Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

General | Do Whatever He Says

John Chapter 2, Verses 1-11:

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. ² Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. ³ And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

⁴ Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”

⁵ His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

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Intercession | Part 4

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

Intercession | Part 3

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

Intercession | Part 2

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 intercessors need to be pure and free of bitterness

Intercession | Part 1

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?
- Who can intercede?
- For whom or for what we need to intercede?
- How to intercede?

Characteristics of the Early Church | Introduction

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

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Characteristics of the Early Church | A Learning Church

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 the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ

Characteristics of the Early Church | A United Church

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

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Characteristics of the Early Church | Miracle Working Church

- 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 the sick
- God used Paul's handkerchief and aprons to heal the sick and deliver the demon possessed

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Characteristics of the Early Church | A Sharing Church

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 prayer and fasting so that miracles can happen.  But how do you expect us to sell all that we possess and distribute it to everyone?  Today people are willing to write the will on their property once they know they are going to die, not when they are alive.

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