Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Peter committed a great sin of denying the Lord. That sin resulted in guilt & shame leading him to quit. This sermon is a call to invite you to put yourself in Peter's shoes to understand the emotional struggles Peter went through after committing sin. This sermon will encourage you to understand and support those who are walking in Peter's shoes. ----more----This sermon also teaches us not to be...

As we run our race, we either look at other's race or we allow others to control our race. • Do not look at other's race to compare, worry and try to run like them. • Do not allow others to control your race by their opinions and ideas. • Do not run to please people than pleasing God.----more---- • Do not run to win their favor, win God's favor. • Do not allow others to distract you while running...

The question is, "Why are we afraid of death and why do we struggle to handle the pain of losing our loved ones?" Here are the highlights of the sermon: • If our love on God is deep enough, we will be well prepared to handle the end days of our lives or the lives of our dear ones. • Your deep love is only for God, rest of your love for human must be shallow.----more---- • Our love cannot be concen...

What can you do when your faith is overtaken by situations, feelings & emotions and denials? • When situations are adverse, • When feelings and emotions burst out of your heart, • When your prayer is not answered,----more---- Do not let your faith go down. Remember, God's power works the best in your adversities, in your tears and in your loses. Listen to the sermon to know how to handle such mome...

Here are the highlights of the sermon: • Having deep faith in Christ doesn't prevent one from grieving. • We don't grieve like the rest of the people do, but we do grieve with hope • Do exactly what Jesus did in times of loss - Grieve with those who grieve, but grieve with hope.----more---- • We are not afraid of death as death has no power in us • Bring this hope and comfort to those who are not...

Feeling lonely is not that strange and weird. Loneliness is not God's choice • Jesus not only understands our loneliness, he also destroyed it. • God is not the reason for your loneliness: Loneliness is not a bad thing • Your loneliness can help you to achieve what you wanted to achieve in life • Your loneliness can help you to define and re-define your calling----more---- • Your loneliness can en...

The feeling of rejection is not uncommon. Even though the feeling of rejection is painful, our God had already experienced rejection and who is able to reverse every rejection into a blessing if you are willing to remove the feeling of rejection from your heart. Listen to the sermon to know how we could do this.----more---- • God can reverse your rejection into a blessing. • Whatever rejection you...

This is what we learned at the end of the sermon. • Temptation is common • Temptation is lifelong • Temptation is escapable using Word of God and Prayer. Please listen to the sermon to know what God is saying to you.

It is not strange to get frustrated. Frustration is a normal human response. But God doesn't want us to continue in our frustrations. • Frustration of being trapped in the middle • Frustration of dissatisfaction • Frustration of dealing with the family members----more---- • Frustration of dealing with negativity or pessimism • Frustration of dealing with opposition Frustration doesn't lead us anyw...

Is it strange to feel useless? We feel useless or worthless, • If we don't know the wisdom of God seen in the diversity of His creation • If we base our worth on what people think about us • If we don't find the place where we are needed But, we feel useful • If we realize the wisdom of God in creating us just like we are----more---- • If we base our worth on what God thinks about us • If we find...

Even though fear is not strange and unusual, God doesn't want us to live in fear. • God doesn't want our imaginations, dreams and purposes get killed by fear • God doesn't want us to fall in the trap of fear that is set by the devil----more---- • God doesn't want us to be faint hearted, cowards and fearful and lose heaven God is saying, I created you, I formed you, I redeemed you, called you by na...

There is a Reason for Your Season. God is keeping you in the current season for, 1. God's Glory 2. Others 3. Next Season.----more---- God is breaking you and making you as he gets you ready for the next season. During your current season, be humble, trust in the Lord and wait on the Lord. Listen to the sermon to know more about the seasons of your life.

1 Peter 1:1-9 • Through the resurrection of Lord Jesus we have "Living Hope". • We have a heavenly Inheritance - incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, • Kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.----more---- • In the meantime, the genuineness of our faith is tested by various trials as gold is tested by...

As Jesus entered into Jerusalem before His crucifixion, people welcomed Him with a great honor and celebration. But when we see Beyond the Celebration, we see the condition of the people and the city. Jesus saw the • Deceptive nature of God's people • City that lost its opportunity to receive the Messiah----more---- • People who lost the call of God But the donkey found its purpose by being a vehi...

Today we need to Ask God For Open Hands. The harvest is plentiful, Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” • Open Hands are not busy, but are available for God's Work and to serve others • Open Hands are Held up, not let down so that enemy doesn't prevail----more---- • Open Hands release resources, people and gifts to others, they don't Hold. Listen to the se...

Open heaven is essential in order to receive both spiritual and material blessings. We will have Open Heaven above our lives when • We do what is Fitting, even though it may not be the best and desired • We Give according to the Biblical Life principle of tithing • We Obey God by changing our rebellious and stubborn nature----more---- Listen to the sermon to know how to keep the heaven above your...

God wants us to have a open heart towards Him and with others so that we can receive life from God and be a life giver to others. Open heart is the one that receives and gives. Here is the summary of the sermon. - Open Heart Receives God's Word - Open Heart Receives God's Will----more---- - Open Heart Gives Life in Words - Open Heart Gives Life in Action - Open Heart Gives Life through Sacrifice L...

God wants us to Ask For - Open Doors. When we ask, 1. He will open the door in the midst of our enemies 2. Door of great opportunity will open for us 3. Only prayer could open the closed doors 4. God opens doors when we are found faithful with our little strength----more---- Prayer is the Key to open closed door. 1. Pray for the door of promotion to open 2. Pray for the door of breakthrough to ope...

Here are some of the thoughts that emerged out of this sermon. • God saw the struggles of your past. • Even before you knew your God, He knew you • The one who number the stars and calls them by name, knew your struggles of the past----more---- • You do not know what is ahead of you, but God knows • Give all your Unknowns into the hands of the Known God who Knows your Future • Hagar's problem was...

John 4:31​-38 is a conversation Jesus was having with His disciples. These verses could be grouped as "My Food, My People and My Servants" Jesus is telling us the same thing that He told to the disciples the other day. • Do not lose your spiritual sensitivity • Do not ignore people, look for divine encounters, divine opportunities----more---- • Start loving this land, start loving the people who a...

Praise is Eternal, the Praise that we start on this earth even in the midst of our challenges, wearing our sackcloth is going to continue into the Eternity as Eternal Praise as we will be clothed with the garment of Praise. David is Praising God for the way God helped him in every situation. He revealed couple of truths concerning our lives and the way God works among us.----more---- • Depressing...

This is what happens when we praise God according to Psalm 138. • When we Praise for the ordinary, the extra ordinary will happen. • When we Praise for the usual, the unusual will happen. •When we Praise God Wholeheartedly, Unashamedly and Exclusively for the Usual things God has done, an Unusual Expectation, an Unusual Kindness, an Unusual Help and an Unusual Confidence comes from God.

The six Psalms 113-118 are known as the "Egyptian Hallel". Psalm 113 is an introductory Psalm that could be divided into three sections as below. • Praise Unbounded - There is no limit how much we can praise our God. God wants us to praise Him from morning till evening and forevermore. • God Unconfined - Let's not limit God with what we know, but allow God to work in and through our lives without...

Psalm 148 is the most solemn and earnest call to all the creations to praise the creator according to their capacity. • Human is not the only creature that praises God, human is one among the many creatures that praise God. • All creatures other than angels and human beings bring Glory to God by simply being themselves and fulfilling their God given roles in the created order. ----more---- • When...

Psalm 146 could be summarized as below. • If we Know our God (V 6-9) and Do What He Says (V3-5), we will not die, but we will Live to Praise Him (V1-2 & 10). • We know Our God who is a Creator, Giver, Miracle Worker, Champion & Encourager, Guardian & Protector & Defender of Widows and Orphans. • And if we do what he wants us to do by trusting Him and being Happy, We must not die, but live in order...