In almost every church there's that one guy who waits for the climactic moment in the pastor's sermon to yell, "Preach! Preach!"
This, of course, it's kind of awkward since this is exactly what the pastor had been doing for the past half hour. Was this guy not listening? Did he think the pastor wasn't preaching before? Is this guy crazy? If you happen to be sitting next to this guy, then it may be embarrasing for you when people look at your isle and shake their heads. And if you happen to be the guy who does this then shame on you sir, shame on you.
However, there are three things we can do if we are sitting next to his peculiar character:
Go on the Offensive
Before he even says anything and right in the beginning of the sermon, get close to him and yell, "Listen! Listen!" You'll probably be applauded by the entire congregation, including the pastor.
Extreme Action
Right before he yells his first, "Preach," just throw a hymnal book at him. Or even a shoe will do. Pretty much anything that can stop his crazy outburst. Some people may initially frown at this, but deep down inside they are whispering, "thank you."
The Next Level
Of course, if you really want to intimidate the guy, find out what his line of work is. If you're lucky, he'll be doing some crazy job, like a taxidermist. So go to his office and as soon as you see him, just yell, "Stuff! Sutff!"
What other things can you do to stop him from continuing his insane practice?
LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'll admit, I enjoy when people encourage the preacher and yell "Amen!" or "Preeeeeeach!" during a service. My pastor enjoys it too. It makes Him feel like he's getting the message across.
I suppose some people go wayyy overboard - like when I went to Bible College for a year, there was a guy who would yell out every service (without fail) "Praise Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior forever and ever until He returns Hallelujah Amen Ameeeen!" -- or something very close to that. It was loud. long. and loaded. :) haha.