You need to know that sex itself is not bad but God wants them to enjoy it within a marriage to avoid fornication. Fornication (for-nə-ˈkâ-shən) n. sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other.
"Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband." 1 Corinthians 7:2
JOSH HARRIS Josh was homeschooled through highschool and started the New Attitude Conferences for teens. He is the pastor at Covenant Life Church in Maryland where he lives with his wife and three children.
He wrote this book when he was only 21. Are you tired of the game? Been dumped? Waiting for a call that doesn’t come? Have you ever wondered, Isn’t there a better way? Most people have an opinion about "that book about not dating." Some love it; others despise it. I'd encourage you not to assume you know what it says without having read it.
He wrote Boy Meets Girl the year after he was married. It answers many of the questions that were raised by his first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. This book offers an alternative: an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse.
Lust isn't just a guy problem - it's a human problem. And unless we honestly confront it, lust will destroy our relationships and our lives. Joshua calls a generation bombarded with images of sexual sin back to the freedom and joy of holiness. This "PG-rated" book - straightforward without being graphic - speaks to those entrenched in lust or just flirting with temptation. Honestly sharing his own struggles, Joshua exposes lust's tactics and helps readers create a personal plan for fighting back.
REBECCA ST. JAMES
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by Rebecca St. James
Everyone longs to be loved deeply by someone, and Rebecca St. James is no different, as demonstrated by her hit song "Wait for Me." Using Scripture, pop culture, and her own experience as a point of reference, Rebecca paints a relevant and appealing picture of the value of waiting and reaches out with compassion to those who have already made mistakes and reveals the healing that God brings. |
Wait For Me Lyrics
by Rebecca St. James
Darling, did you know that I
I dream about you
Waiting for the look in your eyes
When we meet for the first time
And darling, did you know that I
I pray about you
Praying that you will hold on
And keep your loving eyes only for me
CHORUS:
'Cause I am waiting for, praying for you darling
Wait for me too
Wait for me as I wait for you
'Cause I am waiting for, praying for you darling
Wait for me too
Wait for me as I wait for you
Darling wait
Darling did you know
I dream about life together
Knowing it will be forever
I'll be yours and you'll be mine
And darling when I say
"Til death do us part"
I mean it with all of my heart
Now and always faithful to you
Now I know you may have made mistakes
But there's forgiveness, and a second chance
So wait for me, darling wait for me
Wait for me
Darling wait for me
DANNAH GRESHDannah is the founder of Pure Freedom that provides resources that focus on specific issues that teen girls and guys face in the area of purity. Check out the Pure Freedom events for girls which include; Pure Freedom Girls Retreat and Secret Keeper Girl Tour. They have a Pure Freedom Guys Retreat and Father & Son Summit and also a Co-Ed Youth Retreat.
This book teaches
"How-to-wait" skills. Each chapter begins with a narrative of Dannah's
young love life, taken from her own teenage journals. She transparently
shares her struggles and successes, her moments of pain followed by
healing and the moments of triumph. This story-line grips the young
reader while they learn statistically proven risk-reduction factors. The
end result is usable "how-to-say-no" skills that can reduce the risk of
a young woman's heart being broken by sexual sin.
This popular book
will give girls aged 13-19 the tools they need to identify where their
lives and beliefs are off course - the result of buying into Satan's
lies about God, guys, media, and more. Based on surveys of over 1000
young women, the authors speak to teenage girls about the top lies they
believe. It isn't enough to identify these lies, however. The authors
are well-equipped to lead young women in the skills and the truths of
Scripture that overcome those lies. Secret Keeper by Danah Gresh The author speaks to a generation in the midst of fashion at war with
God's design for a woman's beauty. Revolutionize her thinking and her
wardrobe with this, the first resource available for teen girls and
young adult women to persuasively present modesty as a prized virtue. Do You Want
To Be Sexy? article by Dannah Gresh
CHRISTIAN MOVIE MAKING
by Dave Christiano
by Dave Christiano & Barry Bowen
PLEASE GOD, I'M ONLY 17
The day I died was an ordinary school day. How I wish I had taken the bus! But I was too cool for the bus. I remembered how I wheedled the car out of Mom. "Special favor," I pleaded, "all the kids drive."
When the 2:50 bell rang, I threw all my books in the locker. I was free until 8:40 tomorrow morning! I ran to the parking lot, excited at the thought of driving a car and being my own boss. FREE!
It doesn't matter how the accident happened. I was goofing off - going too fast. Taking crazy chances. But I was enjoying my freedom and having fun. The last thing I remember was passing an old lady who seemed to be going awfully slow. I heard the deafening crash and felt a terrific jolt. Glass and steel flew everywhere. My whole body seemed to be turning inside out. I heard myself scream.
Suddenly, I awakened; it was very quiet. A police officer was standing over me. Then I saw a doctor. My body was mangled; I was saturated with blood. Pieces of jagged glass were sticking out all over. Strange that I couldn't feel anything.
Hey, don't pull that sheet over my head. I can't be dead. I'm only 17; I've got a date tonight. I am supposed to grow up and have a wonderful life. I haven't lived yet. I can't be dead.
Later I was placed in a drawer. My parents had to identify me. Why did they have to see me like this? Why did I have to look at Mom's face when she faced the most terrible ordeal of her life? Dad suddenly looked like an old man. He told the man in charge, "Yes, he is my son."
The funeral was a weird experience. I saw all my relatives and friends walk toward the casket. They passed by, one by one, and looked at me with the saddest eyes I've ever seen. Some of my buddies were crying. A few of the girls touched my hand and sobbed as they walked away.
Please...somebody...wake me up! Get me out of here. I can't bear to see my Mom and Dad so broken up. My grandparents are so racked with grief they can barely walk. My brother and sisters are like zombies. They move like robots. In a daze, everybody! No one can believe this. I can't believe it either.
Please don't bury me! I'm not dead! I have a lot of living to do! I want to laugh and run again; I want too sing and dance. Please don't put me in the ground. I promise if you give me just one more chance, God, I'll be the most careful driver in the whole world. All I want is one more chance.
Please God, I'm only seventeen.
What is a Christian? A Christian is a follower of
Jesus Christ (1 Peter 4:16). Christians commit themselves to Jesus and
trust him to guide their decisions, actions and attitudes. A Christian
knows that they will someday go to heaven when they die. Are you going to
heaven when you die?
TEEN CREED
Don't let your parents down
They brought you up
Be humble enough to obey
You may give orders someday
Choose your companions with care
You become what they are
Guard your thoughts
What you think, you are
Choose only a date
Who would make a good mate
Be master of your habits
Or they will master you
Don't be a show off when you
drive
Drive with safety and arrive
Don't let the crowd pressure you
Stand for something or you'll
fall for anything
A SURE WAY TO A HAPPY DAY
Happiness is something
we create in our mind,
It's not something you search for
and so seldom find.
It's just waking up
and beginning the day,
By counting our blessings
and kneeling to pray.
It's giving up thoughts
that breed discontent,
And accepting what comes
as a gift heaven-sent,
It's giving up wishing
for things we have not,
And making the best of
whatever we've got.
It's knowing that life
is determined for us,
And pursuing our tasks
without fret, fume or fuss.
For it's by completing
what God gives us to do,
That we find real contentment
and happiness, too.
- Helen Steiner Rice
LIKE WOMEN OF THE BIBLE
Like Deborah,
I will serve the Lord in power, and speak his word without fear.
Like Esther,
I will intercede for God's people before the throne.
Like Abigail,
I will Humble myself to wash the feet of the servants of the Lord.
Like Sarah,
I will respect my spouse and his ministry to the Lord.
Like Hannah,
I will dedicate my children to the Lord.
Like Priscilla,
I will explain the way of God more perfectly to those who are seeking.
Like Lydia,
I will be a worshiper of God and open my home to his ministers.
Like Tabitha (Dorcus),
I will always do good and help the poor.
Like Joanna,
I will use my wealth to support the ministry of Jesus.
Like Mary, the mother of Jesus,
I will hear the word of God to me and will answer,
Be it unto me as you have said.
Like Mary, the sister of Martha,
I will know the voice of Jesus and hear his words.
Like Mary, the Magdalene,
I will keep at the feet of Jesus and love him unto death.
MARRIAGE TAKES THREE
by Beth Stuckwisch
Marriage takes three to be complete;
It's not enough for two to meet.
They must be united in love
by love's Creator, God above.
A marriage that follows God's Plan
takes more than a woman and a man.
It needs a oneness that can be
only from Christ. Marriage takes three.
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by Dannah Gresh
by Danah Gresh & Nancy Leigh DeMoss