Home Ephesians 1:14 Sermon Outline – The Earnest of Our Inheritance
September 18, 2026
Series: earnest of our inheritance, Ephesians 1:14
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Assurance of Salvation, believer’s inheritance in Christ, Day of Redemption, dispensational Bible teaching, Earnest of Our Inheritance, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians sermon outline, Eternal Security, Gospel of Salvation, hearing and believing, heavenly inheritance, Holy Spirit as earnest, Holy Spirit Seal, KJV Sermon Outline, praise of His glory, Purchased Possession, redemption of the body, Romans 8:23, salvation by grace through faith, Sealed With the Holy Spirit
Book: Ephesians
This detailed KJV sermon outline examines Ephesians 1:14 and the Holy Spirit as “the earnest of our inheritance,” God’s present pledge that He will complete the redemption He began. It explains the biblical order of hearing the gospel, believing on Jesus Christ, and being sealed with the Holy Spirit; the seal as God’s mark of ownership; the meaning of the earnest as a divine guarantee; and the believer’s heavenly inheritance in Christ. The outline also distinguishes present spiritual redemption from the future redemption of the body, establishes eternal security from Ephesians 4:30, and shows how the completed work will be “unto the praise of his glory.” Preachers, teachers, and Bible students will gain a sermon-ready treatment of salvation by grace, the Spirit’s sealing ministry, the purchased possession, bodily redemption, assurance, and faithful Christian living.
August 19, 2026
Topic: After That Ye Believed, Assurance in Christ, Bible Study Resources, Blood Bought Believer, Day of Redemption, Earnest of the Spirit, Ephesians 4:30, Eternal Security, Finished Work of Christ, Gospel of Salvation, Grieve Not the Spirit, Holy Spirit of God, Holy Spirit Seal, KJV Sermon Outline, Rightly Dividing, Salvation by Grace, Sealed by the Spirit, Sealed Unto the Day of Redemption, Sealed Unto the Day of Redemption Sermon Outline, Spirit-Led Walk
Book: Ephesians
This VerseQuest Ministries sermon outline on Ephesians 4:30 explains the believer’s sealing by the holy Spirit of God “unto the day of redemption.” The outline shows that the Spirit’s seal is not a temporary feeling, sacramental stamp, denominational label, or probationary blessing, but God’s mark of ownership, security, and future redemption upon the blood-bought believer. It connects Ephesians 4:30 with Ephesians 1:13–14, showing that believers are sealed after hearing and believing the gospel of salvation, and that the Spirit is the earnest of the inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession. Preachers, teachers, and Bible students will gain a strong KJV-based framework for teaching eternal security, the indwelling Spirit, the danger of grieving the Spirit, the Spirit-led walk, holy living under grace, and the finished work of Jesus Christ as the basis of the believer’s assurance.
August 3, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: 1 Peter 1:23, Born Again by the Word of God, Gospel of Salvation, Incorruptible Seed, James 1:18, John 3, KJV Bible, KJV Sermon Outlines, Living Word, New Birth, Not by Religion, Rightly Dividing, Romans 10:17, Spirit and Word, Word of God
Book: 1 Peter
Born Again by the Word of God is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on 1 Peter 1:23. This study explains that the new birth is not produced by religion, baptismal water, sacraments, church membership, family heritage, moral reform, emotional experience, or human effort, but by God through His living and abiding word. It shows why the natural birth leaves man in Adam, sin, corruption, and death, while the new birth comes from the incorruptible seed of Scripture. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource explains the Spirit’s work through the word, the gospel of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, the permanence of salvation, and the believer’s need to desire the sincere milk of the word. With strong King James Bible emphasis, it magnifies the preserved word of God as the seed God uses to bring sinners to life in Jesus Christ.