God’s design for marriage is a beautiful cycle that models Christ’s sacrifical love for us!
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God's given us specifically some heart God's given us specifically some heart postures in marriage. So husbands, the postures in marriage. So husbands, the postures in marriage. So husbands, the heart posture that God ask of you is one heart posture that God ask of you is one heart posture that God ask of you is one of sacrificial love. Husbands, love your of sacrificial love. Husbands, love your of sacrificial love. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church. And wives as Christ loved the church. And wives as Christ loved the church. And then for women, the heart posture that then for women, the heart posture that then for women, the heart posture that God ask of you is respect. That wives God ask of you is respect. That wives God ask of you is respect. That wives should respect their husbands. And it's should respect their husbands. And it's should respect their husbands. And it's so interesting to think about the unique so interesting to think about the unique so interesting to think about the unique nature of a husband's loving his wife nature of a husband's loving his wife nature of a husband's loving his wife and a wife respecting her husband. and a wife respecting her husband. and a wife respecting her husband. Because although a wife wants to also Because although a wife wants to also Because although a wife wants to also feel respected, a wife's greatest need feel respected, a wife's greatest need feel respected, a wife's greatest need is to feel loved, to feel cherished, to is to feel loved, to feel cherished, to is to feel loved, to feel cherished, to feel like I'm the one that you desire, feel like I'm the one that you desire, feel like I'm the one that you desire, there's no one else. I'm the apple of there's no one else. I'm the apple of there's no one else. I'm the apple of your eye. And for a husband, he also your eye. And for a husband, he also your eye. And for a husband, he also wants to feel loved. But man, a wants to feel loved. But man, a wants to feel loved. But man, a husband's greatest need is to feel husband's greatest need is to feel husband's greatest need is to feel respected. To to know that his wife respected. To to know that his wife respected. To to know that his wife thinks that he's doing a great job, that thinks that he's doing a great job, that thinks that he's doing a great job, that you think I have what it takes, that you think I have what it takes, that you think I have what it takes, that you're affirming the ways I'm leading you're affirming the ways I'm leading you're affirming the ways I'm leading our home. He wants to feel respected.
Summary
This sermon focuses on God's prescribed heart postures for marriage: sacrificial love for husbands and respect for wives, referencing Ephesians 5. The takeaway is that while both partners desire love and respect, husbands' greatest need is to feel respected and affirmed in their leadership, and wives' greatest need is to feel cherished and desired.