THE
KEY TO SINGLE LIVING
Matthew
16:24-25
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For
whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
My sake will find it. 13 For
if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put
to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
WAYS SINGLES MUST PRACTICE SELF - DENIAL:
I.
FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY
Many single people presume that they
can only serve God effectively when they are married. Jeremiah, Jesus, Paul,
(John the revelator), Barnabas, Daniel all served God effectively as single
people.
Col.
2:9-10
9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead
bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him,
who is the head of all principality and power.
Gen.
2:18
18 And the Lord
God said, “It is not good that man
should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
1. _________________ Issues
2. Low
Self Esteem Issues
II.
PRE-MARITAL FLESHLY EXPRESSION
1.
Little Or ______ ____________ -
_____________
2.
Sex Before Marriage
a. Spiritual,
Mental, Emotional and Physical Bond.
1 Cor.
6:15-17
b. 5 times
directly and 15 times indirectly - Bible says “Don’t do it.”
c. Col. 3:5 – Inordinate Affection (or do all but the act) – Standard
is “Brother and Sister”
3. ____________________
Self- Gratification
4. Visual
Self-Gratification
III.
SQUANDERING TIME
1. Singles Must Use Their ___________ _____________.
1 Cor. 7:32
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried
cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But
he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife
a. Serve Instead Of ____________ ________________
b. Live Responsibly
c. Prepare For The Future
d. Serve God Fully
IV.
ENTERING INTO WRONG RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO PRESSURE
1. Singles Must ________ Lower ______________ For
______________.
1 Cor.
6:14-16
14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.
For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has
light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial?
Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement
has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God.
As
God has said. “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
Gen. 2:21-23
21 And the Lord
God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his
ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib
which the Lord God had taken from
man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 And
Adam said: “This is now bone of my
bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken
out of Man.”
2. Singles Must Not Get Too Deep In __________ -
______________ Relationships (i.e.
Dating). Def. Exclusive Non-Committal Relationship
a. Dating Causes
People To Skip The Friendship Stage Of A Relationship – Dating
has romantic expectation – In a true friendship no pressure that you like
someone and they like you. Dating
automatically means romance. – Premise of dating “I’m attracted to you so let’s
get to know each other.”
b. Dating Often
Confuses A Physical Relationship For Love -
Physical
intimacy makes them feel close – bond is lust
c. Dating Isolates
Couples From Other Vital Relationships
Prov.
15:22
Unless a man is prepared to ask a
woman to be his wife what right does he have to claim her exclusive attention.
d. Dating Can __________________
From Preparation For The Future
College
dating
e. Dating Can
Cause Discontentment With Singleness – “You get just enough
intimacy to keep wanting more.”
f. Dating Can
Create An Artificial Environment To Evaluate Each Others Character (artificial
image; charm; fun;) We need to watch
each other (work, solve problems, serve, interact with people, handle conflict)
g. Puts You In ________________ _________________ That
Can Quickly Become Frisky
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