Screaming Preaching?

[Jack Shephard]

Originally Posted by Apocrypha

Ya, like him alot. Also own his books like Radical Reformission and Confessions of a Reformation Rev.

Suppose the books are good too though I have never read them.

[Michael The Disciple]

I think the screaming, yelling type preaching was maybe carried over from earlier times when there were no amplification systems. If one wanted to preach to a crowd he would have had to preach loud and forcefully.

What I have experienced is that the ones who preach like that are (to me) quickly forgotten. The cheerleading type stuff like in the Anthony Magnum video seems like entertainment. Sure I think there are sincere people who preach that way and who like that.

Having said that I cant think of anyone in that vein I have ever considered to be "deep" in the knowledge and revelation of the whole truth. I call it "lash out" type preaching. I much prefer verse by verse and topical preaching/teaching.

[RachelRose]

Originally Posted by Jack Shephard

So I know that there are people that love the screaming preaching and some that don't. I am a mixture of both IF the screamer is not screaming at a person but they might get loud because they are passionate and even under the unction of the HG. I would have to say my fav screamer so to say is Anthony Mangun. I have heard him say somethings that I don't totally agree with but I think that I understand his motives. Anyway. I wanted to know what you think about the screamers and the ones that their voice doesn't get above a whisper.

I will say that most of the screamers do so for a reaction but they rarely say anything profitable because they are worried about screaming. So what do you all think?

I do not think AM is a screamer. I like him because I can understand what he says. No the problem with nearly ever UPCI church is the sound system MUST be set to 11. Normal Amps only reach 10 however ours tend to go higher...

[RachelRose]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I think the screaming, yelling type preaching was maybe carried over from earlier times when there were no amplification systems. If one wanted to preach to a crowd he would have had to preach loud and forcefully.

What I have experienced is that the ones who preach like that are (to me) quickly forgotten. The cheerleading type stuff like in the Anthony Magnum video seems like entertainment. Sure I think there are sincere people who preach that way and who like that.

Having said that I cant think of anyone in that vein I have ever considered to be "deep" in the knowledge and revelation of the whole truth. I call it "lash out" type preaching. I much prefer verse by verse and topical preaching/teaching.

Now there is a touchy subject: "Church as Christian entertainment."

[RachelRose]

Originally Posted by Ev. Duane Williams

Actually I meant the term "trinity" has been hijacked by "three personers", and had it not been, it could well have been used to explain the True Nature of God--One God who manifests Himself in three ways SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Two titles and out substance?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I think the screaming, yelling type preaching was maybe carried over from earlier times when there were no amplification systems. If one wanted to preach to a crowd he would have had to preach loud and forcefully.

What I have experienced is that the ones who preach like that are (to me) quickly forgotten. The cheerleading type stuff like in the Anthony Magnum video seems like entertainment. Sure I think there are sincere people who preach that way and who like that.

Having said that I cant think of anyone in that vein I have ever considered to be "deep" in the knowledge and revelation of the whole truth. I call it "lash out" type preaching. I much prefer verse by verse and topical preaching/teaching.

Preaching/teaching comes in a variety of modes, and a well-rounded preacher ought to be at home in each of them. Those modes are situation dependent:

Verse by verse expository Scripture study
Exhortation
Admonition and warning
etc

Different subjects and different situations call for different tempos and different volumes. For example, if you are narrating a statement of facts concerning what happened at work today, you will have a different tone, volume, and speed than if you are trying to convince someone to quit being a drunkard, or if you are trying to serenade your prospective wife, or if you are giving a speech at some celebration, or if you are giving a funeral speech, etc.

So it is with preaching/teaching. The occasion, subject matter, audience, etc all call for an appropriate manner or mode of speaking. And recognizing and applying this usually requires nothing more than being earnest, sincere, and "full" of your subject matter. It doesn't require formal training in "preacher skills" or oratory.

If a man is speaking about how awesome God is, I want to hear that awe reflected in the man's voice. If a man tells me God is to be feared and obeyed, I want to hear Sinai's dread rumble. If he tells me God's mercy is unto the ages of ages, I want to hear the tremble of a heart humbled and grateful towards God for His unspeakable grace. If he tells me of pardon for sin, I want to hear the sincerity of his heart bursting with desire to see others experience that pardon. If he tells me God is able to supply, I want to hear him speak it with authority and power and conviction.

If a man tells me God is trying to save me from a devil's hell, and he sounds like he's reading the weekly weather summary, then I can only conclude that, at best, the guy has no idea what he's talking about, and likely doesn't believe his own message.