Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Compromise | Introduction 3

Someone said that the church will continue to compromise with the world.  Compromise is slowly growing with the churches. We failed to make young Christians our priority. We think we are addressing the need of young people.  But try removing the fun out of the church today. That will tell how many of the youth and young adults will come to the church as they really love to study and follow the scripture.

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Compromise | Introduction 2

- A church that has compromised appears to be a church, but God had already left the church
- A church that has compromised with the world, still continues with all its activities, but Spirit of God had already left the church
- A church that has compromised with the world still operates, not by men and women who are anointed by God, but by the agents of Satan
- Miracles and healing may take place in a church that is compromised with the world, not by the power of God, but by the power of Satan.

Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

Roman governors had authority to execute people.  But here Christ tells the church, if you don’t cleanup the mess I will come to execute judgment.

Temple Builders | Ezra

- Ezra was a man who studied, followed and taught the word of God
- Ezra knew the power of fasting
- Ezra didn't go along with the majority
- Ezra was model leader who humbled himself and confessed to the Lord and people followed.
- Ezra preached about separation.

 

 

Compromise | Introduction 1

Corruption came into the church or church started compromising with its surroundings in the very early age.

- Jesus in His teachings and Paul in his writings warned about this
- John writes about it in the book of Revelation as he address to the church of Paramus, a compromised church
- History record this as Constantine married the church to the world
- Today you and I witness that the  compromises deceived many churches

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Temple Builders | King Cyrus

- Cyrus honored God
- He consecrated the holy articles and designated them for God
- Cyrus gave to God
- Cyrus was just a tool, you and I need to be much more than that.

Temple Builders | David

This sermon explores King David who was a temple builder:

- David's longing for the temple of God
- David's desire to build a temple for God
- David's attitude towards God's temple
- How David prepared his son
- He reinforced the law of God
- He encouraged and motivated Solomon
- He gathered building materials for his son
- He asked others to help Solomon

Temple Builders | Zerubbabel

- Zerubabel was a man encouraged by God's Words
- Zerubbabel was a man who was not depending on his own might and power, but was on the Spirit of God
- Zerubbabel was a man whom God given honor and authority

Today we need to realize that God has given us the signet ring, His power and authority as He has sealed us with the Holy Spirit.

- Power to do the work of God.
- Power to overcome the obstacles in Jesus name
- Power to fight with the principalities and powers of darkness
- Power to bind the strong man first to plunder the souls
- Power to break the yoke of the enemy

 

Temple Builders | Nehemiah

As we know the history, God's children were taken as captives in the year 605 BC to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. They lived in the captivity for seventy long years.  God orchestrated their return to the native land after seventy years in a supernatural way.

- The first batch of captives returned under the leadership of Zerubbabel as God stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus to build the temple of God.

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Temple Builders | Bezalel

Read Exodus 31:1-11

Though Moses is given the vision of the tabernacle (Exod 25:40), and the people are called to furnish the materials (25:1-8; 35:4-9), it is the Spirit-endowed skill possessed by Bezalel that made it possible for the tabernacle to be constructed.

This is re-emphasized in Exodus 35:30-35 (Read), also in Exodus 38:22 (Read)

There Moses records that “Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.”

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Temple Builders | Solomon

King Solomon was known for his wisdom, his wealth and his writings.  Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba. Solomon had a great military power.  He controlled the entire region west of the Euphrates and had peace on his borders.  People from surrounding nations also came to hear Solomon’s wisdom. He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,000 songs. He wrote the Song of Songs, the Book of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.  Solomon built the magnificent temple of God.  The construction took seven long years.

1 Chronicles 29:2-6 The cost of the temple in today’s money is estimated to equal 3 to 6 billion dollars.

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