1. The Christian Wife’s Influence 1 Peter 3:1-6

2. War of Secular vs. Sacred View

3. View of Women in Bible Beloved like Sarah & Hannah Property like Hagar or Levite’s concubine

4. Wives’ Attitudes in the Bible Helpful (Sarah Abigail, Esther) Nagging (Delilah) Cunning (Rachel, Jezebel, Saphira)

5. Wives’ Suffering in the Bible Sarah at risk 2x with kings… Hagar verbally abused & abandoned… Hannah was barren and ridiculed… yet delivered by God yet God saw her yet God answered her prayer

6. The Whole Counsel of God All scripture is God’s revelation, but one scripture is not all God’s revelation. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” 2 Timothy 3:16

7. Outline 1.The Wife’s Christ-like Life 2.The Wife’s Christ-like power

8. The Wife’s Christ-like Life It’s about: Character not clothes Walk not talk God not Bob

9. Character not clothes Character as imperishable as –Inheritance (1:4) –Redemption (1:18-19) More of God’s mirror, less of mine Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. Proverbs 11:22

10. Walk not talk Preach without words

11. Walk not talk Pr 19:13 a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.Pr 19:13 a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. Pr 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.Pr 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Pr 21:19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.Pr 21:19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Pr 25:24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.Pr 25:24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Pr 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alikePr 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike

12. To God not Bob Relying upon the Unseen God vs. the Disobedient Husband –“Fear nothing that is frightening” Think eternally not terminally God sees & values this

13. The Wife’s Christ-like Power 1.Submission…as Christ did to the Father 2.Gentleness…as Christ did not threaten 3.Quietness…as Christ did not revile 4.Trust…as Christ entrusted Himself to God Who judges righteously 5.Respect…as Christ respected the Father’s will 1.Submission…as Christ did to the Father 2.Gentleness…as Christ did not threaten 3.Quietness…as Christ did not revile 4.Trust…as Christ entrusted Himself to God Who judges righteously 5.Respect…as Christ respected the Father’s will

14. Take it Home Live the Christ-like life Live with Christ-like power “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight ” Psalm 19:14