Welcome to Eastern Hills Baptist Church
We are so glad that you decided to join us in worship today. Here at Eastern Hills we realize that we are all in different places on our journey with Christ, and that's okay. Whether you are a seeker, looking for answers, or a long-time follower of Christ, you are welcome here.

TODAY'S OUTLINE:

1: Her beauty (4:1-7)

2: His bride (4:8-11)

3: Becoming one (4:12-5:1)

It might sound shocking, but it’s true: God doesn’t turn his eyes when a married couple goes to bed. It only stands to reason that we shouldn’t turn our eyes from God when we share intimate moments with our spouse.

—Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

Don’t cohabitate. Don’t fornicate. Don’t look at pornography. Don’t create a standard of beauty that is not your spouse and then compare your spouse to the standard of beauty. Have your spouse be your standard of beauty...If she is his standard of beauty, then there is no flaw in her because she looks like her. He is not comparing her to other women, and the same is true for both husbands and wives. Your standard of beauty is your spouse. There is not a standard of beauty that you evaluate your spouse by...The standard is always your spouse.

—Daniel Akin, Exalting Jesus in the Song of Solomon

TAKE IT HOME QUESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK:

— What's the lamest compliment you've ever heard or received? What's the best?
— Why does the author of the Song call the Beloved, "my sister, my bride?" Why is that important?