Aside: I’ve been attending this church that my friend Scott (who also moved here from Michigan) found and joined a few months before I came to Seattle. I think it’s the first time I’ve gone to a church – at least so far as regularly attending goes – that believes in predestination (along with the other four points of Calvinism). That’s been a little different for me in some ways, but it’s also been good in that it helps me look carefully at what I believe and why. Ok, so maybe this paragraph is mostly an explanation of why I’m attending Mars Hill in Seattle – for my friends who are familiar with my background in the more Pentecostal side of the church. That said, I love the people and the music here, and I’ve also gotten loads of very solid teaching. Mark Driscoll is a great guy. Also, Mars Hill Church does a great job of focusing on the things that matter: Christ, the gospel, loving and connecting with people, etc. They’re also super-cool and trendy and make great use of technology… )

Anyway, all of that just to recommend the sermon from last week – available to you by way of streaming video from the Mars Hill website – at least until they take it down to make room for other content.

http://www.marshillchurch.org/sermonseries/religionsaves/week_07.aspx

Mark addresses four categories on this topic: arranged marriage, courtship, secular dating, and Christian dating.

He specifically addresses guys with ten points on this whole topic and does the same for the gals. He talks about the importance of investing in a relationship with someone who is compatible in many ways including topics such as: physical, mental, interests, emotional, spiritual, outlook on gender and family, character, lifestyle expectations, etc.

I think he makes some very good points. Check it out if you get a chance… I’d love to hear your reactions, responses, etc. )