Week One: The
Right Person Myth | 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 (2/14/17)
Look around
you. Rules are everywhere. And, generally, rules are set up to protect, to
guide, and to help. It’s no different for relationships. There are rules. Lots
of them. But what if the rules are wrong? What if the rules are misleading?
What if the rules are actually dangerous? In The New Rules For Love, Sex &
Dating, we will cover why these new rules don’t work, while telling us
about the rules that do. Becoming the person who the person you are looking for
is looking for is hard. But it is not as hard as getting married and being
unprepared. Think about a couple of things you can do this week to become that
person—the right person.
Week Two:
Designer Sex | 1 Corinthians 6:18 (2/21/17)
Culture
convinces us - and sometimes we convince ourselves - that sex is only physical.
But if that is true, why is the pain of sexual sin so deep? Because sex is not
just physical. It was designed by God to be so much more. In this message, we will addresses common myths about sex outside of marriage and has two specific
challenges going forward. Exclusivity is the key to great romance in marriage,
but to get it requires setting a personal standard in advance. Even though
making choices that honor God with your body might seem like a sacrifice now, it
will open the door for marital intimacy later. What decisions can you make
today in order to invest in your marriage for tomorrow?