Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Couple of questions to ask ourselves to see if we are teachable: Is our heart soft enough to absorb teachings or hard to reject? Is our heart like a good ground that facilitated growth?----more---- Do we have the teachable spirit Caleb and Joshua possessed? Are we hungry for learning and growing? Are we humble enough to say, I don't know many things, I want to learn?

4 C's of a Complete Father - Care, Correction, Choice & Communication. C1- Care - A complete father shows deep care and empathy towards his children. C2-Correction - A complete father uses correction as a tool for teaching, helping children learn from their mistakes and grow into responsible & respectful individuals.----more---- C3-Choice - A complete father provides opportunities for his...

God wants us to live daily in God's Word. There are spiritual and material blessings Word of God brings forth in our lives because Word of God is Soul refreshing, Humbling, Joy giving, Enlightening, Enduring and Reassuring.

Three Truths that we learned form Psalm 139:5  - Truth #1 Nothing just happens - in the life of a child of God, everything happens for a reason  - Truth #2 Never miss God's Timing - when He hedges you, lays His hand upon you, be watchful , it may be the timing of God----more----- Truth #3 You can never escape from God's plan - God is not done with you, he hasn't forgotten you, he hasn't found anot...

Are you the lonely sparrow looking for a shelter and refuge?  Are you the pilgrim weeping over your current situation?  Are you the doorkeeper who wants to do something for God that this world may consider low?  ----more----God is saying,   Psalm 84: 11-12  For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. 12 O L...

Be joyful in your trials as you always grow through trials  When faith gets tested, it is not to destroy us, but to make us strong  We can never get ahead of God's timing, better learn to wait ----more----One thing we all must pray is for wisdom to deal with people  Doubt doesn't allow us to progress, never doubt God, never doubt your ability  Double-mindedness doesn't allow you to take decisions...

From the life of unnamed wife of Manoah (Samson's mom) we learn, 1. Your barrenness has something to do with the purpose of God.   2. She labored with her husband in the field  3. A woman who fosters a healthy relationship with her husband----more----4. Willing to be entrusted under Manoah's care  5. She got a divine insight or a greater revelation from God  Judges 13:2-5 2 Now there was a certain...

Acts 3:1-10 - A lame man healed at the temple gate.  - Miracle happened outside the temple when Peter spoke a word of faith  - Miracle was not experienced until Peter lifted him up----more---- - Our faith alone is not enough for a miracle to take place, faith must be put in action  - What action have you taken in those areas where you have been praying for a miracle?  - As people look to have fell...

Resurrection of Lord Jesus is an undeniable historical fact supported by multiple eye witnesses, historical documentations including both Biblical and extra-Biblical sources serving as a foundation of our Christian Faith.  We see four different voices of resurrection  in Matthew 28----more----1. Announced (Voice of the Heaven)  2. Evidenced (Voice of the Witness)  3. Tricked (Voice of this World) ...

Today we need the anointing, gifts and the power of God.   - Anointing is needed to establish your authority and your call  - Gifts are needed to establish your credibility through signs and wonders and to serve others  - Power of God is needed to witness, protect and to take possession. 

You are given your child in your hands to raise him, her as a Leader by  - Becoming a more effective leader and administrator through organization, time management, communication, self-discipline, and leading by example. ----more----- Following the God's created order  - Playing your role well - as a husband, father, wife and mother  - Praying, nurturing, training and shaping their behavior are pa...

We know God - through His Word, through the Holy Spirit, through the Person of Jesus, through the experiential knowledge.  Do we have the required time to know God, are we available to know God, are we willing to know God, do we walk closer enough to know God? 

A Disciple is someone who follows Jesus, being transformed or changed by Jesus and is committed to the Mission of Jesus.  Derived from the scripture -  Mark 1:17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” ----more----4 Ds of Discipleship: Desire - Discipline - Depend - Do  The questions that we must ask to ourselves are, 1. Are we the disciples who hunger for...

Evangelism is the deliberate effort to share  the good news of the Gospel, aiming to inspire faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross, His resurrection, and the promise of eternal life.  The message of the Gospel - Affection, Division & Connection ----more----Gospel doesn't change, but the way we present the Gospel must change.  Our Role is to bring in a cultural Shift , being...

We asked, Are we ready to serve? Looks like we are not,  - As we are waiting for a perfect time to start - we said perfectionism is an internal oppression, causing us to fear in us, we need to cancel the internal voices we hear and speak within us saying, "I must start serving now" ----more----- As we question our worthiness - serving begins where self ends, our uniqueness is what needed to serve ...

God wants us to be rivers, not reservoirs.  Reservoir keeps water, but river gives out water  Water in a reservoir is stagnant, but river flows  Reservoir gets contaminated easily, but river is not----more----Reservoir is limited to its max. capacity, but river is limitless  Reservoir doubt it's source, but river trusts it's source for further flow  Reservoir has no ability to flow by itself, but...

As three ingredients Heat, Oxygen and Fuel are required for fire to ignite and keep burning, Desperation,  Faith and Burden are needed for prayer to ignite and burn. ----more----- In times of desperation, it's essential to increase our prayers.  - The anticipation of an answer to prayer reflects how much faith we have in God.  - We must learn to set aside our burdens and instead carry the burdens...

Four Stages of Praise & Worship: PDSW: Praise, Devotion, Surrender and Worship. - Praise & Worship is not and outward act, it is inside out.   - We cannot worship God with our mind, worship is a heart thing.  - We need to know to move from mind to heart as the worship progresses----more----- Climax of worship is the 3rd stage - Surrender.  - The worship leader who doesn't know these can be...

In today's modern world, church growth cannot be attained solely through prayer, preaching, witnessing, evangelizing, disciple making, applying management principles, implementing growth techniques, or incorporating modern innovation and media presence. ----more----True church growth necessitates the integration of all these elements. - Some, like prayer, witnessing, and disciple making, are vital...

When I wrote this song " Ways of Escape", and sung many times, I realized the fact that Even though the Victory is Already Won, we need to be vigilant, well aware and cautious to protect our lives and our dear ones. 1. Joseph did not end the marriage in order to protect what was entrusted with him. - Ending or staying is not the question, what are you doing to protect what God has given in your ha...

The Message of Psalm 124 is "The Lord is the Defense or Defender of His People"  - Bring the Lord, who is mighty in battle, into your situation - The Intent of the Enemy is to swallow you alive - But escape comes from the Lord.

As the river enriches everything around it, your life will flourish when you draw nearer to God.  As the river erodes the land, transports sediments, and deposits them to shape the landscape, God is actively removing what needs to be taken away from your life, including people, transporting them away from you,----more---- reintroducing them back into your life, and depositing treasures of eternal...

Paul talks about some of the potential enemies of God's love that are capable of separating us from the love of Christ in Romans 8:35-39 . We call them as "Love Separators"  - Troubles of this World ----more---- - Life or Death  - Supernatural things  - What we have and hope to have  - Ups and Downs  - Created Things 

Those who stayed in the game had couple of things in common, they are:  - Humility to recognize their weaknesses  - They never allowed their present to dictate their future ----more---- - They all had an encounter  - All had courage to step up and change  - Adapted their circumstances to favor them 

We must Live now to Live Later  - Never discriminate anyone socially and deny the help they deserve  - If you are discriminated for some reason, patiently wait for the eternal reward----more---- - When everything is available, better to give  - When your physical needs are not met, be patient, you will be comforted.   - Realize your Spiritual needs, learn & change, you can escape the place of...