1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. DATING Matt Carson11/10/15

2. Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2awjXQgtQM

4. What is Dating?  Is not mentioned in the Bible  Has only been around for about 100-120 years  Is constantly evolving  We need to think biblically about something that isn’t in the bible  “Dating is a part of the human mating process whereby two people meet socially for companionship, beyond the level of friendship, or with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or marriage.” - Wikipedia

5. Why

6. The World Why

7. The WorldThe Bible Why

8. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing itWhy

9. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted Why

10. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need Why

11. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage

12. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage 1 Samuel 16:7 – “People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”

13. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage

14. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage When

15. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen

16. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen Proverbs 19:2 – “Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.”

17. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen

18. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen Song of Songs 2:7 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time”

19. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen Song of Songs 2:7 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” Song of Songs 3:5 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” Song of Songs 8:4 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” Song of Songs 2:7 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” Song of Songs 3:5 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” Song of Songs 8:4 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time”

20. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhen 1 Corinthians 13:11 – “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.”

21. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married

22. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Who

23. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot Who

24. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian

25. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian 2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.”

26. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian

27. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ

28. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised”

29. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ

30. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ How

31. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ HowBe intentional – clear and honest

32. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goesHowBe intentional – clear and honest

33. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goesHowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God

34. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God

35. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God 1 Timothy 5:2 – “Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.”

36. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God

37. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality

38. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality

39. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 – “Flee from sexual immorality”

40. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 – “Flee from sexual immorality” Song of Songs 2:7 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time” 1 Corinthians 6:18 – “Flee from sexual immorality” Song of Songs 2:7 – “Do not arouse or awaken love before it’s time”

41. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality

42. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable Pursue yourself and your own pleasures HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality

43. The WorldThe Bible Friends are doing it To feel wanted To meet a physical need To find a partner suitable for marriage WhyTo find a partner suitable for marriage As soon as you canWhenWhen you are ready to get married Whoever you feel like, particularly someone who is hot WhoOnly date another Christian who is actively pursuing Christ Just see how it goes Be the one who takes control in the relationship Go as far as you feel comfortable Pursue yourself and your own pleasures HowBe intentional – clear and honest Be respectful – treat one another as children of God Be pure – flee sexual immorality Be pursuing after God individually and together