I think it is a time we need to comfort others...I have been to glorious funeral...even my mother’s was so glorious however to try to make an altar call and force people is out of order...some people just have no common sense...It is ok to mention the long home of the soul but in a tactful kind way...we must measure our words..and use wisdom.
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I do believe there are times that we should shout even when we are preaching and teaching the Word ...
but after this Tuesday ... when I attended the funeral of a friend who passed of heart disease at age 34 and has OP roots ...
I must confess that one of the preachers who eulogized him ... must have yelled for about 7-10 minutes straight ... preaching to the unsaved in the crowd and remarking on the salvation of the deceased ... made me leave my seat ... and walk outside for a break.
Totally not necessary ...
Was this a multi-cultural church or was the church primarily of one race? I ask because from the African American perspective, I've heard all kinds of stuff at funerals/homegoings from family getting up and "letting the other family memebers HAVE IT" to preachers preaching words like "who cared what he died from.....just as long as he died in Jesus" (when the person died of an HIV related disease). I've seen numerous baptisms in Jesus Name and have seen people receive the Holy Ghost right in front of the casket during an altar call. Also 99% of the homegoings I go to end up in a Praise Break with shouting and running down the aisles (both church members and family) Actually, most of these type of services have been better than Sunday morning worship. So, from my perspective, this was all cultural, have not been to a caucasian funeral as of yet so I cant speak on how that cultre conducts funerals.
In essence, funerals are cultural, and if the family permits "whatever" you see in the pulpit, its up to you to either stay or just pay your respects and leave.
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Yeah, it was a very helpless feeling because it was a funeral, and it had been turned over to the family, so what do you do? To step in and try to take over would have been very out of order as well. So, we just kind of stood back and let it play out...
Was this a multi-cultural church or was the church primarily of one race? I ask because from the African American perspective, I've heard all kinds of stuff at funerals/homegoings from family getting up and "letting the other family memebers HAVE IT" to preachers preaching words like "who cared what he died from.....just as long as he died in Jesus" (when the person died of an HIV related disease). I've seen numerous baptisms in Jesus Name and have seen people receive the Holy Ghost right in front of the casket during an altar call. Also 99% of the homegoings I go to end up in a Praise Break with shouting and running down the aisles (both church members and family) Actually, most of these type of services have been better than Sunday morning worship. So, from my perspective, this was all cultural, have not been to a caucasian funeral as of yet so I cant speak on how that cultre conducts funerals.
In essence, funerals are cultural, and if the family permits "whatever" you see in the pulpit, its up to you to either stay or just pay your respects and leave.
Interesting point. It (the one I am referring to) actually was for an African-American brother, but his spouse was Caucasian. So maybe we were just out of our realm of experience. Hmmm.
Was this a multi-cultural church or was the church primarily of one race? I ask because from the African American perspective, I've heard all kinds of stuff at funerals/homegoings from family getting up and "letting the other family memebers HAVE IT" to preachers preaching words like "who cared what he died from.....just as long as he died in Jesus" (when the person died of an HIV related disease). I've seen numerous baptisms in Jesus Name and have seen people receive the Holy Ghost right in front of the casket during an altar call. Also 99% of the homegoings I go to end up in a Praise Break with shouting and running down the aisles (both church members and family) Actually, most of these type of services have been better than Sunday morning worship. So, from my perspective, this was all cultural, have not been to a caucasian funeral as of yet so I cant speak on how that cultre conducts funerals.
In essence, funerals are cultural, and if the family permits "whatever" you see in the pulpit, its up to you to either stay or just pay your respects and leave.
Some ethnic groups have more of a tendency to express their emotions, and I think all involved adjust accordingly (or don't even notice). What appears out of place at one is just fine at another.
I do believe there are times that we should shout even when we are preaching and teaching the Word ...
but after this Tuesday ... when I attended the funeral of a friend who passed of heart disease at age 34 and has OP roots ...
I must confess that one of the preachers who eulogized him ... must have yelled for about 7-10 minutes straight ... preaching to the unsaved in the crowd and remarking on the salvation of the deceased ... made me leave my seat ... and walk outside for a break.
Totally not necessary ...
Dan I totally agree with you, a minister must first know his audience. God may have chose the foolishness of preaching to save the lost, he however did not chose foolish preachers to save the lost.
Dan I totally agree with you, a minister must first know his audience. God may have chose the foolishness of preaching to save the lost, he however did not chose foolish preachers to save the lost.
so true...
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