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Sermon Outline “Until He Comes: Practice at Home!” - I Peter 3:1-7 Children’s educational game: “One of these is not the same” At 1st glance, it seems that I Peter 3:1-7 doesn’t fit with the context. 2012’s theme: Until He Comes - looking for Jesus to come again & living according to that perspective. Peter has reminded us whose and who we are. He calls us to “honorable conduct” before unbelievers. What does the marriage relationship have to do with looking for Jesus to come again? What does it have to do with our witness? For too many of us, it’s as if we’re thinking, “One of these is not the same; marriage/family are personal matters which have nothing to do with my faith/relationship with God or interaction with unbelievers. ” AU CONTRAIRE! Paul makes it clear in Ephesians 5:32 that marriage is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the Church. So, a healthy, godly marriage points to Jesus. That’s why Paul and Peter included the marriage relationship in their teaching about living out the Christian life. It’s very important that husbands and wives remember whose they are and who they are in Christ when it comes to marriage. It’s vitally important that each see the spouse as brother or sister in Christ (if they are indeed in Christ). It’s of utmost importance that each spouse live as husband or wife in obedience to Christ as Lord! I Peter 3:1-7 I)Wives, be submissive. - Respectful and pure conduct - a witness to unbelieving husbands (& an example to believing husbands). - Internal beauty more than external - a gentle and quiet spirit - precious in God’s sight. - Holy women (like Sarah) adorn themselves with inner beauty, which includes submission. - Do not fear - look to God first! Rest in Him! II)Husbands, live with your wife in an understanding way. - Honor your wife - treat her as the precious vessel she is! - See your wife as the fellow heir she is. - Prayer is hindered by neglect or mistreatment of your wife, or by your not taking the spiritual lead! Healthy marriages lead to healthy families which lead to healthy churches. Your marriage matters! Until He comes, let us remember whose we are and practice living like who we are in Christ! Practice at home!