Embracing Singleness and Marriage: A Divine Perspective
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "When you're single and Jesus calls you to do something, you can just do it. There's no bureaucracy. You just do it. And guys, listen. Don't miss out. Don't miss out. There are things that I did to serve King Jesus that I could only have done when I was single. In fact, there are things that I still get phone calls for. Like when they want me to go preach four weeks of youth camp in some different state. And I'm like, yeah, that was a really good 22-year-old Brandon job. That was really cool. That's not so good Brandon in his 30s with three kids. And it's not as easy for me to say yes." [52:33]
2. "Single people, don't listen to the world to tell you that your singleness needs curing. Your singleness doesn't need curing. In fact, start figuring out now how to fulfill your calling in the world. You're taking notes. Write this down. God wants you to live set apart. God wants you to live set apart. And the word, the set apart word, there's a church word for it called holy. Everybody say holy. Holy. That word holy means to be set apart, means to be different. And those of you who are single, God wants you to live holy. God wants you to live set apart." [55:46]
3. "When you are single, you can live a life of freedom to just serve Jesus. Like listen. And I see it in this church. Like Impact Church, listen to me. We are blessed with single men and women in this church. Leveraging their state for the advancement of the gospel. I'm telling you, they set an example to us of how they tirelessly work for the kingdom." [53:15]
4. "Marriage is wonderful, but it's hard. Now, it's hard in its rightful place, like God uses it to sanctify us. But right now. If you are in a state where you can serve the Lord without that type of worldly trouble, live in that freedom. Look at verse 32 with me. Verse 32. First Corinthians 732. God says, I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord. So, guys, when you're single, you are able to serve God without that distraction." [47:34]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When you are single, you can say yes. Everybody say yes. When you are single, you can say yes to Jesus way easier. See, when you're married, Jesus calls you to do something. Now you've got to go through some branches of government. Okay? Jesus has called you to plant a church. Now I've got to talk to the wife. Okay? I don't know where this example came from, but. You've got to talk to the wife. Okay? Then you've got kids. You've got to talk to the kids. And you've got to go through these stages to get where God wants you to do." [51:00]
2. "Jesus has a high view of marriage. Jesus has a high view of marriage. And, I know some of you are going, okay, Brandon, I thought you were going to talk to the singles. And, I am. I am. And, I am talking to those who are in a marriage. I am talking to those who are in a single state. But, I think we need to understand the danger in this, especially the passage we're going to read next, is that there might be even some in the house that are married that might use something like this to have a lower view of their marriage. And, I want to show you that marriage is held in a very high view by Jesus." [32:19]
3. "Paul is saying, No, no, no, no. Stay as you are. And his reasoning is this. The world is messed up. And Jesus is coming soon. Therefore, stay focused on Jesus. Don't focus on your marital status more than you are focusing on the return of Jesus. Paul is saying, Man, I want you to be free from this. Well, let's keep reading. He says that in verse 32. Don't take my word for it. Verse 32. I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord. But the not the. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided." [43:18]
4. "When you are single, you can live a life of freedom to just serve Jesus. Like listen. And I see it in this church. Like Impact Church, listen to me. We are blessed with single men and women in this church. Leveraging their state for the advancement of the gospel. I'm telling you, they set an example to us of how they tirelessly work for the kingdom. And we ought not say things like, yeah, I remember when I was single, I could do that too. We ought not say horrible things like that. We ought to lift them up and cherish them. And say things to them like, man, keep going. I can't do what you're doing right now, but what gas can I throw on your fire? Because man, that is amazing." [53:15]
5. "So, married people, my question for you is, if people looked at your marriage, if a single follower of Jesus, came to your house and observed your marriage, would they still want to get married? Would they look at it and go, man, that's beautiful. That's worth, that's worth giving up the undivided focus I have now to come do this to build God's peace. And if you're single, my encouragement to you is this, and if you get just one sentence, you write this down. Remember Jesus. Just remember Jesus. Jesus is your example. I had to remind people of this all the time." [01:12:38]
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1. "When you're single and Jesus calls you to do something, you can just do it. There's no bureaucracy. You just do it. And guys, listen. Don't miss out. Don't miss out. There are things that I did to serve King Jesus that I could only have done when I was single. In fact, there are things that I still get phone calls for. Like when they want me to go preach four weeks of youth camp in some different state. And I'm like, yeah, that was a really good 22-year-old Brandon job. That was really cool. That's not so good Brandon in his 30s with three kids. And it's not as easy for me to say yes." [52:33]
2. "Single people, don't listen to the world to tell you that your singleness needs curing. Your singleness doesn't need curing. In fact, start figuring out now how to fulfill your calling in the world. You're taking notes. Write this down. God wants you to live set apart. God wants you to live set apart. And the word, the set apart word, there's a church word for it called holy. Everybody say holy. Holy. That word holy means to be set apart, means to be different. And those of you who are single, God wants you to live holy. God wants you to live set apart." [55:46]
3. "When you are single, you can live a life of freedom to just serve Jesus. Like listen. And I see it in this church. Like Impact Church, listen to me. We are blessed with single men and women in this church. Leveraging their state for the advancement of the gospel. I'm telling you, they set an example to us of how they tirelessly work for the kingdom." [53:15]
4. "Marriage is wonderful, but it's hard. Now, it's hard in its rightful place, like God uses it to sanctify us. But right now. If you are in a state where you can serve the Lord without that type of worldly trouble, live in that freedom. Look at verse 32 with me. Verse 32. First Corinthians 732. God says, I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord. So, guys, when you're single, you are able to serve God without that distraction." [47:34]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When you are single, you can say yes. Everybody say yes. When you are single, you can say yes to Jesus way easier. See, when you're married, Jesus calls you to do something. Now you've got to go through some branches of government. Okay? Jesus has called you to plant a church. Now I've got to talk to the wife. Okay? I don't know where this example came from, but. You've got to talk to the wife. Okay? Then you've got kids. You've got to talk to the kids. And you've got to go through these stages to get where God wants you to do." [51:00]
2. "Jesus has a high view of marriage. Jesus has a high view of marriage. And, I know some of you are going, okay, Brandon, I thought you were going to talk to the singles. And, I am. I am. And, I am talking to those who are in a marriage. I am talking to those who are in a single state. But, I think we need to understand the danger in this, especially the passage we're going to read next, is that there might be even some in the house that are married that might use something like this to have a lower view of their marriage. And, I want to show you that marriage is held in a very high view by Jesus." [32:19]
3. "Paul is saying, No, no, no, no. Stay as you are. And his reasoning is this. The world is messed up. And Jesus is coming soon. Therefore, stay focused on Jesus. Don't focus on your marital status more than you are focusing on the return of Jesus. Paul is saying, Man, I want you to be free from this. Well, let's keep reading. He says that in verse 32. Don't take my word for it. Verse 32. I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord. But the not the. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided." [43:18]
4. "When you are single, you can live a life of freedom to just serve Jesus. Like listen. And I see it in this church. Like Impact Church, listen to me. We are blessed with single men and women in this church. Leveraging their state for the advancement of the gospel. I'm telling you, they set an example to us of how they tirelessly work for the kingdom. And we ought not say things like, yeah, I remember when I was single, I could do that too. We ought not say horrible things like that. We ought to lift them up and cherish them. And say things to them like, man, keep going. I can't do what you're doing right now, but what gas can I throw on your fire? Because man, that is amazing." [53:15]
5. "So, married people, my question for you is, if people looked at your marriage, if a single follower of Jesus, came to your house and observed your marriage, would they still want to get married? Would they look at it and go, man, that's beautiful. That's worth, that's worth giving up the undivided focus I have now to come do this to build God's peace. And if you're single, my encouragement to you is this, and if you get just one sentence, you write this down. Remember Jesus. Just remember Jesus. Jesus is your example. I had to remind people of this all the time." [01:12:38]
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