Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Death into Life

One of the miracles Jesus performed was raising the Son of a Widow in the city of Nain, Luke 7:11-17. Entire sermon was divided into three segments. 1. Loss of the son, 2. Compassion of Jesus, 3. Return of the dead. Some of the truths learned include

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Can the dead live again?

One of the very valid questions asked by a man called Job was "If a man dies, shall he live again?", Job 14:14

This question was unanswered until Jesus rose from the dead.

The death of Jesus is important for the following reasons.
1. Resurrection is the central theme of Christianity
2. Resurrection validates the Old Testament prophecies
3. Resurrection validates who Jesus claimed to be

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Come in Faith to the Babe of Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

The angel was inviting everyone to come in faith to the Babe of Bethlehem. I want to remind you that what a blessing is to come in faith to the Babe of Bethlehem.

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The Gospel of Christmas

4 Simple Steps to Share the Gospel: To share the Gospel, you can follow these 4 simple steps:
1. Tell them about God’s plan—peace and life
2. Share our problem—separation from God
3. Talk about God’s remedy—the cross
4. Our response—receive Christ

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Once I was blind, but now I see

Three kinds of people:
1. Man who was blind from birth
2. Man who says "I was blind, now I see"
3. Those who see, but made blind

Let this be your testimony "I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see" - Amazing Grace

The Simplicity of Christ and the Complexity of Christianity

If churches make religion too complex and present Jesus too hard to follow, we negate the purpose of God sending His Son to the world by denying the simplicity that is in Christ. No wonder the judgment to begin at the house of God. - Balan Swaminathan

- Today Christianity is considered as the most complex religion on the face of this earth.
- You can imagine the amount of hesitation when a non-Christian wants to become a Christian.
- There is a great need to simplify everything we do.

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Revive the Sleeping Child

Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21 - 24, 35 - 43 Comparing the whole process of Jesus reviving the dead child with the revival that God is going to send upon the church. We can't think of revival of a thing which never lived before. Only the church can be revived, the rest of the mankind is going to see the impact of the revival and receive life.

Need for revival - Jairus realized that his daughter is in need of revival. So he came to Jesus. We need a worldwide spiritual awakening now.

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Violent Night, not a Silent Night

Today sometime we ask this question:
- Why there are struggles for Christians in this world? 
- Everything goes well in the life of non-believer, but I believe in Christ, why am I going through this path? 
- Since the time I accepted Jesus Christ, I face many challenges and my family is telling me its all because you follow the God of Christians.

I believe you will find an answer today if you listen to this sermon.

Who touched Me?

Mark 5:25 - 34
Here are the topics covered:

First group of people - Religious people
Second group of people - Needy people
Third group of people - Socially neglected

Who is this women?
What did she do?
Faith of this woman
What is our faith today?

Isaiah 53 - The Scheme of God's Redemption

Gospel and Christ are going to be rejected V 1-3
Reason why He was rejected is for us V 4-5
But do you know what we have done V6
What was done to Jesus? V7-9
Now Jesus turned to His Father. Let us see what His father has to say. V 10