Introduction

There is a teaching that has quietly spread through parts of the church for centuries. It claims that God no longer performs miracles. It says the gifts of the Spirit have stopped. It says healing, prophecy, and tongues belonged only to Bible times.

This belief is called cessationism. It teaches that once the apostles died and the New Testament was completed, the supernatural work of God faded away.

But here is the problem: the Bible never says that.

Not one verse says,
“After the apostles, miracles will stop.”
Not one verse says,
“The Holy Spirit will withdraw His gifts.”

Yet some of the Reformed theologians like John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and B.B. Warfield built an entire doctrine on silence.

Meanwhile, Scripture shouts the opposite.

1. God Has Not Changed

The God of the Bible is not seasonal.
He is not powerful in one century and powerless in another.

If God healed then, He heals now.
If God delivered then, He delivers now.
If God performed miracles then, He still performs miracles today.

The same God who opened the Red Sea, raised the dead, and healed the sick is alive today.

If His nature has not changed, why would His power change?

2. Miracles Were Never Limited to the Apostles

Some say miracles were only for the apostles.

But when we read the Gospels carefully, we see something different.

It was not only the twelve who healed.
It was not only the apostles who cast out demons.
It was not only the leaders who experienced the Spirit’s power.

Ordinary believers experienced God’s supernatural work.

And then listen to the words of Jesus Christ.

In Matthew 17:20 He said:

“If you have faith as a mustard seed… nothing will be impossible for you.”

Notice what He did NOT say.

He did not say:
“Only you apostles.”
“Only church leaders.”
“Only for this generation.”

He said whoever has faith.

That includes you.
That includes me.
That includes the church today.

3. The Real Problem Is Not Cessation — It Is Unbelief

Jesus explained why miracles were not happening in that moment.

He didn’t blame the time period.
He didn’t blame the culture.
He didn’t say, “This age has passed.”

He said:

“Because of your unbelief.”

The problem is not that God stopped working.
The problem is that many stopped believing.

Sometimes theology becomes an excuse for unbelief.

Instead of saying,
“We lack faith,”

people say,
“God no longer does miracles.”

But it is easier to lower our expectations than to raise our faith.

4. Faith Still Moves Mountains Today

Jesus used the image of a mustard seed — the smallest seed.

He wasn’t asking for giant faith.
He was asking for real faith.

Even small faith in a big God produces miracles.

A little faith can:
• heal bodies
• restore families
• break addictions
• open doors
• save souls
• move mountains

Because the power is not in the size of the faith — it is in the greatness of God.

Conclusion

Church, hear this clearly:

God has not retired.
The Holy Spirit has not gone silent.
Miracles have not expired.

The same power that worked in the early church is still available today.

The question is not:
“Did God stop working?”

The question is:
“Do we still believe?”

So let us not live with small expectations.
Let us pray boldly.
Let us trust deeply.
Let us believe fully.

Because when faith rises, mountains move.

And nothing — absolutely nothing — will be impossible with God.

Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!