Mutual Love In All Relationships | Contemporary Sermon

Date: October 5, 2025
Service: Contemporary Service
Speaker: Senior Pastor, John Stephenson
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In this sermon, we explore Paul's teachings in Ephesians, particularly focusing on the concept of mutual respect, love and submission of both parties in a marriage as a microcosm of God's vision for all relationships in humanity. Pastor John unpacks how Paul's instructions, revolutionary for their time, call for a radical form of love and submission that mirrors Christ's sacrificial love for the church. Pastor John emphasizes that this model of mutual submission is not just for marriage but for all relationships in our life, serving as a powerful example of God's innate character and love for each of us.
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Key Points:
1. God's plan is to gather all things in Christ, restoring connection with Him and between people.
2. Salvation is a gift of grace, accepted through faith, leading to a transformed life.
3. Christians are called to imitate God and live in love as Christ loved us.
4. Paul's teachings on marriage in Ephesians 5 revolutionize first-century household codes.
5. Mutual submission in marriage reflects Christ's relationship with the church.
6. This model of submission and sacrificial love applies to all relationships, not just marriage.
7. Living out mutual submission is a choice that powerfully witnesses to the world about God's character.
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Scripture Reference:
Ephesians 5:21-33
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Thank you for watching and supporting us! Everyone is welcomed, loved, and wanted at Lakewood Methodist and we are so glad to be in the Lord's word with you today. Blessings!
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Lakewood Methodist Church
11330 Louetta Road
Houston, TX 77070