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To TEACH you how to read AND apply God\\u2019s Word to your life.

To HELP you see your life from God\\u2019s perspective.

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)

Be very careful, then, how you live\\u2014not as unwise but as wise,\\xa0making the most of every opportunity,\\xa0because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)

The internal work won\\u2019t always line up with the external circumstances.

Message Title:\\xa0 \\u201cSubmission and Sacrifice\\u201d

1. Your Marriage

Submit to one another\\xa0out of reverence for Christ\\u2026 Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands\\xa0as you do to the Lord.\\xa0 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,\\xa0his body, of which he is the Savior.\\xa0 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands\\xa0in everything. Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

Husbands, love your wives,\\xa0just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her\\xa0to make her holy,\\xa0cleansing\\xa0her by the washing\\xa0with water through the word,\\xa0and to present her to himself\\xa0as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.\\xa0Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives\\xa0as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. \\xa0After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church\\u2014\\xa0for we are members of his body.\\xa0Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

\\u201cFor this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.\\u201d This is a profound mystery\\u2014but I am talking about Christ and the church.\\xa0Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

Marriage is a physical representation of a spiritual reality.

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands\\xa0as you do to the Lord.\\xa0 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,\\xa0his body, of which he is the Savior.\\xa0 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands\\xa0in everything. Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

Husbands, love your wives,\\xa0just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her\\xa0to make her holy,\\xa0cleansing\\xa0her by the washing\\xa0with water through the word,\\xa0and to present her to himself\\xa0as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.\\xa0Ephesians 5:21-33 (NIV)

Submission and sacrifice may not be our natural responses\\u2026 but they are our supernatural responsibilities.

2. Your CHILDREN

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Ephesians 6:1-4 (NIV)

\\u201cHonor your father and mother\\u201d\\u2014which is the first commandment with a promise\\u2014\\xa0\\u201cso that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.\\u201d Ephesians 6:1-4 (NIV)

Fathers,\\xa0do not exasperate your children;\\xa0instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-4 (NIV)

As parents we don\\u2019t lead our children based on our current season or current temperament, but based on THEIR current needs.

3. Your WORKPLACE

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect\\xa0and fear, and with sincerity of heart,\\xa0just as you would obey Christ.\\xa0 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,\\xa0doing the will of God from your heart.\\xa0 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,\\xa0whether they are slave or free. Ephesians 6:5-9 (NIV)

And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours\\xa0is in heaven, and there is no favoritism\\xa0with him. Ephesians 6:5-9 (NIV)

Obedience and submission are not the same thing.\\xa0 You can obey and not be submitted in your heart.

Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,\\xa0doing the will of God from your heart. Ephesians 6:6 (NIV)

4. Your SPIRITUAL BATTLEFIELD

Finally, be strong in the Lord\\xa0and in his mighty power.\\xa0 Put on the full armor of God,\\xa0so that you can take your stand against the devil\\u2019s schemes.\\xa0Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,\\xa0but against the rulers, against the authorities,\\xa0against the powers\\xa0of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.\\xa0Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

Therefore put on the full armor of God,\\xa0so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.\\xa0Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,\\xa0with the breastplate of righteousness in place,\\xa0and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.\\xa0 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,\\xa0with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.\\xa0 Take the helmet of salvation\\xa0and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

And pray in the Spirit\\xa0on all occasions\\xa0with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying\\xa0for all the Lord\\u2019s people\\u2026 Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

Peace\\xa0to the brothers and sisters,\\xa0and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\\xa0 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Ephesians 6:10-24 (NIV)

You are not fighting FOR victory\\u2026 but FROM victory.