HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES (3 OF 5)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27
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Husbands, Love Your Wives (3 of 5)
Series: When Two Becomes One
Scott Maze
Ephesians 5:25-27
Open your Bibles to Ephesians 5:25-27 with me. We continue our year-long study of Ephesians and our recent series on marriage.
Someone recently asked a wife why she chose to marry an obnoxious man. She quickly surveyed the available men and said, ''Supply chain issues.''
I am not claiming to be an expert in marriage. I want to say right up front that even though I have a wonderful marriage, a marriage that is as strong and stable as any marriage I know.
Yet, marriage is hard work. In fact, it is such hard work that fewer and fewer people are evening applying for the job. There is a woman that was recently engaged. She went to a friend for some marital advice. The friend said to her, ''The first ten years of marriage are definitely the hardest.'' The girl said, ''How long have you been married.'' She said, ''Ten years.'' Again, marriage is hard.
It doesn't take a lot of work to have a bad marriage, but it does take a lot of work to have a good one. Do you know why marriage is so hard? It is because marriage involves people. The Bible says we are complex moral and spiritual creatures, and we drift to make ourselves happy first and foremost. Putting our own happiness in front of others is a major obstacle to a long-term, healthy, and happy marriage.
Let's dig into Ephesians for help with our relationships. After asking wives to submit to their husbands, the Scripture turns the attention on the husbands.
Today's Scripture (page 1162 in your pew Bibles)
''Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish'' (Ephesians 5:25-27).
When marriages are strong, the whole community is b ...
Series: When Two Becomes One
Scott Maze
Ephesians 5:25-27
Open your Bibles to Ephesians 5:25-27 with me. We continue our year-long study of Ephesians and our recent series on marriage.
Someone recently asked a wife why she chose to marry an obnoxious man. She quickly surveyed the available men and said, ''Supply chain issues.''
I am not claiming to be an expert in marriage. I want to say right up front that even though I have a wonderful marriage, a marriage that is as strong and stable as any marriage I know.
Yet, marriage is hard work. In fact, it is such hard work that fewer and fewer people are evening applying for the job. There is a woman that was recently engaged. She went to a friend for some marital advice. The friend said to her, ''The first ten years of marriage are definitely the hardest.'' The girl said, ''How long have you been married.'' She said, ''Ten years.'' Again, marriage is hard.
It doesn't take a lot of work to have a bad marriage, but it does take a lot of work to have a good one. Do you know why marriage is so hard? It is because marriage involves people. The Bible says we are complex moral and spiritual creatures, and we drift to make ourselves happy first and foremost. Putting our own happiness in front of others is a major obstacle to a long-term, healthy, and happy marriage.
Let's dig into Ephesians for help with our relationships. After asking wives to submit to their husbands, the Scripture turns the attention on the husbands.
Today's Scripture (page 1162 in your pew Bibles)
''Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish'' (Ephesians 5:25-27).
When marriages are strong, the whole community is b ...
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