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

  • Honoring God

    1 Samuel 1-4

    - Samuel & Children of Eli

    - Samuel ministered before the Lord V 2:18
    - Got favor from the Lord and from men V 2:26
    - Sons of Eli were corrupt (scoundrels) V 2:13 
    - They despised the offering by taking the portions of fat for themselves V 2:15 & 16
    - They were sexually immoral V 2:22----more----

    Hannah & Eli

    - Hannah honored the Lord by keeping her vow

    - Eli honored his sons more than God V 2:29
    - Death of the sons V 4:11
    - Death of Eli V 4:15-18

    35 min
  • Make Life Livable

    Listen to Paul - 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

    - Practice happiness
    - Live life one day at a time
    - Learn to laugh & learn to cry
    - Only one life, not worth wasting it
    - Let things go

    39 min
  • Your Sorrow Does No Good

    Nehemiah 8:10-11 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

    Sources of soul satisfying joy:

    1. Jesus
    2. God's Word
    3. Holy Spirit

    30 min
  • Hide Me, Preserve Me & Surround Me

    Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.

    1. Hiding Place: Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,----more----

    2. Preserved from trouble: Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
    3. Songs of Deliverance: Children of Israel sang when they were delivered from Egypt. - Exodus 15 Psalm 5:11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.

    19 min
  • Be Planted

    Psalm 92:13-14 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing.

    - Must be planted in the house of the Lord

    - People who are planted flourish
    - People who are planted grow
    - People who are planted produce fruit
    - People who are planted stay fresh

    30 min
  • Don't Believe Everything You Think

    Summary: (don't believe in lies)

    1. Worry about many things (lie)- One thing that is needed, that is eternity, I will worry about that (truth)

    2. Your prayer is not doing anything (lie) - I know God’s choice is the best for my life (truth)
    3. You lost everything (lie) - My God can give it back in many fold, He is the God of Job (truth)
    4. Satan is attacking me (lie)- Satan can’t attack me, I am going to use the God given authority (truth) ----more----
    5. They don’t seek God, but they are blessed (lie)- They don’t have peace, they don’t have sleep and their end is destruction. But I am peaceful, content and eternally blessed (truth)
    6. I can’t do it, I am not like someone else (lie) - I can do it through Christ Jesus who strengthens me (truth)

    God’s ways are different:

    1. God wants ordinary to make extraordinary

    2. You say, you are such a failure, God says you are precious
    3. You say, you are broken, but God says I want to use you to remove other’s brokenness
    4. You say, you don’t have a degree, God says, I need the humble
    5. You say, you are not capable, God says, you have a vision for this ministry
    6. God doesn’t want golden vessels, He wants yielded vessels
    7. God doesn’t want those who are busy, God wants those who are available

    46 min
  • Open Door

    Open doors in the Bible

    1.Open door of salvation

    2.Open door to preach the truth
    3.Open door to serve God
    4.Open door of rapture
    5.Opened prison door
    6.An open door that no one can shut----more----

    How do we know if an open door is from God?

    1.The door God opens will never contradict the Word of God

    2.When God opens a door, He confirms that it is from Him
    3.The door God opens require us to depend on Him
    4.When God opens a door, there is no confusion, but peace

    47 min
  • Peter, Get out of the Boat

    John 21:1-14 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”----more----

    They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

    They answered Him, “No.”

    6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

    7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”

    11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

    14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

    35 min
  • If We Don't Pray

    No prayer, no peace.  No prayer, no joy, No prayer, we lose our faith.  No prayer, there is no love.  No prayer, there is no unity.  No prayer, our spirit becomes weak and flesh dominates.  No prayer, we lose our protection and become vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy. 

    38 min
  • A Christmas Gift

    A sermon preached in the Christmas Celebration on Dec 13, 2014 at the Lakeside Community Center, Halifax, NS Canada.

    13 min

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