Show featured posts on the front page

featured_content_list.php

/**
 * Show featured posts on the front page
 *
 * @link - https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/202896/query-only-sticky-posts
 */

function edward_featured_content_list() {

        $featured = new WP_Query(
                array(
                        'post_type'             => 'page',
                        'tax_query'             => array(
                                array(
                                    'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
                                    'field'    => 'slug',
                                    'terms'    => 'featured',
                                ),
                        ),
                        'sort_column'           => 'menu_order', // Important
                        'orderby'               => 'menu_order',
                        'order'                 => 'ASC'
                )
        );

        if ( $featured ) { ?>

                <ol class="featured-list clear">

                        <?php while ( $featured->have_posts() ) : $featured->the_post(); ?>

                                <?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/content/content', 'featured-list' ); ?>

                        <?php endwhile; ?>

                </ol><?php

                wp_reset_postdata(); 
        }

}