The Spirit Filled Husband (Part 3): The Duties of Love | Lord’s Day Sermon | 9th March, 2025 | Adeola Ogundele

Today's installment of the Spirit Filled Husband series focuses on the Duties of Love. Love compels a husband to a life of duty to his wife and ultimately, a man's greatness is measured by the kind of man he is not just in public, but particularly at home.

In expounding the subject, Pastor Adeola presented seven different ways by which husbands can demonstrate their love to their wives. He stated that a husband has a duty to his wife:

1. To fight his selfishness.  2. To be present.  3. To take initiative.  4. To lead spiritually.  5. To protect.  6. To provide.  7. To cherish. 

He taught that selfishness is the source of disorder in the world and is also what causes chaos in marriages. However, as Christians we have been freed from the control of selfishness and get to practice leadership and authority as exemplified by Christ who in loving service washed the feet of his disciples and showed that to love is to practice self denial.

Christian husbands need to rely on the Holy Spirit continually and seek godly accountability to do this. God calls husbands to be kind of men that are present in the lives of their families.   The love that the Christian husband displays must be founded on the personal and ongoing experience of Christ's love for his bride.