Dating for the Purpose of Discernment (Blueprint Bible Study)
Change Church • Aug 12, 2026
Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Pastor's Points
Key Points
- 1.Some spiritual teachings are meant for personal consumption, while others are given to be shared with those in our orbit who need them.
- 2.Modern dating is not explicitly detailed in the Bible, but Scripture contains rich principles to guide healthy spouse selection.
- 3.Many people suffer relational heart attacks because they play relational roulette and fail to guard their hearts with wisdom.
- 4.Loneliness brings temporary aggravation, but hasty relational attachment brings long-term injury and heartbreak.
- 5.Many marital struggles are not actually created within the marriage, but are unresolved issues brought into the covenant from past relationships.
- 6.Discernment is a vital capacity that every believer must develop to distinguish wise paths from foolish ones.
- 7.The culture's dating model focuses on immediate emotional attachment, which often blinds people to serious red flags.
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Sermon Moments
“There is some bread, spiritual bread, that God gives you because you are supposed to eat, and then there is some bread God gives you because you are supposed to give it to others.”
“I'd rather be bored than broken.”
“All loneliness does is give you aggravation. Heartbreak gives you injury.”
“A lot of the challenges people have in marriage is stuff they brought into the marriage that got exposed once they got married.”
“An actor can only play a role for so long.”
“Love cannot put in what God left out.”
“Common sense only gets you common results. If you want uncommon results, you have to live with some uncommon sense.”
This Week
Remember This
Dating must be treated as a deliberate season of data collection and spiritual discernment to ensure a person is a safe place for your heart.
A Challenge for You
The pastor challenges believers to reject the reckless dating patterns of the culture and instead adopt the King's way of dating, which prioritizes careful discernment before making any emotional or covenantal decisions.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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