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

  • Psalm 19 - Revelation of God and His Word

    Six titles of the Word of God (V 7-9)

    1. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;

    2. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
    3. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
    4. The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
    5. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
    6. The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.----more----

    God's Word is placed with such a high importance.

    1. More desirable than the wealth of this world
    2. More desirable than the pleasures and delights of this world

    46 min
  • The End is Nearer than Ever

    Want to start asking this question: How do we live when we are nearing the end of this world than ever?

    When we see the happenings of this world, there is no doubt that the world is nearing to its end.

    Peter is us in 1 Peter 4:7-11 on how to conduct our selves as the end is nearer than ever.----more----

    He is asking us to

    1. Be serious and watchful in your prayers
    2. Have fervent love for one another
    3. Be hospitable to one another without grumbling
    4. Use your gifts & talents to serve one another

    Listen to the sermon to know exactly how to live as the time is approaching.

    40 min
  • Hold on to your Faith until something happens

    The Promise Granted Through Faith - Romans 4:13 - 25

    Abraham was holding on to his faith in God until he received the promised blessing.
    What made Abraham, the Father of many nations a Father of Faith?

    1. Abraham knew his God

    2. Abraham did not look at the circumstances
    3. Abraham did not waver through unbelief
    4. Abraham was strengthened in faith
    5. Abraham was giving glory to God
    6. Now he is fully convinced that God is able to perform----more----

    God promised, Abraham believed. Abraham was holding on to his faith in God until Isaac was born. Abraham was 100 y old and Sarah was 90 y old when Isaac was born.

    God wants you to hold on to the faith you have in Him.

    36 min
  • God Always Wins the Wrestling Match

    In a wrestling match there are many winning or scoring opportunities. The major ones are Takedown, Escape, Reversal & Near fall.

    - In our lives at times we wrestle with God to fulfill the desire of our hearts.

    - God wrestles with us to fulfill His plan in our lives.
    - But the truth is "God always wins the wrestling match"----more----

    When God wrestles with us , it is to change us. We can't change God.

    - When Jacob wrestled with God, God changed Jacob 
    - When Jonah wrestled with God, Jonah had to repent 
    - When the Kings wrestled with God, they were all perished, God didn't change.

    - We can never alter God's will concerning our future, instead we have to align our plans to match with God's will. 

    - We can never change God's priorities in our lives, instead we have to re-prioritize our priorities according to God's

    Listen to the sermon to know what is going on in your life now and how God is going to win the match ultimately.

    35 min
  • Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

    This sermon helps you to overcome the life challenges.

    Three Major Facts of 1 Samuel 30:

    - David was greatly distressed

    - David was all alone, no one to help
    - David strengthened himself in the Lord

    41 min
  • Fear God, Fear Nothing Else

    A sermon that helps you to know that how precious you are in the sight of God.

    - Know your Call

    - Know your Freedom
    - Know your Safety
    - Know your Worth

    From Matthew 10:27-30.

    39 min
  • How to Meditate on God's Word

    Sample Guide for Meditation - https://www.hipm.org/how-to-study-meditate-gods-word/

    Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.

    Why David is praying to God to open his eyes?

    How do you know if our eyes are blinded or not?----more----

    The eyes are blinded or veiled or darkened if you have any one of the following symptoms

    - all the scriptures look the same when you read the Bible
    - there is no desire to read the scripture 
    - there is no interest to meditate the Word 
    - having an attitude that you know everything, there is nothing more to study 
    - never made an attempt to sit with your Bible, notebook and a pen to write down what God speaks, instead always going to prophets to hear what God says
    - believe in what others say without trying to find out what God's word says
    - God has never spoken to you through the scriptures
    - having difficulty in believing the scripture
    - never applied any of them in your life
    - Scriptures never comforted, healed, or given you hope

    If you have any of the above symptoms, your eyes are closed to the Word of God, you need to pray Psalm 119:18.

    Listen to the sermon to know how to meditate God's Word.

    - Start seeking & searching the Scriptures
    - Study & Meditate the Word
    - Apply the Word in our life

    50 min
  • You are the Light of the World

    John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

    John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”----more----

    Matthew 5:14 -16 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.

    Your life is the light, you have an option either to keep it under the basket or to set it on the lamp stand.

    What are those baskets in your life?

    1. Ignorance
    Children are ignorant
    Our eyes are blinded
    2. Selfishness
    Pride & Ego
    Laziness
    Not loving others
    3. Low self esteem
    Negative self talk
    Comparison
    Wrong attitudes

    Listen to the sermon to know the change you need to bring in your life.

     

    38 min
  • The wicked one does not touch you

    We learned three truths.

    - Whoever is born of God does not sin - if we say that we fall over and over again in the same sin, we need to be born again.

    - Who has been born of God keeps himself - If you still have evil company, you need to get out of them and protect yourself and your family
    - And the wicked one does not touch him. - if you are under the attack of the enemy, you feel that you lost the protection, you need protection from the evil.

    33 min
  • The Chief Sinner

    A Pharisee, born in the tradition of Judaism, the one who was found righteous and perfect according to the law, a man with zeal for the temple of God, one who is considered blameless by the society,  if such a perfect man was in need of Jesus Christ in his life, how much more do you and I need Jesus.

    18 min

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