Passionate Bible Teachers (Nov 5 - Thanks)

We probably have more than our fair share of these types in my church—teachers full of knowledge, full of integrity, full of Christ.

I’m thankful for all of those qualities (especially “full of Christ”!).

But there’s another ingredient in the mix that I’m also thankful for: full of passion.

When I sit under a teacher, I not only want to learn their information; I want to catch their fire. I want it to matter. Because it’s exciting to them, it becomes exciting to me.

I’m in class at church on the book of Ezekiel. I wasn’t sure what to expect about the subject matter. But I knew the teacher. I knew he would teach not only with truth, but also with intensity and curiosity and heart. So I signed up.

And I was right. He, along with his two helpers, have a burning desire in their hearts (Jeremiah 20:9) to share what they’ve learned with enthusiasm and joy because God is so amazing to them.

That’s the kind of teacher I want. That’s the kind of teacher I want to be.

Not just knowledgeable. Knowledge by itself leads to arrogance (1 Corinthians 8:1). But knowledge with love. Knowledge with purpose. And with a craving to share it because it is important and God-glorifying.

God’s message is a passionate one.
May his teachers bring it on that way!