Ephesians 5:22-33 Growing In Marriage

 A wedding begins two people to walk together, marriage grows the two together


Marriage is a picture of God’s relationship with His Children 

  • He says verse 23 just as the husband is the head of the wife so is Christ the head of the church 
  • Verse 25, husbands love your wives, just as Christ loved the church
  • Verse 29, after saying that both husband and wife ought to love each other the way they love themselves, Paul writes, just as Christ does the church,…
  • Finally, after Paul reminds the unity of the relationship between a husband and a wife, in verse 32, he writes, This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Christ and the church.  . 

 

Purposes For Life

Purposes for Marriage



Connect: You were formed for God’s family

Submissive Connection            (Eph 5:22-24)

 

 


Grow:  You were Created to Become Like Christ

Growing Love
(Eph 5:25-27)

 

 


Serve:  You were Shaped for Serving God

Unselfish Service
(Eph 5:28-29)

 

 

Share: You were Made for  a Mission

Shared Unity
(Eph 5:30-32)

 

 

Worship:  You were planned for God’s Pleasure

Defined Devotion

(Eph 5:33)














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