However each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself and the wife must respect her husband Ephesians 533 Gods Plan for Marriage pt III Ephesians 52233 Husbands role ID: 761248
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However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33
God’s Plan for Marriage, pt. III Ephesians 5:22-33
Husband’s role Servant-leadership Prime example of one living in submission to Jesus Christ
Submission today It is a wife's willingly coming under the leadership of her husband, responding to him in a spirit of gentleness and respect. Intelligent submission
Servant-leadership/Intelligent submission ‘One Flesh’ Communication Camaraderie/friendship Fruits of the Spirit Serving one another Fun, love, laughter
God’s Plan for Marriage, pt. III Ephesians 5:22-33
Today What to look for in a spouse A husband’s love for his wife Growth in a marriage A mystery: Christ and His church
What to look for in a spouse
What to look for in a spouse “Those in the West marry the one they love; here in India we love the one we marry.” Brother of Dr. Ravi Zacharias
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. …but he must belong to the Lord. I Corinthians 7:39 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers… II Corinthians 6:14
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…?
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…? This person is a friend – you can be yourself.
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…? This person is a friend – you can be yourself. If this person never changes, could I like him/her?
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…? This person is a friend – you can be yourself. If this person never changes, could I like him/her? “Go into marriage with both eyes open; afterward, keep them half shut.”
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…? This person is a friend – you can be yourself. If this person never changes, could I like him/her? Keep good physical boundaries.
What to look for in a spouse This person should be a growing Christian. What do your parents or close friends think…? This person is a friend – you can be yourself. If this person never changes, could I like him/her? Keep good physical boundaries. Are you becoming the kind of spouse you would like to marry?
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29 Christ sacrificially loved His church. Incarnation The cross
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29 Christ sacrificially loved His church. Incarnation The cross Christ loved His church unconditionally . Without conditions
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29 Christ sacrificially loved His church. Incarnation The cross Christ loved His church unconditionally . Without conditions Wrongly : Marriage is 50-50 “I’ll do my part if you do yours.” Rightly : 100-100 “I’ll do my part…regardless.”
…cleansing her by the washing with water through the word. vs. 26 Some: baptism (?) My thought: referring to purification (like OT rites) key : “through the word” 1. Hear the gospel and believe (justification) 2. Read the Word and obey (sanctification)
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29 Christ’s example: sacrificially, unconditionally As he loves himself: feeding, nourishing
A husband’s love for his wife vs. 25-29 Christ’s example: sacrificially, unconditionally As he loves himself: feeding, nourishing What does she like to eat? Where does she like to go? What does she like to do? Encourage her to grow as a person
Growth in a marriage
Servant-leadership/Intelligent submission ‘One Flesh’ Communication Camaraderie/friendship Fruits of the Spirit Serving one another Fun, love, laughter
Growth in a marriage Moral purity Dating your spouse Communication Forgiveness Praying together
Moral purity Every thought captive Confess any attraction “Where do these thoughts finally lead?” But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Proverbs 6:32
Date your spouse If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you need to water your own side.
Communication “When you _____ I feel _____ because _____.” Focuses on observed behavior No put downs
Forgiveness
Praying together
Growth in a marriage Moral purity Dating your spouse Communication Forgiveness Praying together
A mystery: Christ and His church vs.29-31
A mystery: Christ and His church vs.29-31 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband , to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to Him. II Corinthians 11:2 "Come, I will show you the bride , the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. Revelation 21:9-10
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33