February 11, 2007: "Marriage: As Christ Loves the Church" Ephesians 5:21-33

Mike Phay preaching.

God's overarching purposes for the history of creation is that all things would be brought into submission under His Son, Jesus Christ.  The Church has been placed at the center of the universe to display this reality, and one of the ways in which we are called to do this is in the marriage relationship: wives submitting to husbands, and husbands loving their wives.

Submission.  Far from being a dirty word, when put in it's right context it is a word that communicates protection and dignity.  And when authority is used rightly, it is used after the example of Christ, "who loved us and gave Himself up for us."