1. Singles Celebration Sunday March 23, 2014

2. A Season By Myself Before I Involve Someone Else! Message Thesis: We should marry to share happiness not to find it. Message Objective: To show the preparation needed for a healthy and successful relationship. 3 John 2, 1 Thessalonians 5:23

3. Our Text: 3 John 2 “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

4. Our Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

5. Who is single? A person who is not married. A person who is divorced. A person who is not in a serious relationship. ***Separated people are not single!

6. Myths About Being Single: 1.Single people are less happy than married people. 2.Single people favor solitude. 3.Single people are self centered. 4.Single people waste money. 5.Single people want to be single.

7. We need a season by ourselves to first become whole: Spiritually Mentally Physically Social/Emotionally Financially

8. Points: What single and married people both need:  We each need to develop a relationship with God.  We each need a season of building self worth.  We each need to develop the tools needed to make relationships work.  We each must work on our bodies.  We all need to get our finances in order.

9. Celebration: When we are whole first:  we can be single and satisfied.  we can expect to live a John 10:10 life.  We can experience healthy relationships with others.  we can experience a higher degree of marital success when we enter holy matrimony.

10. Singles Celebration Sunday March 23, 2014