Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

I believe following are the seven pillars on which God's Kingdom is established. Understanding these pillars gives us assurance that the Kingdom of Heaven will be established on earth during the Millennial reign of Lord Jesus.

Pillar 1: The Word became Flesh Because He came in flesh, we have already seen the King and we are confident that He is going to establish His kingdom on the earth.

Pillar 2: The Word was in Action Because our King was in action, and as we know His ability, we are confident that He is going to establish His Kingdom.

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- The Kingdom of God is universal
- Kingdom of God existed from the beginning and has no end to it
- But the Kingdom of Heaven is the earthly realization of the heavenly kingdom
- Currently Kingdom of Heaven is not a literal reign, it is the "sphere of profession" or the professing Christian world, or the Christendom
- Kingdom of Heaven will become a physical kingdom when Jesus Christ comes back and establishes the Millennial Kingdom on this earth

Listen to the sermon to know more about the two kingdoms.

Three different views of the Kingdom of God Vs Kingdom of Heaven were presented in this sermon series:

View 1: Dispensational View
View 2: Realistic View (Present & Future)
View 3: Interchangeable View

Not to say which view is right and which view is wrong, but to learn by rightly dividing the Word of God. The sermon was concluded saying "we belong to a kingdom that is not an earthly kingdom, but a heavenly kingdom".

Why Joyfully?

- At times Christian life becomes so complicated
- Christian life becomes so stressful
- Becomes monotonous and we don’t rejoice over it
- If we don’t enjoy, it becomes a pain
- Christian life becomes a burden
- If we don’t rejoice in Christ, other’s don’t see the joy in us, they don’t come to Christ
- Birth of Christ brings “good tidings of great joy”

- Obeying the Gospel - 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 taking vengeance on those who do not obey the Gospel
- Obeying the truth - Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, Galatians 5:7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
- Obeying the commandments - Deuteronomy 28:1 - …. diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God…
- Obeying the great commission – Mark 16:15 -18 - Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature….
- To obey is better than sacrifice – Never praise God with disobedience, ask forgiveness
- Obeying the rulers & authorities - Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work

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- Not your ways, but His ways
- Not your will, but His will
- Living sacrifice
- Walk humbly.

When you begin – You don’t need to know, take it by faith

When you walk – Depend on God by faith, not on self

When you struggle to walk – push away every hurdle and keep your eyes fixed at the author and finisher of our faith

When you end your life – you will conquer this world by faith and inherit the eternal life by faith

You will find answers to the following questions regarding following Jesus faithfully:

- Faithful to whom?
- Faithful to what?
- Faithful when?
- Faithful how?
- Faithful where?

Following God requires sacrifice:

- Sacrifice means, Saying “No” to temptation
- Doing something for God in your rest time
- Losing your family time to go to prayer meeting
- Giving from what you have kept as your savings
- Using our talents for God
- Being Christ-like to the world

Mary Magdalene followed Jesus intimately:

- During His ministry
- During the crucifixion
- After the crucifixion
- After the resurrection

Listen to the sermon to learn how to follow Him intimately.