Ephesians – Part 11: New Relationships – Obedience and Honour
In this message, Nathan continues are teaching series on Ephesians, looking at Chapter 6 verses 1-6. He addresses a universal human tendency where pride and self-centredness leads us to subconsciously elevate ourselves while lowering or pushing others down and contrasts this with the “loving servanthood” of Jesus, who humbled himself to serve others and provides the perfect pattern for all Christian relationships. He specifically applies this to families by calling fathers to use their authority to lift up and lead their children toward God, while encouraging children to honour and obey their parents as an act of submission to the Lord. He also notes that this struggle with pride extends to the workplace, warning that employers must be careful not to misuse their authority and should instead use their influence to serve and do good to those they lead.