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HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT HUSBAND/WIFE. Practical Advice from the Apostle Paul. I Corinthians 7. Who was it?. He worked at Mini Putt and she played Mini Putt until she was sick of it!. Who was it?. When she was a freshman she joined the ministry team he was on. Who was it?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HOWHOW TO FIND THE TO FIND THE PERFECT HUSBAND/WIFEPERFECT HUSBAND/WIFE
Practical Advice from the Apostle PaulPractical Advice from the Apostle Paul
I Corinthians 7I Corinthians 7
Who was it?Who was it?He worked at Mini Putt and she played Mini Putt until she was sick of it!
Who was it?Who was it?When she was a freshman she joined the ministry team he was on.
Who was it?Who was it?She was dating his roommate.
Who was it?Who was it?He sat in front of her in class at Vennard.
Freshman / Sophomore Year Freshman / Sophomore Year Verse:Verse:““I would not have you ignorant brethren”I would not have you ignorant brethren”
Ro. 1:13 (KJV)Ro. 1:13 (KJV)
Junior Year Verse:Junior Year Verse:
““I looked for a man among them”I looked for a man among them”
Ezek. 22:30 (NIV)Ezek. 22:30 (NIV)
Senior Year Verse:Senior Year Verse:
““If any man will come after me, let him”If any man will come after me, let him”
Matt. 16:24 (KJV)Matt. 16:24 (KJV)
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Quit lookingQuit looking
Survey of 1,000 Female College StudentsSurvey of 1,000 Female College Students• 83% - “Being married is a very 83% - “Being married is a very
important goal for me”important goal for me”• 63% - “I would like to meet my future 63% - “I would like to meet my future
husband in college.”husband in college.”
Quit lookingQuit looking
“ . . . Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.” I Co. 7:27b (NIV)
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Seriously consider singlenessSeriously consider singleness
“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.”
I Co.7:8
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Make the most of the single advantageMake the most of the single advantage
“Our culture in general, and the Christian subculture in particular, fosters in young women a desire for marriage and the presumption that marriage will be part of life sooner rather than
later. But reality regularly departs from the script. Almost six out of ten women today are
not married by age twenty-five. Three out of ten are not married by age thirty.” – Jennifer
Marshall, Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of Single Life in the Twenty-First Century
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Go SlowGo Slow
Go SlowGo Slow
“Treat younger women as sisters,
with absolute purity”
I Tim. 5:2
Go SlowGo Slow
LOVE IS
BLIND!!
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Go SlowGo Slow
Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical IntimacyIntimacy
Avoid fanning the flames of physical intimacyAvoid fanning the flames of physical intimacy
“If they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than
to burn with lust.”
I Co. 7:9 (NLT)
“But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his
passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin.”
I Co. 7:36 (NLT)
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Go SlowGo Slow
Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical IntimacyIntimacy
Build Mutually Edifying RelationshipsBuild Mutually Edifying Relationships
Build mutually edifying relationshipsBuild mutually edifying relationships
“For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has
been sanctified through her believing husband.”
I Co. 7:14 (NIV)
“How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband,
whether you will save your wife? ”
I Co. 7:16 (NIV)
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Go SlowGo Slow
Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical IntimacyIntimacy
Build Mutually Edifying RelationshipsBuild Mutually Edifying Relationships
Build Relationships That Enhance Your Build Relationships That Enhance Your Ability to Serve GodAbility to Serve God
Build relationships that enhance your ability to Build relationships that enhance your ability to serve Godserve God
“I want you to do whatever will help you
serve the Lord best . . . ”
I Co. 7:35 (NLT)
Quit LookingQuit Looking
Seriously Consider SinglenessSeriously Consider Singleness
Make the Most of the Single AdvantageMake the Most of the Single Advantage
Go SlowGo Slow
Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical Avoid Fanning the Flames of Physical IntimacyIntimacy
Build Mutually Edifying RelationshipsBuild Mutually Edifying Relationships
Build Relationships That Enhance Your Build Relationships That Enhance Your Ability to Serve GodAbility to Serve God
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