Do Something

Dec 28, 2025    Pastor Duane Butler

This powerful message challenges us to move beyond passive belief into active faith—a faith that demands we do something. Drawing from Matthew 21 and the story of the paralyzed man in Mark 2, we're reminded that faith isn't just what we believe, but what we're willing to do about it. The four friends who carried their paralyzed companion didn't just hope for healing—they climbed a roof, tore through it, and lowered their friend to Jesus. This wasn't polite faith; it was ridiculous, unorthodox, out-of-character faith that refused to accept limitations. As we step into a new season, we're called to be cycle breakers—the first in our families to experience breakthrough, the ones willing to look foolish, to problem-solve creatively, and to take action even without a roadmap. The evidence we need isn't found in what others have done before us, but in the faith God has planted in our spirits. We may not be breaking cycles for ourselves, but for generations yet to come. The question echoing through this message is simple but profound: What are you willing to do? Will we volunteer more, give more, love deeper, forgive completely, and step out on nothing while God creates the ground beneath us? Our faith must become visible through our actions, and that requires us to do different if we want to see different.