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  KISSES
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the delight and satisfaction of
experiencing the love of Christ, which is more delightful than wine and
can never be fully understood.

Topics: "Spiritual Intimacy", "The Love of Christ"
Scripture References: Psalm 36:7, Psalm 63:1, Song of Solomon 1:2, Isaiah 54:10, John 15:9, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, Philippians 3:8, 1 Peter 2:3, 1 John 4:19

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Thomas Brooks passionately expresses the profound longing for the love
of Christ, likening it to the delightful kisses of His mouth, which are
more satisfying than wine. He emphasizes that once a soul has
experienced Christ's love, it craves more, desiring an abundance of His
grace and mercy. Brooks illustrates that true love for Christ leads to
an insatiable thirst for deeper communion with Him, where nothing else
can fulfill that longing. The sermon encourages believers to seek and
cherish the intimate relationship with Christ, recognizing that His love
is beyond comprehension yet essential for spiritual fulfillment.

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"Oh, that He would kiss me with the kisses of His mouth!

For Your love is more delightful than wine." Song 1:2

Not with a kiss--but with the kisses of His mouth.

A soul once kissed by Christ, can never have enough

of the kisses of Christ; His lips drop myrrh and mercy.

No kisses, compared to the kisses of Christ. The more

any soul loves Christ, the more serious, studious, and

industrious will that soul be, to have the love of Christ

discovered, confirmed, witnessed, and sealed to it.

A soul once kissed by Christ, would gladly have . . .

her drop turned into an ocean;

her spark into a flame;

her penny into a pound;

her mite into a million.

A soul who truly loves Christ . . .

can never see enough,

nor ever taste enough,

nor ever feel enough,

nor ever enjoy enough

of the love of Christ. When once they have found

His love to be better than wine, then nothing will

satisfy them but the kisses of His mouth.

"May you experience the love of Christ, though it is

so great you will never fully understand it." Eph. 3:19

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/kisses/
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