Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

When Jesus stepped into the Empty boat, He started preaching to the multitudes, the boat became a Serving boat. Soon later, the boat was Filled with multitudes of fish as the miracle took place. When Peter received a greater responsibility, a higher call, he didn't even hesitate to Abandon the boat to follow the Master.

We all have so much hope that One Day our expectations will come true.

Until then, God wants you to

- Live your Today

- Protect Your Living

- Expect Your Tomorrow.

Today Jesus is calling you to

- Come to Him and get enough rest

- He is with us, talks to us and takes care of us

- Work with Him by taking His yoke

- He wants you to watch what He did and do what He did

- Learn from Him - His simplicity, humility, compassion and the way He valued people.----more----

- Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

- Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

-For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

If you don't have a written agenda for

- taking ownership of yourself

- being responsible for your family

- serving others and

- serving in God's kingdom

others' agenda becomes yours and you are owned by others.----more----

Listen to the sermon to know

1. Who has interest on you - You, God, others & the devil

2. What happens when there is a conflict of interest?

3. Who has to care about you?

4. Don't allow others to own you

5. Don't allow the devil to own you

6. How can I own my life?

Every Ascent has a Descent. When you hit the bottom of your life,

- Never assume that it's an end of everything

- Never get discouraged with people

- Never fail to trust in the power of God

- Never fail to learn your lesson

We are called as Kingdom builders to build the Kingdom of God. We are not building an earthly kingdom, we are building a spiritual kingdom. We are not building buildings, we are building lives. The citizens of the kingdom are the most valuable asset. The kingdom will be fully built when the last citizen is added to this kingdom.

----more----You and I can build His kingdom by building welcome centers, light houses, deliverance centers & hope centers to invite those who are not part of the kingdom yet. These centers can be our own lives, our families and our churches.

1. Legacy Builders must be grateful for this life. They don't complain, don't cry over what they don’t have, but be thankful for what is given

2. Legacy Builders must put others first, Christ followers are legacy builders and they must have a heart not to expect reward from people, but instead continue to care for others and their interests.

----more----3. Legacy Builders won't acquire wealth, they redistribute the acquired wealth for a higher purpose

4. Legacy builders never stop sowing they don't focus on reaping, they leave the reaping for their successors.

5. Legacy builders must be kingdom minded as our legacy continues to eternity so we must invest in our eternity.

Ships are built to stay longer and stronger during adversities. So do marriages. work together building stronger relationships. Here are the five tools to build long lasting relationships in marriage.

1. Choice - Be careful to make the right choice

2. Commitment – Make commitment to each other in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health as long as we both shall live ----more----3. Love – Love unconditionally & sacrificially

4. Forgiving & forgetting - Accept each other just as they are

5. United with Purpose / Like-Mindedness - Develop like-mindedness & Identify unity of purpose

- God is calling us to build bridge with people that connects, not walls that disconnect.

- As Jesus did we must build bridge with the lost, disconnected and the disappointed.

- Our connection with people must invite non-Christians to come to Christ.

How can we become faith builders? We need to learn from the faith builders Bible talks about. Here are the six truths we learn about faith builders.