Dating Guidelines

I. Guard Your  REPUTATION

          A.  Who You HANG OUT WITH

          B.  How You CONDUCT YOURSELF

          C.  How You DRESS

          D.  Who you DATE

Scripture:  PROVERBS 22:1

 

II. Guard Your TESTIMONY

          A.  Honor GOD

          B.  Seek Him FIRST

Scripture:  COLOSSIANS 3:17 MATTHEW 6:33

 

III. Guard Your PURITY

          A.  Your MIND

          B.  Your BODY

          C.  Your SPIRIT

Scripture:  PHILIPPIANS 4:8

I CORINTHIANS 6:19 MATTHEW 6:37

 

IV.  Guard Your HEART

          A.  Careful what you TELL

          B.  Be ready for LET DOWNS

Scripture:  PROVERBS 11:13 PROVERBS 10:19

 

V.  Guard Your Heritage

          A.  Submit to GOD

          B.  Submit to PARENTS

          Scripture:  Ephesians 6:1-3

 

VI.  Guard Your CONSCIENCE

          A.  Know the difference between RIGHT

                   And WRONG

          B.  EMOTIONS will run HIGH

Scripture:  JAMES 1:2; I CORINTHIANS 6:12;

Acts 24:16

 

VII.  Guard your communication

          A.  Keep Lines open WITH GOD

          B.  Keep lines open YOUR PARENTS

          C.  Careful what you tell YOUR FRIENDS

Scripture:  EPHESIANS 4:29 JAMES 5:12


VIII.  Guard yourself from TEMPTATION

          A.  Flee all Temptations of WRONG

          B.  When in Doubt, DON’T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

          C.  Pull a Joseph and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scripture:  I THESSALONIANS 4:5-7