How do you study?

I am preparing for my sermon this weekend. The topic is pretty tough. We are finishing our series on sex and relationships and my topic is "How to have a Great Sex Life". The title is probably more flashy than the content. We will be looking at the Song of Solomon for advice on the physical relationship between a man and woman, its connection to the emotional relationship and ultimately our relationship with God. I have been studying the text for a while and have really enjoyed my time. I have also been reading several commentaries. I have also been reading a few books and online resources about relationships and specifically physical relationships between husbands and wives. I have found this to be really helpful. The books have been very helpful in providing information on different studies that have been done on these type of situations and problems. Also, the great part is so much of the research which have been done by secular universities or organizations time after time, promote marriage and the sanctity of marriage to be the best place for sexual relations. I always like to see how Gods truth can be discovered by everyone, after all, God created sex, he had a plan and if you really search for the honest truth, you will find God there.

The most interesting part of my sermon is I am having to divide it up into different groups, I will try to address, high school students, college students/singles and finally married couples. Its going to be a pretty interesting sermon and I hope it goes well. Peep has done such a great job the last few weeks sharing Gods plan for sex and relationships and what sex is not, and now I have to wrap it all up.

I was interested in how do others study and prepare to speak or lead a small group, or sunday school class.