Texts for the Week: Song of Solomon; Gen. 2:7; 1 Cor. 7:3–5; John 17:3; 1 John 1:9; Rom. 1:24–27; Gal. 5:24.

Memory Text: “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame” (Song of Solomon 8:6, NKJV).

Opening Question: The Bible is not shy about sex and sexuality. Should we be?

The lesson this week is drawn from the Old Testament book, The Song of Solomon, the little book about which there is a ...