Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Church Growth | Discipleship

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.”

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Church Growth | Evangelism

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

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Church Growth | Serving

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"

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Church Growth | Giving

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

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Church Growth | Prayer

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.

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Church Growth | Praise & Worship (PDSW)

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

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Church Growth | Introduction

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.

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Escaping the Battle

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.

The River's Journey

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,

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Live Now to Live Later

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

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