Pastors Open Mic

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Proverbs 3018, 19 18There are three things that
are too amazing for me, four that I do not
understand 19the way of an eagle in the sky, the
way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on
the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.
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Proverbs 3018, 19 18There are three things that
are too amazing for me, four that I do not
understand 19the way of an eagle in the sky, the
way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on
the high seas, and the way of a man with a
maiden. Dating and Marriage is Fertile Ground
for Joy and Trouble!
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Quick Definitions Dating DTR Courtship Enga
gement Marriage
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Whats the point? Isaiah 623-5 3You will be a
crown of splendor in the LORDs hand, a royal
diadem in the hand of your God. 4No longer will
they call you Deserted, or name your land
Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and
your land Beulah for the LORD will take delight
in you, and your land will be married. 5As a
young man marries a maiden, so will your sons
marry you as a bridegroom rejoices over his
bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
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Whats the point? Ephesians 525-33 25Husbands,
love your wives, just as Christ loved the church
and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy,
cleansing her by the washing with water through
the word, 27and to present her to himself as a
radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any
other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this
same way, husbands ought to love their wives as
their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves
himself. 29After all, no-one ever hated his own
body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as
Christ does the church 30for we are members of
his body. 31For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh. 32This is a
profound mysterybut I am talking about Christ
and the church. 33However, each one of you also
must love his wife as he loves himself, and the
wife must respect her husband.
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 7the LORD God formed
the man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man
became a living being.
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 7the LORD God formed
the man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man
became a living being. 1. God was his Lord
(MASTER)
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 8Now the LORD God
had planted a garden in the east, in Eden and
there he put the man he had formed.
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 8Now the LORD God
had planted a garden in the east, in Eden and
there he put the man he had formed. 2. God
gave him a job (MISSION)
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 18The LORD God
said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I
will make a helper suitable for him. 22Then
the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had
taken out of the man, and he brought her to the
man. 23The man said, This is now bone of my
bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called
woman, for she was taken out of man.
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 18The LORD God
said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I
will make a helper suitable for him. 22Then
the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had
taken out of the man, and he brought her to the
man. 23The man said, This is now bone of my
bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called
woman, for she was taken out of man. 3. God
gave him a date (MATE)
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 24For this reason a
man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and they will become one
flesh. 25The man and his wife were both naked,
and they felt no shame.
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The Plan for the Ultimate Dating
Relationship Genesis 27-25 24For this reason a
man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and they will become one
flesh. 25The man and his wife were both naked,
and they felt no shame. 4. God gave the safety
and beauty of MARRIAGE
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Relationships the way God intended 1 Timothy
51-2 1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but
exhort him as if he were your father. Treat
younger men as brothers, 2older women as
mothers, and younger women as sisters, with
absolute purity.
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The Big Idea Romans 1210 (NRSV) 10love one
another with mutual affection outdo one another
in showing honor.
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Four Questions to Ask Yourself
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• Four Questions to Ask Yourself
• Is it the best thing for her (him) that I date
  her (him)?

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• Four Questions to Ask Yourself
• Is it the best thing for her (him) that I date
  her (him)?
• Is it the best thing for me that I date her (him)?

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• Four Questions to Ask Yourself
• Is it the best thing for her (him) that I date
  her (him)?
• Is it the best thing for me that I date her
  (him)?
• Is this consistent with what I feel is Gods call
  on my life?(i.e., is this the best thing for the
  kingdom?)

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• Four Questions to Ask Yourself
• Is it the best thing for her (him) that I date
  her (him)?
• Is it the best thing for me that I date her
  (him)?
• Is this consistent with what I feel is Gods call
  on my life?(i.e., is this the best thing for the
  kingdom?)
• Is God in this? Is this Gods leading, or am I
  forcing this?