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Won Without a Word

Sunday, August 30, 2020
Pastor Justin Chan

 
 

Won Without a Word

1 Peter 3:1-7

1 Peter 3:1-7

1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct. 3 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. 5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

1Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you1 of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Outline:

I. Wives, Submit
II. Wives, Adorn
III. Husbands, Understand
IV. Husbands, Honor

I. Wives, Submit
1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct. 

MacArthur- “it is more important what you are than what you say…The lovely, gracious, gentle submission of a Christian woman to her unsaved husband is the strongest evangelistic tool she has.  It's not what she says, it is what she is.”

II. Wives, Adorn
3 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. 5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

A. Focus on your Character
“Let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart”

B. Cultivate a Gentle, Quiet Spirit
…with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious

C. Hope in God
5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

III. Husbands, Understand
1 Peter 3:7   Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way.”

IV. Husbands, Honor
…showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. 

Ephesians 5:28-29- “In the same way  husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church”

Honor your wives because she is the weaker vessel 
Col 3:19- Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. 

Honor your wives so that your prayers will not be hindered