28 messages at Tribe taught
out of Song of Solomon, in the order the book runs.
Song of SolomonReady, Set...referenced with the phrase about catching the foxes that spoil the vineyard, used to illustrate the discipline of calming the mind
Song of SolomonMount Sinai in Arabiaquoted as 'I am my beloved's and he is mine' to illustrate being claimed by God
Song of Solomon (opening, unspecified verse)The Gold of Jesustake me away and let us run, used to illustrate intimacy and obedience as two feet of the Christian walk
Song of SolomonNew Wineskins for Salewith one glance of your eye you have ravished my heart, cited in closing prayer about God's response when we turn toward him
Song of Solomon (unspecified verse)The Lens, The Light, and The LandscapeBrian quotes 'your love is better than the sweetest of wine' while welcoming newcomers
Song of SolomonGod's Rhythmcatch for us the foxes that eat the grapes and spoil the vineyard, used to illustrate the discipline required to calm the mind and enter rest
Song of SolomonRest and Celebratethe beloved resting in shade, asking to be fed fruit, pictured as resting in the finished work of the cross
Song of SolomonChoosing Endurance Over EscapeCome away with me my beautiful one, referenced as an invitation to lay down your life and follow him
Song of SolomonStay in the Shadereferenced regarding the woman whose skin was darkened by the sun, used as an image of being out of the shade
Song of Solomon (opening section)They Recognize His Voice and Come to HimBrian quoted the young woman saying 'dark am I yet lovely' to illustrate that Jesus still draws near to those who feel like a mess
Song of SolomonThe Revelation of His Wordreferenced without specific verse to describe Jesus as a young man leaping over hills like a gazelle knocking on the door of the bride's heart
Song of SolomonChoose Your Own RealityCongregation member cited 'one glance of your eye ravishes my heart' as scriptural grounding for God delighting in our worship
Song of Solomon (unspecified)Come Up the MountainQuoted as 'with one glance of your eye, you have overcome my heart, my beautiful one, my bride'
Song of Solomon 1:2-4Kiss the Sun or Lick the Dustkiss me again for your love is sweeter than wine, take me with you
Song of Solomon 1:4Partial Obedience Is Disobediencetake me away with you and let us run, used to illustrate intimacy and obedience as two feet of the Christian walk
Song of Solomon 1:5The Well and The BrideI am dark but beautiful, read as a metaphor for someone beaten down by the world system
Song of Solomon 2Hearing AidsJesus as the lover longing to see and hear his beloved, used to open the service
Song of Solomon 2:4Throw Open the Gateshis banner over me is love, used to name the banner God waves over Israel and over believers
Song of Solomon 2:14Sukkot 2024: Resting and Celebratingread as an allegory of Jesus inviting the soul to step out and let him see your face, used to close the call to rest in his love
Song of Solomon 2:14Sukkot 2024: Resting and Celebratingquoted as an allegory of Jesus speaking over us, inviting us to rest from trying to earn his love
Song of Solomon 3:4Encounter in the InconvenienceThe beloved searches for her lover and holds him tightly, used to picture deep transformative encounter when we pursue God
Song of Solomon 5:2The Burning Bushquoted by the speaker to connect the image of dew-drenched hair to Jesus praying in Gethsemane
Song of Solomon 5:2The Burning Bush: Clarity in ComplexityBrian quoted it from memory to illustrate the image of dew on the head, linking it to Jesus praying in Gethsemane
Song of Solomon 5:2-3Encounter in the InconvenienceThe beloved has already washed her feet and gone to bed when her lover knocks, used to illustrate God pursuing us at inconvenient hours
Song of Solomon 7:10The Land of PromiseI am my lover's and he claims me as his own, used to illustrate belonging to God
