Brian Watts first presented this teaching to the parents of the Langley Covenant Community Church in 1996. Since then, hundreds of families have been helped by this material as they have tried to steer their young people through the mine-field of their teenage years.

In this 3-part, 75 minute presentation, Brian shows us a biblical alternative to the dating scene that has proved so detrimental to our young people:

Part 1 - What's wrong with dating?
Part 2 - The alternative to dating is not courting
Part 2 - What's right with courtship?

Part 1. What’s Wrong with Dating

• What is the best way to be prepared for marriage?
• Does dating effectively prepare for marriage?

a) Cultural Pressure
b) Sexual Pressure
c) Relational Pressure

Part 2. The Alternative to Dating is not Courtship

• The teenage years are a time for:

a) “Father’s business”(Lk 2:49)
b) Preparation under parental supervision (Lk 2:51,52)
c) Warfare ({s 8:2; 127:3-5; 1Jn 2:13,14)
d) Prayer
e) Team-work
f) Friendship

Part 3. What’s right with Courtship?

Courtship: “The act of soliciting favour. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of a woman to marriage. Civility: elegance of manners” (Websters 1828 dictionary)

• Marriage
• Manners
• Law

a) Preparing a case for your date in court

• Financial preparation
• Character preparation

b) Passing judgement on the case in court

•A father’s responsibility (1Cor 7:37,38)

c) The legal proceedings of the court