Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

The following are the topics covered in this sermon, listen to be enlightened on the life of an intercessor: - Hindrances to effective intercession - Dangers and pitfalls regarding personal intercessors - What does it takes to be an intercessor? - Challenges to intercession - Benefits of intercessory prayer

The following are the topics covered in this sermon, listen to be enlightened on the life of an intercessor: - Hindrances to effective intercession - Dangers and pitfalls regarding personal intercessors - What does it takes to be an intercessor? - Challenges to intercession - Benefits of intercessory prayer

Characteristics of an Intercessory prayer warrior: - “First of all, an intercessor must be willing to surrender self to God—heart, mind, soul and strength - Secondly, an intercessor needs great persistence and patience - Thirdly, an intercessor must be open to the needs of others - Fourthly, being a prayer intercessor requires self-discipline - Lastly, the hearts and minds of effective intercessor...

Intercessory prayer is to literally stand in the gap for someone. When we intercede for someone God sends his angels to deliver His protection and Provision Intercessory prayer is the prayer that enables us to move into the realm of “Pray without ceasing” Listen to the sermon to find the answers to these questions: - Is it Biblical to intercede?  Are there Biblical examples of intercessory prayers...

Some of the characteristics of the early church were: - Bold in their telling - Devoted in prayer They had a devoted prayer life - They were of one heart and mind - They were filled with the Spirit - They met frequently - It was a learning Church; it persisted in listening to the apostles as they taught - It was a Church of fellowship; it had the great quality of togetherness----more---- - It was...

In this sermon the three reasons for the early church to be a learning church were discussed: - They had a teacher who was not teaching from their knowledge, but teaching from what they experienced in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ - The believers repented, were baptized and anointed. An unbeliever cannot learn God's Word, that doesn't mean anything to him - They just started believing in t...

Early church was a united church (breaking of bread & prayer, one mind and one accord). One who decides to lose things and even his life for the sake of Christ will no way harm the unity of the church. This is what is needed in churches today: No leadership seminars No settlements & peace talks No committees for compromise & reconciliation No transfer of pastors No division among churches----more-...

- God used Noah to destroy the world with flood. - God used Moses to part the red sea - God used Joshua to make the sun stand still in the midst of heaven - God used Jonah to save Nineveh from the destruction - God used Elijah to destroy the prophets of Baal - God used Jesus to heal the sick and to deliver the oppressed - God used Peter and John to heal the lame - God used Peter's shadow to heal t...

We read in Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32: The early church was a sharing church.  They enjoyed everything in common.  You may say that how was it possible not to own anything, instead selling all their property and sharing with other?  But the Bible says, that’s how it happened in the early church. You may say that the church can be a learning church, it can be a united church and even we can stay in pr...

The early church was a giving church.  - No one asked them to give (spontaneous giving) - They got the revelation of giving and God blessed those who obeyed.(revelation driven giving) - Giving increased their bank balance in the heaven. (eternal giving) We can't take the money or cheque to heaven, but we can start depositing in heaven by giving to God.  If any of us feel that we don't give enough...

Jesus said in Luke 18:8 when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”  We are living in a generation where we hardly find faith. So we cannot expect faith in God to bring the fear of God.  What brings fear of God to this faithless generation?  It is the supernatural power of God. The early church was a God fearing church and the fear of God came upon the church as the believe...

The following are the results of persecution on the early church: - Church was purified & their faith was strengthened     - Word of God spread everywhere - Church was waiting for the coming of the Lord----more---- In ancient Rome, crowds by the tens of thousands would gather in the Colosseum to watch as Christians were torn apart by wild animals. Paul Rader, commenting on his visit to this famous...

The early church was a growing church. - The growth of a church can't be just measured by the number of people attending the church. - The growth of a church can't be measured by the size of the building.  - The growth of a church can't be measured by looking at the balance sheet or the income it is capable of generating. - The growth of a church can't be measured by knowing how much they spend ou...

Luke 2: 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

You and I are called to be like star to this world.  In what way?   - It was a start of the King - It was a star of purpose - It was a guiding star - It was a star of great joy

This is the third miracle of Christmas the appearance of the "Angel and the company of angels" - Luke 2:9,13 - Who are these angels? - Who created them? - When He created them? - How many out there? - What are the different types of angels? - Do they have bodies? - What do angels look like?----more---- - How do angels compare with human? - Are all angels good? - What is the job description of ange...

One of the miracles of Christmas was the way God protected child Jesus from the hands of the enemy. The same God can do the same supernatural miracles to us too. - God instructed the wise men not to go to Herod - God appeared in dream to Joseph and asked him to go to Egypt - The supernatural intervention of God resulted in one of the miracles of Christmas

This sermon answers some of our questions about our relationship with God and how to lead a life that pleases God and not our own flesh.  - God is saying do not steal.  Taking other's possession is not the only way of stealing.  - Bible also talks about stealing God. - About our God - About the world today - How about us? - What is covetousness? - What is human nature?----more---- - Reason for the...

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do that.  Instead, I have come to give full meaning to what is written. 18 What I'm about to tell you is true. The following are the topics discussed in this sermon: - Relationship with our Heavenly Father -  Relationship with other people - Where are the Biblical standards today?

The following are the topics covered in this sermon based on The Ten Commandments: - Relationship with our heavenly father - Idolatry and immorality - The power behind the scenes - Respecting God and His name - Profanity and slang - How we should honor God - Jesus and His apostles kept the sabbath----more---- - The sabbath and a godly relationship - A world without knowledge of the true God - A co...

We need to seek Him in a time when He may be found  also when He is found near to us.  - What is seeking?  According to 2 Chronicles 7:14  seeking is Humbling Praying Turning away from wicked ways - Why people don't seek God?  They don't find the need of seeking God, Thinking that we know everything, Ignorance of eternity, Pleasures of this world----more---- - We see from the scriptures that God m...

In Isaiah 55:12-13 the prophet Isaiah is foreseeing the kind of redemption and restoration God has planned for this earth. - The restoration of Joy & Peace - Redemption of the creations - Restoration of the Creation - An everlasting sign----more---- Joel 2:25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, M...

David says, in Psalm 138:2 Oh Lord  You have magnified Your word above all Your name. Psalm 33:9 For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. Job 37:6 6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. Realizing this fact, the centurion said, Lord only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. Peter looked at Jesus...

When we have such a high calling in our lives, God wants us to live as children of hope. - Our petty issues are immaterial in the grand scheme of God - Our light affliction we have in our body has no impact on the eternal scheme of God - Our struggle over the finances and relationships can no way pull you back from God Because God says, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways...

- God is calling us to something which is very important.  God needs our full attention - This invitation is for everyone who thirsts - It is an open, but exclusive invitation for those who thirst - It is not a natural invitation, it is a supernatural invitation as the one who is calling is God Almighty----more---- But this invitation is a peculiar one as this invitation is exclusively for those w...