"Consider some of the very specific things god's word claims to do:
1 it initiates faith (Romans 10:17)
2 it gives new spiritual life (1 Peter 1:23)
3 it helps us grow spiritually (1 Peter 2:2)
4 it sanctifies (John 17:17)
5 it searches the heart and convicts (Hebrews 4:12)
6 it liberates (John 8:31-32)
7 it refreshes and renews (Psalm 119:25)
8 it revives and enlightens (Psalm 19:7,8-11)"
Mike Bullmore in The Gospel as Center