Igniting Hope Ministries

Identifying Your Metrons

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0800

Romans 12:3 says God has dealt to each one “a measure of faith.” The word “measure” comes from the Greek word metron, which is a measured sphere of authority. It’s the area where God has entrusted us with unusual faith, unusual grace, and unusual influence. This podcast is designed to help you find your purpose and calling in a greater way.

Lies Smart People Believe

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0800

Lies smart people believe usually don't make them rebellious; they make them passive. They don’t cause them to run from God; they cause them to expect less from Him. In this podcast, Steve Backlund reveals subtle lies that put on ceiling on the potential of responsible and logical people.

I Am So Glad I Needed to Persevere

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0800

This is a part two to last week's podcast, "I Am So Glad It Was Hard". In this message, Steve Backlund quotes from James 1:12 and shares how perseverance through trials gives us a "crown of life" (ability to give life away to others in the very areas we are overcoming in). This message will give further purpose to what is difficult in our lives.

I Am So Glad It was Hard

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0800

I was talking recently with my wife, Wendy, reflecting on some high-profile leadership messes. These people rose quickly in influence, but their lack of character undermined their influence. In the middle of that conversation, I said, “I am so glad it was hard for us.” This podcast shares the why behind that statement. Get ready to be inspired and equipped for strength and longevity as you listen.

Navigating Controversy With Hope and Strong Beliefs

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0800

When controversy happens in our lives, our churches, or in our nation, we are very tempted to let our emotions direct our beliefs and responses, but this often leads to division rather than bridge-building. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives some great insights into navigating controversies in a healthy way.

I Did Not Expect THAT to Happen

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0800

Steve Backlund gives great insight into how to think and respond to the unexpected happening in our lives.

Avoiding Pendulumic Swings

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0800

The fruit of the Spirit of self-control is vital for so many areas, but it is especially needed for us to not over-react to perceived doctrinal error or rumors about people. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will help you become more balanced in your responses to such things.

Who Do We Say They Are?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund makes the case that the third most important question in life is "Who Do We Say the People in Our Life Are?"

A Different Twist on What Believe is Hard

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0800

"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34. Our beliefs come out through our words. It is fascinating to consider what we believe is hard (hard to do or difficult to experience). The belief that something is hard is usually a bigger problem than what seems to be hard. In this fun, inspiring, and revelatory teaching, Steve Backlund shares what we really need to believe is hard.

2026: You Are the Burning Bush

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares prophetically what he is hearing for 2026.

3 Prophetic Truths For Us From the Christmas Story (full length sermon)

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

This is a message Steve preached at Valley Church in Caldwell on December 14, 2025, right after Wendy and he moved there. Get ready to be inspired and hear a "now word" for your life.

Christmas Story Prophetic Words for You

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Steve continues a Christmas podcast tradition of sharing insights into what the birth of Jesus speaks about the circumstances we are facing in our own lives.

The Abundance Mindset

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

This great message will build your expectation to experience abundance in nine key areas to accomplish God's highest purposes for your life.

The Power of Repetition

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

It has been said that people, on average, heard the gospel 7.4 times before surrendering and believing in Jesus. In this podcast, Seve Backlund shares the importance of repeating things in ministry and beyond.

The Two Most Important Words in the World?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

In this podcast, Steve Backlund makes the case for "thank you" being the two most important words we can speak. Get ready to be inspired to take your thankfulness to life-changing levels.

Stir It Up

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

The Apostle Paul told Timothy to "stir up the gift" that was in him (2 Timothy 1:6). It is not automatic that our gifts will mature and bear fruit. In this podcast, Steve Backlund puts on his coach's hat to inspire you and give you insight into how to stir yourself up and see an increase in the gifts and talents you have.

Embracing Failure

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Those who succeed most seem to fail most. Winston Churchill said, "Success is moving from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." In this podcast, Steve Backlund helps us practically live out these truths.

Healing From Grief With Hope

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Cyndi Barber joins Steve Backlund on this important podcast. Cyndi shares her own experience with grief, and conveys the powerful truths and practices that have helped her and many others overcome it.

5 Biblical Ways to Celebrate Your Progress

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:27:00 -0700

"The joy of the Lord is our strength" (Nehemiah 8:10). Our spiritual load-bearing capacity is in direct proportion to the level of joy in our lives. Celebrating progress, not perfection, is an important habit of joyful people. In this podcast, Steve Backlund expounds on five Bible verses to help activate your celebration of yourself like never before.

See, I Told You So!

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Both those who believe they can, and those who believe they can't, are right. What we are experiencing today is largely the result of the beliefs and words we had in the past. In this podcast, Steve Backlund helps us break the tendency to use circumstances and feelings for why we believe what we believe.

Working Out Our Relational Beliefs

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

We have beliefs to "work out" and strengthen in five areas - beliefs about God, ourselves, other people, circumstances, and decisions we are making. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives insights and inspiration about our beliefs about the people in our lives.

These People Are the Problem!

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

This podcast helps break off the lie that we are victims of the people in our lives. Steve Backlund shares an excerpt from his book, Let's Just Laugh at That!, about how some of his favorite biblical characters overcame this lie and how we can do so too.

Seven White Water Rafting Truths

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares seven fun and transformational truths from his white water rafting experiences.

The Charlie Kirk Effect

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

In this podcast, Steve Backlund prophetically shares five things we can expect to increase in our lives because of the life and death of Charlie Kirk.

Enlarge the Place of Your Tent

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund prophetically speaks from Isaiah 54 and John 5 in this podcast. This message will inspire you to move forward into your dreams, plus it will give you a key if you are feeling overlooked or devalued in this season.

Balance, Elbow, Eyes, Follow Through

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he gives you insights from his basketball coaching and applies them to life and leadership. He specifically speaks about following through on what we have committed to believe and do. This message will take you higher in life and influence.

Asking God for a Sign of His Favor

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0700

"Show me a sign of your favor” (Psalm 86:17 ESV). God gave many of our favorite Bible characters "signs" that confirmed they were headed in the right direction and that He was with them. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire you to expect big signs of God's favor and guidance. He also gives some practical wisdom in healthily interpreting these signs. Get ready to be inspired and equipped as you listen.

Who is Attracted to You?

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:53:57 -0700

Empowering leaders are more focused on building big people than building a big organization. If we are "small" in our attitudes (i.e., jealous, selfish, insecure, competitive, etc.), we will struggle to build people and to have "big" people attracted to us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund compares Israel's first two kings (Saul and David) to defeat the self-limiting beliefs that restrict our influence.

5 Prophetic Revelations to Get You Unstuck

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares some wisdom that is "a word in season" for many who listen.

Four Habits of History Makers

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

We each have unlimited potential in God. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares these four habits from Philippians 4 that will propel your life in incredible ways.

Should We Really Get People's Hopes Up?

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

In this message, Steve Backlund uses Jesus as the example for getting people's hopes up. In Luke 4, He proclaimed that His ministry would be one of regularly proclaiming good news to the poor, freedom to captives, and that the current year would be the year of God's favor. This powerful podcast will inspire and equip you to be like Jesus in bringing hope to people.

5 Disappointments We All Get to Overcome

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0700

All of us are tempted to be disappointed with God, ourselves, leaders, people we are leading, and life in general. In this message, Steve Backlund shares inspiring insights to empower us to overcome disappointment and move forward in our lives like never before.

The 8 Pillars of Success Part 2

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares four more of the leadership principles that have greatly impacted his life and the lives of many others. This week's pillars are: Speaking Life, Faith-filled Decision Making, the Culture of Gladness, and Empowerment - Building Big People.

The 8 Pillars of Success Part 1

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0700

"Then you will make your way prosperous and be of good success" (Joshua 1:8). In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares four of his life pillars that have revolutionized his life: 1) Inspiring and Leading Yourself, 2) Transformational Beliefs, 3) Intentionality, and 4) Healthy Relationships.

Five Excuses of the Victim Mindset

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0700

The victim mindset is a stronghold we all get to defeat. It wants us to believe we are at a disadvantage because of factors like our finances, family situation, physical appearance, our health, other people's perceptions of us, our past, our education, our vocation, or something else. This limiting belief is almost always a bigger problem than what we feel a victim of. In this podcast, Steve Backlund exposes lies behind this belief system and gives strategies for victory over it.

Ten Keys for Public Speakers

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund brings his unique perspective on speaking that will help you be more confident and effective. This message does not just help public speakers, but it gives insights into how to increase empowerment in all our communications with others.

What Are We Concluding?

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Our conclusions about a circumstance are always more important than the circumstance itself. In this podcast, Steve Backlund explores the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13 and how it speaks to our lives today.

Five Ways to Activate the Prophetic

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700

"Desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy" (1 Corinthians 14:1). This podcast will help you understand the nature of New Testament prophetic ministry and how to grow in it so that others can become what they never thought they could be.

Was It An Identity Crisis?

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares about a time when he thought he had his identity rooted in the right things, but it really wasn't. What he discovered in this seemingly negative time for him will help you avoid a crisis of identity in your future.

Culture of Gladness

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0700

Join Steve as he explores the significance of joy in the kingdom of God and its transformative power for personal and relational growth.

Give God Something to Work With

Fri, 30 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

People of hope give God a LOT to work with because they believe the future will be better than the present, and they have the power to help make it so. This “power to help make it so” mentality enables us to join with God and take risks to try new or creative things, which he will partner with to see breakthroughs happen. This podcast will equip you to give God much to work with. You and others will be glad you did.

Achieving vs. Improving

Fri, 23 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Success is not a goal to be attained; it is a state of being. If we need something outward to validate us as a success, then we are not a success. Achievers are goal-focused, while improvers are process-focused. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will help realign what is really important in our lives.

Don't Receive It

Fri, 16 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

"Receive not an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses" (1 Timothy 5:19). We can hear something but not "receive" it (not renew our minds with it). In this freedom-bringing podcast, Steve Backlund unlocks the power of being intentional in what we receive (or don't receive) into our belief systems.

Transformation Catches Up to Our Beliefs

Fri, 09 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Discover the transformative power of beliefs and how they shape your experiences, emotional well-being, and future success through faith, mind renewal, and positive affirmations. Explore how joy, hope, and community support can foster personal growth, stronger relationships, and a brighter future.

Let Go of These Five Things Now

Fri, 02 May 2025 09:07:05 -0700

In India, monkeys are trapped because they will not let go of a banana that is too large to get through a hole. In the same way, we are trapped because we do not let go of self-defeating mindsets and habits. In this message, Steve Backlund speaks about five specific things to let go of now.

Tell Them and Yourself This

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Unique means "the only one existing". We are all unique. Yes, there are similarities in us, but there will never again be someone just like you or the people around you. Empowering people identify and speak to themselves and others the distinctive qualities in us. It is a key to finding our purpose in life.

The Two Big Questions

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Whether we are seeking to overcome a problem or desiring to enter into a dream, there are two crucial questions to ask yourself to increase the likelihood of breakthroughs. Join Steve Backlund for a captivating and helpful message.

You Already Have It

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Elisha asked the widow in 2 Kings 4:2, "What do you have?" It is a profound question that has a positive answer for each of us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares a truth that is vital for us to maximize our lives.

Should We Be Pessimistic About the Future?

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares that for his whole life, the news media have given seemingly great reasons for why he should be pessimistic about the future (and most of what they said would happen never happened). Join him as he shares wisdom and strategies to stay a faith and hope-filled person.

Being a Good Loser

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700

This podcast gives keys for how to think and respond when we seem to be losing in life. A sore loser is a person who becomes upset or angry when he or she loses. Good parents intuitively understand that sore losers (If not corrected) will lack favor, have emotional problems, and relational problems as an adults. Get ready for a fun and insightful teaching with this podcast.

Glistening Hope

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares an incredible insight on hope. It changed his life and will change yours.

The Road to Lacking Nothing Part 2

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund goes deeper into last week's podcast content. He shares how there is a test of our beliefs in each trial we face. Every trial has messages in it that test our beliefs. This podcast will shine a light on that and give inspiration to winning these tests of our faith like never before.

God's Open Book Tests

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0800

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing" (James 1:2-4). In this message, Steve Backlund releases a key revelation on how to activate transformational joy in challenging circumstances.

Muted or Sent

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Zechariah was muted for nine months because God could not trust him to speak around what He was doing. This message explores what it means to be the exact opposite of Zechariah - being a person that God greatly trusts and sends everywhere to speak life into those who are spiritually pregnant with deliverance and freedom.

I Radically Encourage Others Daily

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Encouragement is one of the most important spiritual gifts we can operate in. Steve Backlund has dedicated his life to encouraging others. In this podcast, he shares some of his greatest insights on this important subject.

Overcoming a Losing Culture

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0800

We are all empowered by God to break off losing cultures (defeatist mindsets) from our families, churches, cities, business, schools, and more. In this message, Steve Backlund will equip you with beliefs and strategies to make this happen.

Faith Begins Where God's Will is Known

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0800

"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us" (1 John 5:14). "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). If we do not know what is legally ours in Jesus, we will not persevere to possess it in our experience - and live far short of what we could have. This podcast will help clarify what is yours already in Christ and inspire you to possess it.

Faithfulness is More Than Obedience

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0800

The spiritual law of faithfulness tells us that if we are faithful now, we will have more in our future. In this podcast, Steve Backlund unlocks a deeper understanding of what faithfulness really is and how to access it for your benefit and kingdom advancement.

Magnify the Lord, Not This

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Psalm 34:3 says, “Oh magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His name together.” It doesn’t say, “Oh magnify the problem with me.” In this fun and insightful podcast, Steve Backlund explores what we often unconsciously magnify in our thinking instead of the Lord.

Keep At It

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0800

This is Steve Backund's 450th podcast. He talks about the beliefs and practices that have caused him to persistently and consistently release these. It will inspire you to do the same in key assignments of your life.

This Will Take You to Your Goal

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares a key ingredient to fulfilling our most important desires.

What Will You Choose to Believe in 2025?

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0800

The question as we prepare for a new year is not, "What should I do this year?", but it is, "What should I believe this year? What do I need to renew my mind regularly with so I can see transformation in me and around me?" Join Steve Backlund in this podcast in this life-launching message that will help you identify the right beliefs to have in 2025 and how to strengthen them to see greater positive fruit.

Strengthening Forward-Moving Systems in 2025

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund shares how systems (ways of doing things) are the key to following through on what is important in our lives. He speaks about his own systems that serve him well, and then he asks the listener questions to increase the likelihood of having their own forward-moving systems in 2025.

Having a MERRY Christmas

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0800

Merry means to "be full of fun and laughter; lively and cheerful". In this podcast, Steve Backlund uses each of the eight letters of Christmas to give a key that will increase the likelihood of truly having a very merry Christmas.

Jesus' Birth Prophecies This to You

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0800

The biblical narrative about Jesus' birth tells us much about the ways of God, and it prophesies to us how our life purposes will be fulfilled. This message will ignite hope in you in a great way.

The Four P's in a Powerless Pod

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:18:47 -0800

Procrastination, passivity, perfectionism, and poverty mindsets create a powerless and ineffective life. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares insights into how to overcome these strongholds that want to block our purpose and destiny.

A New Reformation

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0800

Over 500 years ago, Martin Luther saw things in Scripture that weren't seen before and changed the church and the world. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares his belief that the reformation is continuing and accelerating now. This message will take the lid off of what you believe is possible.

Repent To, Not From

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0800

What if a pastor said this to his church, “Everyone who has been believing lies about God, others, your circumstances, or about yourself, run to the altar right now and repent.” In this message, Steve Backlund explores a different kind of repentance than most people believe.

I'm Supposed to be Here

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0800

One of our most powerful beliefs is to believe we are supposed to be where we are. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives you a powerful tool for inner victory and increased influence.

Having Done All I Know to Do, I Stand

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0800

Join Steve Backlund for this insightful message on Ephesians 6 that will help you stand in faith during challenging times.

I Choose It Again

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund explores the power of attaching faith to our commitments, responsibilities, and callings. This message gives a great key for increased personal victory and greater positive influence.

Soul Prosperity

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Our response to something is almost always more important than the something. Our response will either cause us to go higher or take another lap in the wilderness. Join Steve Backlund in this podcast as he shares about one of the most incredible verses in the Bible.

"I Get To" Vs "I Have To" Revisited

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares again this powerful message that was released in 2021. He explains how the words we use reflect our beliefs and how we can use our words to change our beliefs and, thus, our lives. This fun and powerful message is a demolished to mediocrity, passivity, and lifestyles of obeying out of duty and obligation rather than faith.

Count It All Joy

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:06:55 -0700

James 1:2 is an extraordinary scripture verse. It says "Count it all joy when you fall into various trials." In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives profound insights into why we can do this.

Prophetically Praying Through the Bible

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this podcast, Steve Backlund mentors listeners in how they can use the testimonies in the Bible to prophetically release life over themselves, others, and their nation. This teaching will also give insights into how you can take our teaching and preaching ministry to the next level.

5 Ways to Radically Grow

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

This message will give you great wisdom and inspiration to grow personally and in your influence.

Victorious Emotions

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund interviews his wife Wendy about best selling book, Victorious Emotions. You will be inspired and equipped with truths and habits to grow in emotional victory.

Shot Out of a Cannon

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares about a dog he had many years ago named Snoopy. When he heard the sound of his leash moving, it was like he was shot out of a cannon and came running to where the leash was. Because of this, he frequently pulled future walks into his present experience. In this message, you will be inspired to become just as excited as Snoopy to hear what God is really saying to you.

You Are a Modern Day Andrew

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Andrew brought his brother, Simon Peter, to Jesus (John 1:40-42). He is one of a number of biblical characters who were instrumental in connecting key people with the people or resources that would change their lives and change history. In this faith-filled, prophetic message, you will receive grace to strategically influence people like never before.

7 Reasons to be Encouraged Right Now

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

One of the most important skills and habits to develop is the ability to encourage ourselves so we can fulfill our purpose and be a greater strength to others. In this message, Steve Backlund gives you seven reasons that will stir you today to be encouraged.

Hearing God's Voice

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this powerful podcast, Steve Backlund interviews Dr. Andy and Jenny Fitzgerald on hearing God's voice. This message is simple, profound, empowering, and gives hope in great ways.

Blowing the Lid Off of Your Mind Renewal

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

This powerful message gives powerful insights into what mind renewal is and how to do it effectively. It also will release grace over you to be more intentional in your thinking so you can see life-launching transformation in your emotions and life.

Worry With God

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Negative worry is imagining your future if God does not show up. Positive worry is imagining your future if God fully shows up. In this fun and inspirational podcast, Steve Backlund will help open you up to a new way of thinking.

Perfectionism Hinders Joy and Healthy Relationships

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Psychology Today describes perfectionism as “a trait that makes life an endless report card on accomplishments or looks. A fast and enduring track to unhappiness, it is often accompanied by depression and eating disorders. What makes perfectionism so toxic is that while those in its grip desire success, they are most focused on avoiding failure, so theirs is a negative orientation This podcast will help you identify perfectionism in your own life and help you overcome it.

5 Life-Launching Truths

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares five more of his favorite quotes. He releases some zingers about hope, efficiency vs. effectiveness, healthy relationships, how to have more energy, and intentionality.

Six of My Greatest Quotes

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he unpacks some of his favorite, power-packed one-liners. This will be a "now word" podcast for many who listen.

Taking the High Road

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18). Taking the high road means maintaining integrity and honor even when others don’t. This message will help you live a fulfilled life and be trusted by other people.

Is Joy Really 1/3 of the Kingdom?

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17). In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares why he embraces the belief joy is 1/3 of the kingdom. This message will stir up your gladness, challenge you in good ways, and will give you practical ways to increase your joy.

Reigning in Life

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Igniting Hope's Associate Director Connie Jones joins Steve Backlund to discuss the power of Romans 5:17 - "How much more those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life." This podcast will inspire you to discover the biblical keys to live a victorious life.

Do Something Radical

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Radical means extreme or very different from the usual or traditional. In this podcast, Steve Backlund challenges the listener to break out of ruts and routines and do something different. He is not talking about any kind of political radicalization, but he does give many ideas about how we can jump-start our lives, finances, relationship with God, our families, our health, and more.

Do You Not Remember?

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Remembering testimonies of God's past faithfulness in our lives is an important component of renewing our minds. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares from Mark 8 where the disciples failed to do this, and why Jesus thought this was a big problem.

Focusing on Our Top 20%

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0700

The Pareto principle says that 80% of our outcomes come from 20% of our causes. In this message, Steve Backlund helps us identify the most important 20%'s in our lives so we can have increased victory spiritually, emotionally, relationally, financially, and more.

Called to Bless

Fri, 31 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he inspires and encourages you to speak life to those who are closest to you and to many others

5 Ways to Have More Energy

Fri, 24 May 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives five spiritual ways to increase your energy for yourself, your family, your leadership teams, and your organizations.

Live While You Are Waiting

Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:00 -0700

Faith people with hope live while they are waiting for their desires to be fulfilled. Faith people without hope are waiting for something to change before they live. In this riveting message, Steve Backlund releases a great truth for people who want to see their dreams fulfilled.

Daisy's Fear Issues

Fri, 10 May 2024 15:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares a valuable insight for healthy relationships, restorative leadership, and greater discipleship of people. He uses his dog Daisy's struggle to trust people as the foundation for this important message

He Is Our Example

Fri, 03 May 2024 17:30:01 -0700

Abram, who became Abraham, an Old Covenant character is held up to us as the example of how to live in the New Covenant. He pulled a New Covenant experience into the Old Covenant. Unfortunately, many Christians pull an Old Testament way of thinking into the New Covenant. In this podcast, Steve Backlund explores five of the most important verses (Romans 4:17-21) describing Abraham's process of believing and then experiencing God's promises. In these verses, you will find keys to experience God's promises for you as well.

Build and Increase Anyway

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope" (Jeremiah 29:11). This famous verse is part of a greater word for the Children of Israel that is important for us to understand. This podcast will encourage those who battle disappointment, mediocrity, fatalism, and the victim mindset.

The Blessing of Closed Doors

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0700

We all love open doors (to be chosen or to enter into a seemingly great opportunity) but closed doors can create disappointment and a victim mindset unless we see things from a higher perspective. Join Steve Backlund in this powerful teaching that will be a now word for many who listen.

The Word Works

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

"The word of God is living and powerful" (Hebrews 4;12). In this message, Steve Backlund shares how we can live powered by God's word, rather than by human strength. Get ready to see some familiar Bible verses in a new way that will help you increase your faith in what God is saying rather than what you need to do.

Winning the Thinking Battle in the Morning & Evening

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund gives part two of last week's podcast, "Goliath's Morning and Evening Taunts", Lies often sound more real in the morning and evening. Joshua was instructed by the Lord (Joshua 1:8) to have a strategy for these times. "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night . . . " This podcast will help you develop or strengthen your own plan for these important parts of the day.

Goliath's Morning & Evening Taunts

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

"And the Philistine (Goliath) drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening" (1 Samuel 17:16). Lies fueling our self-talk tend to sound more real in the mornings and evenings. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to execute a good plan to make mornings and evenings your most powerful truth times of the day

Don't Just Try to Fix Things

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

If we are only trying to fix what's wrong in our lives and not strengthen what is right, we will have difficulty advancing. In this message, Steve Backlund shares insights in how to focus on the things that will truly make a difference.

Words To Ignite Your Faith

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0700

In this thermostatic message, Steve Backlund puts on his coaching hat and speaks life into the listener. If we are going to experience something higher, we must believe something higher. If we are going to believe something higher, we must hear something higher than what we are feeling and experiencing. This podcast will cause you to hear necessary truths that will dismantle self-limiting beliefs in your life.

What Are You Doing Here, Elijah?

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0800

In 1 Kings 19, Elijah was in a physical cave and in a spiritual cave. When we are in a spiritual cave, what we think is true is not true, even though it feels really true. In this message, Steve Backlund uses Elijah's experience to help us get out of or stay out of spiritual caves.

You Can Do It!

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0800

In Joshua chapter one, God repeatedly encouraged Joshua, the new leader of the Israelites, that he could be strong and courageous In essence, He was saying, "You can do it!". In this podcast, Steve Backlund puts on his coaching hat and inspires you, like Joshua, that you can do it too.

There Is Always a Solution

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0800

Self-limiting beliefs are not just to be resisted but are to be replaced with specific truths that will demolish these limitations. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares the life-changing belief, "There is always a solution."

This IS the Moment!

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:06:27 -0800

Our feelings of shame, regret, disappointment, unworthiness, insecurity, discouragement, bitterness, offense, victimhood, and frustration are almost always a bigger issue than what seems to be causing them. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire you to see the moment these emotions manifest in us as an exciting opportunity to pull down a stronghold in our lives.

Thankful But Not Satisfied

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:59:33 -0800

Thankfulness and a hunger for positive change create a catalytic combination. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares the importance of each and how to combine them effectively for inner victory and maximum impact.

Overcoming the Poverty Mindset

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:16:45 -0800

"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not lack" (Psalm 23:1). David had an abundance mindset that inspires us to think higher about the resources that will flow to us and through us. In this message, Steve Backlund shares some root reasons for a poverty mindset, and he gives wisdom for how to break out of it.

Colonel Sanders and Your Finances

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 05:38:00 -0800

"And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth" (Deuteronomy 8:18). Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders did not open his first restaurant until he was 62 and did not receive funding for franchises until he was 74. It is not too late to move forward with dreams that will bless others and profit you (and others). In this podcast, Steve Backlund inspires you to believe for incredible ideas in the days ahead. He also shares three keys to increase your finances in the days ahead.

Positively Influencing Your Leaders

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0800

We all have leaders over us. They could be pastors, managers, teachers, parents, ministry leaders, or someone else. The relationship we have with them is something to be stewarded well. They will influence us, and we have the privilege of them becoming better and more successful because of us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares five ways we can positively influence the leaders in our lives.

Don’t Withdraw Your Heart

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0800

I will not withdraw my heart from people who disappoint me or that I hear negative information about." This is a powerful belief and declaration for those who want healthy relationships and increased influence. It does not mean we don't have boundaries in our interactions with people, but the tendency to withdraw our hearts from people will not benefit us or others if we persist in it. Join Steve Backlund in this podcast to help create healthy relationships everywhere you go.

Hope is Excitement for the Future

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0800

The biblical definition of hope is the joyful expectation of good coming. Excitement for the future encapsulates this definition. Excitement is a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives practical insight into what true hope really is. This is a great message as we start 2024.

2024: God Multiplying What We Dedicate to Him

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0800

In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares what he is prophetically sensing for 2024. This is a year where we will tempted to feel powerless concerning the great needs that are around us, but we already have what is needed to make the difference. Get ready to be excited about what your seeming little can do when it. is put into the hands of a supernatural God.

6 Christmas Prophetic Words for You

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:42:04 -0800

The Christmas story in the Bible is full of insights into how God accomplishes His purposes on earth. In this podcast, Steve Backlund takes six aspects of Jesus Christ's birth and uses them as prophetic insights into how God will work in our own lives in the days ahead.

2024: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself to Prepare For It

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:08:53 -0800

Good questions will help us to hear from God in a greater way. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives you five questions to help you get greater spiritual insight and to prepare for a great 2024.

Revelation and Impartation

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0800

Revelation and impartation are two divine graces bringing increased victory and greater influence. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives important insights to help value and access them both

Is There Really A Difference?

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0800

One of the biggest lies that we are tempted to believe is that there is a big difference between us and our favorite Bible characters. This lie wants to disqualify us and make us feel less than we really are. In this fun and podcast, Steve Backlund obliterates this falsehood and gives us greater hope for our lives.

This is the Day

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:14:20 -0800

This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares the importance and power of this verse, plus powerful reasons for why we should rejoice and be glad today.

I Wish Somebody Would Have Told Me

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0800

In the Old Testament the Promised Land had giants in it to be defeated. In our New Testament dispensation, the "giants" to be conquered are mindsets (strongholds) like disappointment, pessimism, victimhood, shame, unworthiness, inferiority, and more. We all will experience these at some level. In this message, Steve Backlund shares powerful truths that he wished someone would have told him 40 years ago.

Faith Without Hope is Weird

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0800

Many people of faith lack hope, therefore they believe they cannot really live until a specific breakthrough has happened. Faith people with hope live while they are waiting. They are delighters in the Lord, and their delighting is key to seeing desires realized

How to Write Your Own Declarations

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund and Igniting Hope Ministries share many lists of faith declarations (in books and on their website) to use to overcome lies, strengthen specific beliefs, and see transformation. These have been a blessing to hundreds of thousands. Besides these, it is very powerful to use our own wording in proclaiming truth. In this message, Steve Backlund gives insights into how to do this, plus shares insights on the topic of declarations.

Take Heed HOW You Hear

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

God's main plan for us to get into the kingdom and advance in the kingdom is this: hearing good news and believing it. In this podcast, Steve Backlund adds more insights to last week's message "Take Heed What You Hear". Get ready to be encouraged, inspired, and equipped with this message.

Take Heed What You Hear

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Victorious people learn how to not receive messages sent to us through words, circumstances, or emotions that are contrary to what God is saying to us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares life-giving truths about being disciplined in let ourselves really hear.

Steve, Stop Fixating on That!

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:01:57 -0700

Steve Backlund shares his own journey of overcoming the tendency to focus on what is wrong with himself, others, and situations. He reveals why we do this and gives five keys to overcome fixating on what is wrong. Get ready to see your influence and fulfillment increase as you receive the words of this podcast.

Positively Influencing Others

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund takes truths from his book The Culture of Empowerment to help you grow your influence in your family, workplace, church, friends, and elsewhere.

Loving God and Loving Life

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:57:35 -0700

1 Peter 3:10 is a fascinating verse. It says, "He would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil . . . " There is a difference between loving God and loving life. In this podcast, Steve Backlund explores this and gives great insights into how to live it out. Get ready for an increase in childlikeness, wonder, and taking control of your words like never before.

Compound & Isolated Belief Workouts

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

“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 4:8). Bodily exercise is good, but belief workouts are more important. In this life-giving podcast, Steve Backlund shares about two types of exercise workouts to reveal powerful truths about the importance of working out our beliefs, and then how to do it. Get ready for increase and breakthrough as you listen.

4 Ways to Stay Encouraged

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:14:12 -0700

Discouragement is a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness: One of the greatest life skills we can learn is to learn how to encourage ourselves. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares four powerful ways to do so.

Increasing the Likelihood

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0700

“This is going to be a powerful day!” The moment we say this, the percentage chances of it being a powerful day went up. It does not guarantee it, but it is now more likely it will happen than before we said it. In this message, Steve Backlund explores how we can strategically give God things to work with to live a fulfilling and impactful life. Get ready to be inspired toward creative ideas of seeing your God-given dreams fulfilled.

Jet Lag or Jet Bounce?

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:25:26 -0700

Steve Backlund uses his experience of changing his mindset from jet lag to jet bounce in his travel to inspire you to overcome self-limiting beliefs in your own life.

Leadership Pillars: Gladness and Empowerment

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:19:37 -0700

Steve Backlund finishes his four-week leadership series with the last two of his eight pillars of leadership: the culture of gladness and empowering others (building big people).

Leaders Pillars: Speaking Life and Faith-Filled Decision-Making

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:10:25 -0700

Steve Backlund continues his four-part series on leadership. This message about words and decision-making will help equip you to be the influencer people trust and love to be around.

Leadership Pillars: Intentionality and Healthy Relationships

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Steve continues the series of his eight pillars of leadership by highlighting intentionality and healthy relationships. Intentionality will cause you to be proactive and increase your talents. Prioritizing healthy relationships will create healthy families and strong team dynamics. In this podcast earn from Steve Backlund two of his most important core values that have blessed many.

8 Pillars of Leadership Part 1

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 15:00:18 -0700

Great leaders have great beliefs, great priorities, and great habits. We are all leaders, and the most important person we lead is ourselves. As we lead by strengthening our beliefs, priorities, and habits, our influence will strengthen in our homes, workplaces, churches, cities, and everywhere else we go. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares two of his eight leadership pillars (Inspiring Ourselves and Transformational Beliefs). Get ready for upgrades in wisdom and hope as you listen.

Unexpected Favor Is Looking For You

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 11:05:13 -0700

This encouraging, hope-filled, biblically based, and prophetic message by Steve Backlund will help put a spiritual bullseye on you for great favor in the days ahead.

Why am I not radically joyful now? (Archive Episode)

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0700

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 do you need to believe to have hope? (Archive Episode)

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:17:15 -0700

Join Steve Backlund on this podcast where he discusses one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves.

Do Not Grow Weary

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:28:09 -0700

Do not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time (in due season) we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9). This is one of the most inspiring verses in the Bible. Join Steve Backlund as he dives deep into the power of this verse.

What Beliefs Are We to Strengthen?

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:23:37 -0700

Repentance means to change the way you think. It is a lifestyle, not an event. Abraham was "strengthened in faith (in his thinking), giving glory to God". (Romans 4:20). The main belief he was to strengthen was that he was a father of a multitude. In this life-launching podcast, Steve Backlund shares keys for identifying the beliefs we are to strengthen and then how we can do so and become an Abraham to our generation.

”I Feel Trapped”

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0700

To be trapped means you are prevented from escaping from a place. In this podcast, Steve Backlund takes truths from his book Fully Convinced: The Art of Decision-Making to help us in areas where we feel trapped by a job, family dynamics, debt, or something else. Get ready to be encouraged and inspired by what he shares.

Unlocking Innovative Strategies

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:46:12 -0700

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). As we trust God for wisdom, we will hear divinely inspired strategies for the needs and dreams in our lives. In this uplifting message, Steve Backlund will stir you to ask big and believe big for strategies no other person has heard before.

Adding Hope to Our Faith

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:38:49 -0700

A lack of hope makes our faith unhealthy. Hope is the safety net if what we believe in faith does not happen. Join Steve Backlund in this revelatory podcast that will help you be a faith AND hope person.

How to Motivate Yourself to Do Great Things

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:21:36 -0700

There are few "normal" weeks where it is easy to accomplish goals. Most weeks have some level of unexpected happenings and emotional challenges. Successful people learn how to move forward in non-normal weeks and find keys to overcoming procrastination. Join Steve Backlund in this powerful podcast as he shares his own insights and practices to motivate himself to do great things.

Striving To Enter His Rest

Fri, 26 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Hebrews 4 is one of the most important chapters in the Bible for personal victory, mental health, and increased positive influence. It emphasizes spiritual rest (which is a sense of peace and trust in our soul - our mind, will, and emotions). We are told to "strive" to enter this rest. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will help convince you of the importance of spiritual rest and the keys for how to experience it.

Fully Convinced

Fri, 19 May 2023 05:00:00 -0700

"Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" (Romans 14:5). As we mature in Christ, we will become more and more convinced in our thinking about God's promises, our identity, the decisions we have made, and in what we do. This inspiring podcast by Steve Backlund will help you become fully convinced like never before.

Spiritual Experimentation

Fri, 12 May 2023 12:03:43 -0700

There is no progress unless someone is trying something new. God needs people who will volunteer to be part of His research and development team. Join Steve Backlund as he shares his own journey with spiritual experimentation and be inspired to do the same.

Beliefs+Vision+Priorities+Habits=Increase

Sun, 07 May 2023 08:29:38 -0700

Hope Infusion

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he puts on his preaching hat to inspire you with some of his favorite hope quotes and hope revelations. This is a message that some will listen to over and over.

Lessons From My Burn Pile

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Great leaders not only have good character and good plan, but they also have passion and enthusiasm (a personal fire). In this message, Steve Backlund shares some of the revelations that were revealed to him while he was burning brush on his property. Get ready for spiritual diesel to be poured on your fervor and excitement in life.

Attaching Faith to Financial Expenditures

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

One of the biggest emotional challenges people face concerns their finances (especially unplanned financial expenses). In this practical, positive, wisdom-filled, and faith-filled message, Steve Backlund releases a key to overcome being tossed to and fro by unexpected financial expenses.

You Give Them Something to Eat

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0700

The disciples saw a huge problem of 5,000+ hungry people with almost no resources to meet their needs. Jesus told them to give what they had so He could multiply it completely to fix the problem. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire you to give the seemingly little you have to Jesus so big personal and societal needs will be met. Get ready to have your vision expanded about the big difference you can make to seemingly insurmountable problems.

Hearing God Through the Wrong Filter - Part 2

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:44:53 -0700

Steve Backlund goes deeper into the truths he shared in his previous podcast. He asks the question, "What do you believe God primarily wants you to hear from him?" If, as believers in Jesus, we believe He is primarily speaking about our wrong behavior or lack of commitment, then we need a "filter" upgrade to help us interpret His voice more accurately. You will be blessed, equipped, and inspired by this great message.

Hearing God Through the Wrong Filter

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0700

Encouragement Rampage

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0700

One of the greatest callings we can walk in is to be an encourager of ourselves and others. In the podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to walk in encouragement like never before.

5 Keys for Financial Breakthrough

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 08:56:29 -0800

Financial challenges are one of the biggest stresses people face. In this message, Steve Backlund shares biblical insights to help unlock greater finances to flow to you. Get ready to be inspired and equipped for breakthrough as you listen to this podcast.

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The Kindergarten of True Spiritual Riches

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:47:43 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund shares seven reasons why healthy mindsets and habits regarding finances are the training ground for God releasing to us true spiritual riches like peace, influence, power, trust, favor, love, and more.

Seven Signs of a Poverty Spirit

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:21:16 -0800

Having a poverty spirit causes us to see life through the lens of lacking what is needed to live victoriously and with significant influence. In this podcast, Steve Backlund identifies seven signs of the poverty spirit and then shares three keys to overcoming this negative mindset.

Surrendering Beliefs

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 09:00:45 -0800

Transformation does not come from surrendering our hearts to God, but by surrendering our beliefs to Him. It is necessary to surrender our hearts, but we will be unable to be free emotionally or circumstantially if we are believing lies. Join Steve Backlund for this insightful and inspiring message.

Learn more about Steve and Wendy's ministry at ignitinghope.com.

It Is Not Time for THAT Yet

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:37:30 -0800

Successful people know what to prioritize and not focus on. This message will help you break off the guilt, embarrassment, and inferiority created by things we are not even called to address at this time.

Childlike Excitement and Wonder

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:33:24 -0800

Steve Backlund's definition of joy is this: It is the childlike wonder and excitement of working with God instead of working for God. In this message, Steve expounds on the various parts of this definition. Get ready to have your joy tank filled through this podcast.

Say It To Them

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:18:24 -0800

Many people at funerals regret that they had not said more loving and appreciative words to the one. who passed away. This podcast will motivate and empower you to say what you need to say now to the people in your life.

Delete It!

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:23:17 -0800

"Take every thought captive" (2 Corinthians 10:5). In this fun and powerful podcast, Steve Backlund shares the how and why of deleting the self-defeating lies that we are tempted to believe.

One Idea Will Change Everything

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:50:32 -0800

"Steve, you do not need more money, you need a new idea." This is a good word to break out. of lack, but one idea can be the key to breakthrough concerning personal weaknesses, relational challenges, illnesses, and more. Join Steve Backlund as he inspires and equips you to become more creative in how you think and in what you do.

Win Them to Yourself First

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:30:25 -0800

In 1 Peter 1, wives with unbelieving husbands are told to win the husband first to themselves and then to their words. This is a profound principle for those who want to increase their favor and be heard at a higher level. Join Steve Backlund in this powerful podcast that will help you to go to the next level of in relationships and influence.

You Can Do It!

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:36:50 -0800

We all need "You can do it!" voices speaking into our lives. In this impactful podcast, Steve Backlund uses Joshua 1 to speak a timely and encouraging word into your life.

2023 - The Best Year Yet?

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:41:02 -0800

In this podcast, Steve Backlund inspires and encourages us to stir up our hope for 2023. It will a major key to increasing our personal victory and influence.

This is the Real Problem

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:59:02 -0800

Our hopelessness about a problem is almost always a bigger problem than the problem. Join Steve Backlund as he helps us identify what to prioritize as we seek to overcome problems or enter into a higher level of God's purpose for our life.

The Epidemic Of Doubt, Insecurity, and Guilt.

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:30:44 -0800

Speaking Life Over Your Christmas

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 15:00:12 -0800

Influence in Sticky Situations

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:28:48 -0800

We all have "sticky situations" in our relationships. Whether it is in our family, at work, in our church, with friends, or with someone else, there are things we can do which will increase the likelihood of our having a positive influence on the relationship and situation. Steve Backlund shares six of these in this timely podcast that will help your influence go to another level.

The Imposter Syndrome

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:05:27 -0800

Do you ever feel like you don't belong in the role you're in or that you are not good enough for job? That's a common feeling, but false humility and hiding our gifts is actually a form of selfishness.

Arise, Fill Your Horn With Oil, and Go

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:30:41 -0800

In 1 Samuel 16, Samuel was neutralized by disappointment. The Lord jolted him out of despondency with new hope for the future. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to overcome disappointment and to move forward in purpose in this incredible season of your life.

Five Beliefs to Have Right Now

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:47:57 -0700

In these challenging times, our beliefs are either going to be an anchor to our soul or they are going to create further problems for us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares important beliefs for us to have in this hour.

God Always Shows Up When . . . .

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:54:27 -0700

"I am an atheist." Levi responds, "Oh, really, that is so exciting. God always shows up when I am around an atheist." Join Steve Backlund as he gives you a key to how to flip seemingly difficult moments into opportunities for God to demonstrate His love and power.

What Are We Magnifying?

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:37:55 -0700

Psalm 34:3 says, "Oh, magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His name together." We cannot make God larger, but we can see Him larger. The more we magnify Him, the smaller our challenges will seem. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares seven things we magnify instead of the Lord (making God seem smaller and our problems seem greater than they really are).

You’re Lying to Me!

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:21:18 -0700

Our circumstances, feelings, past experiences, and words we hear are constantly trying to lie to us about our identity, relationship with God, and our potential. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire you to not receive the negative messages these are trying to send us.

Victorious Emotions With Wendy Backlund

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:59:07 -0700

Steve Backlund interviews his wife, Wendy, about her best-selling book, Victorious Emotions. Wendy shares why she wrote it and key truths in the book. This podcast has many gems of revelation in it that will bless your life.

Hope is the Safety Net for Faith

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:07:29 -0700

Faith without hope is unhealthy. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares why and gives keys for increasing your hope and seeing your desires realized. Get ready to be inspired and empowered to abound in hope and to thrive while you are waiting for God's promises to manifest.

Megadoses

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:58:13 -0700

Often our frustrations, lack of purpose, emptiness, and emotional challenges result from an anemic spiritual diet. It is surprising what happens when we increase our intake of good spiritual food. Join Steve Backlund on this inspiring message which will give you simple, but profound keys for breakthrough.

Mediocre Anonymous

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:59:23 -0700

In one of the churches we pastored, Wendy (my wife) and I started a group called Mediocre Anonymous. We did this because we noticed that most twelve-step programs tended to take people from crisis to average, and we wanted to establish a twelve-step program for people addicted to mediocrity to help take them from average to great. This podcast will share with you the tenets and twelve steps of Mediocre Anonymous.

If God Wanted Us To Think Small . . .

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:46:44 -0700

If God wanted us to think small and with limitations for our lives, he sure did a bad job in telling us so. Join Steve Backlund as he shares some of his favorite Bible verses and key revelations that have ignited him to think and dream big.

5 Ways Not to Have Flabby Beliefs

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:45:08 -0700

Our emotional load-bearing capacity is connected to the strength of our beliefs. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to have spiritual body builder beliefs.

God Loves a Cheerful Decider Part 2

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0700

When we attach faith to an assignment, responsibility, or commitment, we will experience cheerfulness, energy, and power as a result. Join Steve Backlund as he further expands on one of the most life-launching truths in Scripture. This is a message for those who want to let go of mediocrity, passivity, victimhood, and double-mindedness. Get ready to be challenged and inspired by this great message.

Why Do We Have to Fight For It?

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0700

Just as a butterfly in the cocoon needs the struggle to strengthen its wings to fly, we too need the struggle to be able to build the character, endurance, and load-bearing capacity to be able to keep and increase the blessing of our promised land.

Positively Seeding the Clouds of Your Future

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:39:40 -0700

In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares about the power of attaching faith to future happenings (whether it is five minutes from now or 100 years from now). Get ready to receive one of the best keys for joy, victory, and influence.

The Spiritual Rocket Boosters of Romans 14

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he shares some transformational truths from his upcoming new book, Fully Convinced. Romans 14 is a vital chapter for those who desire freedom, joy, and increased influence. Get ready to be inspired and get ready to get spiritual rocket boosters for your life.

Perfectionism: A Stronghold to Be Demolished

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:09:48 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he shares the crippling effects of perfectionism and 5 ways to overcome it.

Viktor Frankl’s Revelation of Hope

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:12:06 -0700

Frankl survived the Nazi concentration camps and helped millions afterward through his writings and through therapy to get hope. He had at the core of his therapy this truth: human beings are driven by their views of their own future. The more positive the future is seen, the more power and purpose there will be you for the present. Joni Steve Backlund as he shares another powerful message on hope.

Warring a Good Warfare

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:14:25 -0700

The Apostle Paul told a young leader name Timothy "war a good warfare with the prophesies previously spoken about him" (1 Timothy 1:18). He was not to war against people or circumstances but against lies in his own thinking. Join Steve Backlund today as he shows you how to fight with God has said.

7 People We Need In Our Lives

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:54:00 -0700

Steve shares a powerful principle he is releasing in his upcoming new book and online course, "Fully Convinced: The Art of Decision Making." The quality of our decision-making is greatly influenced by the quality of relationships we have developed.

How to Make Incredible Decisions

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:40:55 -0700

Steve Backlund shares six traits of dynamic decision-makers. This is content from his upcoming new book, "Fully Convinced: The Art of Decision Making (Attaching Great Faith to Who We Are and What We Do)."

The Confession of Hope

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:36:26 -0700

“Let us hold fast the confession of hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23). Join Steve Backlund in this podcast as he shares the why and how of being a "confesser of hope."

A Different Kind of Repentance Meeting

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:43:49 -0700

The best definition of repentance is "to change the way you think." It is a lifestyle, not an event. Join Steve Backlund in this podcast broadcast that will challenge common views of what repentance looks like, and give you a catalytic key for your life.

Joy Really is Our Strength

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund as he shares how he became convinced of joy's importance for our physical, spiritual, and emotional health. He shares keys for how to increase joy in your life. Get ready to be inspired and empowered through this message.

What Do You Need to Believe to Have Hope?

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0700

Join Steve Backlund on this podcast where he discusses one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves.

Four Things to be Fully Convinced About

Sat, 28 May 2022 13:30:49 -0700

Join this simulcast of Steve Backlund's podcast. He shares from his upcoming book, "Fully Convinced: The Art of Decision Making." This message will strengthen you ability to attach faith to key areas of your life.

Spiritual Rest

Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares five keys to experience the rest promised to us in Hebrews 4.

You Already Have It!

Fri, 13 May 2022 16:43:11 -0700

In this message, Beliefs Specialist Steve Backlund will help you break off the tendency of focusing on what you lack and actually see what you do have (which is the key to breakthrough and increase).

Will You Just Decide!

Fri, 06 May 2022 17:36:53 -0700

In this message, Steve Backlund takes an excerpt out of his upcoming book and online course, Fully Convinced. He releases revelation and keys for breakthrough from Elijah's question in 1 Kings 18:21, "How long will you waver between two opinions?"

Expect the Unexpected

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:42:49 -0700

"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? (Isaiah 43:19). Preconceived ideas of how God is going to manifest and who He is going to use can be a big blockage in experiencing the "new things.". The Pharisees and Sadducees missed Jesus because He was not what they expected the Messiah to be. This message will greatly help you to not miss the new things God has for you.

Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:58:13 -0700

Steve Backlund attacks regret in this powerful message.

The Lid is Off

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:36:32 -0700

Steve Backlund uses findings about fleas, elephants, and cows to help us defeat self-limiting beliefs. This fun-filled message has a key to your breakthrough and increased influence.

Decide and He Will Provide

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:52:06 -0700

Steve Backlund shares this powerful message. Those who watch or listen to this will:

- Gain insight into what their life calling might be

- Understand that resources follow quality decisions, not the other way around

- Recognize the Book of Nehemiah is an important book in this hour

Should You Feel Good About Yourself?

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:34:41 -0700

Good questions lead us into life-changing revelations. The question, "Should we feel good about ourselves?" is one of the best that we can ask. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares from his experience insights he has received on this great question.

Defeating The Critical Spirit

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:01:26 -0700

In this podcast Steve Backlund shares what the critical spirit is, where it comes from, why it needs to be overcome, and how to overcome it. As you listen, you will be taken higher in your beliefs about God, yourself, and others.

Anointing or Truth? What Makes Us Free?

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:57:48 -0700

What frees us from the curse of oppression, sickness, poverty, and negative habits? Is it the power of God or the truths of God? In this impactful podcast, Steve Backlund discusses the importance of each, and the priority of one of them.

Positive Thinking Vs. Biblical Optimism

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:37:45 -0700

Optimism is hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. In this message, Steve Backlund compares biblical optimism with positive thinking. You will be inspired toward positivity in your life through what you hear, but it will be on the empowered through truth and the faithfulness of God.

Why I Make Declarations Part 3

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:37:19 -0800

300th Podcast Episode!

Steve Backlund continues to share on the power of speaking faith declarations. In this podcast he shares four more reasons for doing so: 1) Declarations helps us overcome anxiety, 2) Declarations helps us to abide in the word, 3) Making declarations is part of taking up the sword of the Spirit, and 4) Declarations pull down strongholds, demolish arguments, and take thoughts captive.

Why I Make Declarations Part 2

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:47:31 -0800

Steve continues his story on why he makes declarations and how they have changed his life. He shared part one at Bethel Church AM service on February 20, 2022 which can be seen via YouTube.

298- 4 Habits of History Makers

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:51:28 -0800

Effective people have developed good habits in their lives. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares four habits of the Apostle Paul that are in Philippians 4. Get ready to be inspired and equipped in this message.

297 - Go...Doubting Nothing

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:23:48 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund extracts truth from Acts 10 and 11 which will help you grow in confidence and overcome doubt in your life.

296 - It is Rarely Convenient To Do This

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:21:43 -0800

Felix told the Apostle Paul, "Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you." There is rarely a time when it is convenient to pursue radical growth, change, joy, or deeper heart connections with people. in this message, Steve Backlund will inspire you to not wait for ideal circumstances to move forward in powerful habits.

295 - When You Feel Like Quitting

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:37:08 -0800

Steve Backlund will inspire you to not quit by releasing powerful truths and promises from Galatians 6:9. “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart".

294 - 4 Life Changing Beliefs

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:41:43 -0800

I have been inspired recently by a strategy of personal growth by my wife Wendy. When she believes a message or audio book is something God has for her, she will listen to it over and over again until it gets in her spirit deeply. With that in mind, I want to revisit two of my favorite and my powerful teachings.

This podcast will release revelation and four beliefs that are truly life-changing.

293 - That’s It! That’s the Stronghold!

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:28:10 -0800

When the Bible talks about "pulling down strongholds," what is it really referring to? In this message, Steve Backlund shares one of the most important keys that has radically changed his life and increased his influence.

292 – 6 Enemies to Good Decision Making

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 04:17:00 -0800

The quality of our lives is largely determined by the choices we make. One of the ways to improve our decision-making is to understand and overcome the main reasons why people make poor choices. Steve Backlund shares six areas we can overcome in our decision-making process.

291 – 7 Prophetic Insights for 2022

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:43:00 -0800

Steve uses chapter twenty/verse twenty-two of different Bible books to speak prophetically into the coming year.

290 – 2022: Systems VS. Goals

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:17:00 -0800

289 – Hope to the World

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:24:00 -0800

Steve shares about the incredible hope in the Christmas story, and he shares more about how to start the new year with a radical plan of growth and transformation.

288 – 20 Catalytic Hope Quotes

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:54:00 -0800

Steve Backlund will ignite your hope in this podcast, plus shares a catalytic forty-day strategy for starting the new year off powerfully. To top it off, he shares his favorite hope quotes.

287 – “You’re Lying to Me”

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:25:00 -0800

There is a message that frequently comes through our negative circumstances. It is saying, "These situations define you as a person and limit what your future can be." In this message, Steve Backlund brings a spiritual sledgehammer to accepting as truth these lies.

286 – The Power of “Thank You”

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:06:00 -0800

As America celebrates Thanksgiving, Steve Backlund shares some powerful reasons to increase our saying "thank you" to God and to the people in our lives.

285 – Standing Strong in the Evil Day Part 2

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:35:00 -0800

This is a continued blog/podcast from June 2020 which you can find here: https://ignitinghope.com/igniting-hope/standing-strong-in-the-evil-day/ “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand...” (Ephesians 6:13). The "evil day” is not a single day but refers to the times in our lives where we are facing circumstances that seem overwhelming. In this message, Steve Backlund shares empowering keys of how to stand in these times.

284 – Stop the Labeling

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:58:00 -0800

We become part of the problem, and not the solution when we "label" people in our thinking or words. Who hasn't heard or spoken labels like alcoholic, stupid, or Doubting Thomas? In this message, Steve Backlund will motivate you and equip you to overcome the tendency to judge and label others and ourselves.

283 – Empowering Our Future with Mind Renewal Part 2

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:46:00 -0700

Proverbs 23:7 is a great verse for radical mind renewers to consider: “For as (a man) thinks in his heart, so is he”. In this podcast, Steve Backlund uses this verse to take us to another level in valuing intentional thinking and then gives keys for how to effectively do it.

282 – Empowering Our Future with Mind Renewal

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:03:00 -0700

"Be transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:2). Current mind renewal creates future experiences. This is true in the positive (truth) and negative (lies). Join Steve Backlund in this powerful message which gives inspiring and practical keys for how to bring true change (transformation) into your life.

281 – The Power of Our Conclusions

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:53:00 -0700

What we conclude about a circumstance is almost always more important than the circumstance itself. In this inspiring message, Steve Backlund shares about the twelve spies in Numbers 13 and how two groups of people had a different conclusion which dramatically impacted what they experienced.

280 – Letting Go of These 5 Things

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:52:00 -0700

The life of faith will cause us to have to let go of something before we can grab hold of the new things that we are destined for. In this message, Steve Backlund shares five things to release our hold on.

279 – No Pain No Gain?

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:42:00 -0700

278 – The “Never Enough” Lie

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:36:00 -0700

The "You are not doing enough" lie has robbed many of joy and having increased influence. When believed, it causes a lifestyle of doubt instead of faith in what we are doing. In this message, Steve Backlund shares how we can overcome self-condemnation and guilt regarding areas of life where don't think we are doing enough.

277 – Getting Your Own Oil

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:52:00 -0700

The five wise virgins in Matthew 25 told the foolish virgins, "Get your own oil." In this podcast, Steve Backlund expounds on this and gives life-launching strategies for getting our own oil supply to overcome and live in God's fullness for our lives.

276 – Receive Not

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:48:00 -0700

In Numbers 13, everyone but Joshua and Caleb received the negative report of the ten spies. God is raising up Joshuas and Calebs today who refuse to receive the spirit of fear and hopelessness. In this timely message, Steve Backlund will inspire you and help you overcome any tendency to receive that which is only hurting you.

275 – Water It!

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:29:00 -0700

“I (Paul) planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase” (1 Corinthians 3:6). The four stages of growth and fruit-bearing are: 1) Planting, 2) Watering, 3) God supernaturally giving the increase, and 4) Fruit-bearing/harvest. Planting and harvesting are exciting events, but watering takes faith, work, and intentionality to do. In this message, you will be inspired by Steve Backlund to be an "Apollos" for your life and others.

274 – Little Things That Make a Big Difference

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:48:00 -0700

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” (Napoleon Hill) Steve Backlund shares how enthusiasm for the seemingly small things we do is the training ground for our doing great things in our future.

273 – Questions to Ask When Discouraged

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:06:00 -0700

Discouragement is a loss of confidence or enthusiasm resulting from doubting a certain desired outcome can happen. There will always be something for us to be discouraged about in our lives if we magnify the problem instead of magnifying God in our lives (Psalms 34:3). In this message, Steve Backlund gives you questions to ask yourself which will help you focus on the things which will get you out of discouragement.

272 – Celebrating Our Weakness

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:36:00 -0700

The Apostle Paul made this astounding statement in 2 Corinthians 12: 10 - “So I will celebrate my weaknesses, for when I’m weak I sense more deeply the mighty power of Christ living in me.” In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives six reasons why we should enthusiastically celebrate our weaknesses. Get ready to be inspired and equipped to see your weaknesses differently.

271 – Thermostats Vs. Thermometers

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

Even though there are some benefits to being a spiritual thermometer, we are called beyond that to become a spiritual thermostat that sets better temperatures in our homes, churches, businesses, and everywhere else. In this message, Steve Backlund shares how we can become a thermostatic influencer who incredibly influences the environments we are a part of.

270 – Jump-starting Your Prophetic Ministry

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:15:00 -0700

“Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy” (1 Corinthians 14:1). We all have the ability and invitation to prophesy. In this message, Steve Backlund shares why functioning in prophetic is so important, and then gives five ways to activate it in your life.

Unhindered with Ash Lumley

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:25:00 -0700

This week, our podcast is from a recent Facebook live on our Igniting Hope Ministries Facebook page where Steve interviews staff member Ash Lumley on our newest course, Unhindered. Enjoy this powerful sneak peak of our 5-week course beginning August 2nd. Find out more here: https://www.ignitinghopeacademy.com/courses/u-n-h-i-n-d-e-r-e-d

269 – Reading the Bible Prophetically

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:50:00 -0700

"The word of God is living and powerful” (Hebrews 4:12) In this message, Steve Backlund shares how to access this life and power in your Bible reading by receiving God's "now words" for you leading you into inner victory and increased positive influence.

268 – Defeating the Giant of Negative Comparison

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:07:00 -0700

All of us are tempted to feel bad about ourselves when we see others doing what we do, but doing it better. In this message, Steve Backlund draws from King Saul's unhealthy response to David's success to inspire us to celebrate others and to attach faith to what we are doing now (even if it does not seem as successful as others).

267 – Finding Your “Son of Peace”

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:32:00 -0700

In this message, Steve Backlund shares insights into Jesus' instruction to His disciples to look for a "son of peace" as they traveled into different cities and how it applies to us today. This podcast will give you a significant key for increasing your influence toward the people you are called to positively impact.

Celebrating Progress

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:23:00 -0700

We don't withhold approval from a toddler who is struggling to walk. No, we celebrate every step or attempt at making a step. Unfortunately, few apply this principle of celebrating progress to their own lives. In this message, Steve Backlund seeks to convince you of the importance of celebrating ourselves. Get ready to be inspired and equipped for a higher way of living.

266 – Growing the Hero in You

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:21:00 -0700

There is a hero on the inside of each of us waiting to come out to bring freedom and deliverance to people like never before. In this podcast, Steve Backlund reveals an unsuspecting key to unlock our potential. Get ready to be inspired and equipped in this important teaching.

265 – It Won’t Make Sense

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:49:00 -0700

The most important things we need to hear will sound ridiculous when we first hear them. In this message, Steve Backlund gives you biblical reasons and tools to not allow our experiences to dull us from hearing who we really are and hearing the mind-blowing plans God has for us.

264 -The Powerful Weapon of “Thank You”

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:45:00 -0700

"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds" (2 Corinthians 10:4). The greatest strongholds hindering the promises of God are in the minds of people, but God has given us weapons of divine power to destroy these strongholds of negative thinking resulting from believing lies. In this message, Steve Backlund highlights one of the most significant, supernatural weapons God has given us in the words "Thank you."

263 – The Cloud of Witnesses

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:28:00 -0700

The heroes of faith are in the spiritual grandstands cheering us on. “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses . . ." (Hebrews 12:1). In this message of massive encouragement, Steve Backlund speculates about what some of our favorite Bible characters are saying to us as they cheer us on in our spiritual journeys.

262 – The Culture of Gladness

Thu, 27 May 2021 14:19:00 -0700

261 – Pursuing Radical Personal Growth

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:58:00 -0700

In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares why systems are more important than goals in our lives. He then gives four systems he has developed for his own life which have made a huge difference.

260 – Cancel the Cancel Culture

Wed, 12 May 2021 12:59:00 -0700

Many people cancel themselves and others by believing if we have made mistakes, we should be shamed and ostracized. In this powerful message, Steve Backlund reveals how we are called to restore, not cancel people. Get ready to be given a great key for increased victory and influence.

259 – Identifying What We Really Believe

Fri, 07 May 2021 08:04:00 -0700

Current beliefs create future emotions and future experiences. In this message, Steve Backlund shares about the importance of identifying and replacing the beliefs causing a lack of hope and other non-empowering beliefs with the truth that will make us free.

258 – 12 Spiritual Experiments to Try

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:16:00 -0700

There is no progress unless someone is trying something new. As we experiment with new ways of doing things, we set ourselves up for discovering keys that will change our lives in significant ways. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives you twelve ideas for you to consider doing.

257 – Valuing What We Have

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:53:00 -0700

Victorious people focus more on what they have than they do on what they think they don't have. This message will reveal why that is so important and give ideas for how to do it effectively. Get ready to be ignited with hope and purpose as you listen to this podcast.

256 – “I Have To” Vs. “I Get To”

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:16:00 -0700

Our words reflect our deepest beliefs. In this message, Steve Backlund reveals how simply changing our language from "I have to" to "I get to" will cause us to upgrade our beliefs about our lives and commitments, which will then increase our personal victory and influence.

255 – Overcoming Limiting Preconceived Expectations

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 23:31:00 -0700

Many miss what God is doing and saying because of preconceived notions that He will only manifest or speak in certain ways (or only use a certain kind of person). This message will help you overcome any tendency you have in this direction and increase the likelihood you will embrace the new things God is doing.

254 – Delight Yourself in the Lord

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:08:00 -0700

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalms 37:4). Join Steve Backlund as he reveals the importance of this truth and shares practical ways to implement it into your life.

253 – Never Stop Starting

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:05:00 -0700

Everyone feels like quitting a good habit at times because of apparent failure. Whether it be a spiritual discipline, a beneficial lifestyle habit, exercising & eating right, prioritizing key relationships, writing a book, or something else, we will find ourselves not meeting the standard we have set for ourselves. In this encouraging message, Steve Backlund gives you six reasons why we should never stop starting doing the things we believe we are to do.

252 – Taking the High Road

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:39:00 -0700

“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18). Taking the high road means maintaining integrity and honor even when others don’t. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares this vital, timely message for those who want to strengthen their ability to do relationships well, build trust in the eyes of others, and increase personal fulfillment.

251 – Faithful in Circumstantial Prisons

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:23:00 -0800

But the Lord was with Joseph . . . and the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper (Genesis 39:21-23). Because Joseph was good in prison, he was promoted to a place of authority in the Palace. We all are in some sort of prison of circumstantial restriction in our lives. When we are faithful in these situations, it sets us up for unexpected promotion. In this message, Steve Backlund gives you vision and wisdom to thrive even in the prison situations of our lives.

250 – Change Your Words, Change Your Life

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:30:00 -0800

"If we’re able to bridle the words we say, we are powerful enough to control ourselves in every way, and that means our character is mature and fully developed" (James 3:2 TPT). In this message, Steve Backlund unlocks the powerful spiritual law of words. Get ready to be inspired to "speak life" like never before.

249 – Defeating Unsuspected Sources of Shame

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:45:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares about areas almost everyone experiences some level of embarrassment, inferiority, and feeling less than others. He also gives insight into overcoming these feelings of low-grade shame in our lives.

248 – Creating Urgency for the Important Things

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:01:00 -0800

The two most common ways to get urgency in our lives are vision and pain. This message will inspire and help equip you to develop the muscle of urgency for the important things in life. Get ready to never be the same again as you hear these practical but powerful truths from Steve Backlund.

Dare To Believe Ft. Steve Backlund – Growing Big People

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:12:00 -0800

Listen to this catalytic podcast that Steve Backlund made a guest appearance in. This is from the Dare To Believe Podcast and you can check out their podcast by clicking HERE.

247 – Right Living or Right Believing?

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:33:00 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund gives a powerful argument for the necessity of primarily preaching a "right believing" message. Get ready to be inspired and challenged in this riveting message that exposes the lie that we are to be more concerned with what we are doing than what we are believing.

246 – Cultivating Our Listening Skills

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:14:00 -0800

"Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger" (James 1:19). We many classes on how to speak well, but not so many on how to listen. In this message, Steve Backlund seeks to convince you that listening well is more important than speaking well. Get ready to be motivated and equipped to improve your relationships and influence through the power of listening well.

245 – Two Incredible Habits

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:04:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares about two of his most catalytic habits - attaching faith to what he is doing and encouraging others. This is a message for those who want to break out of average and move in abundant life living.

244 – The Power of Negativity Fasts

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:42:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares the why and what concerning negativity fasts and how it has powerfully impacted his own life. He shares about what a negativity fast is and what it isn't He also invites the listener to consider joining Igniting Hope's annual 40-day Negativity Fast & Positivity Feast starting on February 17, 2021. There are three levels including a free level and two paid levels with additional content and opportunities. Click here to register or to get more information.

243 – “We Are Not Losers”

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:54:00 -0800

Steve Backlund shares from his experiences of playing and coaching sports to speak a word of hope and inspiration for times when might feel we are losing personally or corporately.

242 – I Choose You Again

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:06:00 -0800

The quality of our lives is largely dependent on the commitments we have in relationships. In this message, Steve Backlund inspires us to continually choose to bring our best to the most important relationships we have in our family, church, work, friends, and beyond.

241 – 5 Life-Launching Declarations for 2021

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:04:00 -0800

240 – Get Your Momentum Back

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:44:00 -0800

People who are stuck in life tend to focus on two things: 1) what they have lost, and 2) negative things they believe are coming. They also are likely to devalue what they already have. This was true for the widow in 2 Kings 4. In this podcast, Steve Backlund releases a now word for people who want to re-establish or increase their momentum in life.

239 – Overcoming 4 Big Christmas Season Lies

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:12:00 -0800

In this message, Steve Backlund shares how our beliefs are a key factor in having victorious emotions and blessed circumstances. He specifically addresses what beliefs will increase the likelihood of having a great Christmas.

238 – Mental Conditioning

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:50:00 -0800

Athletes need both physical and mental conditioning to be successful. In the same way, it is not enough to simply have knowledge or skills, but we need to have conditioned beliefs to have resilience, endurance, and a strong load-bearing capacity.

237 - 10 Keys for Life-Giving Communication

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:51:00 -0800

236 – Welcome to the Club

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:44:00 -0800

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.

235 – Declare and Delight

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:49:00 -0800

"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.

234 – Do Not Fear

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:18:00 -0800

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.

233 – “Steve, Why Are You Not Radically Joyful Now?”

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:15:00 -0700

232 – Skilled in the Word of Righteousness

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:15:00 -0700

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.

231 – The Reality & Power of Spiritual Laws

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:12:00 -0700

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.

230 – Spiritual Exercise Regimen

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:47:00 -0700

"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.

229 – God’s Answer

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:06:00 -0700

“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.

228 – Joshua, Moses is Dead

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:24:00 -0700

"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.

227 – Becoming Fully Convinced

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:35:00 -0700

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.

226 – How Often Do You Hear God Say “I Love You”?

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:10:00 -0700

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.

225 | Worrying with God

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:16:00 -0700

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

224 | Giving God Something to Work With

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:45:00 -0700

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.

223 | When Did Joseph Become a Successful Man?

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:44:00 -0700

"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.

222 | 2 Transformation-Igniting Habits

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:03:00 -0700

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.

221 | Loving God and Loving Life

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:39:00 -0700

“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.

220 | Here Comes Transformation

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:27:00 -0700

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.

219 | Staying Out of the Valley of Ono

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:16:00 -0700

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.

218 | Finding Your “Why”

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:38:00 -0700

Steve Backlund shares about the difference between desiring a position or having a mission? If we do not have a compelling why for the blessings and favor we desire, then we could be wanting things to validate us instead of validating how good God is.

217 | Do You Want to be Made Well?

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:51:00 -0700

“Do You Want to be Made Well? Jesus asked this question to the lame man by the Pool of Bethesda. It seems like the answer is obvious, but it really isn’t. Join Steve Backlund in this inspiring message that will help you demolish the victim mindset and its destructive effects on our lives.

216 | You Can Do It!

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:48:00 -0700

We need “You can do it!” people in our lives. We need “You can do it!” ministries consistently feeding into us. We need a “You can do it!” God that we are believing in. This message takes truths from Joshua chapter one to help us believe God is really for us, not against us.

215 | Standing Strong in the “Evil Day”

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:54:00 -0700

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day” (Ephesians 6:13). The evil day represents those times when we face a seeming onslaught of uncertainty and testing. This “evil day” can happen to us personally, as a family, a church, or even as a nation. Many are currently experiencing an evil day because of what is happening in the world. This message will encourage and strengthen you. Attachments area

214 | Why the Spirit Led Jesus into the Wilderness

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:52:00 -0700

213 | Taking Thoughts Captive to What?

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:25:00 -0700

In this message, Steve Backlund looks at what it really means to “take every thought to the obedience to Christ.” It will take your renewing of the mind to the next level. This message will inspire you, plus ground you more in the grace of God.