Sermons on Ephesians (Page 2)
Conclusions from 12 Sermons on Gender
The devil never submits of his own will, but when we play our God given gender roles, he must. Ephesians 5: 22-27 – Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 2For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything…
Pray Every Day, Really!
God desires to hear from you! 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Never stop praying. Ephesians 6:18-19 – Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and…
Do You Really Want the Same Measure Applied to You?
Stop arrogantly calling fire down on the unknown heart of others, instead fill yours with humble love. Philippians 2:1-4 – Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then…
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