Session 2 - The Lover

What does it really mean to love your wife?

In Session 2 of The Missing Man: The Power of His Presence, we look at Ephesians 5:25 and the calling of a husband to be more than a provider, protector, or problem-solver. A present man is called to be a lover.

Many men assume they are loving well because they work hard, fix problems, and stay busy. But a wife can be provided for and still not feel loved. This message challenges men to move beyond management and into intentional, sacrificial love.

In this session we discuss:

why love is a command, not merely a feeling

the difference between physical presence and emotional attentiveness

how selfishness quietly erodes intimacy

why pornography disconnects men from true relational presence

how Christ’s love for the church becomes the model for marriage

why biblical love is covenantal, intentional, and sacrificial

This message also confronts the modern “soul mate” myth and the dangerous tendency to hand our spouse an “empty box” filled with expectations they were never meant to carry.

Love is not passive.

Love is not accidental.

Love is not waiting on her response.

A present man makes the first move.

He gives himself.