We all need to
know how to Help
Teens

Inspirational Thoughts

to bless your life.

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A Five Part Devotional

by Beth McLendon

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The topic for this page is:

Helping your Teen

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This is a page for

all adults

who love teens.

But it is ESPECIALLY for -

Parents

Grandparents

Aunts & Uncles

Church leaders

and

YOUTH LEADERS!

This page is presented

to help

adults

to show love and practical help to

the teens they love.

Part 1

MOVIE -

Alison's Choice

Show the following movie

- BEFORE -

your teen or your teen's friend -

has an unwanted pregnancy.

Let your teen

see and understand

- BEFORE -

he or she needs to make an important decision.

This is a Great Movie

that really helps teens process

the abortion decision.

Almost every family

will encounter a crisis

because of an unwanted pregnancy.

View this GREAT movie

and then show it to your teens -

so that

you and they can be prepared for a crisis -

even a crisis in the life of a good friend.

Don't wait until a pregnancy occurs.

Watch

this great movie!

Part 2

Teens need our help.

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It is so much harder

to be a teen today

than when I was a teen.

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Showing teens great movies

is a great way

to touch their lives forever.

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Watching the movies

on this page

could prevent crisis situations

in their lives.

If you need to -

and even if you don't

Consider paying them to watch a movie!

It will show that you truly believe this is important.

Many parents just give their teens money.

Many grandparents just give their teens money.

Consider

paying teens

for watching a movie

or for reading a book in the Bible.

$

The movie below

is a great movie for adults

and a MUST-SEE for teenagers.

"Without a vision, the people perish."
Proverbs 29:18

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The movie below gives a vision of hope.

Real Life.

Real Questions.

Real Answers.

Real Hope.

For all the difficult situations in a teen's life.

Don't miss seeing the movie below.

The above clip shows that the movie is about

teens who are

alone and feel worthless.

The clip -  below -  shows that the movie

is also about

teens

who are on top of the world

but know

they need something more. 

Note that there is an implied sex scene

that looks like it is going to be graphic but then

the

camera cuts to another scene.

It does not show anything.

Be sure and preview this movie

before showing it to teens.

It has some scenes

that you will need to be ready for.

Teens need Real Answers.

Teens need Real Love Displayed.

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Teens need adults to get involved.

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Give some time to teens.

Spend

some money

to get

Great Christian resources for them.

Please!

Dealing with Sexuality

Part 3  

 

Teens need help with purity.

Teens need to

UNDERSTAND

WHY

they should choose purity.

Check our Purity Comments page

and show it to your teens!

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Teens need HELP

to

get insights into

HOW to choose Purity.

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Sex was God's Idea...

So...

Let the following video inspire your

teens

Below is an Inspirational Movie about

Staying Pure

in an impure World

 

It shows the way (clumsy sometimes) that a man

travels the path

to dating in a pure way.

The man -  had led -  a sexually impure life

but

is determined to change.

The movie shows

the emotional scars and stumbling blocks

that

his impure past has left with him.

Yet the movie gives hope to those like him.

And the movie

motivates

those who are still virgins to stay that way.

Both main characters have a sexual past to

overcome. 

Both find and choose the beauty of purity.

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This movie is very real.

It shows courage

in handling

the

challenges of staying pure

AND

it shows the heartache of dealing with an

impure past.

Great movie

to show teenagers,

single adults, and parents!

Below -

the trailer and then entire movie

Movie...

There are a million movies
showing

how to choose

impurity.

This movie is alone in its message -
not only of purity
but of how to handle
an impure past in a godly way.

The man main character

does sometimes seem to some as

a little too cautious or too analytical,

but

I see a real person

trying his best

to figure out how to date

in a pure way.

That is endearing!

The man is impressive, strong, and admirable.

He is the kind of man

most

women

secretly want

but don't believe exist.

Another Great Love Story Movie

that

portrays

the better way to date and pick a spouse.

It is more of a "girl" movie

but

you could tell boys that

this is what "most girls" secretly want.

"Most girls" can be explained by referring to 

the girl in the Old Fashioned movie. 

Princess Cut

September 2025

addition to this page

Last week I had a conversation with a stranger.

He was a man in his early 20's

who was helping me at a store.

While we were having a pleasant conversation,

he mentioned his "significant other."

I gently found out that he was living with his girlfriend.

As I gently urged him to get married as that was a sin,

he smiled and pointed to his ring finger

and said,

"Oh, I've put a ring on her finger."

I said, "An engagement ring?"

He said, "Yes!"

I said, "That is not marriage and it is living in sin."

He said,

"Oh, the blood of Jesus makes it ok.

A wise friend of mine told me that."

I said,

"No, that is not in the Bible.

We must be obedient to what the Bible says

if we want to go to heaven."

He said,

"I'll take my changes. I think what I am doing is fine."

Look at 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.

It says...

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, 

nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

FOLKS -

Where was all the

Bible training

that this young man missed out on?

Where were

the family and friends

who let this man

believe a lie

without trying to teach him truth?

Are you making sure

your family

and young people  that you talk to

know the TRUTH?

Please consider showing your teen

one of these pages:

PREVIEW them first!

Amazing Dating Tips for teens and women

Great Dating Tips for teens and men

NEXT

Dealing with Pornography

Part 4 

Teens need help understanding

the dangers of Pornography.

Teens - and children -  are falling into porn

without understanding

the dangers,

because

parents aren't taught how to protect them.

Porn changes the BRAIN.

Porn is highly addictive.

Porn ruins lives.

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Wise parents put a filter on the internet.

It is not about trust - it is about wisdom.

Find out how porn affects the brain - 

Check out our page:

Porn-free kids.

Also, we have a page called Get Free of Porn

and a page called

What is wrong with Porn?

Get educated.

Help teens get a vision of a

PORN-FREE

Life!

Presenting the Gospel in fun ways

Part 5

 Teaching teens

to spread the Gospel

Thursday thoughts:

The most important thing

is teaching your teens about Jesus

and encouraging them

to make a commitment to live for Jesus Christ.

Next,

it is important for us to teach them about how to

spread the Good News of Jesus.

One great way for teens to spread the Gospel

is by helping them

create and present skits.

These skits can be:

* Presented to their church

* Presented to their youth group

* Videotaped and then sent to relatives

Remind teens that

  Thanksgiving and Christmas

are great times to present

skits, puppet shows, creative dance,

Scripture reading, Christmas plays,

sign language songs, etc.

to relatives!

Consider visiting our Christmas page for teens and children for lots of ideas.  Click - Gospel ideas

Here are some skits

to get your creative juices stirring.

 

Some teens may have a talent

for writing skits!

Sign language songs are powerful!

Want some ideas for Bible devotions

for your teens?

Click here:

Bible devotions for teens

Family Devotions

and

many of our Psalm pages are great for teens

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originally presented November 2, 2015.