Love That Lasts

Attraction Reveals Direction

Grace Church · Mike Adkins · September 12, 2026

Non-denominational church · Services: Saturdays, 4 & 5:30, Sundays - 8, 9:20, 11 &12:30

2300 Pembrook Dr, Orlando, FL, United States

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1 Solomon’s Song of Songs. She[a] 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine. 3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! 4 Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. She How right they are to adore you! 5 Dark am I, yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect. 7 Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? Friends 8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds. He 9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariot horses. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. 11 We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. She 12 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. 13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. 14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. He 15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. She 16 How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. He 17 The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are firs.Song of Songs 1:1-17
28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.john 10:28-29

Confession

Christ, our Redeemer and King, From heaven, Your covenant love sought out Your people. Rather than leave us to our despair, You bring healing and reconciliation. Forgive us for pursuing the things that bring death. Instill in us a desire for Your presence. Capture our hearts. Center our minds. Teach us to love as You have loved us. We know that You are with us. Grow our wisdom, as You shape us into who You’re calling us to be. Amen.

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If I find in myself a desire which no experience can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. - C.S. LEWIS
If I find in myself a desire which no experience can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. - C.S. LEWIS
Every good desire is a gift to be received, a power to be directed, and a sign pointing beyond itself to God.
Every good desire is a gift to be received, a power to be directed, and a sign pointing beyond itself to God.
What we value, what we honor, and what we pursue spiritually shapes what we are drawn toward relationally.
What we value, what we honor, and what we pursue spiritually shapes what we are drawn toward relationally.
Chemistry may awaken desire, but character makes love trustworthy.
Chemistry may awaken desire, but character makes love trustworthy.
Because real relationships are based on friendship more than attraction or romance.
Because real relationships are based on friendship more than attraction or romance.
To love is the will the good of the other. - THOMAS AQUINAS
To love is the will the good of the other. - THOMAS AQUINAS

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