Introduction

1. Wives _______________ to Your Husbands. v. 18

“Wives, submit to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord”

1. What does God _______________ mean by submission?

1. Submission does not mean _______________ or a lesser standing before God.

2. It does not mean _______________ submission.

3. It doesn’t mean _______________.

4. It doesn’t mean the husband makes all the big _______________.

1. It is the _______________ thing to do.

1. Husbands ______________ Your Wives. v. 19

“Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.”

1. A husband’s love must first, then, be _______________.

2. A husband’s love for his wife must also be _______________.

3. A husband’s love for his wife must be _______________.

Conclusion

Application Questions

1. Why do you think biblical submission is so objected to in the culture?
2. How can a wife be submissive without becoming a door mat?
3. How did Jesus love the church?

     4. Who has the greater responsibility the wife who submits or the husband who loves like Jesus does?