Sermons on Ephesians (Page 2)
When a Husband Should Submit to His Wife
Wives, view yourselves as gracious hosts, and husbands, view yourselves as honored guests. Ephesians 5:33 – So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. 1 Timothy 5:14 – So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will…
When Men and Women Aren’t Seen
Stop thinking the way you think and think like your spouse. Ephesians 5:33 – However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
The Husband as “Prophet”
A husband’s job is to be a picture or “prophecy” of something greater. Ephesians 5: 25-33 – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and…
But My Personality Type Isn’t “Submissive”
Submission may feel more unnatural to some, but it remains God’s requirement, nonetheless. Ephesians 5:21-22 – Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
The Mutinous Wife
A wife leading her Christian marriage is actively destroying it. Ephesians 5:22-24; Luke 10:40-42; Genesis 4:6-8
When Your Wife is Hurting
When She is in pain, He is in pain. Ephesians 5:22-33; John 11:17-44
Submission Ain’t Weak!
Ladies, submission is not about what you do, it’s about who you are. Ephesians 5:22 – “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as to the Lord.”
Modesty – Part One
Satan is the enemy, not the opposite sex. Ephesians 5:3-21 (exc.) – But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed… Let no one deceive you with empty words… Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil……
God’s Will on Alcohol
Whether you drink or don’t, do so with sober gratitude. Ephesians 5:18 – Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit