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SINGLES BIBLE STUDY - Living Single
We gather in our church library on the 2nd & 4th Sundays and our
meeting time has been changed to 1 pm starting on December 28.
On Dec 14 our study will be at 4 pm, as Father Lance will be at A Meal
& More to serve meals to the homeless in Rochester until approximately
3 pm.
Current Study Guide -
Study 6 -
Longing for Marriage
Current article -
The Agony and the Ecstasy
There are two questions lobbed at me on a semi-regular basis
concerning my singleness that amaze me in their utter oppositeness.
Next
Gathering - Dec 14-
Longing for Marriage - Where the desire for marriage comes from, and what to do with it.
Overview of Living Single Series
Do you feel forgotten by God in your singleness? This eight-session
course will help you wrestle with the struggles, challenges, and joys
of being single. It discusses how to enjoy being single in a couples’
world, reviews the benefits of being single, and considers how singles
can embrace and overcome the challenges they face while waiting for
marriage. It also looks at how long singles should keep hoping, where
the desire for marriage comes from, and what to do with it, and how to
stand strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Session One - A Single’s Guide to God - Sept 14
Do you feel forgotten by God in your singleness?
Hosea 1:2–2:1; 3:1–5; John 14:1–21; Ephesians 6:10–18
This study can’t tell you why you aren’t in a relationship right now,
but it can open for you the intimate, glorious, and fulfilling
relationship you have now and forever in God.
Session Two - Going Solo - Sept 28
The secret to enjoying being single in a couples’ world.
Genesis 1:27–28; 2:18–24; Romans 12:1–21; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20;
7:32–35; 13:1–13; Philippians 4:4–13
Are singles to be pitied? Is it possible to find joy, fulfillment, and
wholeness as a single adult? These are the issues we’ll explore in
today’s study.
Session Three - Celebrating the Single Life - Oct 12
What are the benefits of being single?
1 Samuel 18:1–4; 20; Psalm 16; 119:29–32; 131; Ecclesiastes 3:1–8;
Mark 1:29–38; 1 Corinthians 7:32–35
We often forget the good things about being single, this study helps
us learn to appreciate this special time in our lives.
Session Four - In the Meantime…Oct 26
(Meeting cancelled - This guide will be used - Nov 9th
Session Five - In the Meantime… Nov 9
How can singles embrace and overcome the challenges they face while
waiting for marriage?
Deuteronomy 5:6–21; Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 6:12–20; Ephesians
5:1–2, 15–17; Philippians 4:4–13
Waiting can be very difficult. This study examines how God has not
abandoned you; rather how he is calling you to listen and learn what
he wants to teach you in this season of your life.
Session Six -
Waiting for a Wedding - Nov 23
How long should singles keep hoping?
Esther 3:1–6; 4:9–16; 8:1–2; Psalm 139:1–18; Mark 9:17–27
Discover how the challenge of remaining optimistic in the face of
doubt and disappointment can, in fact, strengthen the dream, deepen
faith, and lead to more authentic relationships with others.
Session Seven -
Longing for Marriage - Dec 14
Where the desire for marriage comes from, and what to do with it.
Genesis 2:18–24; 22:1–12; 24; Romans 12:1–2
What are we supposed to do with our desire for marriage until we meet
the right person? Use this study to better understand this question
and what to do with our desires.
Session Eight - Accountability & the Christian Single - Dec 28
Standing strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Galatians 6:1–5; Colossians 3:5–11; 1 Thessalonians 5:12–14; Hebrews
3:12–15; James 5:16–20
Explore the realities of sexual temptation and how to stand strong
against it.
Session Eight - Single and Satisfied - Jan 11,2009
Finding contentment in the single Christian life.
Genesis 2:1–3; 1 Samuel 18:1–4; Psalm 127:1–2; 1 Corinthians 15:40–58;
2 Corinthians 11:23–27; Philippians 4:10–13; 1 Peter 4:7–11
This study helps us understand that contentment isn’t connected to
finding a spouse, but rather, to tending to our soul.
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