City Grace Church
What is the greatest love song ever to be written? Would it be "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye? How about "At Last" by Etta James? Some would even say "Unchained Melodies" by the Righteous Brothers. Well, 1,000's of years prior to all of these, King Solomon wrote a song that stood out from all of the other songs he had written. Song of Songs is King Solomons number 1 hit! Platinum in the charts!
We will spend the next several weeks going through this book verse by verse in understanding glimpses of marital love but most importantly, the love that Christ has for the Church and how the Church should respond.
TODAY'S SERMON - Song of Songs 3:6-5:1
MAIN IDEA: Love is more than a feeling, an emotion or an experience. We experience authentic love in Christ and it flows into every area of our life.
1- AUTHENTIC LOVE IS REALIZED AT THE RIGHT TIME.
Song of Songs 3:6-11 NIV
2- AUTHENTIC LOVE IS REALIZED WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.
Song of Songs 4:1-15 NIV
“Your wife is your standard of beauty!” - Mark Driscoll
3- AUTHENTIC LOVE IS REALIZED BY BECOMING ONE FLESH.
Song of Songs 4:16 NIV
Song of Songs 5:1 NIV
CHALLENGE:
1- WAIT for the appropriate time to express your love sexually (MARRIAGE)
2- MAXIMIZE your singleness to know God, follow God so that one day you'll be able to lead others towards God. PRAY for your future spouse, potential and/or current spouse.
3- COMMIT to God you and your spouse uniting your flesh as an act of worship!