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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 40 MIN

Better Together Week 2

from The Official Podcast of Northpark Church · host Pastor Chris Sloan

Many of us grew up in church learning what not to do when it came to sex, but never learning what it was actually for. In this message, we explore how silence and shame have shaped our understanding of desire, and why that silence hasn’t protected us, but it’s hurt us. Walking through Song of Songs 1, we discover that God isn’t embarrassed by desire and doesn’t treat our bodies as problems to fix. Instead, He speaks honestly about love, attraction, and covenant. The gospel frees us from both shame and distortion, reshaping our desires into something good, sacred, and life-giving within marriage.

Many of us grew up in church learning what not to do when it came to sex, but never learning what it was actually for. In this message, we explore how silence and shame have shaped our understanding of desire, and why that silence hasn’t protected us, but it’s hurt us. Walking through Song of Songs 1, we discover that God isn’t embarrassed by desire and doesn’t treat our bodies as problems to fix. Instead, He speaks honestly about love, attraction, and covenant. The gospel frees us from both shame and distortion, reshaping our desires into something good, sacred, and life-giving within marriage.

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Many of us grew up in church learning what not to do when it came to sex, but never learning what it was actually for. In this message, we explore how silence and shame have shaped our understanding of desire, and why that silence hasn’t protected...

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