The aim of your sermon is to make it clear that growth in godliness is the result of the Spirit working powerfully in us, and not our efforts to conform to God’s law. Emphasize the need for the Spirit to change our desires and that he does so as we learn more of Jesus Christ and marvel at his love for us and his beauty. Explain how the faithful preaching of God’s Word is essential for our growth in godliness, and what this means in practice (prioritising the means of grace).
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,