Message Outline (Husbands)

THE MARRIAGE LIFE:

  THE HUSBAND'S RESPONSIBILITY

Husbands love your wives by assuming your responsibility as the head of your wife and head of the family  (Ephesians 5:23)

23 For a husband is head of the wife as also Christ is Head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the Body.

Husbands love your wives - indicating the wife's need in her emotions for security, care, and understanding.  (Ephesians 5:25a)

25 Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her  

Love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her - indicating being given to your wife and committed to her for her entire well-being - her body, soul and spirit  (Ephesians 5:25)

25 Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her  

Loving your wife in the way the Lord loved the church and sanctified the church so that He may present the church to Himself glorious (Ephesians 5:25-26)

25 Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her  26 That He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of the water in the word.

     To Make Her a Perfect Help Meet

     Paying the Price to Gain Her Submission

Loving your wife as you love your own body to nourish her and to cherish her - Ephesians 5:28-29

28 In the same way the husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his own wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also the church

Being joined to your wife so that the two shall be one - Ephesians 5:31

31 For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

Being with your wife according to knowledge, assigning honor to her as a fellow heir of the grace of life so that your prayer will not be hindered. - 1 Peter 3:7

7 Husbands, in like manner dwell together with them according to knowledge, as with the weaker, female vessel, assigning honor to them as also to fellow heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.