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.

  1. Wives & Kids
    1. Wives submit
    2. Kids obey
    3. Kids honor
  2. Fathers
    1. Not to frustrate children
    2. Be the spiritual leader of children
  3. Husbands
    1. Love your wife
    2. Results are…
      1. Respect
      2. Submission/Trust
      3. Support
      4. Encourage
      5. Love in return
      6. Cheerleader
      7. Envy of her friends
      8. She will find that she’s married the best person in the world
      9. This is because you are pursuing to be that person in your own life
      10. 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.

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