Topic: Purchased Possession
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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.
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September 9, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Assurance of Salvation, Bible Study Resources, Body of Christ, Day of Redemption, Earnest of Our Inheritance, Ephesians 1:13–14, Eternal Security, Gospel of Your Salvation, Grieving the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit of Promise, Holy Spirit Seal, Indwelling Holy Spirit, KJV Sermon Outline, Pauline Doctrine, Purchased Possession, Rightly Dividing, Sealed After Believing, Sealed With the Holy Spirit, Sealing Versus Filling, Standing and State
Book: Ephesians
This VerseQuest Ministries sermon outline on Ephesians 1:13–14 examines Paul’s declaration that after hearing “the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation” and believing in Jesus Christ, the believer is “sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.” The outline traces the biblical order from hearing the gospel to believing, trusting, and receiving the Spirit’s seal; explains the Holy Ghost as God’s mark of ownership and the “earnest” of the believer’s inheritance; and shows why Ephesians 4:30 says believers are sealed “unto the day of redemption.” It carefully distinguishes sealing from filling, grieving the Spirit from losing the Spirit, standing from state, salvation from service, and divine preservation from careless Christian living. The sermon also places the doctrine within the Pauline revelation concerning the Church which is Christ’s Body and explains why Old Testament operations of the Spirit must not be confused with the Church-age believer’s sealed position in Christ. Preachers, teachers, and Bible students will gain a strong KJV-based framework for teaching eternal security, the indwelling Holy Spirit, future bodily redemption, Christian holiness, and the faithfulness of God to complete what He has begun.