Main Point: Sow God's Word!
Outline:
1. Your God is the unchanging Father of lights (17b).
2. All good gifts come from him (17a, 2, 12, 9, 5).
3. Scripture is God's good gift to you (18b).
4. Sovereign regeneration is God's gift to you (18a).
5. This new birth comes about using means (18b, 1 Pet. 1:23-25).
6. Thus you become converts, 'first fruits' (18c, Rom. 16:15).
Conclusion: Sow God's Word!