My Family Before His Cross Ephesians 5:21-27

21 submitting to one another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 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. Eph. 5:21-27

At the Cross: I Find Family Yearly theme: At the Cross May’s theme: I Find Family Today’s lesson: Families before the Cross It is remarkable that the cross tied to the marriage relationship in today’s text

30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Eph. 5:30-33

Stand at the Cross: “Lord, teach me.” Last week we talked about the solitary This week’s lesson looking at families Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Parents and children

Stand at the Cross: “Lord, teach me.” At the cross He teaches submission Look at His life of submission Husbands and submission Wives and submission Parents and submission Children and submission

Stand at the Cross: “Lord, teach me.” At the cross He teaches submission At the cross He teaches obedience Look at His life of obedience Husbands and obedience Wives and obedience Parents and obedience Children and obedience

Stand at the Cross: “Lord, teach me.” At the cross He teaches submission At the cross He teaches obedience At the cross He teaches perfection Understanding definition of perfection Look at His life of perfection Husbands and perfection Wives and perfection Parents and perfection Children and perfection

Becoming Part of His Family Added to His church, His body, His kingdom Believe John 3:16 Repent Acts 17:30 Confess Faith Acts 8:36-37 Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3:27 Added to His church, His body, His kingdom Be Faithful until death Rev. 2:10