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5 O'CLOCK HUSBAND - LOVE YOUR WIFE Charles Hodges MD To download this lesson as an mp3 file Right click and select SAVE LINK or SAVE LINK AS |
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I. Remember Husbands number one role is leading by serving.
Matthew 20 A. To be Lovers, husbands must be imitators! Ephesians 5:1 1. Imitate God and follow Christ who gave himself up. 2. Husbands must give up as Christ Did. Ephesians 5:25 3. We give up in verses 4-12 immorality, impurity, greed. 4. We give up off color jokes, and profanity. 5. We give up unfruitful deeds of darkness such as immoral movies, TV, Magazines. 6. We give up the world view of marriage. B. To be Lover we must hold a Biblical view of marriage. 1. Do what Jesus did for the Church! 2. This is what Christ gave. This is what we must give! 3. He taught. Matthew 5: 1. Ha sat down and taught them. 4. He led. Matthew 9: 9 8: 22 5. He fed. Matthew 15: 30 6. He felt compassion for us. Matthew 15: 32 7. He protected them. Matthew 8: 23 8. He provided housing and provided for the care of his family after He was gone. John 19:26-27 9. He worked. Luke 2: 46 - John 13 10. He healed. Matthew 8: 1 11. He disciplined. Matthew 16: 33 12. He comforted. John 11 13. He was dependable, He did not abandon us. John 14: 18 14. He loved us. John 13: 1 15. He sacrificed and suffered for and because of us. Matthew 20: 17-19 16. He had joy while He suffered for us because we would be better off! Hebrews 12: 1-2 17. He knows us. John 2: 25 18. He prays for us! John 17: 20 19. He helps us. Matthew 11: 28-30 20. He shared the Gospel with them. Matthew 16: 24-27 21. He forgives us. Matthew 18: 35 22. He rewards us. Matthew 19: 28-30 23. He is gracious to us. Matthew 20: 1-16 24. He serves us. Matthew 20: 25-28 So husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church. These are just some of the things Jesus did for us. I suggest you take the list and take one off the list daily and do it. Then keep track in a diary of what you did. Then ask a friend to hold you accountable for doing it. WE do what others inspect not what they expect. C. How much should a husband love his Wife? 1. I should love my wife first. I John 4:19 2. I should love my wife the most. Ephesians 5:25 3. I should love my wife sacrificially. Ephesians 5:25 4. I should love my wife Unmistakably. I John 3:18 5. I should love my wife in spite of faults. Romans 5:8 6. I should love my wife without bitterness. Colossians 3:19 7. I should love my wife as my own body! Ephesians 5:28 II. Husbands who love their wives will be Learners. A. This is a Command. I Peter 3:7 1. World says you can not understand women. 2. This command takes time! 3. This command takes study. B. We are commanded to treat our wives as Fragile. C. Learning affects our Spiritual life. Psalm 66:18 |