Sermon Tone Analysis

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:

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

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)

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 write songs, sing publicly and privately

Through our Choice- (1:4)

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)

When you are thinking where is God?

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

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

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

Father- their is relationship

into thy hands- their is complete confidence

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

Lina Sandell- Go to the Father’s Hand

Day by day, and with each passing moment,