Theme: God calls us to do our work and conduct our work relationships as under the lordship of Jesus Christ.

Theme: This passage teaches us how to equip ourselves for endurance when living for Jesus in a hostile world.

Theme: Believing wives are to 'beautify the gospel' through God-honoring submission toward their own husbands.

Theme: Jesus Himself is the example of how to walk for Him while suffering affliction.

Theme: When we let the Lord Jesus heal our weaknesses through an encounter with Himself, He makes our strengths even stronger.