Sermon Text Ephesians 5:21-33 CONNECT - The Crossing

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Before and After: After You Say I Do (February 18th-19th) Please select and use the materials that best suit your group for application. Sermon Text Ephesians 5:21-33 CONNECT: There were to BIG statements in the sermon. • Why should we do marriage series at the church? • What is one thing that surprised you about marriage? DISCOVER: Stage 1: Romance Marriage related: Why is romance not enough for marriage? Spiritually related: Do we sometimes have a “romance” with God? Why is or is not that enough? Read Ephesians 5:21-33 • What is the role of the wife in the relationship? Why is this important? • What is the role of the husband in the relationship? Why is this important? • How is this a picture of our relationship with Jesus? Stage 2: Reality…Reality reveals the things that romance conceals. Marriage related: How is marriage like an Old Testament sacrifice? What drives a couple to sacrifice? (Re-read Ephesians 5:21) Spiritually related: What does it mean to sacrifice our lives for Christ? (For further scriptures on this you can read Romans 12:1-2 and/or Luke 14:25-35) Stage 3: Resentment and Stage 4: Rebellion Marriage related: Why is it so important for wives to submit to their husbands? Why is it so important for husbands to love their wives? Spiritually related: Why do people (we) start resenting God and rebelling against him? (For further scriptures on this you can read James 1:13-15) How do we rebuild? RESPOND: Marriage related: How do we rebuild marriages? Spiritually related: How do we rebuild our relationship with God? How do these passages challenge you personally? After studying these passages, I think that God is:

Teaching me… Challenging me… Convicting me…

Next Steps: Pray for marriage relationships. Pray for spiritual relationships