A. Christ LEADS Us
1. He is Over Us
23...Christ is the head of the church, his body,...
2. We Obey Him
24...the church submits to Christ, ...
B. Christ LOVES Us
1. He Saved Us
23...his body, of which he is the Savior.
2. He Sanctifies Us
25...Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
3. He Stands with Us
27and to present her to himself as a radiant church,
without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
4. He Sustains Us
29 Christ ... feeds and cares for … the church
—30for we are members of his body.
C. Christ is LOYAL to Us
1. He Left His Father
31a“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother ...
2. We are Linked by Flesh
31b...and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
3. We Live by Faith
32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about
Christ and the church.