Preaching is the Living Word

Sermon Point: Learn to handle the Bible so you can listen to, teach, and preach the living word of God.

Outline:

1. Frail fallen humanity is perishable and dying (vs. 23 and 24).
2. On the other hand, the word of the Lord is imperishable, living, and enduring (vs. 23 and 25).
3. This contrast comes from the gospel preaching in Isaiah 40 (vs. 24 and Isaiah 40).
4. Peter therefore maintains that the living word is the preached word; it is gospel preaching (vs. 22 and 25).
5. This living word, implanted in the soul, brings life (vs. 23).
6. You are here to learn to handle the Bible so you can listen to, teach, and preach the living word of God.