The Seven Checkpoints:
Seven
Principles Every Teenager Needs to Know
Andy
Stanley & Stuart Hall
Authentic Faith
(putting your trust in God)
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Principle: God can be trusted; He will do
all He has promised to do.
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Critical Question: Are your students
trusting God with the critical areas of their lives?
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Key Passages: Proverbs 3:5-6, Hebrews 11
Spiritual Disciplines
(seeing with God’s eyes)
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Principle: When you see as God sees, you
will do as God says.
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Critical Question: Are your students
developing a consistent devotional & prayer life?
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Key Passage: Romans 12:1-2
Moral Boundaries
(paving the way for intimacy) (how holy
can I be?)
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Principle: Purity paves the way to intimacy.
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Critical Question: Are your students
establishing & maintaining godly moral boundaries?
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Key Passage: I Thessalonians 4:3-8
Healthy Friendships
(choosing friends for life)
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Principle: Your friendships determine the
direction & quality of your life.
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Critical Question: Are your students
establishing healthy friendships & avoiding unhealthy ones?
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Key Passage: Proverbs 13:20
Wise Choices
(walking wisely in a fool’s world)
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Principle: Walk wisely.
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Critical Question: Are your students making
wise choices in every area of their lives?
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Key Passage: Ephesians 5:15-17
God as the Ultimate Authority
(finding freedom under God)
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Principle: Maximum freedom is found under
God’s authority.
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Critical Question: Are your students
submitting to the authorities God has placed over them?
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Key Passage: Romans 13:1-2
Others First
(considering others before yourself)
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Principle: When you make yourself nothing,
you’re really something.
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Critical Question: Are your students putting
the needs of others ahead of their own?
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Key Passage: Philippians 2:3-11
