Jesus, The Altogether Lovely One by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

Song of Solomon 5:16- His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. This is PART ONE of the series “Jesus, The Altogether Lovely One.” When we view the Book of the Song of Solomon, we find that it speaks of the precious love between a bride and a bridegroom. It is a tender and lovely book. The relationship and love of these two people is a beautiful picture of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride, the Church. The statement of the bride that her beloved is “altogether lovely” is a perfect description of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Altogether Lovely One. He is One who is to be desired and adored by believers. We are His bride and He is our groom who is coming for us one day soon! Perhaps today! To attempt to adequately, appropriately, accurately, and acceptably describe the wondrous beauty and loveliness of the Lord Jesus Christ seems to be impossible and inadequate to what He deserves. Godly men and women throughout the centuries who were filled with the Holy Spirit have tried to describe or paint His loveliness with their words in their songs, poems, preaching, and books, but they all still came up short. His beauty is so vast. To attempt to describe all of it would be like putting the ocean in a backyard swimming pool. You can’t do it! For me, trying to adequately describe the loveliness and beauty of Jesus is like being a bird with clipped wings that is forever longing to soar but is grounded in the shadows of its own limitations. It's like being a poet trapped in a silent world, where every word is a color that never touches the page. Coming up with the right words and enough words is never going to be enough, but I can still try. Haha! This is the first message of a series of messages that will be sprinkled over the next months about the beauty and loveliness of Jesus Christ. This message is about the beauty of Jesus’ cleansing and cures. I hope this message, as well as the ones to follow in the future, will be a blessing to your life and draw you closer to Jesus, the Altogether Lovely One. This message was preached on Sunday morning August 10, 2025, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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• Jesus Christ