Lesson: God’s Refining Fire<br>
Reading: Christ sanctifies the church<br>
Reference: Eph. 5:23-27<br><br>
Ephesians 5:23: For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.<br>
Ephesians 5:24: Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.<br>
Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;<br>
Ephesians 5:26: That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,<br>
Ephesians 5:27: That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<br>
(KJV)<br>