Ephesians
5:28-29
Care
for Your Wife Like You Care for Your Own Body!
Eph 5:28 So ought men to love their
wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Eph 5:29 For no man ever yet hated
his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the
church:
1. Men
Need to Love Their Wives Above Themselves – vs. 28
a. Love
your wife like you love yourself - Galatians 5:13-14
b. To
love your wife is to love yourself
i. When
you put your wife above yourself, you will find the greatest fulfilment in your
relationship
1. Your
sacrificial love for your wife should be exclusive
a.
Ephesians
1:4-6
2. Your
sacrificial love for your wife should empower her
a.
2 Corinthians
5:14-15
3. Your
sacrificial love for your wife will bring you great joy
a.
Hebrews
12:1-2
b. “It
is not selfish to be willing to die for another so that you might find pleasure
in the eternal pleasure of the other.” – John Piper
2. Men
Need to Tenderly Care for Their Wives – vs. 29
a. Care
for your wife as you care for your own body
i. A
husband leads his wife by taking initiative - 1 John 4:19
ii. A
husband leads his wife by providing for her every need
1.
Ephesians
4:15-16
iii. A
husband leads his wife by protecting her - 2 Timothy 4:18
iv. A
husband leads his wife by seeing her full potential - 1 John 3:2
v. A
husband leads his wife by never forsaking her - Matthew 28:19-20
b. Care
for your wife as Jesus cares for His Church
i. Jesus
shares with us His life - Colossians
3:4
ii. Jesus
shares with us His name - Revelation
3:12
iii. Jesus
shares with us His standing in heaven
1.
Ephesians
2:5-6; Revelation 3:21
iv. Jesus
shares with us the love of the Father - John 17:23
v. Jesus
shares with us His wealth - Romans
8:15-17
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