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LOVE IN EVERY SEASON – 2

Song of Songs 1:1-3 Solomon's Song of Songs. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth-- for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you!

Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…

BEFORE MARRIAGE

1) A SEASON OF PREPARATION.

Song of Songs 2:11-12 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

• Winter is the season of preparation.

• Don’t rush into spring prematurely.

2) A SEASON OF PERFECTION.

Song of Songs 2:8-10 Listen! My lover! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. My lover spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me.

During this season, limit:

• Your time.

• Your talk.

• Your touch.

3) A SEASON OF DISCOVERY.

Song of Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Talk about your:

• Past

• Plans

4) IN ALL SEASONS, PROTECT YOUR PURITY.

Song of Songs 2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

Practical Tips For Guarding Purity:

• Inform others of your limits.

• Keep four on the floor.

Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality…

Song of Songs 3:5 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

• Men, lead the way: you are the pastor, provider and protector.

Sermon Notes:

LOVE IN EVERY SEASON

Part 1 – The Art of Attraction

Attraction – Chapter 1:1-2:7

Dating – Chapter 2:8-3:5

Intimacy – Chapter 3:6-5:1

Conflict – Chapter 5:2-6:13

Deepening – Chapter 7:1-8:14

Faithfulness – Chapter 8:5-8:14

Song of Songs 1:1-4

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth-- for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out No wonder the maidens love you!

THE ART OF ATTRACTION

Song of Songs 1:4-6

How right they are to adore you! 5 Dark am I, yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect.

Song of Songs 1:7

Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends?

1. Spiritual attraction.

• Loves and honors God.

• Connected to your God-given purpose.

• Has godly standards.

Song of Songs 1:9-14

I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh. Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

2. Emotional attraction.

• A friend.

• Get rid of harsh words

• Take captive every thought.

Song of Songs 1:15-17

How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. How handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.

3. Physical attraction.

Song of Songs 2:1-2 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.

Song of Songs 2:5-6 Strengthen me with raisins refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

6 His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

Song of Songs 2:7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

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