Ephesians 5:25-30

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body.

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Husbands, love your wives with

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strength.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. —Ephesians 5:25-27

Husbands, you get to sacrifice so that your wife is freed up to

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spiritually.

Husbands, you get to be strong to call out

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in your wife.

Husbands, you get to sacrifice so that you can be a spiritual

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to your wife.

Husbands, you get to be strong to protect your wife from

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danger.

Husbands, love your wives with cultivating care.

28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, —Ephesians 5:28-29

Husbands, you get to care for you wife by providing

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for her.

Husbands, you get to cultivate your wife’s heart by

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her to the Lord.

Husbands, you get to care for your wife by insisting that she uses her

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.

Husbands, you get to cultivate your wife’s heart by loving her

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.

Husbands, initiate with

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love.

You have a Savior who loved you

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.

You have a church

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to spur you on.

You have a Spirit who will

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you.

I am more jacked up, sinful, and depraved than I am willing to admit.

But, Jesus who is God lived perfectly in my place, died sacrificially for my sin, and rose triumphant over my greatest enemies.

So that, right now, I am more loved, accepted, and delighted in than I could ever dare hope for.