Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Remember we are dealing with the power of darkness.  Satan and his company.  He has power.  His power is nothing in front of God.  But as a human, he can overpower us if we are not prepared.  Jesus, before His crucifixion realized the importance of laying the foundation for the church.  He visualized church among His disciples.  He called His disciples and gave them authority.----more---- Luke 9:1...

The ark that was built by Noah, the ark that protected Noah and his family when the whole earth was destroyed very well resembles the church in the New Testament. I strongly believe there is more than enough evidence that the ark of the Old Testament is the church of the New Testament. - Noah's ark separated the godly from the ungodly, the church is the threshing floor where the wheat is separated...

One day some one came and visited what was known as Spurgeon’s Tabernacle and ask Mr. Spurgeon, what is the secret of your great ministry? Mr. Spurgeon replied, I can show you the secret, meet me at the Tabernacle early on Sunday morning. That Sunday, the visitor met Mr. Spurgeon and he took him to a small trap door behind the----more---- pulpit, as he lifted it, it opened into a room beneath the...

God is calling us to pray. Nothing but Prayer can shut the doors of hell and save the mankind. Do you find part of God's Mega plan?  God is calling you to interceded for the perishing.

In the OT God revealed His plan for His children through men and women of God who spent time with Him in prayer.  - God revealed Noah the coming destruction upon the land - God revealed Abraham the blessings His descendants are going to experience - God revealed Moses concerning the sufferings of God's children in Egypt - God revealed Samuel the one who is going to rule the nation of Israel - God...

Some one says, There is one disease that kills more than cancer. It kills more than tobacco. It kills more than HIV, war, and bad diet combination.  Do you know what it is? - The number one killer of people is stress. - Stress drives tobacco smoking, as well as alcoholism, addiction, and drug abuse in general. - Stress causes depression, anxiety, rage, war, and suicide. - Stress weakens both the h...

"Prayer changes things around us" We see a few examples from the scripture: - When Jesus prayed His appearance got changed - King Hezekiah prayed and God extended his life - Paul & Silas when they were praying in the prison there was a earthquake and they were released - Stephen's prayer changed the life of Saul - In the life of Jonah, when he prayed form the belly of the fish, that prayer changed...

Four reasons for why we should have an open heaven: - Visions & Revelation - Blessings & Treasures - Fire and heavenly visitations - Anointing and the mantle (Call of God)----more---- Prayer opens the heavens. Prayer clears the atmosphere above us. Prayer brings visions & revelation Prayer brings blessings & Treasures Prayer brings fire of God and we experience heavenly visitation Prayer open heav...

We see that in the life of Peter, prayer expands vision.  I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. (Acts 11:5) Today God is telling you that Prayer not only opens the doors of heaven, Prayer not only shuts the doors of hell, Prayer not only changes things a...

In this sermon we will look at how prayer changes things around us. - Our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 9:28, 19) - King Hezekiah prayed - Paul & Silas prayed in prison - Saul of Tarsus  - Jonah the prophet Prayer changes things and situation. Many of the supernatural miracles are experienced when constant prayer has been made.

Growth is an inevitable characteristic of the creations of God.  Because in Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Nine scriptural references from the Word of God: - Prayer increases knowledge of God - Prayer Increases faith - Prayer increases opportunities and abilities - Prayer increases our lov...

In the spiritual realm, prayer is the key that unlocks the door. We are going to look at a man who found victory through prayer.  The text is found in II Chronicles 20. I want you to see the before and after of the story. The condition of that man before his prayer is found in verses 2-3. “Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea...

There are different kinds of curses:  - Biblical curses-God inflicted  - Generational curses - Curse of the accursed - Curses by people (may be by witches) - Self-imposed curses We are talking about prayer breaking curses.  When we pray for these curses in our lives, we need to understand what the law demands and what Christ did on the cross. Listen to sermon to hear about how prayer breaks curses...

Four Biblical Principles regarding Giving and Financial Blessings we discussed are the following: Principle 1: Giving is not the only ingredient of prosperity Principle 2: Principle of wealth transfer Principle 3: Principle of investing in God's Kingdom Principle 4: Principle of divine protection and provision Listen to the sermon to know more in detail.

The Five Major Offerings in the OT: The Burnt Offering – Leviticus 1 The Grain Offering - Leviticus 2 The Peace Offering - Leviticus 3 The Sin Offering - Leviticus 4 The Trespass Offering - Leviticus 5----more---- The Law of the above offerings – Leviticus 6 & 7 In the OT offerings were made as an act of total surrender (burnt offering), for forgiveness of sin (sin offering), the guilt to be remov...

Here is the summary of the sermon: Principle 1 - Sowing is a time of severe pain Principle 2 - What we sow is what we reap Principle 3 - You decide the size of your harvest by the size that you sow Principle 4 - Sow your seed on a good soil Principle 5 - There is a waiting period between sowing and harvesting Principle 6 - We sow, but God gives the increase Principle 7 - Sow even in your adverse t...

Summary: - In the OT tithing was a covenant man made with God to revert the curse pronounced on the earth - In the OT tithing was a law God established to govern his people - In Malachi God is asking us to test Him by giving our tithes to see if He will not pour the blessings by opening the windows of heaven - In the NT every time when we exchange tithe, we re-activate the covenant blessing of God...

Abraham's promise - I will bless you and you shall be a blessing Blessed for a purpose - Joseph was blessed for the purpose of caring his family during famine Blessed is he who considers the poor What are you blessed for?

Summary: - Treasures are hidden, they are buried and they are of high value - Value of a treasure is much more than our total worth - Treasure were buried long ago, may be in your life time or in the life time of your fore fathers - Some of our blessings were robbed by others may be in our life time, or in the time of our forefathers - God is giving you the promises that He gave to King Cyrus Isai...

Summary of this sermon: - Any teaching on giving must begin with God - Everything about Christian charity revolves around the nature of our Heavenly Father - The reason for our giving is simply,    - We worship a God who is a giver     - My God is generous, I want to be generous too     - I give because God expects me to give both in the OT & in the NT - God gave, our forefathers gave, people at t...

Listen to this sermon on the Doctrine of Giving.

Here is the summary of what was said: - Contentment is the state of being happy and satisfied - It is an inner sense of rest or peace that comes from being right with God - Discontentment takes my focus away from God - A mature Christian says, “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content”  - Discontentment is a great loss - We can develop contentment by remembering the cross, forgetting t...

- Compassion is feeling sympathy for the hurting - Compassion also means to suffer with Our God, who is a compassionate God. Jesus demonstrated His compassion, so we as Christians have the choice of either being like the Priest or like the Levite or like the Samaritan - Let showing compassion be a part of our daily life - The world is looking at the body of Christ to move with compassion over the...

Here is the summary of what was discussed: - Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control - Joy comes by reading His word and by Holy Spirit - Joyous Christian has the ability to attract others - We can experience joy by:     - Realizing that joy is a gift from God    - Relying on God    - Having people around    - Setting the same joy before us    - Fighting against spiritual depression Li...

Here is the summary of the sermon: - Forgiveness literally means “to let go” - Christ forgave, we are also expected to forgive - We all need the gift of forgiveness - We are expected to forgive other unlimited time - Forgiveness is a powerful gift - Five aspects of forgiveness – Forgiveness of God, forgiveness of others, forgiving ourselves, forgiving God and forgiving others ----more---- Listen t...