Stratton Church of God
Christ Centered Marriage
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Stratton Church of God
200 New York Ave, Stratton, CO 80836, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Annual Business Meeting
This meeting has been moved to November 15th following our Service pending if we are back to in person gatherings by this time.
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1. Emptied himself
2. Humbled himself
3. Became a servant of God
4. Placed himself under God’s reign
5. Obedient to God to anything
1. Emptied himself
2. Humbled himself
3. Became a servant of God
4. Placed himself under God’s reign
5. Obedient to God to anything
What can we learn from Jesus submission in our submission to God?
1. Submission takes humility
2. Obedience to serve God
3. Reverence for God
4. Submission longs to please God and see His Kingdom advance
1. Submission takes humility
2. Obedience to serve God
3. Reverence for God
4. Submission longs to please God and see His Kingdom advance
When Jesus comes into our hearts, He also comes into our homes in 4 new ways.
1. His Presence
2. His Power
3. His Purpose
4. His Pattern
“Within this Christian vision of marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of what God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne.
And when we get there, I will look at your magnificence and say, 'I always knew you could be like this. I got glimpses of it on earth, but now look at you!”
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage
And when we get there, I will look at your magnificence and say, 'I always knew you could be like this. I got glimpses of it on earth, but now look at you!”
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage
Submission IS…..
1. To willingly place yourself under someone else
2. A choice
3. An invitation
4. To be "fitting to the Lord". Husband’s are to promote Biblical and spiritual guidance as the leader to your family.
5. Direct obedience to Jesus FIRST… then your Husband.
6. About intimacy and obedience to God
7. Empowering your Husband for His God given calling
8. Trust and respect of God
9. Investing into your husband
1. To willingly place yourself under someone else
2. A choice
3. An invitation
4. To be "fitting to the Lord". Husband’s are to promote Biblical and spiritual guidance as the leader to your family.
5. Direct obedience to Jesus FIRST… then your Husband.
6. About intimacy and obedience to God
7. Empowering your Husband for His God given calling
8. Trust and respect of God
9. Investing into your husband
“Strong marriages are made of two spouses who pull together in the same direction”
Question for both husbands and wives…
Are you pulling #1…and #2 which direction are you headed spiritually? Together towards the Lord or..on your own towards the Lord?
Question for both husbands and wives…
Are you pulling #1…and #2 which direction are you headed spiritually? Together towards the Lord or..on your own towards the Lord?
A good indication of who is _______ your family…is who is _____about following Jesus and _______ doing it??
Submission is NOT….
1. To every man, but to your man.
2. Depending only on the man’s thinking
3. Putting your husband in the place of Jesus
4. Slavery
5. Agreeing on everything
6. Putting the will of the husband before the will of God
7. Just getting spiritual growth only through your husband
8. Dominance of a husband or control over wife
9. Ignoring needs
10. Devaluing of women, but a valuing of them.
11. Weakness... its Strength
12. Allowing abuse or control over you on unbiblical conduct
1. To every man, but to your man.
2. Depending only on the man’s thinking
3. Putting your husband in the place of Jesus
4. Slavery
5. Agreeing on everything
6. Putting the will of the husband before the will of God
7. Just getting spiritual growth only through your husband
8. Dominance of a husband or control over wife
9. Ignoring needs
10. Devaluing of women, but a valuing of them.
11. Weakness... its Strength
12. Allowing abuse or control over you on unbiblical conduct
Husband’s,
Are you the kind of leader in your home right now that is a ______ for your wife to submit to?
Are you the kind of leader in your home right now that is a ______ for your wife to submit to?
I am no leader in my home if Christ isn’t clearly the ________. When He is my Head, I will want to be the Head of my family.
Is the way you are treating your spouse promoting a greater love for Jesus in them?
Is your love for your spouse driven by your love for Jesus?
Is your love for your spouse driven by your love for Jesus?
Love is…
1. Reflecting Christ to your wife
2. Sacrifice. Caring for her. giving yourself up for her.
3. Wanting to bring out the best in your wife
4. Listening to your wife
5. Asking questions about things that matter to her
6. Taking primary responsibility for Christlike living in your home
7. Serving your wife
8. Sanctifying your wife
9. Loving her like Christ loves the Church
Men, your love for your spouse is a DIRECT REFLECTION of Christ’s love for His Church
What love isn’t
1. A right to command and control…
2. Refusing to lead at home
3. Being harsh or demanding
4. Leading only when you feel like it
5. Leading only to earn something from your wife
6. Withholding grace towards your spouse
7. Asking her to submit to things that aren't Godly
8. Expect submission and take it for granted
“Whether we are husband or wife, we are not to live for ourselves but for the other. And that is the hardest yet single most important function of being a husband or a wife in marriage."
- Tim Keller
If we wish our God given role was different, suppress it, or reject God’s design, we completely miss the joy God intends for you to experience in your marriage.
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.”
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of
Do I help my spouse see them as God sees them?
Am I an example of Christ in how I love them right now?
Am I an example of Christ in how I love them right now?
Reflection
1) Our love and submission is a direct reflection of Jesus
2) Our motivation to love and submit is because of Jesus example
3) We must first submit and love Jesus if we will ever act this way towards our spouse.
4) Our love and submission advances the Kingdom. Starting in our own home.
5) Our love to our Wife and submission to our Husband is glorying and pleasing to God.
1) Our love and submission is a direct reflection of Jesus
2) Our motivation to love and submit is because of Jesus example
3) We must first submit and love Jesus if we will ever act this way towards our spouse.
4) Our love and submission advances the Kingdom. Starting in our own home.
5) Our love to our Wife and submission to our Husband is glorying and pleasing to God.
APPLICATION
Have a conversation with your spouse this week about a Christ centered marriage.
Bring one insight and one question from this message to discuss together on how you both can walk together towards Jesus in your marriage.
Have a conversation with your spouse this week about a Christ centered marriage.
Bring one insight and one question from this message to discuss together on how you both can walk together towards Jesus in your marriage.