A man called his friend and asked what he was doing. His friend answered, “I am working on aqua-thermal treatment of ceramics, aluminum and steel under a constrained environment.” In other words he was washing dishes with hot water under his wife’s supervision.
Dr. John Broaddus, formerly professor of homiletics at Southern Baptist Seminary, delivered a message at a small country church one Sunday morning. The next week Dr. Broaddus was engaged elsewhere, so to fill the pulpit at the church he sent a freshman seminary student. At the conclusion of the service an elderly woman congratulated the student on his profound message and how it was so much deeper than the message delivered by Dr. Broaddus the previous Sunday. She said, “Your message was so deep I didn’t understand anything you said. Last week I understood everything Dr. Broaddus said in his simple sermon.”
What the dear lady did not know was how gifted Dr. Broaddus was at taking the profound theological truths and communicating clearly enough for anyone to understand. He made the message plain. So should we when we communicate the gospel to others.
A little boy was following behind his dad across a dusty field. He was trying to take big steps and put his feet in his dad’s tracks. In some places he could barely see the footprints. He said, “Walk a little plainer, daddy! Walk a little plainer!”
Indeed we should! Not only should our talk be clear and plain, but so should our walk. Whether it is talking the talk or walking the walk, we must make the message clear and plain for all to see and hear.