Responding to God's Love
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How can I write God a love letter
writing love letters to Jess, give flowers, send her a text
Illustr- writing GOd a love letter
How can I express love to God in a practical way
practical way
not comprehensive but a snapshot that we can learn from a couple that typifies Jesus Christ the “son of David” and his bride the church his “love”
were not interested in relationship; give you a big sunday and we will pick up the relationship in a week
Theme:
Draw me, we will run after thee:
The king hath brought me into his chambers:
We will be glad and rejoice in thee,
We will remember thy love more than wine:
The upright love thee.
The comparison to wine is no accident; this is a filling
As we deepen our roots into Christ’s Love
As we comprehend more of his love for us
God is able to fill us with all the fullness of God
strengthens the inner man
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19
Do you want to be filled; then let’s look in a practical way how we can express our love to Him and deepen our love for him
As we communicate our love to Him; our love will deepen and our capacity to be filled will grow
Rejoice in Him (vs 1, 4)
Rejoice in Him (vs 1, 4)
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
plentiful
plentiful
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive I. Their Words Are Plentiful
sixty percent of the verses in the Song of Solomon are words that are spoken between these lovers. And as you read it, it is obvious that they miss the sound of the other’s voice when they are separated. And they praise the other’s speech. And they are so free. One is free to give without embarrassment. The other is free to receive without resentment.
Sing-(1:1)
Sing-(1:1)
The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
sing write songs, sing publicly and privately
Through our Choice- (1:4)
Through our Choice- (1:4)
Draw me, we will run after thee:
The king hath brought me into his chambers:
We will be glad and rejoice in thee,
We will remember thy love more than wine:
The upright love thee.
we will be glad
we will remember thy love
the upright love thee- to be upright is a choice
the devil, the flesh and the world will do everything they can to get you to stop rejoicing in the Lord; crying kids, bills that are due, or vehicles breaking down, or people giving you drama
he does not care how, he will stop at nothing to douse that fire
the larger the fire the harder to put out
ILLUSTR- small ember (backyard barrel brush) - God will do the rest
Lord I am sorry I have been allowing things quench my fire, take my ember God; I am going to choose to sing to you, to be glad in you, to have joy in our relationship.
I WILL BE GLAD
I WILL REMEMBER THY LOVE
I WILL BE UPRIGHT
She chose to rejoice in her son of David
Through our Confidence (6:1-3)
Through our Confidence (6:1-3)
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?
Whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices,
To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine:
He feedeth among the lilies.
When you are thinking where is God?
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine:
He feedeth among the lilies.
When you are feeling God, do you still love me?
When others are asking what is God doing? Where is the Lord in all of this? “Whither is thy beloved gone?” “We..seek him with thee.”
When the questions come
Analytical Bible Expositor: Proverbs to Song of Solomon A. The Probing (Song of Solomon 6:1–3)
A. THE PROBING
Song of Solomon 6:1–3
The chapter begins by the ladies of Jerusalem probing the Shulamite about Solomon’s location.
1. The Inquiry in the Probing (Song of Solomon 6:1)
“Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is they beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee” (Song of Solomon 6:1). The daughters of Jerusalem are speaking; they had been charged to assist in the seeking of the departed lover (Song of Solomon 5:8). Evidently they could not find him so inquire again if the Shulamite knows his whereabouts.
• The asking. “Whither is thy beloved gone?” His location is a puzzle they wish to solve.
• The accolades. “Thy beloved … thou fairest among women.” The inquiry honors the sought and the seeker.
• The assisting. “We … seek him with thee.” The inquiry was to help them help the Shulamite.
2. The Informing of the Probing (Song of Solomon 6:2, 3)
“My beloved is gone down into his garden … I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” (Song of Solomon 6:2, 3). The Shulamite answers the inquiry.
• His location. “My beloved is gone down into his garden” (Song of Solomon 6:2). She now knows where he is at.
• His lover. “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” (Song of Solomon 6:3). Her confidence of their relationship is spoken. The redeemed can know they are saved (1 John 5:13), and it is not arrogance to say you know.
Not wrong to ask why? Not wrong to ask where?
but look at her answer;
I know his location- I know where he is
I know his love- I know our relationship; DO YOU SEE THE CONFIDENCE
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
She had Confidence that allowed her to rejoice, it was not in her beauty, her accomplisments, her ability but in her son of david
The Boy Scout
In Christ’s deepest agony he has questions; he refers to him as God not as Father but this is not where his last words on the cross end
aren't you glad we have a saviour who was touched with the feelings of our infirmities
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Father- their is relationship
into thy hands- their is complete confidence
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Boise- If you could ask God one question what would it be?
our confidence is not in our accomplishments
no where in the bible when it speaks of confidence does it say self
the question is not the amount of confidence but what is our confidence in?
confidence should not be put in results
watch for any temptation to appear to be something, that shortcuts the process of actually growing
i do not struggle with _____
do not judge yourselves according the accomplishments of others
You know when I was the most self confident- 16; go home and turn my poor mother into knots with my arguments
Paul you want to play the game of whose flesh is better
I lost my confidence on the road to damascus, I lost my sight and based off other scriptures He never fully recovered it; it became his thorn in the flesh; but it caused him to lose confidence in self and depend on God, lose confidence in ability and depend on grace
When doubts and questions come rely on your confidence
When tested are we Choosing to Rejoice, are we Confident in our Relationship?
Lina Sandell- Go to the Father’s Hand
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
My beloved spake, and said unto me,
Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Lina Sandell- Go to the Father’s Hand
Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till with Christ the Lord I stand.
How do we respond to his love
How do we respond to his love
We Rejoice in Him
We Rejoice in Him
Reverence Him (vs 3)
Reverence Him (vs 3)
Because of the savour of thy good ointments
Thy name is as ointment poured forth,
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Because of the savour of thy good ointments
Thy name is as ointment poured forth,
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
What does she mean by your name poured forth?
What do you Look at and say that is worth something
- ointment was valuable in the Bible
Who When they speak you listen
1828 Webster; to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection
I see hear a deep reverence and admiration in who Solomon is as a King, as a Man, as one who is good; she is listing his qualities, she is praising his character; if you will she is reverencing him.
Think on His Character
Think on His Character
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
Pastor Bez- your head is not here
Because of the savour of thy good ointments
Thy name is as ointment poured forth,
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
He is a Comforter, He is our Healer
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire
In the vineyards of En-gedi.
EN Gedi- He is an Oasis
He refreshes my soul, spring of living Waters
Focus on Him- His beauty and how wonderful He is
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;
Thou hast doves’ eyes.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
Also our bed is green.
SOS 1:
When we think on God it prevents me from being deceived
When we think on God it prevents me from being deceived
SOS
convinced we cannot win
General Nathan Bedford Forrest at Athens Alabama; Union Colonel Wallace Campbell
your thoughts
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
As you read his book discover his character; what does this teach me about God
Thank Him for His Care
Thank Him for His Care
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down under his shadow with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
He brought me to the banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
The beams of our house are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.
have you ever tried to sit down and write out to God everything that you are thankful for
I had a habit which I got out of, of not asking for anything on Wednesday but only thanking and praising God in prayer on those days
rather giving of thanks
Danielle
have you discovered that much of the time those who are most thankful to God, are by the worlds standards poor
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Sandra’s Father
are you ready to see Jesus - yep
A sure House
Count Your Blessings
purchased by the blood of God at Calvary
sealed unto the day of redemption
Fruit of the Spirit
Gifts of the Spirit- Your Pastor, Those Praying for You
ETERNAL sECURITY
the most precious things are spiritual things
your knowledge of the Lord
answers our prayers
Promise of a resurrection
He is going to MEET ME! (JOHN 14)
Lassiter
YOUR BIBLE
some have never seen one, people who live and die just to get a copy of the word of God
northern LAOS- Bounchan
i can handle the torture, the starvation but I desperately miss my bible
1999-2002
i will risk everything to have a bible
leaving my wife is so hard
2003 they find my bible
2008 I will read god’s words everychance I get
2011- letters addressed to him; from christians all over the world; let me know I am not forgotten
sometimes we do not live in the reality that we have been given the word of GOd
Take His Command
Take His Command
He command strength
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s;
Threescore valiant men are about it,
Of the valiant of Israel.
They all hold swords, being expert in war:
Every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
He Commands Holiness
Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as the grave:
The coals thereof are coals of fire,
Which hath a most vehement flame.
He chose you before he commanded you
Solomon had chosen his wife
Jesus Christ on the cross chose you; realize he never commands any that he has not chosen to be his
sos
Our God is a jealous God
personal
personal
Rejoice in Him
Rejoice in Him
Reverence Him
Reverence Him
Run after Him (vs 4)
Run after Him (vs 4)
I sleep, but my heart waketh:
It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying,
Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled:
For my head is filled with dew,
And my locks with the drops of the night.
positive
positive
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;
Thou hast doves’ eyes.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
Also our bed is green.
sos 1:15-
Run after Him (2, 4, 7)
Run after Him (2, 4, 7)
Our Priority
Our Priority
her chief joy, number one in her life
My beloved is white and ruddy,
The chiefest among ten thousand.
Our Plans
Our Plans
my grades went up and my spiritual life went down
____ became the end goal; not intimacy with Jesus Christ
George Beverly Shea Id rather have Jesus story
is there a path your walking along that is taking you farther from him, turn around and run to his arms
(Wes)
many people have a relationship and conversation with God Sunday; and they will pick it back up next week
Our Plans
Our Plans
One day our running will be over
My beloved spake, and said unto me,
Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York to Miami. On December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar operating the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades, causing 101 fatalities. The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died; 75 passengers and crew survived. The crash occurred while the entire cockpit crew was preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. They failed to notice that the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected and, as a result, the aircraft gradually lost altitude and crashed.
Wrong Priority
Flight attendant got survivors to start singing
Churches are crashing, Friendships are crashing, marriages are crashing
because our priorities and plans do not involve communicating and growing in our love with our God and Saviour
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying,
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:
Therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Who else can say this?
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
the way to unlock a whole new level of spirituality
is to pursue a relationship, not just a performance
Be hot or cold
Religion without Relationship equals Regurgitation