2. A Secure Relationship (Ephesians 5:22-5:23)
When a marriage fails, we often hear people say that they were just “wrong” for each other. This week Pastor Jonathan will be debunking the myth of “compatibility” and looking at how to make a marriage work. Join us.
When a marriage fails, we often hear people say that they were just “wrong” for each other. This week Pastor Jonathan will be debunking the myth of “compatibility” and looking at how to make a marriage work. Join us.
Daily Bible Reading (Week 2)
Monday - Ephesians 5
Tuesday - Titus 2:4-5
Wednesday - 1 Corinthians 7
Thursday - 1 Peter 3:7
Friday - Luke 16:18
Saturday - Mark 10:1-12
Monday - Ephesians 5
Tuesday - Titus 2:4-5
Wednesday - 1 Corinthians 7
Thursday - 1 Peter 3:7
Friday - Luke 16:18
Saturday - Mark 10:1-12
Sermon Notes:
Proposition #1: Our two most basic human needs are for security and significance.
Proposition #2: Our most basic problem in marriage is that we look to the wrong source for our security and significance.
Proposition #3: Our most basic responsibility in Christian marriage is to reinforce the security and significance that come from God.
Text: Ephesians 5:21-33
The Responsibility of the Wife: Submission & Respect (Ephesians 5:22-24)
-Wives are to submit to their husbands, as to the Lord.
The Responsibility of the Husband: Love (Ephesians 5:25-29)
-Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church.
Summary:
“However, each one of you also must love his wife, as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)
Proposition #1: Our two most basic human needs are for security and significance.
Proposition #2: Our most basic problem in marriage is that we look to the wrong source for our security and significance.
Proposition #3: Our most basic responsibility in Christian marriage is to reinforce the security and significance that come from God.
Text: Ephesians 5:21-33
The Responsibility of the Wife: Submission & Respect (Ephesians 5:22-24)
-Wives are to submit to their husbands, as to the Lord.
The Responsibility of the Husband: Love (Ephesians 5:25-29)
-Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church.
Summary:
“However, each one of you also must love his wife, as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)