Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

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  • Miracles - Sign for Unbelievers

    The uniqueness of Christ is not the miracles He performed or still performs, the uniqueness of Christ is the atonement that He made for our sins by paying the penalty of our sins and making us stand before God justified.----more----

    Eight Elements of Miracles:

    1. Need
    2. Purpose
    3. Traditional Setting
    4. Old Testament Relevance
    5. Momentary Response
    6. Lessons to Learn
    7. Relevance to the Early Church
    8. Relevance to the Modern Church

    All the eight elements are explained with the help of a sample miracle Jesus performed from Mark 4:35-41. Listen to this interesting sermon.

    41 min
  • Do you know the way?

    God has promised us comfort in times of trouble. He has prepared dwelling places for us in heaven. He has assured us that he will come back to take us into the eternal home to live with Him for ever. But we need to know the way to get there. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me". Let us follow the Way.

    37 min
  • Don't Panic, Don't be Complacent, but be Alert

    Don't Panic:

    Pandemic can cause series of panic disorders over a period of time. God is telling us not to panic, but to activate God's promises. Promises come true / get activated (miracles happen), when
    1. Appropriated to your situation
    2. Personalized to you
    3. Believed for breakthrough----more----

    Don’t be Complacent:

    Let us not be complacent in this situation.
    - like the man who received one talent from the master and did nothing with it.
    - like the five virgins who were not willing to spend for buying extra oil.
    Let us know the timing of God's visitation, know the limitations we are in, work through our way, follow God, witness Christ and fulfill our calling.

    Be Alert (Be watchful):

    - Know the time that we are living in by reading the prophetic book.
    - Listen to the only prophet of the New Testament, Lord Jesus Christ.
    - Know that the current pandemic is not the end of the world, but it is the beginning of sorrows.

    Listen to the sermon to know more about what God is telling during this difficult time.

    42 min
  • Handling FEAR During Crisis

    Overcome Fear by

    1. Knowing God
    2. Praying for Others
    3. Captivating your Thoughts

    ----more----Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. - Corrie ten Boom “I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts - people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know - my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!” - Corrie ten Boom

    40 min
  • Eyes of the Servant & Hand of the Master

    Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us.

    Let us understand this scripture by understanding the key phrases.
    • Hand of the Master
    • Eyes of the Servant
    • Until mercy is obtained At the end of the sermon we realize that His hand is going to move on behalf of us. ----more----
    • Shall we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus?
    • Focus on God, not on your problems
    • Don't depend on Man, but depend on God
    • Don't look at your surroundings, but look at His hands
    • Don't look for signs, but look for the move of His hands
    • Don't pray for miracles, don't pray for healing, ask for mercy - but keep looking at God until you obtain mercy
    • Don't try alternate methods, but keep your eyes straight

    Listen to the sermon to know on how to obtain the blessings from the hands of God.

    36 min
  • Are We at the Mercy of Nature?

    According to Genesis 1:28, human tried his level best to Subdue and take Dominion over the earth and all the living thing. But he never could do that. 

    • He failed
    • He just simply lost his ability
    • Devil just took it over and ----more----
    • Jesus is going to restore it back.
    Listen to the sermon to know how he lost it, how did the devil take it over and how and when Jesus is going to establish His kingdom to restore everything that human lost to the devil.

    45 min
  • Racism & Violence - Not God's Agenda, but the Devil's

    Racism & Violence are not God's agenda, but the Devil's. Devil's agenda counters the agenda of God. God's agenda is that all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Church must work towards achieving the end goal of attaining salvation of all men.

    This requires,
    • Embracing people of all color and ethnicity.
    • Developing ethnic tolerance ----more----
    • Appreciation of Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Differences.
    • Development of what is known as cultural intelligence or cultural quotient. In order to fulfill God's agenda, one must
    1. Love Everyone equally
    2. Make use of every opportunity to love, care and to lead people to Christ.
    Listen to the sermon to know more about how you can be part of God's agenda for mankind.

    34 min
  • Turn Your Fog Lights On

    We are living in a time when the future seems to be dim, dull, blurred and foggy. While driving through the foggy, misty conditions, it is essential to turn on the front and rear fog lights to gain visibility of the road that is just ahead of you and to alert the vehicle that is behind you. As the fog lights help us while driving, we need to make sure we have enough light to move ahead in order to save our lives into the eternal heaven and to shine enough light for other's safety in order to save them from the eternal hell.----more----

    Listen to the sermon to know more about how to move forward while helping others as we move into the future that appears so foggy.

    40 min
  • What is God doing through the Coronavirus?

    Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has already made a huge impact on human life and on the world economy. It is a valid question to ask "What is God doing through the Coronavirus?". We answer this question after knowing some of the key attributes of the God of the universe. With our understanding on God and by knowing what is happening on the earth, we arrived at the following answers for the above question. God is ----more----

    1. Awakening, not abandoning
    2. Purifying, not punishing
    3. Loosening, not securing
    4. Convincing, not pleasing
    Listen to the sermon to know what God is up to as we deal with this deadly pandemic.

    38 min
  • Constraints Make it Better

    In this battle of corona virus, the enemy is invisible, so tiny, but caused such a great havoc worldwide, weakening the economy, confronting the government, upsetting the plans unlike anything that is seen in the recent history.

    We have been living with so many constraints around us. Do you know that God can make it better even during Constraints?
    1. Constraints change our lifestyle
    2. Constraints make us better people
    3. God woks miracles during constraints
    4. God opens opportunities during constraints
    5. Constrains can never separate us from the love of Christ
    Listen to the sermon to know how these constrains work to make your life better.

    30 min

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House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries (HIPM) is a multinational church in Halifax, NS Canada. We believe sound teaching of the Word of God is the true source of power that operates through Holy…