Men of Courage: Mother’s Day 2021
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
- If we can understand how Christ loved the church, then we will know how to love and lead well at home.
- His love was sacrificial Matt 20: 26
- He gave everything he had for the church. Christ’s love looked sacrificial.
- Men serve your wife sacrificially. In fact your wife should be your greatest point of sacrifice.
- His love was courageous
- He was leading courageously all the way to the cross. He could have turned back.
- As men we need to lead with this same level of courage.
- We need to lead courageously toward the cross. Spiritually
- There is nothing less manly then being on the fence.
- His love fought against injustice John 8
- The Pharisees caught a woman in adultery and brought her to Jesus and demanded that she be stoned.
- Jesus saw the injustice in what they were doing and He quickly took care of it.
- For us today we need to courageously fight against all forms of injustice against women.
- But we all also need to fight any injustice in our own homes.
- There is no women who ever deserves to be treated like a slave, like a servant, like a play thing, talked down to, demeaned.
- His love fought for honor John 19:25
- Even while hanging on the cross Jesus still acts courageously to protect the honor of his mother.
- His love was not selfish Mark 5:24.
- Jesus took the time to seek her out so that he could speak over her, bless her and end her suffering.
- His love was quick to forgive and point toward grace. Luke 23:32
- Jesus is hanging on the cross with insults and shame coming from every direction.
- Yet His courageous love says, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”
- His love always provided for
- He was always looking to take care of and provide for.
- Perhaps most important he provided for the church for all time by sending the Holy Spirit.
- Men, our love should always provide for, financially, emotionally, and spiritually.
- His love always led well and did the right thing. The sinful woman and Matt 17:24-27
- Jesus led well and did the right thing even when that wasn’t what he really wanted to do.
- His love always taught and lead spiritually
- Jesus never passed a crowd without taking the time to teach them a lesson.
- Jesus really invested into the 12 and then the three Peter, James, and John.
- Men this starts at home for us. Speak into your children’s lives. Greatest opportunity for discipleship.