BiG Question: How does Jesus shape my relationships? Colossians 3:18–19 18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them. Biblical submission is freely . Submission is the call of believer Ephesians 5:21 21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. 1 Peter 5:5 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Romans 13:1 13 Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God. Hebrews 13:17 17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. James 4:7 7 Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Strong marriages choose love over winning or withdrawing If we want life and hope in our marriages, one another is essential Colossians 3:20–21 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged. Every relationship is an to honor God Gospel driven parenting instructs and disciplines for . Colossians 3:22–4:1 22 Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, 24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism. 4 Masters, deal with your slaves justly and fairly, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven. Every we have is meant to demonstrate and declare the presence and reality of Jesus How do you need to bring Jesus home this week? This Week I Will: Pursue Jesus By: Point to Jesuss By: Memorize: Colossians 3:23 Next Sunday: Colossians 3