09/10/2026
Why do you think the Church speaks so little on Singleness when numbers show more than half of people in America are single or unmarried?
A. Most students don’t wake up excited about being single.
A. The Waiting Room
1. Being single doesn’t mean anything is wrong, just like being in a relationship doesn’t mean you’re perfect.
Culture screams, “Find the one.” But Jesus says, “You’re already found.”
You’re not on pause – you’re on purpose.
A. Read 1 Corinthians 7:32–35 ESV
1. Belonging > Longings:
a) Our identity is found in Jesus Christ, which means romantic relationships don’t fix loneliness.
Misconceptions of Singleness:
Singleness is Easy
Difficulties of Singleness
MYTH of
Singless is Too Hard
People often don’t see singless ness as a problem in itself. But keeping up with purity
MATT 15:3-9
Christian marriage is hard: Christian singleness is hard
Matt 19:10-12
Is Biblical Singleness too hard?
Myth of Singleness requires a special calling
We think of single people as unmarried never unmarried people as un-single.
1 Cor. 7:7
A. Read Proverbs 13:20 ESV
Myth that singleness means no Intimacy
Biblical myth: Biblical singleness and intimacy are alternatives: A choice to be celibate is a choice to be alone
It is possible to have s*x and no intimacy
2 Sam. 1:26
Myth: Singleness means no Family
Can Single people serve married people?
Singleness waste your s*xuality
N.T. Wright says,” It’s all about God making complementary pairs, which are meant to work together.”
1 Corinthians 6:16-17
Friendships after marriage
Trusting in God
Psalm 139:1-6
Psalms 23:4
The ultimate yearning for intimacy will only be found in Christ.
The key to contentment as a single person is not trying to make singleness into something that will satisfy us; it is to find contentment in Christ as as single person
John 6:35
