The Good News isn't a formula

^{1 Peter 1:24-25} For
All flesh is like grass,
and all its glory like a flower of the grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord endures forever.

And this is the word that was preached as the gospel to you.

I heard Josh White make the comment that the gospel isn't about reciting a certain formula-- its more about sharing what God has done for you. Reading this passage in 1 Peter and realizing Peter says THIS is what was proclaimed as the gospel, its kinda odd. When I think of preaching the gospel, "All flesh is like grass" doesn't really come to mind. Often times we think preaching the gospel = the four points of evangelism. Jesus' commission for us to preach the gospel was taken by his friend Peter apparently differently than the way I normally see it. Preaching the gospel should be about proclaiming good news (in whatever form that takes) not necessarily getting through a formula.