...is to prepare to teach. Next Sunday I will speak on the Fifth Commandment for about an hour. If I didn't prepare for this lesson, I would have nothing more than a couple of simple, disjointed things to say about this subject. It would be shameful to treat such an important topic so lightly.
It is not without reason that Scripture warns those that teach of greater judgment. There are many dangers. A boring lesson fails to call people to action. An exciting but erroneous lesson can do great harm. And teaching to impress others, rather than to serve them, will lead to a fall for you and your people. But a desire to truly serve those you teach is great motivation for hours of preparation.
It's regretful that we naturally do not like to study the Word in depth. But we can be thankful for forcing functions like teaching. Its joy lies just over a hill of preparation.
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