K.I.S.S.

The above acronym is very practical—Keep It Simple Stupid! Never was this thought more appropriate than with preaching or sharing the Gospel. Now hold on to that thought.

This morning I read Acts 20:25, “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.”

The word preaching means, “To declare a message as the herald of the king.” The witness tells what has happened to him, but the herald tells what the King tells him to declare. He is a person commissioned and sent with a message, and the preacher must not change that message in any way.

I think we tend to way overcomplicate the message of the gospel. There is a profound power in its utter simplicity.

Often people will comment, “Pastor, you make the Gospel message so simple to understand.”

Exactly. That was my very objective. Not be to be simplistic but simple.

The gospel is so deep that the greatest philosophers pore over its meaning. Yet it is so simple, that even a child can understand it.

Billy Graham was once interviewed by David Frost, the interview who is famous now for the movie Frost/Nixon. In the interview, Billy told Frost that in his presentation of the gospel, he “studied to be simple.”

Generally, we think we ought to study to be complex. Not at all. The gospel is an understandable message, and when that fails to happen, it’s not the fault of the message, but the messenger.

Sometimes, we may be reluctant to share the gospel with others. Or we may feel we need to “soften” certain parts that might offend people. I’m not buying that!

The job of the herald is to proclaim what the King tells him to proclaim. In the same way, the job of the Christian is to preach the gospel.

So today, look for opportunities to “herald” the gospel message. In such a dark world, it really is still “good news!”

And remember to K.I.S.S.