| A. We
live in the midst of a confused culture wherein the most fundamental aspects
of humanity are frequently blurred and distorted.B. We’ve been following the
lead of Jesus (“Have you not read?” Matt 19:4) in going back to the beginning
in order to find rock-solid, God-shaped ground on which to stand and build.C.
What does it mean, according to God, to be a victorious wife? 1. Ephesians
5:22-33 establishes the fact that marriage is a portrait, a reflection, a
momentaryparable of the relationship of Christ to his church (Rev 19:6-9). 2.
Neither wives nor husbands can fully understand our respective callings to
submission and headship in Ephesians 5 without first submitting to the
cosmos-ruling Christ of Ephesians 1.I. Victorious Wives _____________ the
_____________ of God A. God’s desire: to unite all things in him (Eph 1:3-10,
19-23). B. God’s blueprint: a household built on Christ (Eph 2:17-22).1.
Where _______________ are heeded (Gen 3:1-8).2. Where the creative
___________ is respected (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:3).3. Where _________________
are answered (Eph 5:15-24).II. Victorious Wives __________ to Their Own
_______________ A. Why? Because ultimately their submission is God-ward (Eph
5:22-24). B. Submission is not:1. Being a _________________2. About who is
superior3. Being _________4. A burden to be borne5. A ________ to be used
when a wife wants something C. Submission is an attitude of the __________
that feeds God-honoring action.III. Victorious Wives are Powerful
_________________ for _________ A. God has designed and prescribed precious,
imperishable beauty of the _________ (1 Pet 3:3-4). B. When wives submit
their wills to the will of the cosmos-ruling Christ, the influence that
iscreated is powerful (1 Pet 3:1-2)A. We live in the midst of a confused
culture wherein the most fundamental aspects of humanity are frequently
blurred and distorted.B. We’ve been following the lead of Jesus (“Have you
not read?” Matt 19:4) in going back to the beginning in order to find
rock-solid, God-shaped ground on which to stand and build.C. What does it
mean, according to God, to be a victorious wife? 1. Ephesians 5:22-33
establishes the fact that marriage is a portrait, a reflection, a
momentaryparable of the relationship of Christ to his church (Rev 19:6-9). 2.
Neither wives nor husbands can fully understand our respective callings to
submission and headship in Ephesians 5 without first submitting to the
cosmos-ruling Christ of Ephesians 1.I. Victorious Wives _____________ the
_____________ of God A. God’s desire: to unite all things in him (Eph 1:3-10,
19-23). B. God’s blueprint: a household built on Christ (Eph 2:17-22).1.
Where _______________ are heeded (Gen 3:1-8).2. Where the creative
___________ is respected (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:3).3. Where _________________
are answered (Eph 5:15-24).II. Victorious Wives __________ to Their Own
_______________ A. Why? Because ultimately their submission is God-ward (Eph
5:22-24). B. Submission is not:1. Being a _________________2. About who is
superior3. Being _________4. A burden to be borne5. A ________ to be used
when a wife wants something C. Submission is an attitude of the __________
that feeds God-honoring action.III. Victorious Wives are Powerful
_________________ for _________ A. God has designed and prescribed precious,
imperishable beauty of the _________ (1 Pet 3:3-4). B. When wives submit
their wills to the will of the cosmos-ruling Christ, the influence that
iscreated is powerful (1 Pet 3:1-2) |
