Song of Solomon 4:1-5:1

Song of Solomon celebrates sexual love as a good and beautiful gift from God, meant to be enjoyed within the safety and commitment of marriage. It shows that intimacy is more than physical pleasure; it involves tenderness, trust, exclusivity, and mutual self-giving love. Ultimately, marriage points beyond itself to the greater love of Christ for His Church, reminding us that even in areas marked by hurt or brokenness, Jesus brings restoration and hope.

Song of Solomon 4:1-5:1

God created sex as a good, life-giving gift for marriage. Though sin has distorted God’s design, the Song of Solomon offers a beautiful vision of covenant intimacy. Calling husbands and wives to receive sexuality without shame, protect it from distortion, and pursue faithful, joyful love.

Song of Solomon 4:1-5:1

Song of Solomon contains the unfiltered, romantic, sexual language of a book often seen as too steamy for church and churchgoers. But it’s inclusion in the Bible reminds us that God created sexual intimacy, physical attraction, and beauty. God-honouring spirituality is not “above” our human experiences or sexuality; He created it with great intentionality and as a pointer to something even greater. While the book is literally a poem celebrating human marital love, we should not miss that it is also a signpost for Christ’s love for His Bride, the Church. This sermon will help you understand the Song of Songs, share the Bible’s vision for sex and marriage, and surprise you with how much Jesus cherishes you.

Psalm 69:19-33

As followers of Jesus, we will suffer for his sake by our/God’s enemies. David turns his anger towards them asking God to make his justice certain on all of God’s enemies. David is a foreshadowing of another King although perfect, sinless, he will be the Suffering Servant and be the means by which we are and will be delivered from all our enemies.

Psalm 69:19-33

As followers of Jesus, we will suffer for his sake by our/God’s enemies. David turns his anger towards them asking God to make his justice certain on all of God’s enemies. David is a foreshadowing of another King although perfect, sinless, he will be the Suffering Servant and be the means by which we are and will be delivered from all our enemies.

Judges 19.22-30

Judges 19 exposes how far the human heart can fall when it rejects God’s rule, and how our sin wounds others along the way. Yet the story also creates a longing for a righteous King. Unlike the Levite who sacrificed his bride to save himself, Jesus gave Himself so that His bride could live. In Him, sinners receive new hearts, sufferers are seen, and God promises to make all things new.

Judges 19:22-30

This story vividly reveals humanity’s depravity when there is no king, or more importantly, no God in their hearts, and everyone does what is right in their own eyes. It exposes human sin, not God’s character, and confronts us with the realities of sexual assault, murder, injustice, and evil. Praise Jesus, who did not give us over to the enemy but gave Himself up for us. He offered His own body in our place, bearing the judgment we deserved.

Judges 19.22-30

This week, we sit with one of the darkest stories in Scripture: a woman needlessly violated and dismembered. We won’t rush past that. But we won’t stay there either. Because when we encounter awful stories like this - in Scripture and in our lives - our hearts cry out: “God, what are you doing about this evil and suffering?” And the answer takes us into the dark mystery of the cross, where God took on a body to suffer on our behalf, so that evil would not have the final word. This is a hard story. But it is also, in the end, one of hope.