Opening:
Let’s start with the assurance that His grace is enough. This subject may have brought up painful, shameful, difficult memories and emotions. Take time to discuss and process this as a group of loving and gracious people.
Digging Deeper:
Let’s jump right into Song of Solomon. Read the background to this book of poetry and them jump into chapters 1 and 2.
We are approaching this thematically. What emerges is the love story of a couple. From the perspective of asking, “What’s good for her?” we see many lessons emerge.
How is does he engage in WORD PLAY? Does this mean we all have to be poets? Women, help the husbands and young men to understand what good word play means. How can words build up or tear down a woman? Just how important are words to you?
How does he engage in CHORE PLAY? All right, he was a king and probably didn’t help out too much around the colonnade. But he does take an interest in the details. How can we help out with chores around the home, and help us to understand why this is so important to your sexual well-being.
Finally, we do see a lot of FOREPLAY in these poems. They had it bad for each other. Take this as an opportunity to discuss how a woman thinks about (or doesn’t think about) sex. Is there truth to sayings such as, “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” Feel free to discuss the questions your group raises. Focus on making it “good for her.”
Remember, keep bringing this back to biblical and experiential truths. Next week we’ll be getting into texts such as Ephesians 5, but feel free to go there now.
Closing:
Eat some apples and pray!
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