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 own 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 beauty and his love for us. Explain how the faithful preaching of God’s Word is essential for our growth in godliness, and what this means in practice (prioritizing the means of grace).
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,