Compass Student Ministry Sermons Podcast

JH Questions

1. How much should you know about marriage before you start dating? What would it look like for you to learn more about marriage?
2. Do you think there’s a “right” person for you to marry? What about finding “true love” with someone? What do you think that mindset says about your pursuit of marriage, love, or a person?
3. What’s so bad about a Christian dating an unbeliever who’s a good person, interested in church, and treats them better than any Christians they know?

HS Questions

1. What do you think are the most important qualities to look for in someone to date? How similar (or different) are those for what you’d look for in a spouse? What about a best friend?
2. How would you know if the person you’re interested in (or the relationship) is becoming more important to you than Jesus? What would be some warning signs to look for?
3. What’s so bad about a Christian dating an unbeliever who’s a good person, interested in church, and treats them better than any Christians they know?
4. Do you think there’s a “right” person for you to marry? What about finding “true love” with someone? What do you think that mindset says about your pursuit of marriage, love, or a person?

00:00 Series Recap

01:22 Culture's Differing View Dating Vs Marriage

02:59 Dating For Clarity

04:58 Nothing More Than Spouse

08:22 Nothing Less Than Spouse

11:51 Learn Marriage Before Dating

14:32 Marriage Pictures Christ

16:41 Husband's Job Description

18:02 Sanctifying Love With Scripture

21:12 Marriage Shows Jesus

23:00 Wife As Mission Helper

26:06 Standards vs Preferences

35:39 Prayer And Wrap Up

7 Questions to Ask Your Student

1. Am I okay without dating?
2. How is my relationship with God?
3. Am I dateable?

• How’s my character?
• Am I developing consistent patterns of spiritual growth?
• Am I pursuing God’s mission for my life?

1. Why do you want to date?

• What am I looking to get out of this?

1. What do you think is important to look for in a spouse?
2. Who is discipling you?
3. How are your friendships?

00:00 Dating Series Recap

00:55 Am I the Weak Link?

02:44 Be Someone Worth Dating

03:47 Three Checks Before Dating

04:21 Look Around Your Life

5:02 Circumstances and Readiness

08:30 Community and Parents

14:51 Look in the Mirror

16:49 Character and Faith Check

22:37 Look at Your Heart Motives

26:33 Dating for Attention and Escape

29:52 Wrap Up and Prayer

Sermon Worksheet Summary

Points

1. Dating is For God
2. Dating is For Marriage
3. Dating is For Clarity (Not Closeness)

JH Questions

1. Have you thought much about dating someone before? Why or why not?
2. Who (or what) do you think are your biggest influences on your ideas about dating? What would it look like for you to have God shaping your thoughts about dating?
3. “Dating is marriage practice for teenages”. Agree or disagree?

HS Questions

1. Who (or what) do you think is the biggest influence in your ideas about dating? Read Romans 11:36. How involved do you think God needs to be in how you date? What does that actually look like?
2. “Dating is marriage practice for teenages”. Agree or disagree?
3. How would dating for clarity (instead of closeness) change the following aspects of dating?

• What would you be looking to get from dating this person?
• What kinds of things would you talk about?
• What would spending time together look like?
• What questions would you ask about yourself?
• What would you want to discover about the person you’re dating?
• How would other people be involved in your dating?

00:00 Dating Advice Overload

01:56 Zooming Out

02:35 Do All For God

04:27 God Owns Dating

07:20 Dating Under Discipleship

10:42 Dating For Marriage

13:38 Pathway Not Destination

17:32 Bad Marriage Mindset

19:30 Dating Without Marriage

20:26 Honor Future Spouse

23:19 Marriage Shows Jesus

24:35 Clarity Not Closeness

25:42 College Visit Analogy

28:07 Want Versus Should

31:17 How To Pursue Clarity

35:52 You Don't Have To Date

36:35 Closing Prayer

00:00 Luke 15 Setup

01:56 Why Jesus Tells It

04:04 Grumpy Pharisee Warning

06:35 Who Deserves Love?

09:38 Compassion Test

12:32 Lost Sheep Parable

13:55 Identify as Lost

15:54 Sheep Are Helpless

17:19 Lost Sheep Reality Check

18:44 Not Worth It Love

20:49 Reckless Love Debate

23:43 Run To The Shepherd

29:50 Heaven Throws Party

31:14 Joyful Celebration Call

33:16 Repentant Sinners Welcome

34:08 Closing Prayer

01:21 Our Broken Love

02:52 Love Your Enemies

05:11 God Loves All

09:34 Love to Give

10:47 Adopt Gods Love

17:54 Why Its So Hard

23:07 Love Without Payback

26:21 Take Initiative

27:41 Prayer and Sendoff

00:00 Setting Up The Question

01:39 The Missing Verse 47

03:04 How Verse Numbers Work

05:31 How Copying Added Notes

09:11 Jesus Redefines Family

10:41 Jesus Starts The Family

16:08 Family Is Not Optional

20:45 Family Resemblance is Obedience

23:15 Heartfelt Obedience Over Time

26:04 Living As Gods Family

27:35 Prayer And Send Off

02:49 Using Jesus For Stuff

03:43 Jesus Is Not A Means To An End

05:16 A Mom's Request

09:24 Wrong Expectations

11:44 What Do You Want?

16:19 Blind Men Cry Mercy

20:50 Jesus Is The Star

24:10 Gifts Point Back to God

27:06 Prodigal Son Lesson

29:21 Prayer And Response