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

  • Christian Character | Pillar 3: Humility

    This is what we covered during this sermon:

    - Humility defined as a Christian character

    - Jesus - the model of humility
    - Ways to humble ourselves
    - Learning humility from the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
    - and a lot more

    Listen to the sermon to understand what God expects in you.

    49 min
  • Christian Character | Pillar 2: Obedience

    Here are the contents of the sermon:

    - Obedience – Defined

    - Obedience – A Christian Character
    - To whom should we obey?
       - Children, obey your parents
       - Servants obey your masters
       - Obey to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
       - Obey your spiritual authorities
       - Obey to your husband ----more----
    - Blessings of Obedience
    - Cost of disobedience – Life of Jonah
    - Spirit of Disobedience
    - Dangers of Disobedience
    - Consequences of Disobedience

    Listen to the sermon to know more about this element that is holding your blessing.

    45 min
  • Christian Character | Pillar 1: Faith

    Some of the areas we covered under this sermon topic are below:

    - Faith – A Christian Character

    - Doubtful believers
    - Not having Faith is life-threatening
    - Develop Faith, a fruit of the Spirit
    - Habakkuk’s Faith in God

    Listen to the sermon to know more.

    42 min
  • Christian Character | Introduction

    Sermon outline:

    - What is Christian Character?

    - What we need is “Change”
    - Why is the development of Christian Character important?
    - How Is Christ-like Character Developed?
    - Developing Godly Character
    - Practical challenges for Character Development
    - Practical Character Development
    - How teachable are we?

    Listen to the introductory sermon of this series.

    49 min
  • Mysteries of the Kingdom | Parable of the Treasure

    Here is the summary of what was preached:

    - Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden inside of us, joyfully we sacrifice everything within and around us to inherit the kingdom eternally 

    - Two key aspects of the mystery - The Joy of finding the treasure & the willingness to sacrifice 
    - We need to have the inexpressible joy of finding Jesus and for the hope of our inheritance in heaven 
    - If that is lost in you, you need to come to the altar in tears for a fresh touch from above 
    - We must be willing to sacrifice what we consider valuable and allow our abilities and talents to be used for the glory of God

    Listen to the sermon to know more about the parable.

    36 min
  • Mysteries of the Kingdom | Keys of the Kingdom (Part 1)

    Here is the summary of what we discussed.

    - Like any other kingdom, Kingdom of God is also governed by a set of laws and principles called by Jesus as "keys of the Kingdom" 

    - Mystery:1 Jesus said, "you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church"
    - Mystery 2: Jesus said, I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven
    - Mystery 3: The key to unlock the warehouse of haven is "prayer" - asking in Jesus name 
    - Jesus put in the key of prayer and unlocked the warehouse of heaven to get bread & fish for 5000 - If that key worked for Jesus, it must work for the church today

    Listen to the sermon to know more about the Keys of the Kingdom.

    35 min
  • Follow Me | Joyfully

    Why Joyfully?

    - At times Christian life becomes so complicated

    - Christian life becomes so stressful
    - Becomes monotonous and we don’t rejoice over it
    - If we don’t enjoy, it becomes a pain
    - Christian life becomes a burden
    - If we don’t rejoice in Christ, other’s don’t see the joy in us, they don’t come to Christ
    - Birth of Christ brings “good tidings of great joy”

    31 min
  • Follow Me | In Obedience

    - Obeying the Gospel - 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 taking vengeance on those who do not obey the Gospel

    - Obeying the truth - Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, Galatians 5:7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
    - Obeying the commandments - Deuteronomy 28:1 - …. diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God…
    - Obeying the great commission – Mark 16:15 -18 - Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature….
    - To obey is better than sacrifice – Never praise God with disobedience, ask forgiveness
    - Obeying the rulers & authorities - Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work----more----
    - Obeying the truth - 1 Peter 1:22 (soul purification by obeying the truth)
    - Obey the call of God - Galatians 1:15 -17 – When God called him, he didn’t consult with flesh & blood, immediately obeyed.

    35 min
  • Follow Me | By Faith

    When you begin – You don’t need to know, take it by faith

    When you walk – Depend on God by faith, not on self

    When you struggle to walk – push away every hurdle and keep your eyes fixed at the author and finisher of our faith

    When you end your life – you will conquer this world by faith and inherit the eternal life by faith

    39 min

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