Protect One Another - Ephesians 5:21-33
Rejection is common to each and every person. And its effect is devastating as it deforms our soul and how we see God, ourselves, and others. That's why the unconditional love and acceptance of God is so critical, not just to healing the hurt of rejection - but to everyday life.
Marriage offers a unique opportunity to distribute God's love and acceptance to one another, and therefore offering protection to when shame and the flesh attacks.
Love and Respect - Ephesians 5:21-33
The most important counsel on marriage is summarized in Ephesians 5:33, the husband "is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband." And do it without conditions. But how do you such a thing? And what does that look like?
Pastor Ross teaches this critical dynamic within marriage and gives some ideas of what it will look like.
Authority, Submission, and Headship - Ephesians 5:22-24
Certain words and ideas can elicit very strong reactions. Few can compare to the reaction of hearing words like; authority, submission, and headship. Yet these are ideas and concepts that are designed by God, and therefore are good. We need to separate what God is telling us been poorly taught. The latter leads to misery, but the former leads life.
Pastor Ross explains how Ephesians 5:22-24 describes why God created authority and what that means for a wife and what it means for a husband.
Mutual Submission - Ephesians 5:21-24
There are few words in the Bible that elicit as strong as a reaction than submission, or suitable helper. The reaction is often a result of not understanding what God is intending with those words and the result has strong negative results in our marriages.
Join Pastor Ross as he begins a multi-week study on marriage, beginning with understanding that submission is a mutual response between husband and wife.