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UNCENSORED Parents Night SCRIPTURE Study what God’s word has to say about the topic of “singleness & contentment”and then discuss what you learn with each other. Remember it may be helpful to read each verse in various translations. *1 Corinthians 7:1-11 - What does the Bible say about not getting married? What advice does Paul give us? Compare this passage and your thoughts here with Genesis 2:18. *1 John 4:7-19 - What does this passage teach us about love? How does God love us? How does God call us to love others? What is so significant about knowing, believing & relying on God’s love? (v. 16) *Philippians 3:7-11 & 4:11-13 - Why are these verses so important in regards to the topic of marriage, dating & discontentment? How can & should this be your perspective in whatever trials you face? DISCUSSION We hope that you’ll talk through the following questions with your family with the goal of better understanding singleness, contentment & each other. *What impacted you the most from tonight’s discussion and why? *Was anything said that you disagreed with? If so, what? Why did you disagree? *Why do you think being single and content is so difficult to do in our world today? *If single, how have you done with being content in your singleness? If married, how did you do with being content when you were single? *What are the biggest struggles you currently face in your relational status (single, dating, married)? *How can you overcome those struggles to get to a place of better perspective? (See Philippians scripture & questions) *How can you support and encourage others who are single to be content? *What’s one thing that you felt God speaking to you as a result of this discussion? RESOURCES Check out some of these links for further study and insight on the topic of singleness & contentment. What does the Bible say about a Christian being single? Check out these two Scripture based resources - www.gotquestions.org/single- Christian.html and www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/ what-does-the-bible-say-about-being- single Desiring God Website: An interview with John Piper on the topic of singleness and competing desires in the life of a Christian www.desiringgod.org/interviews/sick- of-singleness-and-satisfied-in-christ and a look at the question “How is Singleness Good?” www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how- singleness-is-good 11 Things Every Single Christian Should Know - Tips and advice on how to navigate seasons of singleness as a Christian www.crosswalk.com/family/ singles/11-things-every-single-christian- should-know.html Clayton King’s “Single & Satisfied” - As Pastor Eric mentioned tonight in the lesson, here is the powerful message from Clayton on this topic www.newspring.cc/sermons/fearless/ single-and-satisfied Relevant Magazine - A sad, but true (and funny) perspective on comments often made to singles. archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/ relationships/6-things-single-people-are- tired-hearing and archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/ relationships/what-not-say-singles What God Can Do with Singleness - Here are 5 possible areas for growth while you’re single. archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/ relationships/what-god-can-do- singleness You Don’t Have to Get Married to be Happy - A wonderfully written article on the topic of singleness & contentment. www.desiringgod.org/articles/you-don- t-have-to-get-married-to-be-happy *To get direct links to all of these websites, go to lighthouseym.com/parents/uncensored-nights & download this resource page for active links. Singleness & contentment

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UNCENSORED Parents

NightSCRIPTUREStudywhatGod’swordhastosayaboutthetopicof“singleness&contentment”andthendiscusswhatyoulearnwitheachother.Rememberitmaybehelpfulto

readeachverseinvarioustranslations.

*1Corinthians7:1-11-WhatdoestheBiblesayaboutnotgettingmarried?WhatadvicedoesPaulgiveus?ComparethispassageandyourthoughtsherewithGenesis2:18.

*1John4:7-19-Whatdoesthispassageteachusaboutlove?HowdoesGodloveus?How

doesGodcallustoloveothers?Whatissosignificantabout

knowing,believing&relyingonGod’slove?(v.16)

*Philippians3:7-11&4:11-13-Whyaretheseversesso

importantinregardstothetopicofmarriage,dating&discontentment?Howcan&

shouldthisbeyourperspectiveinwhatevertrialsyouface?

DISCUSSION Wehopethatyou’lltalkthroughthefollowingquestionswithyourfamilywiththegoalofbetterunderstandingsingleness,contentment&eachother.

*Whatimpactedyouthemostfromtonight’sdiscussionand

why?*Wasanythingsaidthatyoudisagreedwith?Ifso,what?Whydidyoudisagree?*Whydoyouthinkbeingsingleandcontentissodifficulttodoinourworld

today?*Ifsingle,howhaveyoudonewithbeingcontentinyour

singleness?Ifmarried,howdidyoudowithbeingcontentwhenyou

weresingle?*Whatarethebiggeststrugglesyoucurrentlyfaceinyourrelationalstatus

(single,dating,married)?*Howcanyouovercomethosestruggles

togettoaplaceofbetterperspective?(SeePhilippians

scripture&questions)*Howcanyousupportandencourageothers

whoaresingletobecontent?*What’sonethingthatyoufelt

Godspeakingtoyouasaresultofthisdiscussion?

RESOURCESCheckoutsomeoftheselinksforfurther

studyandinsightonthetopicofsingleness&contentment.

WhatdoestheBiblesayaboutaChristianbeingsingle?Checkoutthese

twoScripturebasedresources-www.gotquestions.org/single-

Christian.htmlandwww.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-being-

single

DesiringGodWebsite:AninterviewwithJohnPiperonthetopicofsinglenessandcompetingdesiresinthelifeofaChristian

www.desiringgod.org/interviews/sick-of-singleness-and-satisfied-in-christandalookatthequestion“Howis

SinglenessGood?”www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-

singleness-is-good

11ThingsEverySingleChristianShouldKnow-Tipsandadviceonhowtonavigateseasonsofsinglenessasa

Christianwww.crosswalk.com/family/singles/11-things-every-single-christian-

should-know.html

ClaytonKing’s“Single&Satisfied”-AsPastorEricmentionedtonightinthelesson,hereisthepowerfulmessage

fromClaytononthistopicwww.newspring.cc/sermons/fearless/

single-and-satisfied

RelevantMagazine-Asad,buttrue(andfunny)perspectiveoncomments

oftenmadetosingles.archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/

relationships/6-things-single-people-are-tired-hearingand

archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/relationships/what-not-say-singles

WhatGodCanDowithSingleness-Hereare5possibleareasforgrowthwhile

you’resingle.archives.relevantmagazine.com/life/

relationships/what-god-can-do-singleness

YouDon’tHavetoGetMarriedtobeHappy-Awonderfullywrittenarticleonthetopicofsingleness&contentment.www.desiringgod.org/articles/you-don-

t-have-to-get-married-to-be-happy

*Togetdirectlinkstoallofthesewebsites,gotolighthouseym.com/parents/uncensored-nights&downloadthisresourcepageforactivelinks.

Singleness & contentment