Pastor Verne will preaching on “The Character of a Husband and Wife.” God’s design for marriage is that they are no longer two, but one flesh (Matthew 19:6). To fulfill this design, God’s plan is for the husband and wife to follow His plan for them which leads to oneness (Ephesians 5:15-33; Colossians 3:18-19). This is possible because of redemption and consecration. You must first be saved (Romans 10:9-10). This means that you know Christ, that you hear His voice and follow Jesus (John 10:27). The husband’s role is to love like Jesus, lead like Jesus, and serve like Jesus. The wife’s role is to love her husband, support her husband, and respect her husband. This requires that you be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit’s power enables us to fulfill our roles in marriage. We must be under the control of the Holy Spirit, not self. An outflow of being under the control of the Holy Spirit is submission (Ephesians 5:21) to God’s plan for marriage. The husband is to be submissive to God and love his wife as Christ loves the church. The wife is to be submissive to God by willingly submitting to her husband as she is submitting to Christ. God’s design for oneness rather than isolation is put on display and experienced as we surrender to God’s will and obey His Word.