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Can the Unmarried Care About the Lord?
“Career Woman”“Irresponsible”
“Just not looking hard enough!”
“Maybe they’re…..”Slide2
In that State in which he was called…
Paul is not saying…
The married are obviously more worldly.
Only the best Christians are single.
Paul
is
saying…
There are benefits of being married, but perhaps more if single.One does not sin by marrying, but one might be better off single!
Be content, no matter what state you are called.Slide3
The Unmarried
No desire to be marriedCannot find someone to marryNot a scriptural candidate for marriageWidowedSlide4
Challenges facing our Singles
Age of Adolescence, Age of First Marriage; A larger gap than ever before.Widowed: May now live decades after their spouses’ passingSlide5
Challenges Facing Our Singles
A unique grief: Never having a spouse, never having children.A world for couplesSlide6
Challenges facing our Singles in the Kingdom
Matchmaking attemptsSome attempts are inoffensive. Others cross the line.Availability is not the same as Compatibility (1 Corinthians 7:13-20) (Matthew 19:8-10)Left outSome are unsure of what to say to singles!
One of “them” (Matthew 12:48-50)Slide7
Still work to do
One who is not married, has no childrenDoes not carry such responsibilities of being a parent, a spouse.
Is not excluded from the commandments God gives Christians! (John 15:12-13)Slide8
Still Work to Do
Is still capable of having love and patience for their brethren, whether they are married or not, whether they have children or not. (Colossians 3:12-15)Singles have more work than those married may realize.Slide9
To be a Christian…
Does not make us invincibleUnhappy marriages, Compatibility problems, Adultery, DivorceHappy marriages that end unexpectedly in death.Marriage, Children (1 Corinthians 7)Not required from scriptures.
No marriage in heaven (Matthew 22:29-30)Slide10
Singles in the Church
The family is under attack, but singles are being forgottenCelibacy may be a good thing for Christians (1 Corinthians 7)Slide11
Singles in the church
The only thing that completes us is Christ (Colossians 2:10)Therefore, singles belong in Christ’s kingdom, and can care for the Lord!Singles now hold for 50% of our country. Do you care for them? Do you care for the Lord?