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

  • Follow Me | Faithfully

    You will find answers to the following questions regarding following Jesus faithfully:

    - Faithful to whom?

    - Faithful to what?
    - Faithful when?
    - Faithful how?
    - Faithful where?

    33 min
  • Follow Me | Sacrificially

    Following God requires sacrifice:

    - Sacrifice means, Saying “No” to temptation

    - Doing something for God in your rest time
    - Losing your family time to go to prayer meeting
    - Giving from what you have kept as your savings
    - Using our talents for God
    - Being Christ-like to the world

    30 min
  • Follow Me | Intimately

    Mary Magdalene followed Jesus intimately:

    - During His ministry

    - During the crucifixion
    - After the crucifixion
    - After the resurrection

    Listen to the sermon to learn how to follow Him intimately. 

    30 min
  • Follow Me | Willingly

    If you follow God willingly:

    - You don’t complain, because you volunteered to follow when He called 

    - You don’t turn back, because you are following willingly 
    - Nothing can stop you, because you are following willingly
    - Nothing can separate you, because you are following willingly 
    - Nothing can divert you, because you are following willingly
    - Nothing can deceive you, because you are following willingly 
    - Nothing can threaten you, because you are following willingly

    39 min
  • Follow Me | Intro

    God wants us to follow Him:

    - There are many observers, but not many followers

    - There are many believers, but not many followers
    - There are many fans, but not many followers
    - There are many visitors, but not many followers
    - There are many beneficiaries, but not many followers

    God is looking for followers, Only those who follow Christ on earth can follow him in eternity.  Unless we follow Him, we cannot lead others to follow Christ. 

    34 min
  • Discipleship | Breadth of Discipleship

    Breadth of Discipleship is Serving Christ.

    What does service mean?

    - Promoting the relational aspect of Christianity

    - Witnessing Christ
    - Sharing the Good News of the Gospel
    - Sharing the burden of Christ by praying and interceding for the lost
    - Serving God by serving others - the poor, needy, widows, orphans, social outcasts, alcoholic, all kind of sinners
    - Son of Man has come to seek and to save  that which was lost, Luke 19:10

    Listen to the sermon to learn more on how to serve Christ. 

    57 min
  • Discipleship | Depth of Discipleship

    Depth of Discipleship is walking with Jesus.  What made the disciples to start walking with Jesus ( Luke 5:1-11)?

    - Strong work ethic (V2)

    - Realization of ownership (V3)
    - Honoring God and His Word (V5)
    - Blessings bringing Peter down to his knees (V8)
    - Being ready for higher responsibility (V10)
    - Not holding on to the past (V11)

    Listen to the sermon to start your walk with the Lord.

    40 min
  • Discipleship | Height of Discipleship

    How do we experience Christ on this earth?

    - We know who Christ is

    - We know what He has done to us
    - We speak to Him in prayer
    - We listen to Him through His Words
    - We experience Him in our spirit with the help of the Holy Spirit
    - We know one day we will see Him face to face

    Height of discipleship is explained in detail with the help of the incident that took place on the Mt. of Transfiguration.

    Listen to the sermon to know more.

    33 min
  • Discipleship | Length of Discipleship

    Ruth followed Naomi (Ruth 1:14-17).

    Ruth, a type of a disciple following Jesus

    - Wherever you go I will go

    - Wherever you lodge, I will lodge
    - Your people shall be my people
    - Your God, my God
    - Wherever you will die, I will die and be buried
    - Nothing can separate us but death Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is a life long affair.

    Listen to the sermon to know more about that.

    36 min

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House of Intercessory Prayer Ministries (HIPM) is a multinational church in Halifax, NS Canada. We believe sound teaching of the Word of God is the true source of power that operates through Holy…