Chastening of the Saints

1. Submission

Philippians 2:14,15

2. Servanthood

Philippians 2:3,4

3. Season

John 15:1,2

4. Steadfastness

2 Timothy 2:15,16

• Education – The greatest want of the world
• Genesis 2:7
• Proverbs 23:7
• James 1:13-15

• Commits to great authority
• Commits to sacrifice in the shadow of discipleship
• Commits to determined joyful obedience
• Commits to spiritual discipline
• Commits to growth and production in spiritual growth
• Commits to carrying out God’s mission
• Commits to brotherhood and community
• Doesn’t leave his wife
• Doesn’t let their anger overcome them
• Doesn’t demean others

• Bone of my bone; flesh of my flesh Gen 2:23
• Let Adam name everything Gen 2:20
• Your Eve will take care of Adam
• Marriage is hard work. We need to take care of the flesh of the man
• A man’s outward appearance is a reflection of the woman
• A girl needs to become a woman by the way;
• She cooks
• Dresses the man

Ephesians 5:21,25

• Wife: Respect/submit to husband
• Husband: Love wife

• Respect husband at all times
• Serve him first. Respect him above all men

• Love your mother-in-law
• Respect and thank your mother-in-law

• Allow him to work and achieve
• Don’t compete with him
• Men get into extra-marital affairs because the wife is not respectful and loving
• Even in bad times respect your husband

1. The husband should be protect the wife
2. Call your husband in case of anything

1. Responsibilities of a man
   • You need to know God
   • Leave father’s home
   • Creating and having a livelihood
   • Appreciate loneliness to appreciate a woman
   • The woman gives her veto powers to a man
   • Men love playing games. They like to score. Ladies should not remove rules; they should understand men
   • The modern man keeps quiet under duress
   • Men die with their problems

• The wife/woman needs to dress well even at home

• Wife is the sheep; husband is the shepherd
• John 15, the vine [men], the branch[wife]
• a vine looks for water
• a man’s ambition needs to be unquestionable
• a man needs to provide
• Man is the head
  • a man is the vision bearer
  • be a man. Be the head. Take charge
• Husband and wife need to study God’s word separately
• Recreation
• Allow to be molded by your wife

• Protect your marriage. Defend your spouse
• We should pray for our marriage, even the little things like when the Israelites ignored to pray when they were attacking the city of Al
• Joshua 7:19,20
• Don’t bring anything that is not in the marriage
• Whatever is not needed leave it out
• Guard your thoughts because they can become actions
• Give up whatever you need for the sake of your marriage
• You have to work your marriage

• We should serve your spouse in humility
• Push your spouse to greatness (Philippians 2)
• Humility is in doing in our marriages
• Good sex in marriage is a commitment
• The husband should be romantic and prepare the wife early
• The husband should avoid flirting with other women
• The devil is older than 6000 years, he is not your age mate
• The husband should ensure the wife is sexually satisfied
• Get older experienced people to mentor

• Have sex while you’re still young; it is a command from God