Browse published sermons from Pastor Hans Peters in UStepIn Hope Ministries.
Jul 6, 2024 7:46 AM America/Toronto
Today’s passage about John the Baptist highlights peer pressure, exposes sin, and the danger of not being truthful with ourselves. When most of us think about peer pressure, we often think about the urge to have something someone else has, but when it b
Jul 5, 2024 6:22 PM America/Toronto
Thorns can protect, thorns might refine character, thorns might generate transformative encounters. Paul had a thorn in his side, we don’t know what that thorn looked like, but we do know that Paul felt it was there to keep him from becoming proud. It s
Jun 28, 2024 3:06 PM America/Toronto
When David and Jonathan met, they became close friends at once. Their friendship is one of the deepest and closest recorded in the Bible. They based their friendship on commitment to God, not just each other. They let nothing come between them, not even c
Jun 21, 2024 7:59 AM America/Toronto
Jesus had been teaching the crowds all day. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” What was Jesus really saying? Was he asking us to trust him through the storms in our lives? Was he asking us to not fear, but
Jun 14, 2024 7:45 AM America/Toronto
In this passage, the apostle expresses hope in the promise of resurrection, longing to be away from the earthly body and at home with the Lord. While he gives the clear impression that he can’t wait to be with the Lord, he also wants to bring us hope th
Jun 7, 2024 5:47 PM America/Toronto
We're told that faith encourages. So, never give up. Then there's talk about our new body and that we should take the long view. After all, knowing that we will live forever, with God in a place without sin and suffering, can help us live above the pain t
May 31, 2024 3:29 PM America/Toronto
But Samuel is just a kid! And God called him to be a prophet? I wonder what kind of discipline he had to go through to get that job. Eli was much better suited, right? He had the age, he had the education, he had the position. So why not him? We'll find t
May 24, 2024 1:23 PM America/Toronto
Our text today talks about the throne where the Lord is seated, high and exalted, represents His eternal sovereign, and universal rule, He is high above all other kings, but at the same time He is concerned about the welfare of His people, The imagery of
May 17, 2024 7:28 PM America/Toronto
This Sunday is Pentecost and we're remembering what happened to the Apostles on that day almost 2,000 years ago, when wind like a storm moved through their room. About 2,600 years ago Ezekiel prophesied about dried bones and God breathing life into them w
May 10, 2024 2:43 PM America/Toronto
In the book of Acts Luke continues the story he began in his Gospel, covering the 30 years after Jesus was taken up into heaven. Before Jesus’ ascension He gave his 11 disciples, who became formally known as His apostles after His resurrection, 3 comman
May 3, 2024 12:50 PM America/Toronto
Three things: 1. Favoritism is inconsistent with God’s character 2. Favoritism is contrary to God’s values 3. Favoritism is sin In Acts 10 Peter clearly learns that God is for all. Jews and Gentiles alike. He shows it clearly when the Holy Spirit came
Apr 26, 2024 12:37 PM America/Toronto
The Bible Story about Philip and the eunuch is an example that transcends time and space, ethnicities, races, gender, skin color, and all the other “differences” we tend to put up as barriers, creating “us” versus “them” scenarios. It breaks d
Apr 19, 2024 8:25 PM America/Toronto
Jesus identified Himself as “I AM” just as God the Father did when He first spoke to Moses and gave him his mission. Jesus makes 7 “I AM” statements in the Gospel of John. While these statements are all important, the one that stands out to me is
Apr 12, 2024 7:15 PM America/Toronto
Have you ever considered the Bible and Jesus and the Resurrection and humanity as a weave? Woven, interwoven by God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Apr 6, 2024 2:34 PM America/Toronto
Let us be bold, let us be united, let us worship the Lord with one heart, one soul, one mind. Historians agree that most people in the first-century Roman Empire lived at or below subsistence level; their lives required a literal sharing of material resou
Mar 30, 2024 11:29 AM America/Toronto
Happy Easter! The Lord is Risen! He is risen indeed! That is the greeting we used to hear in one denomination. And that is the reason for rejoicing! Looking at Isaiah today we might come to realize that the Old Testament prophecies are still relevant and
Mar 22, 2024 2:10 PM America/Toronto
They took palm branches and ran out to meet Jesus. After all, this was the traditional way of greeting a conquering king. Waving palm branches was a visual and spectacular way to give him thanks and praise. But why were they there? Why did so many people
Mar 15, 2024 3:58 PM America/Toronto
I have to wonder, what is it in human nature that makes us turn away from God? – Sin and rebellion come to mind, then Ignoring God, self-deception, self-deceit, disobeying, and worldly influences. In the realm of human nature, these are some of the comm
Mar 8, 2024 1:19 PM America/Toronto
Many times, people try to protect themselves from their fears by putting their faith in something or other. But in John 3 we learn that only God can save us from the one thing that we really need to fear and that is eternal condemnation. We need to believ
Mar 1, 2024 11:06 AM America/Toronto
When we talk about the Gospel, we need to realize that the persuasive power is in the story - not in the storyteller. Paul was not against those who carefully prepare what they say, Paul was against those who try to impress others with their knowledge or
Feb 23, 2024 9:55 AM America/Toronto
It’s a simple statement, if there’s no law, you can’t break it, if there is, you will. And so we are asked to place all our faith in God. It can be a scary feeling, placing all our faith in God – But why is it, that we have that scary feeling? I t
Feb 17, 2024 7:31 AM America/Toronto
Dirt is usually something unclean, especially when it’s in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions and almost nobody wants to be seen with dirt on their cloths, or you run the risk of being called dirty. Now consider this: when we are cove
Feb 9, 2024 1:28 PM America/Toronto
It's Paul who reminds us that while we may feel we're at the end of our rope, we are really never at the end of our hope. After all, our perishable bodies are subject to sin and suffering, but God never abandons us. In this letter Paul condemned those who
Feb 3, 2024 6:07 AM America/Toronto
Remember, Saul had that conversion experience on the road to Damascus? He actually saw, talked and was in the presence of the resurrected Christ, who declared him to be an apostle. Shortly after Saul traveled back to Jerusalem and changed his name to Paul