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

  • Trapped in Tradition

    Jesus never bored people in His teaching. He always refer to objects and situations that are so familiar to them those lived in Judea. Some got convinced, some got converted, some angered or annoyed, bot no one was bored or uninterested.

    There was a question: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast? Jesus responded with three illustration to say that you are trapped in your traditions.

    1. Illustration of the friends of the bridegroom
    2. Illustration of the cloth
    3. Illustration of the wine and wineskin

    40 min
  • Life is a Journey

    This morning I want to turn your attention to what God expects you to do with the remaining life He has given you and me

    When we reach certain point of time in our lives, we are expected to do three things that are Biblical.

    - We are called to Remember

    - We are asked to Reflect
    - We are asked to Re-Focus

    41 min
  • Serve the Lord with Gladness

    Psalm 100 - A Psalm of Praise and Thanksgiving

    Serving God involves 2 different aspects

    1. Giving glory to Him
    2. Serving Others

    Psalm 100 is all about serving God by giving Him glory.

    Psalm 100 resembles the pattern we follow in our Sunday Service.

    God wants us to serve Him with gladness. Having right attitude is more important than doing right things.----more----

    Five Elements of Serving God We need to Serve the Lord with Gladness

    1. Church Gathering
    2. Praise & Worship
    3. Deepening the relationship
    4. A Time of Prayer
    5. A time to hear the Truth

    35 min
  • Don't Wait to See, Just Believe

    Following is the summary of the sermon.

    • God wants us to walk by faith, not by sight
    • Walking by sight will lead to deception - because our eyes deceive, ears deceive, feelings deceive and our senses are deceptive
    • Walking by Faith is walking with no understanding - we don't need to know what tomorrow holds
    • Walking by Faith is walking a life of prayer - only prayer reveals God's will and prayer implement God's will
    • Walking by Faith is walking by not seeing - Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.----more----

    Quote - " When God interacts with human beings, our feelings are stimulated. We feel goosebumps, warmth, electricity, crying, laughing, etc. There is nothing wrong. Because He is God and we are human. But these experiences never guarantee the presence or absence of God. These sensations are not to be sought after, but God alone has to be sought only through His Word."

    Quote - "When we worship God our senses become sensitive to the supernatural and we get excited. Nothing wrong. But when we start looking for these excitements, we lose focus from God and certain rhythm, sequence of words or drum beats are capable of generating the same excitement. If we don't focus on God, our worship may continue, the same excitement may continue, but God may not be there."

    45 min
  • Don't Put it Under a Basket

    Is the life of separation from the world Biblical? Does the Bible talk about physical separation or separation inside the heart? This sermon challenges to live like Jesus lived.

    Matthew 5:14-16 Believers Are the light of the World 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.----more----

    Summary:

    1. We need light
    2. Our light must be shining
    3. Our light must not be put under a basket
    4. We need to be with people for light to shine before men
    5. This light is going to expose us

    42 min
  • God Doesn't Need Our Money

    Exegetic study of Psalm 50:8–15 Psalm 116:12–14

    1. God doesn't need our money (We are the recipients always)

    2. Offer to God thanks giving (Hearts attitude expressed in action)
    3. Call upon Him (God wants us to depend on Him always)----more----

    - Even when everything is going on well, God wants us to depend on Him

    - When we think that we can achieve by our own strength, we fail
    - When we fail, then we start depending on God
    - Then God will deliver us so that the glory ultimately belongs to Him

    This cycle repeats until the end of our life.

    Listen to the sermon to know more.

    43 min
  • You are Now Entering the Mission Field

    Here is the summary of what we heard on Sunday, July 1, 2018 (Canada Day).

    Conclusion:

    - Canada is a mission field
    - We already entered the mission field
    - Jesus asked us to be a witness in our Samaria
    - Our Samaria is the five different kind of people groups
      1. New Canadians (immigrants)
      2. Next Generation – Children & Youth
      3. Quebec and Francophone Canada
      4. Indigenous Canadians
      5. Urban Centers----more----
    - This land is a blessed land. God blessed us.
    - We are missionaries to the Samaritans
    - We need to think like missionaries as we engage with those close in proximity, different in culture and religion

    41 min
  • It’s time to make a shift

    Luke 5:1–11 Jesus standing by the Lake of Gennesaret

    - Jesus realized that staying in the land is not going to help, its time to shift His position
    - Jesus realized that its time to make another shift to go deep into the sea
    - Jesus made a shift that transformed Peter's life
    - With that impacting change in his life Peter made another shift when he realized that it is time, 3000 got added to the church
    - The right shift Jesus made on the right time impacted Peter and continued as a chain reaction.----more----

    How can we make that life transforming, life impacting shift?

    1. By pouring out our frustrations to God V 5- “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing
    2. By obeying V 5 - nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.
    3. By humbling V 8 - he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
    4. By forsaking V 11 - So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all
    5. By following V 11 - and followed Him.

    39 min
  • We're Better Together

    A must listen sermon for you.

    We are called to live together, grow together and serve together. Any division inside the church must be rejected. Listen to the sermon.

    • Being alone is unsafe

    • God's design is to live together as communities.
    • We are safer together
    • We are expected to grow together
    • We are expected to serve together
    • Any sectarianism or discrimination among us must be rejected

    51 min
  • Once I was blind, but now I see

    Three kinds of people:

    1. Man who was blind from birth
    2. Man who says "I was blind, now I see"
    3. Those who see, but made blind

    Let this be your testimony "I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see" - Amazing Grace

    40 min

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