Dating questions and_answers

Dating Q & A
What You Have Always Wanted to Know
But Were Afraid to Ask
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What’s the Big Deal
with Dating?

What’s the Big Deal with Dating?
Why do people date?
It’s all about ________.NEEDS

What are your needs?
Rearrange your needs into the three
categories: spiritual, emotional, and
physical.

Mark 2:3-12
What spiritual needs did this man
have?
What emotional needs did this man
have?
What physical needs did this man
have?
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1 Thessalonians 4:18
__________________________
James 5:16
__________________________
John 13:35
__________________________
Galatians 6:2
__________________________
encouragement
confession & prayer
love
bear one another’s burdens

1 Corinthians 12:25
__________________________
Hebrews 10:24
__________________________
1 John 3:11
__________________________
have concern
encourage to love & service
love

Who are You Looking for?

Who are You Looking For?
What do you look for in a date?

List the godly characteristics of the
men in these verses:
1 Peter 3:7-9
1 Timothy 5:1-2
1 Timothy 3:8-9

Check out what these passages say
about being a woman of God:
1 Peter 3:1-6
Proverbs 31:10-30
Titus 2:4-5

Does God Have Someone
Picked Out for You?

Does God Have Someone Picked Out for You?
Do you believe you have a soul
mate?

Look at how God worked in Isaac’s
life in Genesis 24.
[1] This servant believed that God
had ________________ a wife for
Isaac. (v. 14)
[2] Abraham believed that God
would ______________________ to
help him find a wife. (v. 40)
chosen
send an angel

[3] Rebekah’s parents believed God
______________________ for her to
become Isaac’s wife. (v. 50-51)
arranged

Check out the Book of Ruth and her
love story.
[1] Ruth’s first husband, Malhon, led
her to _______________. (1:16)
[2] After Malhon died, God’s law said
she should marry her ____________
_________________________. (4:3-5)
God
closest
next-of-kin

[3] After the person who should have
married Ruth refused, Ruth married
________________. (4:9-10)Boaz

Check out Hosea’s love story.
[1] God asked Hosea to marry a
woman who would
___________________. (1:2)
[2] Hosea obeyed God and chose to
marry _____________. (1:3)
cheat on him
Gomer

How do you find that special
someone God has for you?
Return to the story of Isaac in
Genesis 24.
[1] Choose someone with a
__________________ foundation.
(v. 3-4)
[2] ____________ for God to bring
you someone. (v. 12)
spiritual
Pray

[3] Look for someone with a
_________________ heart. (v. 13-14)servant

How Do You Build a
Spiritual Relationship?

How Do You Build a Spiritual Relationship?
What kinds of things do you like to
do on a date?

How do you keep your dating
relationship God-centered?
Here are 4 dating secrets:
[1] Spend time _______________
with God. (James 5:13, 16)
[2] Spend time ______________ with
God. (Luke 5:16)
together
alone

[3] Give God ______________.
(Luke 6:46)
[4] _________________ God
together. (Matthew 25:34-36)
control
Serve

Do You Believe In Love at
First Sight?

Do You Believe In Love at First Sight?
Do you believe in love at first sight?

[1] At first, Jacob and Rachel’s
relationship began with a
__________________ attraction.
(29:17)
[2] Their relationship soon was
based on an ___________________
attraction. (29:18-20)
physical
emotional

[3] After they were married,
_______________ set in. (30:1-2)
Rachel became _____________.
Jacob became ______________.
[4] Their _____________________
lasted to the end. (33:1-2; 35:16-18)
reality
commitment
angry
jealous

What Do You Need?

What Do You Need?
What are your emotional needs?
Here are two of your greatest
emotional needs that often go
overlooked:
___________ and ________________trust reassurance

What Do You Need?
When you trust or do not trust, you
usually judge someone’s:
___________________
(1 Timothy 3:8-11)
___________________
(Hebrews 11:6)
sincerity
reliability

What Do You Need?
Here are just a look at some of the
“trust” dilemmas that people face:
 Can I trust _________ person?
 Can I trust that I am ________
____________ for a Christian
relationship?
 Can I trust ___________?
 Can I trust ________?
good
another
enough
myself
God

What Do You Need?
What do these verses say about
listening?
Proverbs 12:15
Proverbs 31:28,31
1 Timothy 3:7

What Do You Say?

What Do You Say?
What kinds of things do you talk
about on a date?

What Do You Say?
Girls talk to get information and
to connect or to gain rapport.
They talk about people rather
than things. They convey
feelings and details. They are
relationship oriented.
Girl Tendencies
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What Do You Say?
In general, boys talk to give
information or to report. They
talk about things -- school,
sports, and food -- rather than
people. They convey facts, not
details. They are goal-oriented.
They focus on solving problems.
Boy Tendencies
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What Do You Say?
List the communication principles
found in the following verses:
Proverbs 31:28 Proverbs 28:13

What Do You Say?
Emotional Benefits
Saying the right things in the right
ways lead to your partner being:
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
noticed
valued
loved

How Do You Know if
Someone Really Loves
You?

How Do You Know if Someone Really Loves You?
How do you know if someone loves
you?
How does a person learn to love?

What Do You Say?
Show Me Love
Here are three ways in which people
show other people love:
__________________________
__________________________
_________________________
what they say
touch
what they do

How Do You Know if Someone Really Loves You?
Check out God’s pictures of love in 1
Corinthians 13:4-7:
Love ... Love does not ...
is patient
is kind
keeps no record of wrongs
rejoices with the truth
always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres
envy
boast
act proud
act rude
act self-seeking
get easily angry
delight in evil

How Do You Keep the
Relationship Together?

How Do You Keep the Relationship Together?
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever
had to do to maintain a relationship?

God’s Super Glue
God offers one thing that will keep
relationships together and strong.
Check out the answer in Ephesians
5:21:
_____________________________SUBMISSION

What it is.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
yielding your rights
willing to suffer

What it isn’t.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
weakness
use and abuse
inferior
don’t get to voice your opinions

Peter offers these submissive tips
for both women and men in
1 Peter 3:1-7:
Women Men
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
gentle
quiet spirit
considerate
respectful

What are You Waiting For?

List all the physical needs you have.

Sex principles from Genesis 2:
[1] You are not an _______________
(2:18-20)
[2] Best in _________________ (2:24)
Hebrews 13:4
by definitions
______________________
______________________
animal
marriage
fornication
adultery

[3] Sex is about becoming ________
(2:24)
one

God gives at least three reasons why
sex is so good.
[1] Sex is ___________________
[2] Sex creates ______________
[3] Sex is ______________________
spiritual
babies
fun and romantic

How Far is too Far?

How Far is too Far?
Where would you draw the line?
How far is too far?

How Far is too Far?
sexual boundaries principles:
[1] Avoid ___________________
___________________ .
(1 Thessalonians 4:3-5)
[2] Don’t look __________________ .
(Matthew 25:27-30)
sexual
immorality
lustfully

How Far is too Far?
You are probably going too far when
you experience sexual _________.arousal

How Far is too Far?
How can you stay pure and not go
too far?
[1] Determine where you are going to
________________________
before you are on a ____________.
[2] ________________ about your
boundary with your date.
draw the line
date
Talk

How Far is too Far?
[3] Take it _________________.
[4] Take steps __________________
when you feel like you are about to
go too far.
slow
backwards

What if You Have Already
Gone too Far?

What if You Have Already Gone too Far?
List 5 Reasons You Should Wait

Set a Game Plan
[1] You do not have to ___________.
[2] Let Jesus and others meet your
________________.
date
needs

[3] Choose to date someone for
______________________ than
because he/she is HOT, will say
yes, and your friends will like
him/her.
[4] Meet each others’ _____________
needs first, then _______________
needs, and last —
___________________ needs.
deeper reasons
spiritual
emotional
physical

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