Private Matters

I. SCRIPTURE

a. Church Vision

i. Where Healing Begins with Healing your Soul

ii. How We Do It

1. Sharing the Love of Jesus

2. Sharing our faith and belief in Jesus through Evangelism

3. And Praying for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ

b. Romans 8:28 (KJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

i. Fact = Purpose

ii. Requirement = Love God

iii. Promise = All things

iv. Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV) 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

v. 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

c. Num 32:16 “And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”

Num 32:17 “But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”

Num 32:18 “We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.”

Num 32:19 “For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.”

Num 32:20 “And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,”

Num 32:21 “And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,”

Num 32:22 “And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.”

Num 32:23 “But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.”

Matt 5:37 “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”

II. PRAYER

a. Confession

b. Supplication

c. Adoration

d. Intimacy

e. Intercession

f. Thanksgiving

g. Praise

III. INTRODUCTION

a. Create an Atmosphere of Worship

IV. SERMON

a. Vows to God

Num 30:2 “If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.”

Num 30:3 “If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;”

Num 30:4-14 “And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her. But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they …”

V. CONCLUSION

a. So now here is the question are you sure about your commitment?