Vintage, Not Outdated - Ephesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7

Vintage, Not OutdatedEphesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7Dr. Bob McCartney, Senior Pastor • May 24, 2026--For more information about First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, visit our website at fbcwf.org.To give, click here.--God’s design is better than culture’s experiment.1. A Word for the Wise Wife: Respectful Submission“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.”Colossians 3:18, CSBso that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered. Titus 2:4-5 CSBa. Submission is not inferiority“There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.”Galatians 3:28, CSBb. Submission is not silencec. Submission is spiritual beautyd. Submission is ultimately unto the Lord2. A Message for the Modern Man: Sacrificial lovea. A husband’s love is sacrificialb. A husband’s love is sanctifyingc. A husband’s love is sensitived. A husband’s love is nourishing and cherishing“To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.”Ephesians 5:33, CSBe. A husband’s love honors3. But How?a. Stop saying, “They started it.”b. Obey your command, not your spouse’s command.c. Replace reaction with obedience.d. Speak your spouse’s God-given language.e. Remember marriage requires the gospel.