10 February 2006
by
U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris
CP Walker, Taegu South Korea
@ The PWOC Gathering at The Evergreen Community Club
BIG IDEA: Christian Wives Share The Love of Christ To Their Husbands Through Their Ministry of Submissiveness.
REFERENCES: Philippians 2:5 KJV - (Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus); Genesis 3:16 KJV (Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee); Ephesians 5:21-23 KJV ( Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body); Genesis 20:1-20 (Abraham lies because of Sarah beauty); Matthews 8:14-17 (Jesus cures Peter’s mother-in-law); 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 (Married Christians Should Not Seek To Part From Their Unbelieving spouse); 1 Peter 3:1-7 (The Duties of Wives & Husband); Ephesians 5:24-28 KJV - (Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself); Colosians 3:18 GW (Wives, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority); Ephesians 5:22 GW (Wives, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority as you have placed yourselves under the Lord’s authority); 1 Peter 3:1-3 GW – (Wives, in a similar way, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority. Some husbands may not obey God’s word. Their wives could win these men {for Christ} by the way they live without saying anything. 2 Their husbands would see how pure and reverent their lives are);
I. ANNOUNCE THE PERICOPE: 1 Peter 3:1-6 (KJV)
II. READ THE PERICOPE: 1 Peter 3: 1-2 (GW)
III. READ THE TEXT: 1 Peter 3:1-2 GW (Wives, in a similar way, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority. Some husbands may not obey God’s word. Their wives could win these men {for Christ} by the way they live without saying anything. 2 Their husbands would see how pure and reverent their lives are;
IV. PURPOSE: To motivate Christian Wives to WILLINGLY PLACE THEMSELVES under their husbands’ leadership in order to win them for Jesus Christ.
V. SERMONIC THEME: ”HOW TO LOVE YOUR HUSBAND (and be
submissive) AND NOT LOSE YOUR
MIND”
INTRODUCTION: ”Good Morning. Thank you for inviting me to share with you this morning.” I am indeed honored and grateful to be in your presence. It’s my prayer that God will richly bless the “little time” that I have to share with you, in a colossal way”.
I have been taught, by my late mother, to have a tremendous respect for all of you. As mothers, wives, leaders, homemakers, and professional women alike, you have been called, by God, to conduct an awesome ministry. And I applaud you!
*******************TAKE 5 BEATS********************
MOVE 1: … for this is a ministry, should you willingly decide to accept your calling, that will continue to MOLD, SHAPE, FORM, and HELP us men (everywhere) to become what God, Himself, has called each husband to become:
a. a compassionate husband in his home. A husband can’t
possibly reach this goal without a wife.
b. In order for leadership to materialize there must be
someone to lead – not to enslave but to lead.
c. For instance, a commander (at any level); commander of a
company, battalion, brigade/group, division or an army can
not lead if their aren’t any followers.
d. The Bible, in the Book of Ephesians (5:21-23), depicts the
husband as representing Christ as the Head of the church;
and the wife is portrayed as the church. She is the Bride of
Christ. As the Husband represents Christ himself.
******************TAKE 5 BEATS********************
MOVE 2: All of which means that the wife is assigned by God a subordinate position in the home or in the domestic environment.
a. A position in which the world or our secular society
despises.
b. But, a position that has been brought into existence because
of our own sins in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:16) …
c. For don’t your remember: God said to the woman in the
garden: “ …
d. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring
forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. “
******************************TAKE 5 BEATS***************************
MOVE 3: A position in which the world or our secular society despises. But, a position that has been brought into existence because of our own sins in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:16) …
a. Now, my sisters, it’s a fact that many men make
the mistake of ruling or leading in
their own sinful strength … which is without the LOVE OF CHRIST.
b. do apologize for those men. But, the fact of the matter is that WE CAN’T CHANGE
THEM, BUT GOD CAN.
c. Therefore, it becomes imperative that YOU, …
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WIVES, allow God to use
YOU … AS DAUGHTERS OF SARAH …
d. IN THE MINISTRY OF SUBMISSION TO WIN YOUR
HUSBANDS TO CHRIST.
********************TAKE 5 BEATS**********************
MOVE 4: NOW, I’M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER NIGHT … BUT I AM SAYING THAT YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
a. CHIRST IS WITH EACH OF YOU. AND AS YOU GO ABOUT
YOUR MINISTERIAL DUTIES … PLEASE KNOW THAT HE
SEES AND HE HEARS ALL….
b. In our scripture this morning, we find
ourselves admittedly.
c. …. examining scripture, written by a married
Apostle – Peter, which has been abused,
misunderstood and taken out of context by not
only the world and the unchurched …
d. but also unfortunately some of you that are in
here this morning.
*********************TAKE 5 BEATS******************
MOVE 5: As a result, many have concluded that women are second class citizens and should keep quiet and march when they’re given orders.
a. But, I submit to you MARRIED WOMEN this morning …
that you can love the meat off of your husband
bones …
b. THROUGH YOUR FAITHFUL DUTIES AS UNTO CHRIST, AND
THROUGH YOUR INWARD BEAUTY.
c. But, it requires you having the mind of Christ.
For who can ever forget what the Apostle Paul
says in Philippians 2:5 -
d. … Let this mind be in you that was in Christ
Jesus …
