Alistair Begg, Preaching for God's Glory, Crossway, 1999, p. 34.
The first heart God’s Word needs to reach is that of the preacher. There will be no benefit to ourpeople from expository preaching unless we ourselves are being impacted by the Scripture we are preparing to preach. It is imperative, when we are dealing with the biblical text, that we are personally changed by it.
Alistair Begg, Preaching for God’s Glory, Crossway, 1999, p. 34.