Stepping Into Spring: Song of Songs 2

This week, Ryan Murphy brings a message from Song of Songs 2 titled "Stepping Into Spring." Drawing from the ancient love poem at the heart of Scripture, Ryan unpacks the wisdom of spiritual seasons — and makes the case that for many in the room, the long winter is giving way to something new.Walking through the imagery of the bride and bridegroom in Song of Songs 2, Ryan traces a journey from insecurity to confidence, from dormancy to blossoming, and from private intimacy with God to bold, fruitful action. He roots the sermon in a simple but profound conviction: just as nature declares the glory of God, the seasons we walk through are not random. They are a gardener's work — pruning, planting, and preparing us for what's next.The sermon moves through five ways to partner with what God does in a springtime season: stepping further into confidence in God's love, fighting for your history with God in prayer, creating and making — especially for those with artistic gifts long silenced by shame or discouragement — discerning what to water by looking back at the prophetic promises of the winter, and guarding the growth by catching the internal foxes — ambition, offense, and fear — before they can ruin what's beginning to bloom.Ultimately, this message is an invitation to stop fighting your season and lean into it. Whether you're still in winter or already feeling the first signs of spring, the foundation of everything is the same: the Bridegroom is leaping over the mountains to get to you, singing arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. His delight in you is not waiting for your performance to improve. It has never changed.