The glory of expounding the Word

Here are a couple of little gems from the recent Christianity Today interview with John Stott:

It's the same issue across the globe. Churches live, grow, and flourish by the Word of God. And they languish and even perish without it. . . .

When I enter the pulpit with the Bible in my hands and in my heart, my blood begins to flow and my eyes to sparkle for the sheer glory of having God's Word to expound. We need to emphasize the glory, the privilege, of sharing God's truth with people.

Amen (HT: I Was Just Thinking and Expository Thoughts).