Your Love Oh Lord

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Righteous Dateship

• Understand role of man and role of woman
• Create convictions for self and possible date
• Observe a person in normal life
• Pursue guided dating with accountability
• Assess compatibility

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Righteous Dateship

• Create convictions for self and possible date
• Social above reproach
• Financial responsible
• Emotional stable
• Spiritual growing
• Physical pure

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Relationship Stages
Engaged
Family
Married
"Dating"
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Aspect Financial
Married
Engaged
Family
"Dating"
ResponsibleDependentJoint Ownership
Planning
Brother/ Sister
Caring
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Finances

• Websters Definition of Money
• Something generally accepted as a medium of
  exchange, a measure of value, or a means of
  payment as an officially coined or stamped metal
  currency

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Gods View of Finances

• Money is Deeply Spiritual
• 2350 verses speak on money
• 15 of what Jesus said was related to money
  possessions
• More than heaven and hell combined
• Only surpassed by Kingdom of God

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Gods View of Finances

• Our Money and Our Heart
• Where your treasure is, there will your heart be
  also. Matt 621
• For the love of money is the root of all kinds of
  evil. It is through this craving that some have
  wandered away from the faith and pierced
  themselves with many pangs. 1 Tim 69-11

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Money and Dating

• Dateship
• Purpose is to assess the character qualities of
  future spouse. 1 Samuel 16
• Work habits
• Stewardship
• Sacrificial in giving
• Self discipline and self control

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Money and Dating

• Dateship
• Demonstrating genuine care
• Careful with emotions
• Careful with use of money

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Money and Dating

• Avoid Fantasyland
• Over-entertainment
• Romantic dinners
• Flowers
• Brand name fashion
• Excessive gifts
• Awesome furniture
• Mind-altering multimedia system

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Money and Dating

• Avoid Intertwining Finances
• Joint purchases
• Excessive financial help
• Joint financial planning

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Money and Dating

• Stewardship
• Preparing for the next step
• Debt
• Expectation of the ring
• Counting the cost

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Money and Marriage

• One Flesh
• Real life
• Area of major conflict
• True character
• True heart

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Finances Now

•  17As for the rich in this present age,
• charge them not to be haughty,
• nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of
  riches, but on God, who richly provides us with
  everything to enjoy.

1 Timothy 617-18
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Finances Now

• They are to do good,
• to be rich in good works,
• to be generous and ready to share,
• thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good
  foundation for the future, so that they may take
  hold of that which is truly life.

1 Timothy 617-18