Kings & Queens
Introduction
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. —Ephesians 5:25-29 (New Living Translation)
Top Three Things Every King Should DO For His Queen:
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2. Pay
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Top Three Things Every Queen Should DO For Her King:
12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. —Proverbs 31:12 (New Living Translation)
3. Be
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” —Genesis 2:18 (New Living Translation)
2. Cater To
8 The first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came out of man. 9 And Adam, the first man, was not made for Eve’s benefit, but Eve was made for Adam. —1 Corinthians 11:8-9 (Living Bible)
3. Show
18 They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well.
—1 Corinthians 16:18 (New Living Translation)
Top Three Things Every King Should Say To His Queen:
1. I
2. You Are
3. I
21 The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. —Proverbs 18:21 (New Living Translation)
4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. —Proverbs 15:4 (New Living Translation)
Top Three Things Every Queen Should SAY To Her King:
3. I
2. I
1. I
3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. —Titus 2:3-5 (English Standard Version)
Conclusion
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.
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her. —Ephesians 5:21-25 (NLT)
My Next Steps
- Challenge: To commemorate our 25th Anniversary, for the next 25 days, provide the top three things that every King/Queen should SAY & DO to their King or Queen.
- Seek ways to demonstrate unconditional love to each other.
- Promote our 25 Anniversary Celebration on November 19 at 6:00pm!
- Register for The Journey To Self-Discovery
Join Us For Next weeks’s Message Series: 25th Anniversary Best of the Best
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