Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

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Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM episodes

  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Ziklag

    A mind boggling destruction of the city of Ziklag and the captivity of the wives and children of David and his men.

    David was taken into the extremes of life where he ran to escape death from the hands of Saul, lost his wives as captives, his city is burnt with fire, now the men with him are about to stone him to death. What else one needs to be brought to the lowest of his / her life.
    In this situation, Bible says, David strengthened himself in the Lord. Life challenges, unexpected events, worry concerning future, loss of health, loss of hope make us to get upset about our life at times. ----more----
    David followed different strategies to come out of the situation and to fight against the Amalekites to redeem his loss.
    Strategy 1: Admit your circumstances
    Strategy 2: Come out of your Circumstances
    Strategy 3: Stand up against your circumstances Strategy 4: Don't allow your circumstances to narrow your sight

    Listen to the sermon to know how God can use you in such a situation.

    38 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Elah

    The battle that took place at the battleground of Elah was a challenging well known story of David defeating Goliath, the Philistine. This sermon will help you to understand the strategies God wants and God doesn't want us to adopt when we fight with the enemy of our soul.

    Here is the list of strategies we talked about.

    Strategy 1: Discouragements are powerful enough to stop you, but push them aside
    Strategy 2: Past victories are signs of future challenge
    Strategy 3: Don't lose your originality ----more----
    Strategy 4: Don't complicate, make it easy & light
    Strategy 5: Don't use unfamiliar methods
    Strategy 6: If the battle is of the Lord, the victory is also of the Lord

    Listen to the sermon to know more about these strategies of the battle.

    46 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Midianites' Camp

    As you are about to listen or already listened to this sermon, no doubt that you are standing in the right battleground of Midianites' Camp. Following are the different strategies we discussed in detail during the sermon.

    Strategy 1: Those who are fearful and afraid, can't fight the battle
    Strategy 2: Those who relax, delay and lose focus on the work of God are not fit for the battle Strategy 3: Boost your faith as this battle is a faith based military operation
    Strategy 4: Project confidence in the Lord irrespective of your weaknesses----more----

    When you are attacked, God wants you to project your confidence in the Lord.

    When you are low in resources, God wants you to project the richness of your Father
    When you are weak, God wants you to project the strength of your God
    When you are sick, God wants you to project your God as a healer
    When you are neglected, God wants you to project that you are so precious to your God
    When you are lonely, God wants you to project that He is your best companion
    When you are afraid, God wants you to project that He is your protector.

    Listen to this sermon, you will be really encouraged. God bless you!

    45 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Ai

    We read about the battleground of Ai in the book of Joshua Ch. 7 & 8 Battle of Ai is one of the battles where children of Israel lost their battle. We read that in Joshua 7. When they realized their mistake and corrected themselves, God turned their defect into victory. We read that in Ch, 8.----more----

    Here is the sermon outline.

    The enemy within is greater and mightier than the enemy out there.
    A. Enemy within must be identified What was Achan's sin?
    1. Covetousness (Greediness)
    2. Stealing
    3. Cheating
    4. Mixing it up
    B.Enemy within must be utterly destroyed

    When the enemy within is killed, God destroys the enemy out there.

    A. God's strategy for the battle:
    1. Devil's foolishness is your advantage
    2. Wait & Attack
    B. Enemy's total destruction

    Listen to the sermon to know God's strategies against such battles in your life.

    45 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Jericho

    Jericho was an obstacle to possess the promised land. They may not be a threat, but an obstacle. God didn't want to ignore the obstacle and move forward. God wants us to deal with those obstacles in your life. The enemy is very passive, but remember he is not your friend. But remember inside the devil is afraid of you as you are a child of God. You need to cast him out with that one little word "Jesus".----more----

    How do we deal with Jericho like enemy?

    1. Obey:
    • Confess any disobedience to the Lord
    • Obey in those areas where God wants you to obey
    2. Believe:
    • Confess any disbelief to the Lord
    • Believe in God and on His promises
    • Increase your faith level
    3. Shout:
    • Now clap your hands, lift up your voices and make a joyful shout to the Lord.
    • You will see the walls tumbling down Listen to the sermon to know how to deal with Jericho like enemy in your life.

    41 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Rephidim

    Battling against Generational Curses.

    Rephidim is a place where Children of Israel defeated Amalekites.
    Amalekites are the hereditary enmities the devil has caused in your life and in your family that is running through the blood line from one generation to the next generation.----more----

    Fighting against the Amalek (generational curses)

    • Holding the Shield of Faith
    • Fighting with the Sword of the Spirit
    • Praying against those curses as a team
    • Slaying the Amalek by the Word of God
    • By taking authority
    • By claiming His Promises and
    • By speaking the Word against the attacks.

    To find out why Amalek are the generational curse in our lives and how can we war against the generational sicknesses and other curses in our lives, listen to the entire sermon.

    42 min
  • Battlegrounds | The Battleground of Red Sea

    I would like to divide the entire chapter of Exodus 14 into 5 sections for our easy understanding. 1. Enemy's determination V 1-9

    2. Our desperation V 10-12
    3. God's provision V 13-18
    4. God's protection V 19-22
    5. Enemy's destruction V 23-31----more----

    If God would not have parted the red sea, Pharaohs army would have killed all the Israelite or they would have jumped into the red sea one by one and died or they would have been taken back into bondage.

    As Pharaoh was trying to destroy God's people, the devil is trying to destroy your family. He has determined to drag the entire family along with him into the lake of fire.

    In the battleground of Red Sea, children of Israel won. Today the devil is fighting in your mind and body. Don't worry, God has already sent the deliverer, He is going to part the red sea for you.

    If you want to know more on how the devil attacks your life and your family, listen to the sermon. You will know how to deal with the enemy and save yourself and your family.

    44 min
  • Battlegrounds | Introduction

    God said in Joel 3:9 (GNT) “Make this announcement among the nations: ‘Prepare for war; call your warriors; gather all your soldiers and march!

    Life itself is a battleground.

    Old Testament believer Vs New Testament believer
    • Journey of God's children from Egypt to Canaan in the OT represents the journey of the NT believers from birth till eternity.
    • If that is true, the physical battle children of God fought were the foreshadow of the spiritual battle we are fighting as a NT believer.
    • If the mountains, the valleys and the deserts were the battlegrounds of children of Israel, no doubt that today our mind, soul and body are the battlegrounds where we encounter our enemy----more----

    At the end of the sermon,

    • We understood that we are in a battle whether we know it or not
    • We came to know the battlegrounds of our mind, soul and body
    • We realized that our God is a man of war
    • We came to know the enemy we are fighting with
    • We understood our enemy's strategies
    • We found out our enemy's weaknesses

    36 min
  • Come in Faith to the Babe of Bethlehem

    Luke 2:10-12 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

    The angel was inviting everyone to come in faith to the Babe of Bethlehem. I want to remind you that what a blessing is to come in faith to the Babe of Bethlehem.----more----

    This is an invitation to every member of the family.

    God is needed for every member of the family.
    Infants, yes, children - yes, young adults - yes, young men - yes, older men & women yes. Educated - uneducated, Wise - unwise, working-non working, every one is in need of God. Everyone must come in faith is the plan of God. You may be praying for some of the members of your family for them to come in faith. Everyone must come in faith.

    32 min
  • The Gospel of Christmas

    4 Simple Steps to Share the Gospel: To share the Gospel, you can follow these 4 simple steps:

    1. Tell them about God’s plan—peace and life
    2. Share our problem—separation from God
    3. Talk about God’s remedy—the cross
    4. Our response—receive Christ----more----

    Now we need to lead him or her to Christ. To receive Christ, a person needs to do 4 things:

    • Admit you’re a sinner. (Confess)
    • Ask forgiveness and be willing to turn away from your sins. (Repent)
    • Believe that Christ died for you on the cross. (Believe)
    • Receive Christ into your heart and life. (Get saved)

    29 min

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