God’s Design for Husbands

What the Bible teaches that the What the Bible teaches that the husband's role is one of leader. The the husband's role is one of leader. The the husband's role is one of leader. The the husband is the leader. And that comes husband is the leader. And that comes husband is the leader. And that comes directly out of Ephesians chapter 5 directly out of Ephesians chapter 5 directly out of Ephesians chapter 5 verse 23 where it says for the husband verse 23 where it says for the husband verse 23 where it says for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the is the head of the wife as Christ is the is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church his body of which he head of the church his body of which he head of the church his body of which he is the savior. So the reason the he the is the savior. So the reason the he the is the savior. So the reason the he the husband is the head of the wife is husband is the head of the wife is husband is the head of the wife is because Christ is the head of the because Christ is the head of the because Christ is the head of the church. It's representing this beautiful church. It's representing this beautiful church. It's representing this beautiful image of God and the body of Christ. I image of God and the body of Christ. I image of God and the body of Christ. I think it's really important to consider think it's really important to consider think it's really important to consider with this is to understand leadership. with this is to understand leadership. with this is to understand leadership. So if you go to the Bible and you look So if you go to the Bible and you look So if you go to the Bible and you look at what Jesus taught about leadership, at what Jesus taught about leadership, at what Jesus taught about leadership, it's very different than the world's it's very different than the world's it's very different than the world's definition of leadership. So in Matthew definition of leadership. So in Matthew definition of leadership. So in Matthew 20 20-28, there's a moment where two of 20 20-28, there's a moment where two of 20 20-28, there's a moment where two of Jesus disciples, they come up and they Jesus disciples, they come up and they Jesus disciples, they come up and they want the right and left hand when Jesus want the right and left hand when Jesus want the right and left hand when Jesus enters into the fullness of his kingdom. enters into the fullness of his kingdom. enters into the fullness of his kingdom. Like they want the power positions for Like they want the power positions for Like they want the power positions for all eternity. And Jesus says, you've all eternity. And Jesus says, you've all eternity. And Jesus says, you've heard it and seen it in your culture heard it and seen it in your culture heard it and seen it in your culture that the Gentile leaders, they lord that the Gentile leaders, they lord that the Gentile leaders, they lord their authority over others. And he their authority over others. And he their authority over others. And he makes a statement. He says, "Not so with makes a statement. He says, "Not so with makes a statement. He says, "Not so with you. In my kingdom, whoever wants to be you. In my kingdom, whoever wants to be you. In my kingdom, whoever wants to be the greatest must become the least. the greatest must become the least. the greatest must become the least. Whoever wants to be the leader must Whoever wants to be the leader must Whoever wants to be the leader must become the servant. So the definition of become the servant. So the definition of become the servant. So the definition of leadership in God's kingdom is service leadership in God's kingdom is service leadership in God's kingdom is service first. It's to realize every bit of first. It's to realize every bit of first. It's to realize every bit of authority that God gives to me, that God authority that God gives to me, that God authority that God gives to me, that God gives to you. It's to be a blessing.

gives to you. It's to be a blessing. gives to you. It's to be a blessing. It's to serve. It's to lift up others It's to serve. It's to lift up others It's to serve. It's to lift up others with the power and authority that God with the power and authority that God with the power and authority that God gives to us. So it's a very different gives to us. So it's a very different gives to us. So it's a very different understanding of leadership that a man understanding of leadership that a man understanding of leadership that a man has a responsibility to go first to has a responsibility to go first to has a responsibility to go first to initiate and to love by sacrificing and initiate and to love by sacrificing and initiate and to love by sacrificing and serving his wife and his Children.