December 18 2011 – Audio Sermon on 1 Peter 1:23 by Pastor William Hixson
You have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living word of God The verse emphasizes the spiritual rebirth that comes from God’s enduring word and calls the church to live in the reality of new birth It encourages reliance on scripture as the source of spiritual life and identity
Some good hymns for 1 Peter 1:23 are Christ the Lord Is Risen Today by Charles Wesley, Because He Lives by Bill Gaither and Gloria Gaither and When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts