When I was a teenager, I taught a class of first graders. One Sunday with great enthusiasm I was teaching the story if Noah. The kids were on the edge of their seats staring up at me. It crossed my mind, "I'm good at this." A child raised his hand. When I called on him he said, "Teacher you're spitting on me!"
I learned several lessons from that little boy, not the least of which was the dangers of pride.
As we prepare and exhort others, we learn in a minimum of three ways. We learn from our study. We learn while we are teaching, and we learn from those who respond to our exhortation. The act of organizing our thoughts so that we are able to express them to others is a great teacher (1 Timothy 4:13).
