session 2 Two Models for Lasting Relationships

Hollywood’s formula
C O U R S E O U T L I N E
5. spiritual 5. physical
4. social 4. emotional
3. psychological 3. psychological
2. emotional 2. social
1. physical 1. spiritual

God’s prescription
session 1 Hollywood's Formula for Lasting, Loving Relationships

1. Ask: Is this person a committed _______________________?

2. Observe the person _________________.
I. Hollywood’s prescription for lasting relationships 3. Get to _________________ each other.
4. Keep your emotions behind _________________ lead.
1. _______________ the right person. 5. Come together _________________.
2. _______________ in love.
3. _______________ your hopes and dreams of future fulfillment on Memory Verse: Proverbs 4:23
that person.
4. If _______________ occurs, repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.

session 3 Before You “Fall in Love”

II. God’s prescription for lasting relationships
Ephesians 5:1-2
I. Am I in love?
1. _______________ the right person. ______________________________ This is need love.
2. _______________ in love. Proverbs 5:15-19
3. _______________ your hope on God and seek to please Him
through your relationship. ______________________________ This is friendship love.
4. When failure occurs, repeat steps 1, 2, and 3. Romans 12:9-13

Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:1-2 ______________________________ This is supernatural love.

I Corinthians 13:4-8
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II. Is it love or infatuation?
The Test: session 5 Love and Sex: Knowing the Difference Makes All the Difference
Test #1 - ___________________ Test #2 - _____________________
The Lie: Sex is necessary to keep a growing relationship alive.
Test #3 - ___________________ Test #4 - _____________________
The Truth: Once sex enters into a relationship, it almost always
Memory Verse: Proverbs 5:19-20 disintegrates instead of getting better.

The Lie: If we really love each other, sex is sanctified.

session 4 How to Know If You’re in Love
The Truth: Sex is sanctified only inside the union of biblical marriage.

The Lie: Having sex is a rite of passage.

II. Is it love or infatuation? (continued)
The Truth: With every sexual encounter you diminish the possibility and
Test #5 - ____________________ Test #6 - _____________________ capacity to experience true intimacy.
Test #7 - ____________________ Test #8 - _____________________
Summary: When we fail to understand the difference between love and
Test #9 - ____________________ Test #10 - ____________________ sex, we are doomed to failure in both our __________________
Test #11 - ___________________ Test #12 - ____________________ and our __________________.

How to develop your love life Memory Verse: I Corinthians 6:18-19

A picture of love
session 6 The Difference Between Love and Sex
A word to singles and
involved couples… The context: God’s concern for our relationships
Ephesians 4:30-32
1. Keep your _________________ and _________________ involvement
behind your leading from God and commitment to the other person. The command: Walk in love!

How?
A word to married couples… 1. Positively – Be giving, caring, sacrificial, and unselfish
toward others.
2. Love requires the nourishment of all three kinds of love. Examine which Ephesians 5:1-2
one _______________________ ______________________ needs most and
choose to give it as an act of worship to God.

Memory Verse: John 15:13

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 2. Negatively – Refuse to take, exploit, cheapen, defraud, or The reason: He (God) loves you.
substitute sexual activity for genuine love and Ephesians 5:5-6
authentic intimacy.
Ephesians 5:3-4 The application: Do not participate in sin, for you are brand-new in Christ.
Ephesians 5:7-10
The reason: Sexual impurity destroys relationships
Ephesians 5:5-6 Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:7-10

Personal Application:

Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:3

session 8 How to Say “Yes” to Love and “No” to Second-Rate Sex

I. Loving relationships demand sexual ______________.

session 7 Sexual Purity in a Sex-Saturated World
II. Sexual purity demands a __________ ____________.

1. Develop _________________. Purity requires a personal

Five facts about sex commitment to the truth.
1. Those who abstain from sexual intercourse before marriage report the (Ephesians 5:2-4)
_________________ levels of sexual satisfaction in marriage.
2. Ponder the ___________. Fear can be a legitimate and healthy
2. Those who cohabitate before marriage have a 50% higher rate of motivator for delayed gratification.
_______________ than those who do not. (Ephesians 5:5-6)
3. Those who cohabitate are more likely to experience _________________
in marriage. 3. Make _________________. Advanced decision making is an
absolute necessity for sexual purity.
4. The introduction of sex into a dating relationship almost always ushers
(Ephesians 5:7-9)
in the ______________ of the relationship.
5. Sexually-transmitted diseases, including AIDS, can remain ____________ 4. Get _________________. Asking others to help you keep your
for up to a decade or more but can be passed on to others during commitments to God will empower you to walk “pleasing to
that time. the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:10)

How to say “yes” to love and “no” to second-rate sex III. Sexual purity’s pay off is awesome!
1. God’s way _________________!
I. Loving relationships demand sexual _________________. 2. It’s never too _________________!
The command: Refrain from sexual immorality. 3. A word to virgins: you are not _________________, you are wise!
Ephesians 5:2-4
Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:22

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session 9 Wake Up World! There’s a Better Way to Do Relationships

Why is sex such serious business to God?

Ephesians 5:11-14 III. A revolutionary way to __________________________ to the opposite sex.

1. As a _________________. John 15:13

2. As a _________________ member. 1 Timothy 5:1-2

3. As fellow ______________ _____ ______________. Hebrews 10:24-25

Memory Verse: Proverbs 29:18
Memory Verse: 1 Peter 3:3-4

session 10 The Second Sexual Revolution

Anatomy of a sexual revolution

I. A revolutionary way to _____________________ about human sexuality. To dig deeper you might prefer a
68 page workbook including helpful
discussion questions to really let this
1. Sex is __________________
message take root. You might also
like to get your own copy of the
2. Sex is __________________ audio course so that you can listen
to the message again and again or
1 Corinthians 6:15-20; Hebrews 13:4 lend it to friends who need to hear
what the Bible says about Love, Sex
and Lasting Relationships.
II. A revolutionary way to __________________________ the opposite sex.
1 Peter 3:3-4 Enjoy the process as you become
the right person, walk in love, and
fix your hope on God and seek to
I _________________ Character please Him through your
relationships.
O _________________ Modesty
Contact Walk Thru the Bible
U _________________ Devotion on +27 (0)11 782 4222 or
visit www.bible.org.za.

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