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Wives Once again, the S word, submission. Last week we spoke about authority outside the home. Today we bring it into the home. We will be looking at a biblical view of submission, and what that means. Jesus was submissive, Philippians 2:5-9 , 1 Corinthians 11:3 Therefore it does not mean that you are…

Good morning! If we haven’t met… My name is Chris , I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, the lovely church family that gathers in this building. We are a church that seeks to encourage each other as we hear, love, and obey Jesus together. If you’d like to know more about following Jesus with us, there are…

One of the hardest teachings in the New Testament, is the idea of submission. It's even harder when it involves intimate family members. And it's harder still when our surrounding culture glorifies independance and prideful self-direction. But, in Ephesians 5:21-33, Paul instructs wives to submit to their husbands and husbands to sacrificially love their wives. Is this still relevant? How do we manage this? And what happens if we obey?

Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that doesn’t feel very fair to you. So I want to explain myself before we get to…

What is a man? If you ask that question to 100 men, you are likely to get 100 different answers. While we may see overlap in those answers, they will not all answer in the same way or say the same things. We know a man is not simply biology. It is one thing to be male, but it is another thing to be a…

Peter has been addressing believers and teaching about the practical outworking of salvation - our service to God. How does our submission to God impact our human relationships? First, Peter reminds us that we ought to submit to governmental authorities. Then, Peter addressed slaves and instructed them…

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be…

Christian Home We started this new series Christian Home Essentials last week with some introduction and then a look at marriage. Question: How do you define a marriage? Marriage is not an institution created by man Marriage by design is not subject to the ways or whims of man. Marriage was instituted…

Live with your wife... shared life and partnership sharing life, not merely duties …in an understanding way the essence of “gnosis”- e.g. “Amyology” naked and unashamed Gen 2:24-25 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship 100% of the time, His little feet. I am looking for a couple of people who would want to be available at the end of service to answer questions and meet any body that has questions. If this is something you might want to participate in please let me know. Call to Worship…

If you were with us last week, we saw Paul address the Wives among us... And the call that went out to them... Wives, Paul said - Submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. And we looked at what that Submission looked like... We DID that by going back to God’s design FOR women... Before God created WOMAN…

Rules of Engagement For the past few weeks our grandchildren from Colorado have been here. One evening Deuce, who is 13, and I sat down to play our first game of chess together. He had been playing all week with Dawn, but this was our first match-up. During the week I had been watching and listening…

Colossians: Complete in Christ Introduction: Last week we spoke about the processes of using Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs to teach and exhort one another because that is one of the results of the Word of Christ richly dwelling in us. If you remember we spoke about the unspoken in the verse being…

We come today to our 3rd week looking at the marriage relationship... And our 2nd week of looking at Husbands and their call... Last week we saw that the call of Husbands entails - Sacrificial Love And that as Husbands - we are to mimic God’s pattern for mankind in the very beginning. In creation itself…

Review of Week 1 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. Live with your wives in an understanding way. Show her honor. Have a great…

Biblical Manhood Must be understood that men and women were created differently. To have different roles. “Whatever being created in the image of God means, it is very, very significant! Clearly, in Genesis 1 , the progression of creation builds throughout the six days, culminating in the final creative…

We’ve made it to 1 Peter 3 , but we’re still talking about submission. Submission is the theme from 2:13-3:7. The principle of submission directly relates to the example and person of Jesus. His example is elaborated upon in 1 Peter 2:21-25 —the verses we’ve read twice or three times already. We’ve read…

Review: Last week we learned a new Hebrew word, Talmidim. What does this word mean? Disciples What is a disciple? Someone who is willing to give up everything - even his life - to be like the rabbi. The end goal was that when the rabbi died, the talmid could teach others to be exactly like the man who…

1 Peter 3:1-7 You don’t need examples, illustrations, news headlines, or statistics to know that it’s not easy to build a biblical, God-honoring home. And as challenging as being faithful Christians in the world at large and on the job may be, it may be even more challenging to be a faithful Christian…

What is a woman? This is a question our society is confused on today. With the issues surrounding transgenderism and blurring the lines of gender roles, we have politicians, professors, and everyday people who cannot define what a woman is. Just like being a man is more than biology, being a woman is…

Eph. 5:22-33 . Introduction: In 2024, approximately 50% of all marriages will end in divorce Subsequent marriages have an even higher chance of ending up in divorce, with 60 and 73% of second and third marriages ending up in divorce respectively The divorce rate for every 10 out of 1,000 people in the…

Good morning, my name is John Lee and I serve Mission Church as the lead pastor. I am thrilled to be with you this morning, especially in this context, as we continue our current sermon series through the book of Ephesians entitled Gods Plan for God’s People. Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn…

How many of you are married or hope to be married someday? How many of you have a good marriage or want to have a good marriage someday? Marriage is one of the most important and influential relationships in our lives. It can bring us great joy and satisfaction, or great pain and sorrow. It can help…

Intro: As you can tell from the title of the message, we are going to be looking at a tough subject today… It is a subject that many Pastor try to avoid and it is a subject that, unfortunately, makes people uncomfortable and some people will immediately go on the defensive when they hear the phrase “Submission…

This is the fourth week in our Real Relationships series - and we are going to finish things up this week with a message for the wives! These messages are very targeted and intentional, from your pastor to this church. We have people in our church in every stage and so many different circumstances of…