Sunday, March 06, 2011

Interlude: The Quest

I know right now I’m talking about God’s Word, but I want to pause for a moment to pass on this great series we’ve been doing at church called “The Quest: The Five Stages on The Road to Romance.”

The Quest is a look at the different romantic interactions – or lack of them – that we have before marriage, if that is what God ultimately has for us. I’m passing it on because I think it’s part of living purity as a single person that often is not addressed much in church, yet what we do in these stages is vital to living our calling in Christ, married or single.

The main series passage is Deuteronomy 2, which occurs shortly before the Israelites are about to enter The Promised Land after leaving Egypt and wandering in the desert for almost 40 years. In order for them to enter the Land, they had to follow God’s instructions carefully despite their anxiousness to just reach it. The messages that we’ve had so far:

Message 1 - The Mountain of Acceptance
Message 2 - Relational Compromise (Pit Stop)
Message 3 - The Plateau of Comfort/The Desert of Spectatorship
Message 4 - The Valley of One
Message 5 - Coming the Week of 3/20

Here’s a link to the messages online. Or, if you have iTunes, you can search Podcasts for “the bridge podcast,” click “The Bridge DC,” and download the “Quest” Messages. All are free.

Wherever we are in life – including in our singleness, we are to use every moment for Him. Ephesians 5: 15-16 says,
“Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”
If we seek His face at every point in our journey, we learn to live the abundant life that Jesus died to give us. As we walk as He did, we gain something valuable each day to navigate life right where we are.

Happy listening!

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