready
to obey it's in the hands of almighty
God of whether it's conditional or
unconditional but what I don't want it
to happen is I don't want it to be
conditional and I didn't do what I was
supposed to
do but then one more thing and it's an
important thing he
says whoever whenever you're standing
praying
forgive if if you have anything against
anyone so your father in heaven will
forgive you okay watch this forgiveness
is a condition of moving mountains
forgiveness is not necessarily
reconciliation you can forgive without
being reconciled for example suppose the
person you need to forgive has died you
can't reconcile with them suppose the
person you need to forgive you don't
even know where they are anymore you
can't reconcile with them or the person
you need to forgive doesn't want to
repent yeah doesn't want to say I'm
sorry doesn't want to confess then you
can't reconcile with them so sometimes
people marry forgiveness and
Reconciliation and make them the same
thing those are not the same thing
forgiveness can lead to reconciliation
but forgiveness is not the same as
reconciliation forgiveness is where you
are not seeking revenge against the
offender okay I am not seeking Vengeance
vengeance is mine saith the Lord I will
repay you are not seeking to repay now
you can repay in a lot of way you can
pray physically you want them hurt you
want you're carrying around bitterness
and resentment because of what they did
and you are carrying around uh that
feeling of wanting them to go through a
vengeful experience because of a
legitimate reason that you have what God
is saying is you blocking me moving your
Mountain because what you're wanting
from me is my forgiveness for you well
if you want my forgiveness for you you
got to be willing to offer it to
somebody else now unless you have the
right view of God you're not going to do
that because you think I'm going to
repay this I'mma get my posy to repay
this cuz cuz that you shouldn't have
done that to me and and and I'mma get
you for doing that well what you just
did you didn't have faith in the god of
the Bible you just put faith in you and
your posy cuz the god of the Bible says
if you let me handle it vengeance is
mine saith the Lord I will repay so you
got to have faith in the god of the
Bible which keeps you from needing
Vengeance for yourself not necessarily
reconciliation but Vengeance for
yourself see the reason why Joseph
Joseph could forgive his brothers for
selling them into slavery putting them
in a hole selling them to the Israelites
he says he forgive he say I forgive you
and the reason I can forgive you is you
meant it for evil but God meant it for
good god is so big he used your mess to
create my Miracle that's unless you have
that view of God you will do the wrong
thing because you don't have faith in
God I'm trying to create for me for you
for us this bigger view of God that we
have faith in that God that we are life
Christians not Leaf Christians we don't
just come come to church on Sunday we
want to make this house a House of
Prayer not just a house of preaching a
house where we cry out to God and where
we see Miracles Happening Here I want
people to come not for the preacher or
the sermon but because of the power
that's happening lives are changed
Miracles are taking place sicknesses are
healed marriages are restored sins are
overcome addictions are are cancelled
that's why they come and then if they
come for that the preaching becomes
extra because they're coming for the
power of God in this house that's what
we're crying for and so if you meet the
qualifications you want to be an
authentic Life Christian you want to cry
out to God in prayer and in faith you're
going to speak to the mountain and
you're going to forgive those who need
to be forgiven whether that's writing a
letter sending a note making a call if
those people are contactable or just
acknowledging to God if they aren't I
release them Lord I don't feel like
releasing them I don't even want to
release them but I do know I want my
mountain move so because I want my
mountain move in the name of Jesus
Christ I release them from their offense
against me I'm going let you handle them
cuz I need you to move this mountain in
my
life and when we
qualify for the Mountain Moving work of
God we will see mountains
move things that God once moved
we'll see them moved and we will see
God's power in this house and that's
what I want we've got a
mountain you have mountains oh yes and
if you don't have one keep
living you're going to have a
mountain something too big for you to
move just make sure that when you face
your Mountain you have qualified for the
conditional will of God to see that
mountain move
in
closing there was a husband who went to
the doctor on behalf of his wife he says
doc my wife have a has a hearing problem
she can't hear well I can be talking to
her screaming across the room and she
doesn't hear the doctor said okay well I
tell you what let's set an appointment
you bring her in next
week but between now and next week I
want you to run a
test said doc what's the test says stand
15 feet away and when she's cooking ask
her what she's cooking if she doesn't
answer then go 10 feet away and ask her
what she's cooking if she doesn't answer
go 5 feet away and ask her what she's
cooking if she still doesn't answer go
right up to her ear and Shout in her ear
what are you cooking to see whether she
answers then because that'll give me a
measurement of how many feet it takes
before she's hearing he says okay I'll
do it he went home 15 ft away dear what
are you cooking
nothing he goes 10 ft away dear what are
you cooking nothing he goes 5 feet away
dear what are you cooking nothing goes
right up to a ear
dear what are you cooking she says for
the fourth time vegetable
stew see the problem may just be you a
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