Is marriage in my future?

There are some people I know, some of my colleagues in ministry.

I've heard a number of them answer this question by saying, yes, if you are open and available to marriage,

God has promised that he is going to give you a marriage partner.

God calls some people to remain single.

The Apostle Paul comes to mind, but what about everybody else?

Hello, and thanks for being here for today's Destin for Victory,

where we feature the preaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

Today we begin an in-depth look at God's design for marriage.

What are the guidelines for sexual intimacy?

What does it mean to have the gift of singleness?

And for those who don't, has God promised that they'll one day be married?

Answers come your way next as we kick off our teaching series,

Straight Talk for Singles.

Online, you'll find us at Pastor Paul.net,

where you can listen to any of our recent messages on demand, including today's.

That's Pastor Paul.net.

Now, here's Pastor Paul's Destined for Victory Message,

Is Marriage My Future.

All of you have singles who are either your son's daughters, your siblings, your close friends, your associates at work or in the community, people in the church that you have fellowship with who are single in your small group and a ministry group, whatever it is.

Even if you're married, you know a bunch of single folk.

And you need to be able to gain this information so that you, in your own sphere of influence,

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