Unity–Week 11–Ephesians 5:22-6:4–Family Dynamics
Our culture views family in a number of different ways, saying “Anyone can be a family!” But that’s not what God says. He says a family is wife, a husband, and children, and parents. We see here in Ephesians 5 and the beginning of Ephesians 6 how these pieces relate and how they define what unity is.
- Wives & Kids
- Wives submit
- Kids obey
- Kids honor
- Fathers
- Not to frustrate children
- Be the spiritual leader of children
- Husbands
- Love your wife
- Results are…
- Respect
- Submission/Trust
- Support
- Encourage
- Love in return
- Cheerleader
- Envy of her friends
- She will find that she’s married the best person in the world
- This is because you are pursuing to be that person in your own life
- And it will cause her to want to pursue that for herself
The end result is unity with each other, and it begins with our unity with Jesus.