How many of you know a controlling woman, raise your hand?

Do not point for your own safety. Don't point. Don't you dare point. Don't you dare point.

All right, let's have some fun. How many of you know a passive man?

Raise your hand. Passive man. Now, if you're a truly passive man, do not raise your hand.

Just sit there and do nothing. Unless, do not raise your hand.

Just sit there and do nothing.

Unless of course your wife tells you to,

then do whatever she tells you to do.

Just gonna have some fun.

Imagine taking the most controlling woman

and the most passive man, putting them together in marriage and giving them a

kingdom to run. Congratulations, you have Ahab and Jezebel, arguably the worst marriage in the entire

Bible. We're going to look at their story today and we're going to discover

that Jezebel was very controlling and manipulative. And Ahab, he was weak and passive. And to be

frank with you, their marriage was a disaster. And this is not just a Bible story, but this is a

warning. So we're going to look at the warning.

And what I want to do is talk directly to you today and just tell you very sincerely if you

are maybe married and miserable or you're dating and it's dysfunctional or maybe you just feel

really, really alone. The good news is your love life is not as bad as they have in Jezebel.

And I want to give you some better news, and that is no matter what your relational status is,

God loves you right where you are and has something very special for you at this very moment.

And we're going to learn to love in a way that honors him.

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