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Seven Steps to a Successful Courtship

Seminar

Psalm 119: 105“Your word is a lamp to

guide my feet and a light for my path.”

- Obedience to God’s Word

- Obedience to God’s Word

2 Corinthians 6:14-15“Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?”-What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?”

- Refuse to be unequally yoked- Refuse to be unequally yoked

1 John 4:1“Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit

they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets

in the world.”

- Test the Spirits- Test the Spirits

Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is

a season, a time for every activity under

heaven.”

- Know how to wait for God’s Timing

- Know how to wait for God’s Timing

1. Believe in God’s Purpose for your Life1. Believe in God’s Purpose for your Life

1 Corinthians 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has

imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

Psalm 37:5 “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will

help you.”

2. Commit your Body Completely to God

2. Commit your Body Completely to God

1 Corinthians 6:19 “Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you

by God? You do not belong to yourself.”

3. Be Prepared for Death and Resurrection

3. Be Prepared for Death and Resurrection

John 12:24 “I tell you the truth, unless a

kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest

of new lives”

4. Cultivate Good Friendships

4. Cultivate Good Friendships

Proverbs 13:20 “Walk with the wise

and become wise; associate with fools and get in

trouble.”

5. Recognize your Worth5. Recognize your Worth

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s

masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things

he planned for us long ago.”

6. Be Prepared to Wait6. Be Prepared to WaitEcclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity

under heaven.”Ezekiel 16:8

“And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for

love…”

7. Be Sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit

7. Be Sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Romans 8:14 “For all who are led

by the Spirit of God are children of God.”