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Originally Posted by CC1
LOL!!! I have a relative who is a UPC preacher. He is one of the finest men I have ever met. I have known him since he was just out of his teens. In person he is one of the most mild mannered easy going people you will ever meet.
Somehow I had managed to never hear him preach over the 15+ years he had been in the family then a few years ago that opportunity came up. Another relative came up to me and said "I have to warn you that not only is he a screamer but he doesn't even build up to it - he is hollaring from the first sentance of his sermon!". I was pretty surprised and thankful for the warning. Sure enough he came out of the gate screaming from the first word and ended the same way!
I have no doubt his preaching style is a result of the mentors he was around during the formative years of his ministry. He is not doing it for show, etc.
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LOUD does not equal anointing! I want to hear what is said. Some seem to think that if you're not responding loudly to
their loud preaching, you're not WITH them or your getting TOO quite. If they've got something to say, I want to HEAR
it! If listening (quietly) hinders what a preacher has to say, it might be the anointing is missing. That might cause him/her
to feel inadequate! If the anointing of the LORD is there, there should be no need to feel inadequate, lacking or otherwise, just because people are listening quitely.
I remember a night, many years ago, our late pastor father called the church to prayer. He said,
"In fact, that might be all we do tonight is have a good prayer meeting". In the midst of the prayer meeting, his backslidden son slipped in the door and came to the alter, knelt down and wept his way back to God. Our father and mother had wept and prayed for this brother, who was not living at home, single. He had become involved with friends, etc., that had not influenced him for good.
Just prior to our brother walking in the door, while down praying, another brother spoke and said, "That which you have prayed for, is nigh, even at the door! The door opened and in walked our brother who came and knelt at the alter.
Don't tell me it is all in a loud shout, loud speaking, or even talent! THE ANOINTING still breaks the yoke of bondage! Sincere, honest prayer is sorely needed today.
Falla39
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