1. My Family Before His Cross
Ephesians 5:21-27

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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