2. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
“…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…” 

3. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
“…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

4. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
“…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

5. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

6. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

7. EPHESIANS 5:21-25 (ESV)
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 

8. 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NASB)
And He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

9. “The Christian principle is Spirit- generated selflessness is not thinking less of yourself or more of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” Tim Keller

10. Genesis 2:4 (ESV)
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

11. Genesis 3:1 (ESV)
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

12. Genesis 3:16 (net) To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;     in pain you shall bring forth children.  

13. Genesis 3:16 (net)
Your desire shall be contrary to your husband,     but he shall rule over you.” (ESV)
 “You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”
(NET)

14. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (esv)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

15. C U R S E

16. Controlling U R S E

17. Controlling Unforgiving R S E
Keeps no record of wrongs
Controlling Unforgiving R S E

18. Controlling Unforgiving Reactive S E
Not easily angered
Controlling Unforgiving Reactive S E

19. Controlling Unforgiving Reactive Shaming E
Does not dishonor others
Controlling Unforgiving Reactive Shaming E

20. Controlling Unforgiving Reactive Shaming Egocentric
Is not self seeking
Controlling Unforgiving Reactive Shaming Egocentric

21. H O P E

22. ephesians 1
His O P E

23. ephesians 4:22-24 (esv)
His Overcome P E

24. ephesians 3:20-21(esv)
His Overcome Power E

25. His Overcome Power Enjoy
John 15:11(esv)
His Overcome Power Enjoy

26. Steps of faith:
1. What is a way you can grow in walking in submission as a wife and loving as Christ loved the Church as a husband? 2. Which of the characteristics of the “CURSE” could you most readily identify with? How do you need to apply “HOPE” to help you move away from those tendencies? 3. What would it begin to look like if your agenda for your marriage was more about “Unity for the sake of advancing the Gospel” than what you are currently focused on? What is one step you could take to move your lives in that direction?