The document discusses biblical passages about marriage relationships from Ephesians and other books. It provides instructions for wives to submit to their husbands and for husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church. It also references passages about marriage being a reflection of Christ's relationship with the church, and about mutual submission within marriage.

1. The Greatest of These is Love
In marriage, two become one.
The hard part is deciding which one.

2. Opening Questions
How did you and yourspouse meet?
What activities do you enjoy together?
We’re supposed to complete our spouse,
not finish them off.

3. Wives, submit yourselves to your
own husbands as you do to the Lord.
Forthe husband is the head of the wife
as Christ is the head of the church,
his body, of which he is the Savior.
Now as the church submits to Christ,
so also wives should submit to
theirhusbands in everything.
(Ephesians 5:22-24)

4. Husbands, love yourwives,
just as Christ loved the church
and gave himself up forher
to make herholy, cleansing herby the
washing with waterthrough the word,
and to present herto himself
as a radiant church,
without stain orwrinkle orblemish,
but holy and blameless.
(Ephesians 5:25-27)

5. In this same way, husbands ought to
love theirwives as theirown bodies.
He who loves his wife loves himself.
Afterall, no one everhated his own body
but they feed and care fortheirbody,
just as Christ does the church
— forwe are members of his body.
(Ephesians 5:29-30)

6. “Forthis reasonamanwillleave his father
and motherand be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.”
This is a profound mystery—but I am
talking about Christ and the church.
However, each one of you also must
love his wife as he loves himself,
and the wife must respect herhusband.
(Ephesians 5:31-33)

7. Chiasmus
A B
A B
All forone and…
Asknot what yourcountry
can do foryou…
People don’t care how
much you know until…
I’mstuckon Band-Aid…
If you can’t be with the
one you love, honey…
Whoeverexalts himself
will be humbled but…
B A

8. Noah and his sons (Gen 6:10)
All life on earth (6:13:a)
Curse on earth (6:13:b)
Flood announced (6:7)
Ark(6:14-16)
All living creatures (6:17–20 )
Food (6:21)
Animals (7:2–3)
Entering the Ark(7:13–16)
Waters increase (7:17–20)
God remembers Noah (8:1)
Waters decrease (8:13–14)
Exiting the Ark(8:15–19)
Animals (9:2,3)
Food (9:3,4)
All living creatures (9:10a)
Ark(9:10b)
No more floods (9:11)
Blessing on earth (9:12–17)
All life on earth (9:16)
Noah and his sons (9:18,19a)

9. Noah and his sons (Gen 6:10)
All life on earth (6:13:a)
Curse on earth (6:13:b)
Flood announced (6:7)
Ark(6:14-16)
All living creatures (6:17–20 )
Food (6:21)
Animals (7:2–3)
Entering the Ark(7:13–16)
Waters increase (7:17–20)
God remembers Noah (8:1)
Waters decrease (8:13–14)
Exiting the Ark(8:15–19)
Animals (9:2,3)
Food (9:3,4)
All living creatures (9:10a)
Ark(9:10b)
No more floods (9:11)
Blessing on earth (9:12–17)
All life on earth (9:16)
Noah and his sons (9:18,19a)

10. Noah and his sons (Gen 6:10)
All life on earth (6:13:a)
Curse on earth (6:13:b)
Flood announced (6:7)
Ark(6:14-16)
All living creatures (6:17–20 )
Food (6:21)
Animals (7:2–3)
Entering the Ark(7:13–16)
Waters increase (7:17–20)
God remembers Noah (8:1)
Waters decrease (8:13–14)
Exiting the Ark(8:15–19)
Animals (9:2,3)
Food (9:3,4)
All living creatures (9:10a)
Ark(9:10b)
No more floods (9:11)
Blessing on earth (9:12–17)
All life on earth (9:16)
Noah and his sons (9:18,19a)

11. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all herglory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church
Nevertheless, let each among you also love his own wife even as himself
And the wife is to respect herhusband

12. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

13. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

14. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

15. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

16. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

17. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

18. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

19. Wives, submit to yourown husbands as to the Lord
Forthe husband is head of the wife, as Christ head of the church
He himself is the Saviorof the body
But as the church is subject to Christ, and wives to theirhusbands
Husbands, love yourwives just as Christ also loved the church
That He might sanctify her, having cleansed herby the word
That he might present to himself the church in all her
glory
She would be holy and blameless, having no spot orwrinkle
So husbands ought to love theirwives as theirown bodies
No one hates his body but nourishes it, as Christ does the church
Because we are members of his body
Forthis cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and the two become one
flesh
This mystery is great, but I referto Christ and the church

20. Submit to one anotherout of
reverence forChrist.
(Ephesians 5:21)
πὑ οτασσόμενοι
ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ
Χριστοῦ
αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς
ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν
ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ
Submitting to one
anotherin reverence
of Christ.
The wives to their
own husbands as to
the Lord
hupó = under+ tasso = arrange
πὑ οτασσόμενοι
ἰδίοις
idiot
own husbands as to

21. Halftime Questions
What are yourfavorite love songs?
What are yourfavorite romantic movies?
To make your marriage sizzle • With loving in your cup…
When you’re wrong, admit it • When you’re right, shut up

22. Husbands, love
yourwives, just as
Christ loved the
church.
(Ephesians 5:25)
Wives, submit
yourselves to your
own husbands as you
do to the Lord.
(Ephesians 5:22)

23. Husbands, love
yourwives, just as
Christ loved the
church.
(Ephesians 5:25)
Wives, submit
yourselves to your
own husbands as you
do to the Lord.
(Ephesians 5:22)
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24. Give, and it will be given to you.
With the measure you use,
it will be measured to you.
Whateveryou do,
workat it with all yourheart,
as working forthe Lord!
(Luke 6:38, Colossians 3:23)

25. Wives, submit yourselves
to yourown husbands so that,
if any of themdo not believe,
they may be won overwithout words
by the behaviorof theirwives,
when they see the purity
and reverence of yourlives.
(1 Peter3:1-2)

26. Husbands, in the same way
be considerate as you live
with yourwives,
and treat themwith respect
as the weakerpartner
and as heirs with you
of the gracious gift of life.
(1 Peter3:7)
Husbands, in the same way

27. The wife does not have
authority overherown body
but yields it to herhusband.
In the same way,
the husband does not have
authority overhis own body
but yields it to his wife.
(1 Corinthians 7:4)

28. You are not yourown;
you were bought at a price.
Therefore honorGod
with yourbodies.
(1 Corinthians 6:20)

29. Honorone anotherabove yourselves.
None of you should seekhis own good,
but the good of others.
Humbly value others above yourselves,
not looking to yourown interests
but to the interests of the others.
(Romans 12:10, 1 Corinthians 10:24, Philippians 2:3-4)

30. Yourattitude should be the same
as that of Christ Jesus:
Who being in the very nature God,
did not considerequality with God
a thing to be grasped,
But made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in the likeness of man,
He humbled Himself and became
obedient to death: even death on a cross!
(Philippians 2:5-8)

31. The bride belongs to the groom.
The friend who attends the groom
waits and listens forhim,
and is full of joy
when he hears the groom's voice.
That joy is mine,
and it is now complete.
(John 3:29)

32. Jesus answered,
“How can the guests of the groomfast
while he is with them?
The time will come when
the groomwill be taken
fromthem; then they will fast.
(Matthew 9:15)

33. Let us rejoice and be glad
and give himglory!
Forthe wedding of the Lamb
has come, and his bride
has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given herto wear.
(Fine linen stands forthe righteous
acts of God’s holy people.)
(Revelation 19:7-8)

34. Closing Questions
As the perfect groom,
how did Christ love the church?
How can we as a church
become a betterbride?
My mom is tough. She buried three husbands.
And two of them were just napping. (Rita Rudner)