The way

Strength Under Control

Ten studies. Four weeks each. Strength trained, then sheathed.

Three shelves. The man himself, the wife he is given, and the house he keeps. Every passage opens on Bible Hub.

The man

His strength, his work, the record he keeps, and the prayers he actually prays.

  1. Strength Under ControlFor menBiblical meekness is not weakness. It is a warhorse that has learned the rider’s hand.0/4
  2. Quiet WorkFor husbandsGodly work does not need an audience. It needs a man who will do it and then come home.0/4
  3. The Record You KeepFor husbandsThe ledger you rehearse is not discernment. Love does not keep the account.0/4
  4. Holy HandsFor husbands and fathersPray before you lecture. You are not the mediator.0/4

The wife

How he loves her, leads her, listens to her, and keeps the covenant.

  1. Gave HimselfFor husbandsA husband’s love is Christ’s pattern: he hands himself over for her good.0/4
  2. The TowelFor husbandsAuthority that cannot kneel is not Christian authority.0/4
  3. According to KnowledgeFor husbandsLove that will not study her is not the love Peter commanded.0/4
  4. Guard and GiveFor husbandsProvide, watch, and keep the covenant you made with your eyes and your vows.0/4

The house

Worship at the table, and children who are aimed, not provoked.

  1. As for Me and My HouseFor husbands and fathersYou cannot lead a household toward a God you only visit.0/4
  2. Do Not ProvokeFor fathersA child can obey you and still be finished on the inside.0/4

Thirty minutes

A devotional from a word or a passageFifteen minutes of teaching, then questions. Two or three follow-ups through the week.

How to use a week

  1. 1. Read the charge out loud if you are with a brother.
  2. 2. Sit with the three passages. Switch Close, Expanded, Easy, and WEB.
  3. 3. Open the passage on Bible Hub for NASB, the Amplified, or the ESV. The Legacy Standard Bible opens on its own reader.
  4. 4. Take one day at a time. Do not stack the week into a Sunday guilt list.
  5. 5. Use the questions at a table. Leave silence. Write the note before you leave the page.

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