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. 

 "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. 

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 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. 

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.

 "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

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. 

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. 

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."