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As For My House
August 17, 2025
55m 32s

Christian Dating

by Johnson Bowie
Dating God’s way is rare in today’s culture. If you’re single and waiting on God’s best, this message helps explore the five gears of Christian dating from that first glance all the way through to a healthy marriage. If you’re ready to take the guesswork out of dating and discover how to build a Christ-centered relationship that lasts, then tune in to this sermon!
Sermon Notes

Joshua 24:15 ESV
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” 

“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.” 
— Chinese Proverb

5 Gears
1st Gear – The Notice 

2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Run toward Jesus & grab the hand of the person running next to you.

Questions to answer in the 1st Phase:
* Are they a kidult? 
* As much as I can see, do they love Jesus? 
* As much as I know about them, are we headed in the same direction? 

5 Gears
1st Gear – The Notice
2nd Gear – Friends Who Like Each Other          

Jeremiah 17:9 
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Questions to answer in the 2nd Phase:
* Are they correctable?
* Do we have a similar life mission?  
* Do we connect? 
* As much as I can see, do they love Jesus? 

5 Gears
1st Gear – The Notice
2nd Gear – Friends Who Like Each Other    
3rd Gear – Dating

Proverbs 4:23 NLT
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Connection – The degree of physical & emotional connection
Commitment – The degree of expressed dedication to the relationship

Where we get in trouble is when our CONNECTION outpaces our COMMITMENT.

Questions to answer in the 3rd Phase:
* How’s our passion for Jesus? 
* Are they submitted to authority?
* How does he treat the waiter? 
* Can I see myself marrying them?  

5 Gears
1st Gear – The Notice
2nd Gear – Friends Who Like Each Other    
3rd Gear – Dating
4th Gear – Engagement

Questions to answer in the 4th Phase:
* Is he ready to lead & she ready to come under his covering?
* How’s the money?
* What’s the family outlook?
* What are the sex expectations?
* What’s the extended family situation?

5 Gears
1st Gear – The Notice
2nd Gear – Friends Who Like Each Other    
3rd Gear – Dating
4th Gear – Engagement
5th Gear – Marriage

Maybe you made a decision to follow Jesus today, or maybe you’re curious what life with Him is all about. Wherever you are on your journey, we invite you to share with us so we can help you discover your next step.

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