Godly Husbands… 1)…take the lead.

Godly husbands take the lead. (Ephesians 5:22-23) Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. (NKJV)

Godly husbands take the lead. (1 Timothy 3:5) (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); (NKJV)

Godly husbands take the lead. (Proverbs 13:24) He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. (NKJV) (Hebrews 12:9) Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? (NKJV)

Godly husbands take the lead. (Ephesians 6:4) And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. (NKJV)

Godly husbands take the lead. (Colossians 3:21) Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. (NKJV)

Godly Husbands… 1)…take the lead. 2)…are macho.

Godly husbands are macho. (Deuteronomy 22:5) "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the LORD your God. (NKJV) (1 Corinthians 11:14) Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? (NKJV) (1 Corinthians 6:9) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (KJV)

Godly husbands are macho. (Matthew 5:44) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (KJV) (Matthew 23:34-35) Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. (KJV) (Mark 8:34) And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (KJV)

Godly Husbands… 1)…take the lead. 2)…are macho. 3)…love their wives & children.

Godly husbands love their wives & children. (Ephesians 5:25-29) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. (NKJV)

Godly Husbands… 1)…take the lead. 2)…are macho. 3)…love their wives & children. 4)…respect their wives.

Godly husbands respect their wives. 1 Cor. 13:5 (love…) “does not behave rudely, does not seek its own,” (Colossians 3:19) Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. (NKJV)

Godly husbands respect their wives. (Ephesians 4:32) And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. (NKJV) (James 3:5-6) Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. (NKJV)

Godly husbands respect their wives. (1 Peter 3:7) Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. (NKJV)

Godly husbands respect their wives. (Proverbs 31:28) Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: (NKJV)

Godly Husbands… 1)…take the lead. 2)…are macho. 3)…love their wives & children. 4)…respect their wives. 5)…support their wives.

Godly husbands support their wives. (1 Timothy 5:8) But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (NKJV) (Exodus 21:10) "If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights. (NKJV)

Godly husbands support their wives. (Genesis 24:67) Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. (NKJV) (2 Samuel 12:24) Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her…