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2006 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2006
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15

Family Life Beyond the Crucifixion
Sermon Series on Putting Paul's Gospel Into Our Family Design
(based on chart tract)

First comes crucifying our flesh / world...
Galatians 5:24 - And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Galatians 6:14 - But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

...then we can rise & live our family life with Him as designed by Him which was then presented to and patterned by Paul.
I Timothy 1:16 - Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Colossians 3:1 -  f ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.


Seven Husbands for Seven Brides
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church:
and he is the saviour of the body.
Ephesians 5:23

Now folks, I am certainly no Dr. Phil - nor do I even want to be considered one nor do I even believe he is of any value to a Christian.  But... this is a husband sermon today!

For a Christian man, our concept of being a husband is based on our concept of Christ!  We are to be the head and saviour of our wife, even as Christ was of the church!

And of course, we once again see the importance of Rightly Dividing the word of truth - even when it comes to such practicality of being a husband.



True Christ / True Husband
If we understand the true Christ, then we will be closer to being a 'true' Christian husband / father.
If we do not understand the 'true' Christ, then we can all too easily pattern our husbanding / fathering after another Jesus, and have a miserable home!

Yes - always exceptions, but that is not an excuse!
And there are always exceptions - some will still have a 'happy' home by worldly psychology as well as by these other designs you will learn about below.

But what a shame it would be to see all that godliness without the power thereof burn up in the judgment seat.  Doing right wrong is still wrong!

And some folks won't know how they did until their kids grow up and can do things their way - then the husband / dad will know how he did - but then, quite possibly and probably, it will be too late.


7 Husbands
We have studied those 7 churches in Revelation.
We have studied those churches and saw 7 types of marriages.

Now, let's look at 7 types of husbands - based on:
a) how we pattern ourselves after Christ as the head of the church, and
b) knowing how mixed up most men are these days by a lack of rightly dividing their bible - AND -
c) because of the false teachings floating so carelessly around in most churches today.

For the record and to announce ahead of time, there is only ONE correct type of husband today; however, I see these other types throughout our Christian families.

Here we go:

1.  Adam - Mr. It's Not My Fault! Genesis 3:12

2.  Job - Mr. Hang in There No Matter What!  Job 1:8 3.  Noah - Mr. Good but Strange GuyGenesis 6:8,9 4.  Abraham - Mr. I'm Special! Genesis 12:2,3; 5.  Moses - Mr. Do It My Way - The Deliverer: Exodus 3:1-8 - the Law-Giver  Exodus 24:12! 6a.  Jesus Christ through the Gospels - Mr. I'll Do It Myself!   I Timothy 3:16 6b.  Another Jesus - during the Tribulation - Mr Mean Pretender   II Corinthians 11:4; Isaiah 12:12-14; Revelation 6 6c.  Jesus Christ- Millennium - Mr. My Way IS the Right Way!  Revelation 19:15
7.  Jesus Christ - through Paul - Mr I'll Give Myself for Her - Mr Right!  Ephesians 5

Which husband are you?

A combination of some or all?

Which husband should you strive to be?

Which husbands do modern Christians try to be?

If you haven't figured out by now, to be the true love for your wife,
aim for number 7!  It has eternal benefits!

And hey, remember, you can not IMITATE Christ as a husband,
but we can learn how to be the right husband by following Paul
as he shows us how Christ loves us!
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do:
and the God of peace shall be with you.
Philippians 4:9