{"id":10798,"date":"2016-08-17T00:58:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T05:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/keeping-your-word\/"},"modified":"2016-08-17T00:58:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T05:58:01","slug":"keeping-your-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/keeping-your-word\/","title":{"rendered":"KEEPING YOUR WORD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>The Lord hates those who don\u2019t keep   their word, but he delights in those who do.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>Proverbs 12:22<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>It is dangerous to make a rash promise   to God before counting the cost.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>Proverbs 20:25<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>A person who doesn\u2019t give a promised   gift is like clouds and wind that don\u2019t bring rain.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>Proverbs 25:14<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>So when you make a promise to God,   don\u2019t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;   text-align:center;line-height:normal'>Ecclesiastes 5:4<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>V<\/b>ows are often made in storms and forgotten in calms.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>M<\/b>any promises impair confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Latin Proverb<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>A<\/b> promise made is a debt unpaid.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>William Shakespeare<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>P<\/b>romises may get friends, but it is performance that keeps them.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Owen Feltham<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>I<\/b>n the land of promise a man may die of hunger.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Dutch Proverb<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>M<\/b>agnificent promises are always to be suspected.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Theodore Parker<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>H<\/b>e who is slow in promising is always the most faithful in performing.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Rousseau<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>P<\/b>romises are like money\u2014easier made than kept.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>I<\/b>f you promise less and do more, your boss will eventually put your name on a door.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>D<\/b>o not vow\u2014our love is frail as is our life, and full as little in our power.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Sir George Etherege<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>W<\/b>hen you break your word, you break something that cannot be mended.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>P<\/b>romises are like crying babies in church\u2014they should be carried out immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>O<\/b>ne thing you can give and still keep is your word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lord hates those who don\u2019t keep their word, but he delights in those who do. Proverbs 12:22 It is dangerous to make a rash promise to God before counting the cost. Proverbs 20:25 A person who doesn\u2019t give a promised gift is like clouds and wind that don\u2019t bring rain. 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