Sermon
Crazy Marriage
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
May 4, 2025 · 35 min
Summary
Drawing from Ephesians 5, the pastor teaches God's design for marriage: wives are called to submit to their husbands' spiritual leadership as a reflection of the church's submission to Christ, while husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially as Christ loved the church. The sermon contrasts biblical marriage with cultural empowerment narratives, arguing that selflessness—not self-advocacy—is the foundation of healthy relationships.
Highlights
Submission is a voluntary yielding of the wife to the husband's leadership in the home.
Many men view submission as power, and if that is you, you need to repent before the Lord Jesus today. View submission as responsibility to your family, submission to the Lord and the stewardship of your family, and ultimately service to your wife.
The real cause of failure ultimately in marriage is always self and the various manifestations of self.