Bedhead Theology

The gospel is everything! This statement, as simple as it is, speaks to the very heart of preaching. Looking across the culture around us, we find that Faithful preaching must speak the truth with grace to move hearts toward Christ. Haddon Robinson declared, “When we concentrate on ideas, with the desire to make listeners understand and accept them, strong delivery comes naturally.”  Erasmus argued that the purpose “in persuasion is to have the hearer want to embrace the honorable and the useful.”  Thus, the goal is to move the heart. However, in this goal, it is imperative to note the impact of delivery. Francis Bacon understood delivery when he compared logic to a fist and rhetoric to an open palm.  He asserted that logic handles reason in absolute truth, whereas rhetoric handles reason through the lens of popular opinions. Essentially, a logical argument can affirm the truth but possibly in a heavy-handed manner. Conversely, a rhetorical approach can present the truth ...

  Life can, at times, seem to be more than we can bear. No one is immune to hard times, disappointments, and even tragedies. In this life, heartache abounds. Nevertheless, Christ compels us, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt 11:28–30). The hope in Christ provides joy through contentment. Puritan Jeremiah Burrows wrote, “When a Christian is content in the right way, the peace comes from the temper and disposition of their own heart than from any external argument or possession in the world.” [1] Looking to Christ provides that internal contentment. We can look at the following: Contentment is Pursued Jesus makes it clear in Matthew 11 that the call is to action: to come, to take, and to learn. Christ’s call to come to Him shows us that we must set the trajectory of our heart tow...