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Ephesians 5:25-33

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Traits of a Godly Husband

a. Love your wifeb. Be willing to sacrifice your life for

herc. Love your wife like you love yourselfd. Nourish and cherish your wifee. A husband should leave his parents household and become one flesh with his wife

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“What are characteristics of the average male

in America?”

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The Average Male Is…

•Is 5’9” tall and 173 pounds.•Is married, 1.8 years older than his wife and would marry her again.•Has not completed college.•Prefers showering to taking a bath.•Spends about 7.2 hours a week eating.•Does not know his cholesterol count, but it’s 211.•Watches 26 hours and 44 minutes of TV a week.•Takes out the garbage in his household.

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•Prefers white underwear to colored.•Cries about once a month – one fourth as much as Jane Doe.•Falls in love an average of six times during his life.•Eats his corn on the cob in circles, not straight across, and prefers his steak medium.•Can’t whistle by inserting his fingers in his mouth.•Prefers for his toilet tissue to unwind over, rather than under, the spool.•Daydreams mostly about sex.•Thinks he looks okay in the nude.•Will not stop to ask for directions when he’s in the car.

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1. In (Eph. 5:25-33) what are the traits of a Godly husband?

DISCUSSION GUIDE

a. Love your wifeb. Be willing to sacrifice your life for herc. Love your wife like you love yourselfd. Nourish and cherish your wifee. A husband should leave his parents household and become one flesh with his wife

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2. What does it mean that a husband should love his wife like Christ loved the church? (25-27)

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3. How can a husband sacrifice himself for his wife?

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4. What are examples of love a husband should practice if

he truly loves his wife as he loves himself? (v. 28)

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5. As a husband how do you nourish and cherish your wife? (v. 29)

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6. As a wife how do you want to be nourished and cherished?

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7. What are the ramifications of a husband leaving his parents to become one with his wife?

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8. Search the following scriptures to discover characteristics of an authentic man.

a. (Pv. 15:20) Loves and pleases his parents

b. (Pv. 3:1-5) Rely on God’s teaching and commands

c. (Pv. 23:30-35) Does not linger long over alcohol

d. (Mark 12:30-31) Love God, love your neighbors

e. (1 Tim. 4:12) Be a Godly examplef. (2 Tim. 22-23) Pursue the things of Godg. (1 Jn. 2:15-17) Do not love the world or

lust after the flesh

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9. How do you measure up as a Godly husband and/or authentic man?

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10. Where do you need to improve?

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What Real Men Do

Reject PassivityAccept Responsibility

Lead CourageouslyExpect The Greater

Reward

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Chris & Stephanie Spielman

Biblical Submission

Or:

But instead, by asking the wife to submit and the husband to lay his life down, it

looks like this:

Biblical Submission

Or:

But instead, by asking the wife to submit and the husband to lay his life down, it

looks like this:

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Ephesians 5:25-33