Sign on the dotted line.........

Sign on the Dotted Line
Nehemiah 10
Vow Making (9:38-10:1, 28-29)

Are vows of any use today?
First, it helps us to focus.
Second, it helps us to express our love.
Third, God is a covenant keeping God.

What were their vows?
Principle – What is physical in the Old Testament is spiritual in the New Testament.
Strong marriages (10:28, 30)
Wrong relationships can nullify a believer's distinctive witness.
Wrong relationships can be disastrous.
2 Corinthians 6:14-”Do not be yoked together with unbelievers…”

Seventh Day Rest (10:31)
It was set aside to honor God.
It was a day of rest.
It was a day to declare truth.
There was also a seventh year rest.

Support for God's Work (10:32-39
It was responsible giving.
It was obedient giving.
It was systematic giving.
It was proportionate giving.
It was sacrificial giving.
It was prescribed giving.

Someone has said we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. 'Where your treasure is there will your heart be also.'