Home Walk in the Spirit – Galatians 5:16 Sermon Outline
September 12, 2026
Series: Galatians 5:16, Walk in the Spirit
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Bible Study Resources, Christian Holiness, Christian Liberty, Eternal Security, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:16, Grace Based Living, Holy Spirit Guidance, KJV Sermon Outline, Law and Grace, Mortify the Flesh, Pauline Doctrine, Practical Sanctification, Rightly Dividing, Spirit Filled Life, Standing and State, Victory Over the Flesh, Walk in the Spirit, Walk in the Spirit Sermon Outline, Works of the Flesh
Book: Galatians
This VerseQuest Ministries sermon outline on Galatians 5:16 examines Paul’s command, “Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” The outline explains that practical Christian victory does not come through reforming the flesh, returning to the law, trusting human willpower, or pursuing emotional religious experiences, but through daily yieldedness to the indwelling Holy Spirit. It explores the continuing conflict between flesh and Spirit, the works of the flesh, the fruit of the Spirit, mortification of sinful conduct, Christian liberty under grace, sealing and filling, and the distinction between the believer’s secure standing in Christ and his changing practical state. The sermon also shows why Spirit-filled living must remain grounded in Scripture, prayer, obedience, and rightly divided Pauline doctrine. Preachers, teachers, and Bible students will gain a strong KJV-based framework for teaching practical sanctification, victory over sin, grace-based holiness, and the daily responsibility of saved believers to walk under the Spirit’s control.