Love Is In The Air
Though the month of February might hold different meanings for different people, the majority of Americans link the second month of the calendar year with Valentine’s Day , a day when “Cupid” gallivants about helping us express our love and appreciation for those who mean so much to us. In elementary, students decorate paper mailboxes with pink and red so classmates can share valentines. Every child will more than likely receive an equal number of glitter-riddled valentines, one from every other classmate. In junior high and high school, however, the number of valentines might noticeably dip as teenagers entertain the thought that perhaps one valentine is all they need. And so, as I considered the focus of this month's "In The Know," it seemed fitting to consider the subject of Teen Dating. The youth of America today is constantly being bombarded with the topic of romance and sex. According to Sex on TV 4, a Kaiser Family Foundation study, among the top 20 most popular shows among teens, 70% include sexual content and almost half (45%) include sexual behavior. Satan is out to rob our teenagers of their purity. As Christian parents and leaders, we must teach our teenagers the biblical way (not the world's way) to have relationships with the opposite sex. If we don't teach them, the world will.
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Dealing With Dating
By Cary Schmidt
H ave you noticed that our culture is trying to awaken and enlarge the desires of our young people at younger and younger ages? And it seems that parents often find themselves caught between the better judgment of their conscience and the pressure of a corrupt culture. We wonder how to handle the fact that our son or daughter is experiencing attraction to the opposite gender. Do we panic, pack up, and move to the Alaskan wilderness? In some ways, we want to. Or should we go to the other extreme and start match-making by the time they reach 8th grade? Some take this approach.
I’d like to share what I believe to be a balanced and biblical approach to nurturing and guiding your teenager’s heart through these powerful new emotions and into a happily married adult life.
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Just Friends
A book review
What is this thing between guys and girls? Do we call it Dating? Attraction? Interest?
We all know it’s there, but no one really knows what to call it, and for some strange reason everyone is afraid to talk about it! So what do you call it?
You’ve probably hear it said. “We’re just friends!” Sometimes they mean it; sometimes they mean something a little stronger, but a bit harder to define. Whatever it's called, it’s time to understand a reasonable and biblical approach to guy/girl relationships.
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The Top 10 Dating Mistakes Parents Make
By Cary Schmidt
Over the years,  the Lord has allowed me the privilege to serve families and students in their journey together. Hundreds of teens have graduated from our student ministry, and the vast majority of them are living faithfully for the Lord—all by God’s grace and to His glory. In the day to day efforts, my wife and I have been involved as counselors, mentors, and sometimes disciplinarians in literally hundreds of budding and developing “dating relationships.” Not long ago, we sat down together and listed the ten most common mistakes that we see parents make when it comes to their teenager’s romantic attractions.
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On the Same Page
The role of the church, concerning raising
teenagers, is to be a help to the parents. One way in which
the church helps is through age-appropriate preaching. Because this
tool is so important, it is vital that parents be made aware of what is
being preached to their teenagers each month. Below is a list of
messages that have been preached recently:
- "What Does God Expect Of Me" - Bro. Brent Bartlett
- "Addicted To The Ministry" - Bro. Heath Bartlett
- "Pouring Out Your Heart" - Pastor Miller
- "Where Is Your Heart?" - Bro. T.J. Mitchell
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