The Sanctified Family: Husbands (Part 2) - Colossians 3:19

Grace Community Church South Bay

Pastor/Teacher: Ulises Galvez

This sermon, titled "The Sanctified Family: Husbands (Part 2)," delivered by Pastor Ulises Galvez, focuses on the biblical calling for husbands to love their wives as Christ loves the church, based on Colossians 3:19 and Ephesians 5:22-33.

Key Themes:

- The Enemy of Love: The pastor highlights that the natural, sinful inclination for men is to dominate or be embittered, referencing the fall in Genesis 3:16. He uses 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 to outline 20 traits—such as impatience, pride, and irritability—that act as enemies to biblical love.

- The Glory of Love: The primary command for husbands is to love their wives (19:36). This love is not based on the wife's performance or loveliness, but is modeled directly after Christ's sacrificial, persevering, and cleansing love for the church.

Practical Application:

- Spiritual Leadership: Husbands are urged to be the "theologians" of their homes, initiating spiritual conversations and continuously bringing their wives to the word of God for nourishment.

- Self-Sacrifice: A husband's role involves seeking the wife's good above his own, as if nourishing his own body .

- Unity: Marriage requires leaving behind other allegiances to become "one flesh," maintaining a focused, undivided commitment to one's wife.

Pastor Ulises concludes by emphasizing that this standard of love is not "foreign" or impossible, because the Holy Spirit enables the believer to live out this love by abiding in Christ.

Originally aired September 6th, 2026