Podcast Summary: Faith For Miracles // Mustard: The Seed That Can Change Everything (Part 5)

Podcast: Transformation Church
Speaker: Pastor Michael Todd
Date: May 25, 2025
Episode Theme: Cultivating mustard seed faith for everyday miracles, redefining expectation for the miraculous, and practical ways believers can walk in authority and see God's power at work.

Episode Overview

In this dynamic and faith-filled episode, Pastor Michael Todd invites listeners to elevate their expectation for miracles. He challenges the common limitations that believers place on God’s miraculous power, arguing that miracles are not reserved for the spiritually elite but are part of “the package deal of salvation” for every believer. Drawing from Mark 16:17 and personal stories, Todd underscores that miracles should be an everyday part of the Christian life, not rare, distant events.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Miracles: The Promise and Right of Every Believer

• Miracles are not exclusive to special people, leaders, or celebrity Christians.
• “Miracles, signs, wonders should be with me at the gym, at Disney World… They already come!” (04:37, Pastor Todd)
• Belief in miracles isn’t based on personal effort but is a byproduct of salvation and faith in Jesus.

2. Understanding Mark 16:17—The Believer’s Authority

Using Mark 16 as an anchor, Pastor Todd highlights five key outcomes for believers:

• Evict Evil Spirits: Authority to cast out evil spirits isn’t reserved for ‘super Christians.’ Every believer can walk into a situation and declare spiritual victory.
  • “When’s the last time as a believer of Jesus Christ that you have walked in the authority that God has given you and authorized you to be in?” (12:18)
• Speak in Heavenly Language: Emphasizes the benefit (not the only evidence) of praying in tongues and how it serves as a “secret weapon of the kingdom.”
  • “Our heavenly language is a language that the enemy has no ability to intercept.” (18:23)
• Victory Over Venom: The power to overcome harmful words and situations (“venom” from life or people) through identity in Christ.
  • “How many words have been spoken over you to try to paralyze you from purpose?” (20:56)
• Filter Filth: Ability from the Holy Spirit to discern and filter out negative influences and content.
  • “You have the ability to filter filth. He said, when poisonous things come… I have discernment that this ain’t necessarily sin, but this ain’t good for me.” (23:02)
• Healing Through Agreement: Power to lay hands on the sick (or touch and agree in any form) and see them recover.
  • “Lay hands could be linking pinkies. I’m just trying to let your mind shift from how you have seen things done.” (24:50)

3. Redefining Miracles and Building Expectation

• Miracle: “A supernatural event where God sovereignly circumvents the natural order in order to do something extraordinary, show His love, and bring His name glory.” (33:18)
• The importance of embracing the mystery of God, versus only believing when there is explanation or evidence.
• Childlike faith is essential: “If God says he’ll do it, you should be like, ‘Man, God said he gonna do it. I don’t know how…’” (38:43)

4. Trading Old Mindsets for Miracle-Producing Faith

Pastor Todd identifies four trades believers must make:

• Explanation for Expectation
  • “If you resolve right now you will not know how and why God does everything… but I expect something else is going to happen…” (44:21)
• Information for Invitation
  God sometimes won’t give you the details but issues an invitation to trust him.
• Control for Contentment
  • “You will never see a miracle if you have to be in control of it.” (47:33)
• Passivity for Audacity
  • “It’s your right as a believer to lay hands on the sick and they recover. It’s a part of the deal.” (50:57)

5. Four Things to Disconnect From to See Miracles

A practical, personal section where Todd shares his own journey with faith for his son. He identifies the need to disconnect from:

1. How God Does the Miracle
   • “If you try to pinpoint the way God does the miracle, you will be disappointed and devastated because His MO is to keep you guessing.” (54:20)
2. Where God Does the Miracle
   • “Most of the miracles that Jesus did did not happen at the synagogue… Jesus was for the streets.” (59:03)
3. When God Does the Miracle
   • “Any time you get something now, they never tell you what you’re forfeiting.” (65:11)
4. Who God Uses for the Miracle
   • “More people miss the miracle God wants to do because they don’t like the person He partners with.” (71:14)

6. Personal Transparency and Encouragement

• Pastor Todd vulnerably shares his family’s journey and struggle to keep believing for his son’s promise, despite slow progress.
• “I will be found believing you even if... That’s what the three Hebrew boys said… Even if he doesn’t.” (52:24)
• His wife’s tattoo: “Even if”—their declaration to keep faith regardless of results.

7. Practical Steps During Waiting

• Take action that aligns with expectation, even if there’s no sign yet. “Prove your expectation by your action.” (47:11)
• Encourage listeners to prepare for answered prayer even before it arrives.

8. Declarations for Miracles

Closing out, Todd urges every believer to:

• Declare: “I see the miracle!” (81:31)
• Speak life and faith over situations.
• Worship the God of miracles, not the miracle itself.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If you’re going to have faith, you might as well use it for miracles.” (03:47)
• “You have been authorized… to walk into any situation. The demons have to listen to your whisper.” (13:33)
• “You can be in a mansion still broke in your mind because that spirit [of poverty] has never been evicted.” (16:13)
• “Our experience tries to inform [God’s] existence… but He says, ‘Your ways are not my ways.’” (35:52)
• “Familiarity can fracture faith.” (61:41)
• “Disappointment has taken out more believers than the devil.” (57:17)
• “You’ll never see a miracle in your life if you have to be in control of it.” (47:44)

Important Timestamps

• 00:02-04:37 | Setting the stage: Faith for Miracles is for all believers.
• 09:00 | Mark 16:17—Miracles to follow those who believe.
• 12:18 | Authority to evict evil spirits.
• 20:56 | Victory over venom.
• 23:02 | Filtering filth through discernment.
• 24:50 | Healing through agreement/touch.
• 33:18 | The definition of a miracle.
• 38:43 | Childlike faith in promise.
• 44:21 | Trading explanation for expectation.
• 47:11 | Proving expectation by action.
• 54:20 | Letting go of how God does miracles.
• 59:03 | Letting go of expectations of where miracles happen.
• 65:11 | Surrendering the timeline for miracles.
• 71:14 | Accepting whoever God uses for the miracle.
• 81:31–end | Declaration, worship, and altar call.

Summary Table of the "Four Disconnects"

| Disconnect From | Explanation | |------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | How God does the miracle | God’s ways are unpredictable & creative—don’t expect the same solution twice. | | Where God does it | Miracles often happen outside the ‘expected’ locations; church is not the only space. | | When God does it | God’s timing might not match yours; early miracles may cost more than waiting. | | Who He uses | God might use unlikely, even unliked, people as the vessel for your miracle. |

Takeaways for Listeners

• You are fully empowered and authorized to expect and act for miracles in your life.
• Miracles are a regular part of the Christian walk—not rare events.
• God calls you to childlike faith, to practical action, and to bold declaration—especially before you see the result.
• Let go of control, timing, location, and expectations about the “how” and “who” of miracles.
• Most of all, worship the God of miracles—trusting His heart and timing beyond what you can see.

Final Declaration & Worship (81:31–end)

• “I see the miracle. I speak miracles. I will sing about miracles.”
• “With long life, you will satisfy me… My faith won’t break, my miracle’s on the way.”
• The greatest miracle is transformation—accepting Christ and becoming a new creation.

For New Believers

If you accepted Christ in this episode, Pastor Todd invites you to celebrate your decision, get connected, and anticipate the beginning of God’s transformative miraculous work in your life.

This rich, passionate episode invites believers to walk in their rightful authority and expect God to move in powerful, creative ways—while surrendering control and becoming “audacious” in faith.