Wives and Dating (Ephesians 5:22-24)
Submission in marriage is strength controlled and skillfully deployed… For a wife’s own husband (vv.22a) Ultimately to the LORD (vv.22b-23) In everything (v.24)
Husbands and Dating (Ephesians 5:25-33)
Loving Leadership is defined by Sacrificial love (v.25) Sanctifying love (vv.26-27) Self-love (vv.28-30, 33a)
Marriage and Dating (Ephesians 5:31-32)
The What: The Union of Marriage (v.31) The Why: The Uniqueness of Marriage (v.32) The How: Dating as the Understudy of Marriage
Singleness and Dating (1 Corinthians 7:6-8, 32-35)
The Gift of Singleness (vv.6-8) Not permanent on earth, but in eternity Not peculiar, but practical The Goal of Singleness (v.32-35) Some Guidelines for Dating The purpose shapes the plan Community is the context Stop shopping, start serving The glory of God governs everything
Marriage and The Gospel: What is the goal? (Ephesians 5:22-33)
Key Idea: Marriage is a picture of the gospel, and shows us how to date with gospel purpose.
Joy and Design, Part 2: What role do you play (Proverbs 31:10-31; Titus 2:3-5)
Theme: God has designed and given us biblical roles as men and women for human joy and flourishing – and for thriving marriages. Key Idea: Biblical womanhood is when a woman lives out her God-designed responsibility to have confidence in Christ, live with wisdom and discernment, help her husband, and prioritize the home with […]
Joy and Design, Part 1: What role do you play? (Selected Scriptures)
Theme: God has designed and given us biblical roles as men and women for human joy and flourishing – and for thriving marriages. Key Idea: Biblical manhood is when a man lives out his God-designed responsibility to humbly lead, love, provide for, and protect women and family.
Dating & Desire: Dating for More than Marriage (Ephesians 5:22-23)
Key Idea: Marriage is a picture of the gospel and the gospel changes everything about how we approach dating.
Wisdom & Attraction: Making Each Other Better (Proverbs 2)
Key Idea: Attraction must be filtered through contentment in Christ and biblical wisdom in the pursuit of a dating relationship. I. Be attracted to people that make you better II. Be attracted to godliness
Joy & Design: Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Selected Scriptures)
Key Idea: God has given us biblical roles as men and women for human flourishing and thriving marriages. I. Biblical Manhood and a Man to Find A godly man has a sense of responsibility to humbly lead, love, provide for, and protect women and family II. Biblical Womanhood and a Woman to Find A godly […]
