Churches are sometimes accused of being too prudish to talk about sex and dating, but there’s one thing worse than not preaching about sex at all — and that’s pastors talking about dating in really cringeworthy ways.
We asked RELEVANT readers for the most awkward sermon titles they’ve experienced, in the list below. Be warned: we might have added some fake ones to the mix. See if you can tell which are which. (You probably can’t.)
SEX!
Now that we have your attention, let’s talk about purity.
God’s Final Rose
Six Lessons in Biblical Romance from ‘The Bachelor’
Twin Fawns of a Gazelle
Why Song of Solomon Wasn’t Actually About Sex, and If It Was, It Was Mostly About How You Should Never Have It.
Called to Singleness?
How to know it’s time to settle for dating Jesus.
K.I.S.S.E.D:
Keeping Intimacy Sin-free Since Everything’s Dangerous
How Far Is Too Far?
Remembering the 3 H’s: Hugs, Handholding and Hell
How to Lose a God in 10 Days:
Losing your faith while dating someone who doesn’t go to, and was not approved by, this church
Bathsheba in the Moonlight:
The dangers of Instagram
50 Shades of Don’t:
Embracing the Freedom of Never Even Thinking About Sex at All
Just One Bite of the Apple?
How Forward-Facing Hugs Can be a Slippery Slope
Kissers in the Hands of an Angry God
Physical Boundaries in Dating
Swiping Right … into Hell
Your Soul in the Era of Tinder
It’s Not Him, It’s You
Don’t Blame God for Your Lack of a Dating Life
Courting Disaster
What the Bible Says About One-on-One Dates
Flirting With Temptation
Why We Will Start Censoring That ‘Sloppy Wet Kiss’ Line On the Overhead Projector
Dressed for Eternity
A Biblical Case For Never Taking Off Your Clothes
Just Like Paul
5 Ways to Know You Have Been Given the Gift of Singleness