Sermons on Ephesians 5:15-32:

Wife, Respect Your Husband (Ephesians 5:15-33) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 7, 2025

Key points: "submission"= treat with respect; "head" is a metaphor, and doesn't mean "ruler"; husbands love/cherish/sacrifice for their wife-bodies, which is why wives submit.

Today, we have the privilege of starting to tackle one of the more heated and debated passages and topics in the Bible. It's about how husbands and wives should relate to each other. With respect to this topic, and this passage, there are three main questions that are debated among ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-33

Husband, Love Your Wife-Body (Ephesians 5:15-33) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 9, 2025

Husband, you love your body. Your wife is your body. Love your wife. We focus on the head; Paul's interested in the head-body metaphor. Love by sacrificing, cherishing, providing.

Today, we continue our series on Ephesians, and we continue to talk about husbands and wives, Christ and the church. Last week, I focused on wives, because that's where Paul starts. We saw that what it means for a wife to submit to her husband primarily revolves around the idea of treating ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-33

Redeeming The Time (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jan 12, 2022

This sermon explains the meaning of "redeeming the time" or "making the most of every opportunity" in Ephesians 5:16.

Opening: Suppose you had a bank that credited your account each morning with $86,000 that carried over no balance from day to day. It allowed you to keep no cash in your account, and every evening canceled whatever part of the amount you failed to use during the day. What would you do with it? Of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16, Proverbs 23:23, Galatians 4:4, 1 Corinthians 7:29, Galatians 6:10, 1 Peter 4:3, James 4:14, 2 Corinthians 5:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is God Seeking? (John 4:16-24) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 15, 2022

The answer: People who worship, in the Spirit (not "spirit") and in the truth.

Let's start this morning by rereading last week's passage, starting from John 4:1: (4:1) Then, when Jesus knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus, many more disciples he is making and baptizing than John-- although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples-- (3) he left ...read more

Scripture: John 4:16-24, Ephesians 5:17-21

My Body Is All About God Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 24, 2022

Ultimately everything and everyone belong to God. This includes our lives and our bodies. Christians must dedicate their bodies to God and must use them only as God wills.

A. The practice of house-sitting and house-sitters has been around for a long time. 1. Perhaps you have used a house-sitter or been a house-sitter. 2. People often use house-sitters if they have pets or plants that they want someone to look after when on vacation. B. But there’s a newer ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Romans 6:12-13, Proverbs 23:20-21, Philippians 3:19, Ephesians 5:18, Proverbs 20:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Por Qué Cantamos

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Jan 29, 2022

Cantamos porque nos ayuda a enraizar la verdad de Dios, a exaltar la grandeza de Dios y a expresar nuestro sentir a Dios.

Hay personas a quienes les gustan mucho los musicales. Yo no me considero una de ellas. No obstante, he visto varios musicales y debo confesar que hasta he disfrutado algunos de ellos. Algo que me desespera un poco de los musicales es que todo lo tienen que decir cantando. Le hacen una pregunta al ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Submission In Marriage

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Feb 2, 2022

What does it mean to submit with regards to husband and wife in the Bible? Christians are exhorted to submit to one another in reverence to Christ. How does this injunction impart Christian marriage?

TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:21-33 (NLT) 21. And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. 24 As the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33, 1 Peter 3:6, Genesis 21:10-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walk With Jesus

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 8, 2025

We are saved and made into children of God. We need to behave like one in this fallen world. This sermon gives us some scriptural guidelines on how we ought to walk as God's children.

The Apostle Paul deals with an action or a verb that every Christians need to do once He accepts Jesus as His personal savior. He uses the verb “walk”. Walking is an action that every individual must practice in order to go from one point to another point. A baby starts crawling and eventually it ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Human Sexuality Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 11, 2025

What do you think are the purposes of human sexuality? What if you knew the truths about God’s design for human sexuality that would provide greater understanding and lessen frustration and disappointment. Get ready to explore human sexuality from God’s point of view!

(If you feel this sermon is helpful, you are welcome to visit https://danachau.thinkific.com/ for a free online course.) Human Sexuality Selected Scriptures We begin a new message series with topics on current concerns. These topics were triggered by Chip Ingram’s “Culture Shock Series”. Topics ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Corinthians 7:1-2, Proverbs 5:18-19, Malachi 2:15, Ephesians 5:31-32, Genesis 1:27-28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

United In Weakness Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 14, 2025

The opening of our sermon series on the book of 1st Corinthians

United in Weakness 1st Corinthians Series CCCAG 7-13-25 Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on 1 Corinthians. Introduction: The City of Corinth and Its Church Today, we dive into Chapter 1. 1st and 2nd Corinthians are letters that were written by the Apostle Paul to a church wrestling ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:3, John 15:5, Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon On The Taj Mahal: A Symphony Of Love?

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 14, 2025

The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Aysha Taryam, a United Arab Emirates born author and first Middle Eastern female Editor-in-Chief of an English language newspaper once remarked: “The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan’s own words on the Taj, one could say it was grief that built the Taj Mahal and it was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-21, Song of Songs 2:4, Romans 12:9-10, 1 Peter 4:8

Marriage Part 1 – Leave, Cleave & Love Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 16, 2025

This is part one of my five part Marriage series. This message focuses on the responsibilitry of the husband.

Marriage Part 1 – Leave, Cleave & Love Scripture: Genesis 2:18, 24; Ephesians 5:25-28 “The best way to make a marriage last is to put it first.” Franklin Jones Good morning Strangers Rest. This morning, I am starting a series of messages on the topic of marriage. In this series I will ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24, Ephesians 5:25-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marriage Part 2: Submit, Honor & Love Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 16, 2025

This is part two of my five part Marriage series. This message focuses on the wife's responsibility and clarifies the negativity often focused on the wife being submissive.

Marriage Part 2: Submit, Honor & Love Scripture: Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:22-24; Titus 2:3-5 Good morning Strangers Rest. This is part two of my series on marriage. This morning, I will be addressing this message to the women and the title for part two is “Submit, Honor and Love.” I do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:16, Ephesians 5:22-24, Titus 2:3-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sticks, Stone And Words Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 16, 2025

This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible studies teach foundational truth that are designed to challenge, encourage and, most importantly, flame the fire of hunger in the Christian who wants to learn more about who they have become in Christ Jesus.

Sticks, Stones And Words – Part 2 (Rev. Rodney Johnson and Rev. Barry Johnson) NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21, Ephesians 5:22-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Go! And Make The Most Of Every Opportunity - Ephesians 5:15-16 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 3, 2025

Time keeps moving forward. Opportunities arrive… and disappear. What if I told you that God is calling you to not just watch life go by, but to follow His will, His purpose, and His timing?

‘Go! And Make the Most of Every Opportunity’ Introduction: Imagine this with me: you’re standing on a railway platform. The train is coming, it slows, the doors open. You have seconds to step on… but you hesitate. And then—just like that—the doors close, the train pulls away, and the opportunity ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Matthew 5:14, Psalm 90:12, Romans 5:6, Romans 10:9, Galatians 6:10, Colossians 4:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal