“No Matter What”this weekend.
Expectation Vs Reality
Expectation Vs Reality PICS
Biblical Expectations : Scripture speaks to these expectations
Unrealistic Expectations : Not mentioned in scripture
The Top 4 needs of a man are honor, sex, friendship, and help.
The Top 4 of a woman are security, affection, communication, and leadership.
VALIDATE: Demonstrate or support the truth or value of.
1. Wives are expected to honor their husbands.
Ephesians 5:24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house].
Subjection = under assignment or sub-ordained.
2. Husbands are expected to honor their wives.
1 Peter 3:7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives.
3. Husbands are expected to give up their life for their wives.
Ephesians 5:25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her.
4. Husbands & Wives are expected to meet each others sexual needs in a pure marriage bed.
5. Wives are expected to provide friendship for their husbands.
6. Husbands are expected to grow up.
Genesis 2:24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
7. Wives are expected to help their husbands.
8. Husbands are expected to treat their wives with consideration and see her as precious.
1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect
Proverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
1. I can expect my spouse to make me happy.
2. I can expect marriage to be easy.
Seasons
Opposition
3. I can expect my spouse to be my god.
Every human has three basic soul needs.
Your spouse can’t be expected to do what only God can do!
Ephesians 1:3 Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon ME as a love gift from MY wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees ME wrapped into Christ. This is why I celebrate him with all MY heart
Ephesians 1:6-12
