As we wrap up this series on Song of Songs we hope you’ve found a new way to find Jesus on every page even on the harder to comprehend sections of the Old Testament. This week Pastor Derrick shares how great an image we see of Christ in the message of Solomon and his bride.
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When we begin to see Jesus the way the woman saw Solomon we’ll be even more in awe of His power and presence in our lives. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick gives us a glimpse into the woman’s heart. Then be ready to see the whole message get turned on its head.
This summer has been dedicated to stories of water in the bible for our children in summer Sunday School and Children’s Worship. We’ve been looking at stories of everything from Noah and the ark to Moses parting the Red Sea. Soon we’ll be looking at Peter walking on water, undoubtedly one of my favorite stories that involves Peter and Jesus! Continue reading
When we know the story of the Bible, we’ll get a better understanding of how great God’s love for us truly is. Even when we didn’t want to be loved, he pursued us and loved us in-spite of ourselves. When we push him away and live lazy faith lives, Jesus knocks and calls us to let him in. He desires us to live passionately pursuing him. It’s time to let the love of Christ transform the way we think, speak and act. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares the importance of this portion of Solomon’s love song and what it means for us today.
Growing up I was taught that the Devil was a scary creature with horns on his head, a pitch fork in his hand and a long spiky tail. I was taught that he looked like a monster that was out to scare us. I knew that if I saw him, I could just run away and hide because honestly who wears a red suit and always yells and screams at everyone? Continue reading
When Solomon describes his bride, he uses very specific imagery. How do all of these weird descriptions apply to Christ and the church? Well this is the focus of our time together this week. In this week’s Living Word Galena podcast we’ll take time to study the meaning behind teeth like a flock of sheep, hair flowing like a flock of goats, eyes like doves and cheeks like pomegranates. What could all of this mean? Listen as Pastor Derrick helps us dig a little deeper into these and many more treasures in this week’s message.
When the longing to be together is finally realized, Solomon and young woman in the song share the wonders of their love story. But nestled in this story is a much bigger love story between Jesus and his church. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares more depth of the story, greater connections between the text and the life of the church today and then some practical ways we can experience this kind of love in our relationship with God today.
Sitting on my desk is a paper with the heading Kaleidoscope. And it got me thinking, what is a kaleidoscope? If you think about it, a kaleidoscope is a small tube like structure into which broken bits and pieces of color are seemingly haphazardly placed. Each colorful shard is rough around the edges. They appear sharp to the touch yet when they are placed in the midst of the other bits of brokenness and light is cast on them something beautiful begins to happen. An image, a colorful image appears. Continue reading
This week we started a new series in our worship at Living Word Galena. It’s a study all about the book Song of Songs. While the words of this book are pretty raw, it has a powerful message for all of us. I’m using this week’s Music Monday as a response to that raw yet powerful message. Continue reading
This week we begin a series inside of a series. As the next several weeks unfold we’ll be looking deeper into the book of Song of Songs. We’ll be challenged by its content and seek to gain a more full understanding of how this love song between Solomon and a young woman can help us better understand God’s love for us and for his church. This week Pastor Derrick shares insights on chapter 1:1-7. Read through chapter one before listening to this episode.
We hope that you are drawn closer to your Savior through these messages and remember God loves you more than Solomon loved this young woman.
