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Episodes
Sunday Jul 13, 2014
Sunday Jul 13, 2014
Aspects of Covenantal Love
(Song of Solomon 8:5-7)
Schedule
Introduction
1. Dependency (Song of Solomon 8v5a)
2. Data (Song of Solomon 8v5b)
3. Desire (Song of Solomon 8v6)
4. Devotion (Song of Solomon 8v7)
How can we respond?
Song of Solomon 8:5-7
Friends
5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness
leaning on her beloved?
She
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived you,
there she who was in labour gave you birth.
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
he would be utterly scorned.
Introduction
We started this journey together at Song of Solomon 2:3-14 and Life under the Apple Tree. We saw together that Jesus, the tremendous lover, wants to hear the voice of His people and to be their king. Then we continued the journey, looking at Song of Solomon 5:9 - 6:9. There we saw together that Jesus is the best of the best and that Jesus is altogether lovely in every aspect - his birth, life, ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, exultation, holiness, glorification, grace, protection, tenderness, power, wisdom, vengeance, judgment, redemption and pardon! Altogether: lovely and glorious.
There are 3 main ways to interpret this book. Firstly as a story about the joys of biblical love between a man and woman. That bit even I can see. Some would say that it was erotic, but as a white Australian male, I just don't see it! Secondly, the earliest commentators and readers saw it as an allegory about God's love for His people Israel, particularly with their coming Messiah in mind. The third way shows that this Song of Songs speaks not only on a physical level about the importance of human love and intimacy between a man and a woman, but also the intimacy that exists, blossoms and grows between a person and Jesus Christ.
Martin Luther called it the "noblest of all songs". Historically this book has been interpreted in 3 ways We move on tonight, to perhaps, what could be considered the key verses of this book. The couple have now entered a covenantal relationship - a relationship committed to one another.
So please do open your bibles and let us read the Song of Solomon 8:5-7. These three verses are the key verses of the Song of Solomon or the Song of Songs as other people call it. As the couple, the Lover and the Beloved, have now entered into a Covenant of love, we are, tonight, going to look at 4 Dimensions of Covenantal Love. A Covenant is a contract - a promise. Throughout Old Testament history, God had made covenants with people - people such as Adam, Noah, Abraham and Moses. The original readers and commentators would have known that and understood that.
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For Song of Solomon 2 "Life Under The Apple Tree" please do visit: http://davegroberts.podbean.com/e/songofsongs01/
For Song of Solomon 5 "He Is The Best Of The Best" please do visit: http://davegroberts.podbean.com/e/songofsongs02/
Thursday Jul 10, 2014
Thursday Jul 10, 2014
Hope Walkers
10 July 2014
Genesis 1:31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Come and hear what Claire is sharing about this and today in this new series...
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Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Question 7
What is the who, what and why of Partakers?
(as interviewed by Mrs Heidi Trotman)
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Monday Jul 07, 2014
Monday Jul 07, 2014
Think Spot 7 July 2014
G’day and welcome to Partake! Welcome also to Monday and our Think Spot together!We have the start of a new week! Its Monday! How and in what circumstances are you going to be trusting God this week? How did Jesus Christ trust in the Father? Jesus knew that the Father was going to bring Him back to life after his death on the cross. Jesus trusted the Father in this area of His life, just as he did in all aspects of his life. How are you doing? Do you have concerns and areas of your life where you need an assurance that God the Father will help you?
Here are some simple steps which may help you maintain a trust in God.
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Pray, casting all anxiety on God. He cares for you because you are His personal concern (The great apostle Peter, one of Jesus’ closest friends wrote this in 1 Peter 5:7 “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”)
- Accept and thank God that His peace has filled that area (Another great apostle, Paul, wrote this in Philippians 4:7 says “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”)
- Learn to be content whatever your circumstances are, resting in God (Paul goes on in Philippians 4:11-12 “Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.”)
- Allow the Spirit to control your mind for life and peace (and again from the pen of the apostle Paul, this time in Romans 8:6 “So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.”)
- Trust God to fulfil your every need (Matthew records these words of Jesus in Matthew 6:32-33 “but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” )
- Obey and follow God's commands to love God and love others (Jesus is recorded in Matthew 22:37-40 “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”)
- Finally, be prepared to be obedient to the Father, in supplying the needs of others you meet and therefore showing you love God and other people! One way to show you are trusting and loving God is to be the answer to the prayers of somebody else and showing that love to them! Ask God to show you, how you can help somebody else in need this week and showing your love.
Go in peace this Monday, into this week, knowing God is worthy of your trust! God will take care of you, but not always in the way you expect! Expect Him to allow circumstances and situations to arise where you are to trust Him fully! He will help you if you ask! After all, He knows you better than anybody! And don’t be afraid to help somebody else because by doing that, you show you are loving and trusting in God!
Father, I pray that You would help us to trust in You and that You would supply our needs, calm our concerns and help us to love You and others more fully. I ask this through the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit who lives inside all those who have peace with you. Amen
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Friday Jul 04, 2014
Friday Jul 04, 2014
Partakers Friday Prayers!
4th July 2014
We pray together and when Christians pray together, from different nations, different churches and different denominations - that reveals Church unity! Come! Let us pray together! Today we are praying an ancient prayer of Columba (521-597AD)...
A prayer of Columba 521 - 597AD
Be a bright flame before me, O God
a guiding star above me.
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Be a smooth path below me,
a kindly shepherd behind me
today, tonight, and for ever.
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Alone with none but you, my God,
I journey on my way.
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What need I fear,
when you are near
O king of night and day?
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More safe am I within your hand
Than if a host did round me stand.
Amen
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Wednesday Jul 02, 2014
Wednesday Jul 02, 2014
God Loves You 05
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“For God so
loved the world, that He gave is one and only Son, so that who ever
believed in Him would have everlasting life.” John 3:16.
Today we have Jessie and Evie! Be amazed! See and hear how they tell you that God loves you! A good reminder for the Christian and a beckoning call for those yet to be a Christian!
God loves you. God is beckoning you to love Him in return. He wants you to be in
relationship with Him. Nothing you can do will make Him love you more than He
already does. If you are not in relationship with God already, now is the time!
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