Ezra set his heart to study the law, to do the law, and then to teach the law in Israel. Ezra 7:10. Voice thought that's a great model. Study it to do it and then teach. >> I think pastors, you know, can fall into this error as well. Study to preach. No, study to do [clears throat] and then preach. I think Lloyd Jones said it well. You're not searching scripture first and foremost for sermons as pastors. You're searching scripture first and foremost for food. >> Get your own nourishment. Get your own, you know, mind and heart and and body in conformity to scripture. Then you'll be positioned to teach. So to bypass that that that practical application in one's own life which most often comes through prayerful study of scripture, it's to short circuit the whole process. Uh,
