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No matter what, the husband is commanded to love his wife.

No matter what, the husband is commanded to love his wife. Matthew 5:44. 44 “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use and persecute you.”. This is when he is most like God.

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No matter what, the husband is commanded to love his wife.

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  1. No matter what, the husband is commanded to love his wife.

  2. Matthew 5:44 44“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use and persecute you.”

  3. This is when he is most like God. The supreme responsibility of the husband is to love his wife.

  4. 5.2 Let us read together: Ephesians 5:25, 28 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her.28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.

  5. Let us read together: Ephesians 5:29, 33 29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the Church. 33Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

  6. Let us read together: Colossians 3:19 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. What does it mean to love?

  7. Let us revisit Ephesians: If we were as selfless toward our wives as we are selfish for ourselves we would have fewer divorces. Ephesians 5:25, 28 a powerful analogy 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her.28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her.28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife as he loves himself. limitless indulgent insatiable

  8. What does it mean to love? 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a 4Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8Love never fails. 4Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8Love never fails.

  9. 5.3 Love that is Unconditional God loves the unlovable and undeserving. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

  10. It is NOT an “if” love. I love you if you please me…if you don’t hurt me…if you measure up to my expectations. It IS a “constant” love. I love you, period. No conditions, no “fine print,” no time table. It is the same kind of love God commands that we have for an enemy. (You don’t have to “like” what your enemy does, but we are committed to their welfare at all times. If our love is unconditional, we can not treat them disrespectfully, unkindly, nor do anything that isn’t for the express purpose of their good.) Daily Walk Bible, Walk Thru the Bible How do we husbands know when we are loving our wives properly, biblically? It’s when we love them unconditionally. What does that mean? It is NOT a “because” love. I love you because you are beautiful…because you are talented…because you make me feel special. It is NOT a “when” love. I love you when you are good…when you are faithful…when you are obedient.

  11. Love that is Sacrificial To be genuine love must cost me something. 13Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

  12. A successful marriage requires falling in love again and again and again with the same woman, with no hints of disloyalty. Love that is Loyal 24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. Matthew 6:24

  13. 5.3

  14. 1. Love your wife because God commands you to _______. AGAPE A. Present tense – I am to love _______________. CONTINUALLY Not here and there – all the time…

  15. 1. Love your wife because God commands you to _______. AGAPE A. Present tense – I am to love _______________. CONTINUALLY B. Active voice – I am to love ___________. ACTIVELY

  16. True love is WORK! One must get intentional.

  17. 1. Love your wife because God commands you to _______. AGAPE A. Present tense – I am to love _______________. CONTINUALLY B. Active voice – I am to love ___________. ACTIVELY C. Imperative mood – I am to love by my ________. CHOICE

  18. Choose to make love emerge.

  19. 2. Love your wife as Christ “loved the church” and give yourself ________________. SACRIFICIALLY

  20. Exploding the Myths That Could Destroy America, Erwin Lutzer The husband is responsible for putting (his wife’s) needs above his own. In practical terms this means if there is enough money for only one suit of clothes, his wife should be preferred. If his job requires that he be separated from his family more often than his wife can tolerate, he should trust God for a different vocation. His goal should not be to make himself successful but rather to make his wife satisfied.

  21. 2. Love your wife as Christ “loved the church” and give yourself ________________. SACRIFICIALLY A. Sacrifice means to give up something I ______ for something she ________. WANT WANTS

  22. 2. Love your wife as Christ “loved the church” and give yourself ________________. SACRIFICIALLY A. Sacrifice means to give up something I ______ for something she ________. WANT WANTS B. Christ loved His church enough to make the ultimate ____________. SACRIFICE SACRIFICE

  23. 3. Love your wife and do not become ________toward her. BITTER

  24. A husband loves his wife not for who she is, but for who he is. This special warning concerns a foul blot in married life, when the husband as head . . . either shows bitterness in word or deed, or in tone, to the wife . . . Or treats her with indifference, neglect, or harshness. Karl Braune

  25. 3. Love your wife and do not become________toward her. BITTER A. Bitter means to be sharp, cutting, _______. HARSH B. Never an unkind tone of voice, but always _________. TENDER C. Never a harsh or demeaning manner, but always _________. GENTLE D. Never tearing down, but always ______________. BUILDING-UP

  26. What’s the most common excuse for a divorce? God says, ‘There was a time you chose to love her. Then you chose not to, now you can choose to love her again.’ Colossians 3:19 This verse shows how to know when you are NOT loving your wife. 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.

  27. 3. Love your wife and do not become________toward her. BITTER E. Never controlling, but always _______________. EMPOWERING

  28. 4. Love your wife and purposefully “nourish and _________”her. CHERISH A. Nourish means to provide what is necessary for __________. GROWTH B. Cherish means to treasure and treat with ______________. TENDERNESS

  29. Paul Tournier “I am convinced that nine out of ten persons seeing a psychiatrist do not need one. They need somebody who will love them with God’s love, and they will get well.”

  30. 5. Love your wife fervently and never allow your love to grow _______. COLD • Agape Love includes both our actions and _____________. • B. Agape Love chooses to care deeply and lavish AFFECTION. • C. Agape Love never fails and guards against unforgiveness and APATHY.

  31. Ephesians 5:28-29 28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the Church.

  32. 1.Stop whatever you do that disappoints, frustrates, or angers your wife. 2. Repeat the “first works” of your early courtship.

  33. 3. Demonstrateyour love so your wife actually feels loved. 4. Receive God’s love today by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. (John 1:12; 3:16)

  34. John 3:16 16For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

  35. Romans 5:8 8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

  36. John 1:12 12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.

  37. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 4 Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy; does not parade itself, is not puffed up;5does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;6does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.8Love never fails.

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