L iving B eyond Y ourself Wives Empowered for Respect

“Submit” which means to “defer to another person”

Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church… Ephesians 5:25-27

Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33

for women only Shaunti Feldhahn

“Would you rather feel alone and unloved in the world or would your rather feel inadequate and disrespected by everyone?” 75% of Men 75% of Women

Ephesians 5:21 - Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. The Manner of love and the Motive to love

Jesus submitted to the authority of his parents (Luke 2:51) Citizens are to submit to government authorities (Romans 13:1,5) Christ submitted himself to God the Father (1 Corinthians 15:28) Christians are to submit to God (Hebrews 12:9) Church members are to submit to church leaders (1 Corinthians 16:15- 16)

Ephesians 5:21 - Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

There is something in me that does not want to submit to others. There is something in others that makes me not want to submit to them.

Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious… hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy…

Ephesians 4:31- Get rid of all bitter- ness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Ephesians 4:31,32 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Ephesians 5:22-24

Fear of Abuse Submit to the Lord, not the Devil There is something within us that does not want to submit

Abigail is a good example 1 Samuel May you be blessed for your good judgment!

 Suppression (of talents, etc.) Proverbs 31 Woman

There is something in you which makes me not want to submit The Macho Man The Missing Man The Mad Man The Mama’s Boy

The Power of Respect

What if?

Despite their “in control” posture, men often feel that their inadequacies will be exposed.

“If a man’s wife believes in him, he feels he can conquer the world or at least his little corner of it.”