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Pastor Micah Klutinoty preaches from Ephesians 5:22-33 and shares that because marriage belongs to God and reflects Christ's relationship with the church, He defines the distinct and complementary callings of husbands and wives. Wives are called to display the beauty of Christ through respectful submission, while husbands are called to demonstrate His sacrificial love through understanding, honor, and self-giving leadership. Together, husband and wife pursue oneness as equal heirs of the grace of life.
Send us Fan MailBefore your spouse can faithfully hold your heart, God must have it first.In this opening episode, we uncover the foundation of every thriving marriage: a heart fully surrendered to Christ. Discover why God isn't after your performance but your heart, how we've unknowingly asked our spouses to carry what only God can, and why right order changes everything. When Christ becomes your first love, marriage becomes the beautiful overflow- not the source- of intimacy. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
6-28-26 AM Worship ServiceMessage Title-"Children of Light"Text - Ephesians 5:1-7Preacher-Josh RoweLooking for a church family?We invite you to grow with us!At Monroeville Christian Church, we are committed to teaching the Word of God, training disciples of our Lord, and transforming lives for Christ through our times of worship, fellowship, and service.Subscribe to receive our latest messages: https://www.youtube.com/@MonroevillechristianchurchConnect Card: https://monroevillechristianchurch.churchcenter.com/people/forms/510703 CONNECT WITH US:• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/monroevillechristianchurch/• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MonroevilleChristianChurch • X/Twitter - https://x.com/MonroevilleCC • Website - https://www.monroevillechristianchurch.com/ Give Online: https://monroevillechristianchurch.churchcenter.com/givingCCLI Copyright License - 139774CCLI Streaming License - 20715699#PittsburghBibleStudy #PittsburghChurch#MonroevilleChristianChurch#Christian #ChurchOfChrist #Church#ChristianChurch #ForMonroeville #ThePlaceToBe#TeachTrainTransform #church #churchonline#biblestudy #biblestudyonline #biblestudyfellowship#MonroevilleChurch #churchonline #ChurchinMonroevillePA #ChristiansOnly#Sermons #BibleLessons #Gospel #JesusChrist #god #HolySpirit #Baptism #baptismoftheholyspirit
Ephesians 5:19-21 What Being Filled Looks Like by Upcountry Calvary
Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 141 Embracing the Spirit's Ministry: Wisdom Ephesians 5:15-21 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
Ephesians explodes with treasures of truth in every chapter. Paul's description of our blessings in Christ Jesus will stir our hearts to worship him (1:3-14). His exposition of God's amazing grace in raising us from death to life will humble us and move us toward devotion and ministry (2:1-10). Paul's vision of the church—a new society united by Christ and under Christ that causes cosmic creatures to stand in awe (3:1-13)—will strengthen our commitment to God's people. The gifts Christ gives to his church for ministry will strengthen our ministry—to one another and to the world (4:7-16). The book is full of precious promises and radical grace. We study it to strengthen our love for Christ, for one another, and for all who are yet to hear of Christ's grace.This week we are in Ephesians 5:3-14.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter
Send us Fan Mail Why God's Design Was Always Bigger Than You What if God's ultimate purpose for your marriage isn't simply your happiness—but His glory?In this final episode of the series, we discover that marriage has always been about something greater than two people. Through Ephesians 5, you'll see how God's design for husbands and wives is a living picture of Christ's love for His Church. When we stop making marriage about ourselves and start making it about revealing Jesus, everything changes. Flourishing isn't the goal—it's the fruit of lives surrendered to God's authority and committed to displaying the Gospel to the world. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
July 19, 2026 — This Morning Senior Pastor Rob Ginter preached a Sermon “The Christian Wife’s Walk” Ephesians 5: 22-24
Transformative Truth: God's holy people are to give thanks, not gratify self. 1. Get rid of sexual sin (vv.3-4a) 2. Give thanks instead (v. 4b) 3. Grasp the reason why (vv. 5-7)
Life Together (Ephesians 5:1-2) Pastor Clint Hamilton
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Send us Fan MailWhat if the goal of your marriage isn't simply a better relationship—but becoming more like Jesus?In this final episode, we bring the entire series together by looking at the heart of biblical marriage: daily surrender. Through John 3:30, Galatians 2:20, and the Gospel, you'll discover that flourishing isn't found in demanding more from your spouse but in giving more of yourself to Christ. As we decrease and He increases, our marriages become living testimonies of God's love, grace, and glory. Because the greatest gift you can give your spouse isn't a perfect version of you—it's a life fully surrendered to Jesus. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
Send us Fan MailWhat does biblical submission actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday?In this practical episode, we're moving beyond misconceptions to discover how submission is lived out in everyday marriage. We'll talk about respect, honor, influence instead of control, making specific requests, handling disagreement, and why your obedience is an act of worship- not a strategy to change your husband. God's design isn't about making women smaller; it's about creating marriages that flourish for His glory. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
Send us Fan MailSubmission has become one of the most misunderstood words in the Church. But before it was ever about marriage, it was about trusting God.In this episode, we'll explore why God is a God of order, why Ephesians 5 begins with reverence for Christ, and why obedience always comes before the outcome we're praying for. Discover why biblical submission isn't about losing your voice- it's about trusting the heart of the Designer and allowing His order to bring flourishing to your marriage Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
Send us Fan MailHave you unknowingly asked your spouse to do what only God can do?In this episode, we uncover one of the greatest obstacles to intimacy: expecting our spouse to become our source of peace, security, identity, or worth. Marriage is a beautiful gift from God, but it makes a terrible god. Discover how putting Christ back on the throne frees you to delight in your spouse instead of depending on them, and why the strongest marriages are built by two people whose deepest needs are already being met by Jesus. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
Ephesians 5: 25-27
July 5, 2026 What does it really look like to imitate God? In a culture filled with darkness, distraction, and self-centeredness, followers of Jesus are called to stand out through holiness, gratitude, and Spirit-filled living. Ephesians 5:1–20 reveals how a life that imitates God is marked by love, light, wisdom, and the power of the Holy Spirit. "Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children." Ephesians 5:1 (NLT) What does it look like to imitate God? About this Sermon Series God has always had a plan. The book of Ephesians reveals the incredible story of God's plan to bring salvation to all people through Jesus Christ and unite them into one family. In this 13-week series, we'll discover what it means to live with purpose as people who have been chosen, redeemed, and called by God. Along the way, we'll explore how the Holy Spirit transforms our everyday relationships—with family, friends, the Church, and the world around us. Ephesians is an invitation to step into God's greater story and live the kind of life we were created for.
Send us Fan MailWe're always just one generation away from forgetting God. And wives are no different.In this episode, we'll explore how God's people went from readying for war against their brothers across the Jordan to forgetting about what He had done for them in just ONE generation. Discover how this impacts marriage and also future generations. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
Ephesians 5:18 Walk in The Power of The Holy Spirit by Upcountry Calvary
Send us Fan MailModern culture has discipled women to believe freedom is found in rejecting God's design. Scripture teaches the opposite.In this episode, we're asking one question: Who defines womanhood- culture or Christ? We'll explore how competing worldviews have shaped marriage, why God's design isn't oppressive but protective, and why Christian wives cannot build flourishing marriages on a foundation that contradicts God's Word. God's design has always been for our good, our freedom, and His glory. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
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Send us Fan MailWhy do we ask God to restore what we're unwilling to surrender?In this episode, we're opening the book of Judges to uncover a sobering pattern: partial obedience always leads to compromise. The Israelites entered the Promised Land but refused to fully obey God's commands, and one generation later they had forgotten the Lord and were living according to their own ways. What does this have to do with marriage? More than you think. If we're praying for God's blessing while resisting His authority, we're building on the wrong foundation. Flourishing begins with conviction, confession, repentance, and wholehearted obedience. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I help Christian wives surrender fully, live Spirit-led, and be set apart according to God's design in marriage, motherhood, and life."First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect.
The Relationship of Husbands and Wives Part 3 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1331/29?v=20251111
Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 135 We Must Walk as Children of Light: Application Ephesians 5:8-14 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
We're delighted to be joined by Sarah Allen as we consider our penultimate passage in Ephesians today. Sarah works as an English teacher and is involved in pastoral care and training of women in her local church and across the UK. She's the author of Pause: How to enjoy God, find hope and bear fruit through midlife and the menopause and Clothed with Strength: Four Women who Built the Church and Changed the World.
Ephesians 5: 22-24
The Relationship of Husbands and Wives Part 2 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1331/29?v=20251111
Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 134 We Must Walk as Children of Light: Apathy Ephesians 5:8-14 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
The Relationship of Husbands and Wives Part 1 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1331/29?v=20251111
What does it actually mean to walk as children of light? Rachel and Amy unpack what it means to imitate God, not as a rulebook, but as a family resemblance.They talk honestly about goodness, righteousness, and truth: what each one looks like lived out, why goodness can feel like an offence to people stuck in darkness, and why letting God's light expose what's hidden is harder than it sounds. Rachel shares a personal moment of bringing an unfinished struggle into the light rather than pretending she'd arrived. It's a vulnerable, grounded conversation about what it costs, and what it gives back, to actually live like you belong to the light.New episodes every week. Follow so you never miss one.→ Stay Connected Conference Tickets – theorchardwomen.comGive to the Orchard - https://theorchardwomen.com/giveInstagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/#women #conference #church
Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 133 We Must Walk as Children of Light: Function Ephesians 5:8-14 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
***APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE UPLOAD! Help Persecuted Christians TODAY: https://csi-usa.org/quickstart/ Christian Solidarity International On today's Quick Start podcast: NEWS: Trump arrives at the NATO summit in Turkey as tensions rise in the Middle East, Venezuela mourns thousands killed in a devastating earthquake, and Operation Blessing expands relief efforts on the ground. FOCUS: Raj Nair joins to discuss how Supergirl bombed at the box office and the political agenda behind why. MAIN THING: Is the rapture biblical? Author Todd Hampson breaks down the biggest end-times questions, explains why he believes the pre-tribulation view best fits Scripture, and discusses why the doctrine is facing renewed criticism. BIBLE VERSE: Ephesians 5 SHOW LINKS Radical Revelations with Raj Nair https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radical-revelations/id1888511250 Faith in Culture: https://cbn.com/news/faith-culture Heaven Meets Earth PODCAST: https://cbn.com/lp/heaven-meets-earth NEWSMAKERS POD: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newsmakers/id1724061454
Be Filled with the Spirit Part 2 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1331/29?v=20251111
Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 132 We Must Walk as Children of Light: Power Ephesians 5:8-14 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
Ephesians 5:15-17 Be Wise to Wise Living by Upcountry Calvary
Ephesians 5:8-14 Shine Bright in the Darkness by Upcountry Calvary
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Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 131 We Must Walk as Children of Light: Duty Ephesians 5:8-14 #morningreflections #strength #wisdom #perspective #trust
Send us Fan MailThis Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. Episode Notes: Walking in Submission - Advice for Christian Marriage. (Ephesians 5: 21-33) The text now turns to one of the most practical, most needed, and let's be honest, most misunderstood subjects in the entire New Testament: Because we are advised to walk in submission. And we are going to consider it in the context of where most people live, this aspect of the Christian walk out that is within marriage. With so many marriages falling apart today, with so many couples struggling, with so much confusion about roles, expectations, and responsibilities, with so much advice given online by so-called influencers, one of the greatest needs in our society is a clear, healthy, godly model of marriage. A model people can look at and say, “If we lived like that, we would have a strong, joyful, lasting marriage.” I wonder if you know a couple like that? A couple whose marriage you would gladly recommend as a model for others? I think many of us might struggle to think of one, but the good news is this. God Himself has given us the perfect model for marriage. Not a cultural model, not a modern model, not a traditional model, and certainly not a psychological model. A biblical model. A Christ‑centred model. A Spirit‑filled model. And Paul lays it out for us in Ephesians 5. Now, some of you might be thinking. “I'm not married — why do I need this?” Let me tell you why. If you're single, you need this more than married people do. Married people are already in the middle of their story; they're already living out the consequences of the choices they made. But if you're single, you still have the opportunity to choose wisely, to prepare well, to know what to look for, and to build your expectations on God's design rather than the world's confusion. And even if you're single and have no plans to marry, you still need this passage. Why? Because you know married people. You will be asked for advice. You will be asked to pray. You might be asked to support, encourage, or guide, and you need to know what God says, so you can help others wisely. So today, we are going to look at: · God's model for marriage,· The meaning of biblical submission,· The sacrificial love of Christ,· And how marriage becomes a living picture of the relationship between Christ and His church. And it all begins with one foundational verse: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21) This is the doorway into everything that follows. Before Paul speaks to wives, before he speaks to husbands, before he speaks about roles, before he even speaks about love and sacrifice, he lays down this principle: The Christian life is a life of mutual submission. A life shaped by Christlike humility. A life marked by self‑giving love. This is the heartbeat of Christian marriage. This is the heartbeat of Christian relationships. This is the heartbeat of the gospel….Support the showThis podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...Follow and support me on Patreon.Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | PatreonTo receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all five of my podcasts, subscribe at:Jeremy McCandless | SubstackCheck out my other Podcasts.My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.comThe L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.comThe Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891The Classic Literature Podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle, and now also on Audible, Visit:Amazon.com: Jeremy R Mccandless: books, biography, latest...
Wisdom, folly, light and dark. There are some big themes in this next chunk of the letter, as we continue to apply all that we've been taught so far in Ephesians.
Ephesians 5: 18b-21
Do you realize how much influence that little device has over your heart and your home? Pastor Jeff Schreve exposes how smartphones can pull people into sin, comparison, and isolation while quietly hardening their hearts. He calls parents and families to walk in the light with honesty, accountability, and intentional guardrails. This episode blends biblical truth with real-life urgency. Bring your habits into the light and experience freedom God's way.
Are you raising kids in a world that feels completely different from the one you grew up in? Pastor Jeff Schreve opens Ephesians 5 to show why wise parenting matters more than ever in an age shaped by smartphones and social media. He explains how technology brings both opportunity and danger, especially for the next generation. This message connects biblical truth with the realities families face every day. Step into your role with wisdom and raise kids who walk in the light.
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