Igniting Hope Ministries

One of the biggest lies many of us face is, "I am the only one who feels this way." In this message, Steve Backlund dismantles this falsehood and releases great hope as he does so.

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalms 37:4). In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire you into greater confidence of future success by showing you how to combine faith declarations with delighting in the Lord.

The Bible says 365 times to not be afraid. The current political and media climate promotes a message of fear and doom and gloom. Steve Backlund speaks to this and shares powerful Bible verses to strengthen us so we can walk in peace, confidence, boldness, and hope.

Happiness comes from what happens to us, while joy comes from what we know. In this message, Steve Backlund shares why he believes joy is 1/3 of the kingdom as stated in Romans 14:17. Get ready to receive a radical personal growth and kingdom advancing key in this message.

What is the New Covenant answer to overcoming sinful behaviors? It is becoming skilled in the word of righteousness. In this message, Steve Backlund unlocks one of the most important truths in the Bible.

God's laws are not rules to be obeyed out of a fear of punishment mindset, but they are spiritual principles to be accessed for increase in our lives. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares life-changing insights contained in his book, Divine Strategies for Increase.

"Exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come" (1 Timothy 4:7-8). Steve unpacks this verse and releases life-launching revelation from it.

“But when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them” (Judges 3:15). God's answer to the needs of the world is a person He empowers to go higher in influence than they thought they go. This message will help you access this and become His answer to the needs around you and in the world.

"I wish things would be the way they used to be." Joshua had to let go of the past and so will we. This message will inspire you and help equip you to be able to do so.

Just because we are not fully convinced about God's promises now, it does not mean we are doing something wrong. Join Steve Backlund as he shares how God empowers us to strengthen our beliefs toward the goal of being convinced of our identity, His promises, and our assignments and callings.

Good parents tell their kids every day that they love them. Our Heavenly Father Is a good parent, and He is continually telling us this. If we are not hearing this, we will need to upgrade how we hear from God. This message will help you do so.

God did not give us the imagination to be the devil’s playhouse but to be the womb of faith. Negative worry is imagining your future as if God does not show up. Positive worry is imaging your future as if God fully shows up. In this fun and enlightening message, Steve Backlund shares how to worry with God about your future

God partners with what we give Him to work with. As we release love, prayers, faith, declarations, and other actions, we become catalytic for kingdom advancement. This message will inspire you to be more intentional to influence how much God will do in and around you.

"The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man" (Genesis 38:2). It is enlightening and inspiring to understand when this was said about Joseph. Steve Backlund shares a powerful word on inner success which leads to others seeing that the Lord is with us.

We are promised that beholding the glory of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18) and renewing the mind (Romans 12:2) will bring transformation. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares about each of these and the importance of making sure both are in our lives.

“He who would love life and see good days . . . ” 1 Peter 3:10). Many love God but do not love life. This is a message that will help convince you to love both God and life.

Many are waiting for God to bring transformation, but we are more in control of this happening than we might think. Get ready to be ignited out of passivity and unnecessary waiting in this timely message.

Nehemiah’s enemies ask him to meet with them in the Valley of Ono. His response is a game changer that will help us to not let the “Oh no’s” of life move us into a valley of discouragement, fear, and feeling insignificant.