4-7-2014 Note Sheet

Young Adults Discussion Sheet

The Pressure to Couple

 

 

 

1.      Rubber Meets the Road – where faith and real life collide….  Where is the spot where you are finding it most challenging to let faith determine the choices you are making or how you view your life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any place you feel at a loss for answers or guidance in your life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coupling

 

2.      Do you think there is pressure on most people to be a part of a couple (to feel like there is something wrong with them or less to them if they aren’t)?  Where do you think this pressure primarily comes from?  Is it internal or external?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      In what ways do people interact that suggest being a part of a couple is more desirable or valuable than being single?

 

 

 

 

4.        Have you ever noticed someone who seems to need to be in a relationship?  What do you think was the biggest factor in making them feel like that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.         In 1 Corinthians 7:8, Paul seems to suggest that it is better (more desirable) to be single.  Is this a timely truth or outdated?  How do we use this teaching in our lives today?

 

 

 

 

 

6.         How does Genesis 2:18 add to our understanding of singleness, coupling, marriage, and dating?

 

 

 

 

 

7.         It seems that the point of ‘dating’ in our culture today is to have someone you can belong with – to feel loved and accepted.  Is there any deeper purpose in dating for a believer?

 

 

 

 

 

8.         Assuming God has called some to be single at this moment, what are some ways that the rest of the church can encourage them, support them, and uphold them in this calling?

 

 

 

 

 

 

For next time….  A two-fold concept – First, we’ll give you a chance to share a life experience where you believe God has been at work in your life so clearly that you can’t miss it

                          Second, Revelation is a heavy book and we’d never have time to do the whole thing at YA, but read the 1^st 3 chapters and let’s talk about the stuff we see in the intro to Revelation – what can we learn, what can we apply, what questions do we have?