UStepIn Hope Ministries
Weekly messages created to bring you closer to God, to learn about God, about the Bible and about Jesus.
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October 25, 2026 • 29 mins
Think about it. Life can be tough. There are challenges to our health, with our jobs, our homes. The apostle Paul knew that life can be challenging. He was no religious guru holed up in a cave away from the problems of the world. He was out there facing opposition every day of his adult life.
Like Paul, we are called to be strong and courageous, to not be afraid, which means having the courage to face our own weaknesses. Only by c...
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October 17, 2026 • 24 mins
I'm asking three questions: First, I ask how does faith begin in a believer? Second, I ask how do we become God’s People? And third, I ask how does receiving impact your actions? For some faith begins when they hear how someone else received the Word of the Lord. Becoming God’s people means entering into God’s covenant through faith, receiving a new identity as His chosen people. When you receive food what do you ...
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October 10, 2026 • 24 mins
The expression of gratitude is not merely a personal sentiment, but a communal and covenantal response to God's faithfulness and provision. Why did the Israelites stop being thankful after receiving miraculous signs and provisions, why is it, that instead they frequently grumbled and complained?
Some scholars note that 16 of His 38 parables directly dealt with money, highlighting its role in teaching about stewardship, generosity, ...
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October 4, 2026 • 28 mins
The bible is our safeguard both morally and theologically… It alerts us to corrections we need to make in our hearts, our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. Scripture encourages believers to trust in God's word and character; the Bible provides a stable foundation for a believer’s faith and confidence. Paul states that he to gave up everything, family, friendship, and freedom, in order to know Christ and his res...
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September 25, 2026 • 27 mins
Paul stressed spiritual unity, asking the Philippians to love one another and to be one in spirit and purpose. When we do for others, when we demonstrate Christ’ s example of putting others first, then we experience unity.
Paul is encouraging the church at Philippi to live in harmony and humility following the example of Christ. He said, “Be like Jesus”. Humble yourselves as he humbled himself, be a servant as he...
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September 18, 2026 • 28 mins
Paul was writing from inside a prison, yet joy seems to be a dominant theme in this letter to the Philippians. He felt compelled to write these letters to teach and encourage the believers in the various churches he had planted since he couldn’t be present with them in person.
Paul’s prayer was that when he stood trial, he would speak courageously for Christ, he would live for Christ and not be timid or ashamed. Whethe...
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September 9, 2026 • 27 mins
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September 3, 2026 • 27 mins
Love fulfills God's requirements, as all commandments are summed up in one commandment. It is not a one-time act but a continuous duty that shapes the way believers live and relate to others.
This Commandment of Love is a central tenant in Christian theology, emphasizing the importance of love as the foundation of moral and spiritual life.
Consider, love your neighbor as you love yourself. Let’s just stop and think about this...
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August 28, 2026 • 26 mins
God’s presence in our lives goes beyond narrow-mindedness, parochialism, and superiority to embrace God’s good heart and his people in service and companionship. Our vocations, our callings, invite us to realize that our gifts shape and are shaped by the communities of which we are part... In living out our gifts, we share in God’s vision of healing the world. There is no superiority or set apartness in the body o...
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August 22, 2026 • 26 mins
We don’t need to be historical characters… we need to be just as we are. The Bible teaches that God values the heart and obedience over mere ritual. Acceptable worship involves a sincere heart, a life of obedience, and a commitment to justice and mercy. The Bible warns against conforming to the customs of this world, the Bible calls for transformation of mind and heart, and urges believers to live in distinct, godly wa...
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August 14, 2026 • 26 mins
Jesus gathered people so that they might receive the truth. What He says will overturn human traditions that had eclipsed God’s intent.
Jesus gives two commands: Listen and understand. Listen: give undivided attention. Understand: grasp the meaning, let it sink in, until it shapes conviction. He invites ordinary people to receive divine revelation; He speaks with sovereign authority.
In God’s Scripture, His Mercy and H...
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August 7, 2026 • 26 mins
Israelites rather than living by faith in God, established customs and traditions (in addition to God’s law) to try to make themselves acceptable in God’s sight; ignoring that this is not what God wants. Human effort, no matter how sincere can never substitute for the righteousness God offers us by faith.
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August 1, 2026 • 24 mins
Events in the Old Testament underscore the profound relationship between God and His people, emphasizing His presence, majesty, and holiness. But you know what happened; as time passes the new generations forgot and as often happens even today, they want to do things their own way, even though they have God’s commands and laws they became unfaithful and greedy. They began to worship other gods, and doing evil in the eyes of t...
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July 25, 2026 • 28 mins
The book of Romans is more than a theological explanation of God’s redeeming grace; it is a letter of comfort and confidence addressed to us. We learn there that God overcomes the powers of sin and death through God’s self-giving love.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorr...
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July 18, 2026 • 33 mins
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July 11, 2026 • 28 mins
The law of sin and death refers to the Mosaic Law. The law revealed God’s standard, it revealed our shortcomings, it revealed the consequences of falling short, and it even revealed our innate proclivity or inclination to reject God and defy His standard. The law's purpose was to expose our moral failure and lead us to Christ, who fulfilled its requirements and offered life through His sacrifice.
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July 3, 2026 • 28 mins
We all face challenges and burdens in life, they can feel overwhelming. These feelings of weight are not uncommon as we navigate through our daily lives. When we talk about putting our burdens on God, it means acknowledging that we cannot carry them alone, and realizing that we don’t have to.
When our burdens cause us to stop thanking God, it often reflects a heart that has forgotten His goodness, a heart that is taking His ...
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June 23, 2026 • 24 mins
How often have you heard this sentence: "I have some good news and some bad news. Which do you want to hear first?”
God, too, has good and bad news for us. We are eager to hear the good news, but shudder at the idea of hearing bad news. Often, we display “Selective hearing”, because we only want to hear the good news.
Now we are reminded that God’s judgment is coming to a world that forsakes God; it comes to...
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June 19, 2026 • 29 mins
No one can promise you that your life will be pleasant, comfortable, free from stress and from aches and pains all the way through. No one can guarantee that your life will be happy, successful or that it will fulfill your dreams. There is an inherent risk in simply being born and living.
With all that Jeremiah 20:13 tells us to praise the Lord: 13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For though I was poor and needy, he rescued me f...
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June 13, 2026 • 26 mins
I’ve often heard the phrase: life is complicated, and of course, it can be, at work, at your community, often it’s a competition to win, it’s testing our belief, it’s living on the edge. We compete about who has the best idea, who has the best answer, who has the best solution at the table in a meeting. But then there’s Jesus, his reason to come to earth was for us to let go of all the worries of the w...
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