Sacred Garden | Week 8 | Sacred Romance
Song of Solomon 6:13b-7:13 | Pastor Keoni Hughes
5 Steps to Delight In Maturing Love
Delight In the Dance of Love | 6:13b
Delight in The Sight of Your Beloved | 7:1-4
She’s a Work of Art
She’s Your Standard of Beauty
Making Your Wife The Standard of Beauty Is A Choice
Making your wife the standard means:
Choosing to Look Away
“But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” – Matthew 5:28
Choosing to Capture Your Thoughts
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,” – 2 Corinthians 10:5
Delight in the Dignity of Difference | 7:5-6
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” – Proverbs 31:30
Delight in Intimacy | 7:7-10
Gra-tu-i-tous
Delight in Dating | 7:11-13
Christ Connection
“Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” – Psalm 37:4
“The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” – Psalm 147:11
“As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.” – Isaiah 62:5
Discussion Questions
Where have you seen Christians/Church be legalistic about sex/sexuality?
What prevents us from making your spouse the standard of beauty?
How do we combat the world’s subversion of the differences between men and women?
In what ways has this book challenged your understanding of intimacy?
What does this book mean to you with regards to your relationship with God?