Your place in the kingdom of heaven is indicated by your heart's reception to the Word of God.. Sermon Outline:I. General matters about the parable of the soils (v. 4-11).II. The fruitless hearing of God's Word (v. 5-7, 12-14).III. The good and profitable hearing of God's Word (v. 8, 15).

The essence of marriage is the loving union between husband and wife, even as the church is united to Christ.. Sermon Outline:I. The unity expressed between husband and wife (v. 28-29, 33). II. The union between Christ and the church (v. 29-30, 32). III. God's design for marital unity (v. 31).

Knowing Christ's sacrificial and sanctifying love, Christian husbands are commanded to love their wives in the same way. Sermon Outline:I. The command for the husband to love his own wife (v. 25a).II. The standard for the husband to love his own wife (v. 25b).III. The goal for the husband to love his own wife (v. 26-27).

Out of reverence for Christ their Savior, Christian wives are commanded to submit to their husbands in everything. Sermon Outline:I. The command for the wife to submit to her husband (v. 22).II. The theology behind this command (v. 23-24).

Forego drunkenness that removes restraint, but be filled with the Holy Spirit that produces fellowship, gratitude, and mutual submission. Sermon Outline:I. Forego drunkenness (v. 18a). II. Be filled with the Holy Spirit (v. 18b-21). A. Full of the Holy Spirit (v. 18b). B. Spirit-filled fellowship (v. 19). C. Spirit-filled gratitude (v. 20). D. Spirit-filled submission (v. 21).

May your life be guided by Christ's wisdom, with a humble submission to His will, as pilgrims in this sinful world. Sermon Outline:I. Wisdom yields a circumspect life (v. 15). II. Wisdom redeems time and opportunities (v. 16).III. Wisdom honors the Lord's will (v. 17).

As children of light, your life must contrast with and expose the darkness, for Jesus is the light. Sermon Outline:I. The children of light expose the darkness (v. 11-14a).II. The marvelous light of Christ (v. 14b).

The gospel is that by faith Christ paid the penalty for your sins and fulfilled the Law perfectly on your behalf. Sermon Outline:I. The gospel presented (v. 1).II. The gospel explained (v. 2-4a).III. The gospel believed (v. 4b).

God calls you to leave darkness and separate from it by walking as children of light, well-pleasing to Him. Sermon Outline:I. The separation for children of light (v. 7). II. The transformation for children of light (v. 8a).III. The characteristics of children of light (v. 8b-9).IV. The desire of children of light (v. 10).

Sexual immorality is incompatible with your new life in Christ, so forsake it and pursue a life of purity. Sermon Outline:I. The sin of immorality (v. 3-4)II. God's warnings for the immoral (v. 5-6)