The following are the notes from Sunday's Bible talk about spouses building each other up. Here are the notes and the application questions are in bold.
Husbands:
1. Show respect for you wife as your equal before God
1 Peter 3:1 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
How can I show her respect?
2. Show a willingness to sacrifice that she might be blessed.
Ephesians 5: 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church--30 for we are members of his body.
What would demostrate this willingness to sacrafice for her to be blessed? An action and choice
3. Praise her for her character and diligence.
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:29 "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
What is praise worthy about her? How can I announce this to her, in front of the children, and others?
4. Express that she has blessed you.
(see Proverbs 31:29)
Tell her/show her that she has blessed you. How? When?
Wives:
1. Demonstrate respect for him as your head/leader
Ephesians 5:33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Be easily persuaded (How so?)• Defer to his directions
• Trust God but respecting/following him
2. Show affection to your husband
Titus 2: 4 Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
What does he respond to?
• Physical touch
• Special meals? Etc.
3. Do him good, not harm.
Proverbs 31:1-12 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
How can you plan him good?
What provisions does he need that you can supply that would gain him respect and honor?
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