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Stones Hill Community Church
The Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon celebrates romance as something good, joyful, and God-given. This book is about King Solomon and his peasant girlfriend who eventually became his bride. It flows through all the typical phases of a relationship. You're going to see this couple go from attraction to what we would call dating, to courting, to the wedding, to the honeymoon, to a fight because that's how life is. They fight after the verse on the honeymoon! They make up and then at the end, once they get past all the conflict, they go to a deepening of the relationship. Welcome to the Song of Solomon!
Locations & Times
Ligonier, IN
151 W Stones Hill Rd, Ligonier, IN 46767, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
MESSAGE TEXT
Song of Solomon 2:8-17
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INTRODUCTION
A Marriage Proposal Is Important. It Turns Feelings Into Commitment. A proposal says: “I’m not just feeling something—I’m choosing something.” It’s the ultimate DTR – define the relationship. Nobody proposes like: “Hey… I mean… if you want… we could maybe… you know…” No—there’s clarity. Before a proposal: “Where is this going?” “Are we on the same page?” After a proposal: “We’re moving toward a future together.” People remember proposals for the rest of their lives. Why? Because it’s a turning point: from dating → engagement; from exploring → deciding. And it’s often very emotional – with tears and smiles. Today, Solomon proposes!
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CONTEXT
The Song continues to progress, with Solomon showing up now and inviting his beloved on a spring day walk. This scene opens and closes with the voice of the woman. In the middle of the passage, she quotes the voice of her beloved. We pick up the story today, with Solomon who has been in Jerusalem with the royal family. Bear in mind that he has had an ongoing romance with one of the gals whose family was probably caretaker of one of the many vineyards that Solomon’s family owned in the north. During the rainy season, the royals tended to stay close to Jerusalem and let all contracted help care for and tend to their vineyards and flocks. But finally, the rainy season has run it’s course. By what would be our month of April or May, Solomon has made up his mind - He’s going to go propose to this gal known as Shulamith. Song of Solomon 2:8–17 is about the proposal and it’s a masterclass in vulnerability and love.
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SERMON PROPOSITION
The first part of the second main poem of the Song of Solomon is 2:8–17 and it contains many ways to say “I love you.” Love is not just three words. There are many ways to say: "I love you." Love grows best when it is expressed clearly, guarded carefully, developed slowly, and rooted deeply. “Your words and actions either create spring—or winter—in someone’s heart.”
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MESSAGE POINTS
1. Say it with your actions (love does) (2:8)
2. Say it with your eyes (undivided attention). (2:9)
3. Say it with your words (setting the emotional climate). (2:10-13)
4. Say it with your conversation (deeper questions, not just surface ones). (2:14)
5. Say it by identifying your issues (your little foxes). (2:15)
6. Say it with a proposal or a renewal (commit) (2:16)
7. Say it by waiting and evaluating (Am I emotionally ready? Am I spiritually grounded? Is this relationship moving too fast?) (2:17)
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CONCLUSION
A proposal mirrors Christ’s love: Jesus doesn’t say: “Hang out with me casually” He says: “Follow me. Belong to me.” Jesus is the Pursuing Bridegroom (vv. 8–9) “Look! Here he comes… leaping across the mountains…” Jesus didn’t wait for us to climb up to Him. Luke 19:10 — “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” “Arise… come away… the winter is past…” Little girl, arise! (Mark 5:41; Luke 8:54)[1] “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” “Show me your face… let me hear your voice…” This is intimacy language. “My beloved is mine and I am his…” “I will be their God, and they will be my people” “Until the day breaks…” “The greatest love story in the Bible isn’t Solomon and Shulamith—it’s Christ and His Church.”
Song of Solomon 2:8-17
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INTRODUCTION
A Marriage Proposal Is Important. It Turns Feelings Into Commitment. A proposal says: “I’m not just feeling something—I’m choosing something.” It’s the ultimate DTR – define the relationship. Nobody proposes like: “Hey… I mean… if you want… we could maybe… you know…” No—there’s clarity. Before a proposal: “Where is this going?” “Are we on the same page?” After a proposal: “We’re moving toward a future together.” People remember proposals for the rest of their lives. Why? Because it’s a turning point: from dating → engagement; from exploring → deciding. And it’s often very emotional – with tears and smiles. Today, Solomon proposes!
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CONTEXT
The Song continues to progress, with Solomon showing up now and inviting his beloved on a spring day walk. This scene opens and closes with the voice of the woman. In the middle of the passage, she quotes the voice of her beloved. We pick up the story today, with Solomon who has been in Jerusalem with the royal family. Bear in mind that he has had an ongoing romance with one of the gals whose family was probably caretaker of one of the many vineyards that Solomon’s family owned in the north. During the rainy season, the royals tended to stay close to Jerusalem and let all contracted help care for and tend to their vineyards and flocks. But finally, the rainy season has run it’s course. By what would be our month of April or May, Solomon has made up his mind - He’s going to go propose to this gal known as Shulamith. Song of Solomon 2:8–17 is about the proposal and it’s a masterclass in vulnerability and love.
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SERMON PROPOSITION
The first part of the second main poem of the Song of Solomon is 2:8–17 and it contains many ways to say “I love you.” Love is not just three words. There are many ways to say: "I love you." Love grows best when it is expressed clearly, guarded carefully, developed slowly, and rooted deeply. “Your words and actions either create spring—or winter—in someone’s heart.”
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MESSAGE POINTS
1. Say it with your actions (love does) (2:8)
2. Say it with your eyes (undivided attention). (2:9)
3. Say it with your words (setting the emotional climate). (2:10-13)
4. Say it with your conversation (deeper questions, not just surface ones). (2:14)
5. Say it by identifying your issues (your little foxes). (2:15)
6. Say it with a proposal or a renewal (commit) (2:16)
7. Say it by waiting and evaluating (Am I emotionally ready? Am I spiritually grounded? Is this relationship moving too fast?) (2:17)
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CONCLUSION
A proposal mirrors Christ’s love: Jesus doesn’t say: “Hang out with me casually” He says: “Follow me. Belong to me.” Jesus is the Pursuing Bridegroom (vv. 8–9) “Look! Here he comes… leaping across the mountains…” Jesus didn’t wait for us to climb up to Him. Luke 19:10 — “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” “Arise… come away… the winter is past…” Little girl, arise! (Mark 5:41; Luke 8:54)[1] “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” “Show me your face… let me hear your voice…” This is intimacy language. “My beloved is mine and I am his…” “I will be their God, and they will be my people” “Until the day breaks…” “The greatest love story in the Bible isn’t Solomon and Shulamith—it’s Christ and His Church.”
Closing Song
Leeland - Burning With Your Love (Official Live Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZppVR3QwE0