Preachers-How Important Is It To You That People Respond To Your Preaching?

[Ron]

I was wondering how important is it that people respond to your preaching.
IE: Shouting Amen, Clapping, Shouting.

Do you feel as if you haven't reached them without a response?

At the seniors centre where I speak, there isn't a lot of amening going on, but there is the occasional smile, laughter, or head nod.

Is a response important to you?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Ron

I was wondering how important is it that people respond to your preaching.
IE: Shouting Amen, Clapping, Shouting.

Do you feel as if you haven't reached them without a response?

At the seniors centre where I speak, there isn't a lot of amening going on, but there is the occasional smile, laughter, or head nod.

Is a response important to you?

No... not in the least.

it doesn't anger me, deter me, put me out, frustrate me... any of that.

The word is the word and it doesn't applause to be powerful.

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

No... not in the least.

it doesn't anger me, deter me, put me out, frustrate me... any of that.

The word is the word and it doesn't applause to be powerful.

While I agree with what you are saying... I confess that NO RESPONSE does make one wonder if they missed God. I personally do not need folks amening every word or shouting or anything... that is not the response I am referring to. I worry if there is no response to the gospel by the sinner or lukewarm or indifferent. I wonder if I allowed the Holy Ghost to minister or if I some how managed to get my ugly flesh in the way.

I know the Word will not return void but i still wonder some times.

Just being honest!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by philjones

While I agree with what you are saying... I confess that NO RESPONSE does make one wonder if they missed God. I personally do not need folks amening every word or shouting or anything... that is not the response I am referring to. I worry if there is no response to the gospel by the sinner or lukewarm or indifferent. I wonder if I allowed the Holy Ghost to minister or if I some how managed to get my ugly flesh in the way.

I know the Word will not return void but i still wonder some times.

Just being honest!

Yes sir... I understand what you are saying... and I appreciate your honesty.

But I guess I should have pointed out that I am a teacher... My wife helped me realize that and embrace that.

I expound the word... slowly... systematically... so there is no real need in me to have applause etc because that isn't what I do (The blowin', snortin', spittin' in the microphone stuff)

I think that I do deal with what you are speaking of but it isn't an audible or visual thing. To me... you can feel when the word is being received and you can feel when there is a brick wall out there... without a word said.

So... in my own way I deal with the issue.

Sometimes you can feel the connection between yourself and the people like a raging river and it is clear that they are receiving the word.... sometimes you feel like the flow is just hitting a dead end and you wonder which end of the connectino is off the mark.

[SDG]

I know it's only human as a preacher we expect to have people running to the altar after we've emptied out everything we have ... on any given Sunday ...

God gives you a message .. you study ... pray ... and pour the anointing and NOTHING ... or at least it seems ....

Yet the word tells us ....Paul planted, Apollo’s watered and God gave the growth.

I know in Pentecost we are taught to be call and response preachers ... but I've realized that sometimes you need to just let it marinate.

Let the seed ... go through it's natural process.

However ... sometimes it's just poor execution of an effective altar call ....

One time my brother in law preached AN ANOINTED POWERFUL ....message on the the baptism of the Holy Ghost ... he had just completed a seven day fast ... and it was evident that he was on fire ....

Yet, he really didnt make an effective altar after lettting it loose ...

I remember ... that after... I took the pulpit ... I simply asked if we believed the Word ... we had just heard ... and made an altar call ...

God filled 14 with the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

I know it's only human as a preacher we expect to have people running to the altar after we've emptied out everything we have ... on any given Sunday ...

God gives you a message .. you study ... pray ... and pour the anointing and NOTHING ... or at least it seems ....

Yet the word tells us ....Paul planted, Apollo’s watered and God gave the growth.

I know in Pentecost we are taught to be call and response preachers ... but I've realized that sometimes you need to just let it marinate.

Let the seed ... go through it's natural process.

However ... sometimes it's just poor execution of an effective altar call ....

One time my brother in law preached AN ANOINTED POWERFUL ....message on the the baptism of the Holy Ghost ... he had just completed a seven day fast ... and it was evident that he was on fire ....

Yet he really didnt make an effective altar after lettting it loose ...

I remember ... that after... I took the pulpit ... I simply asked if we believed the Word ... we had just heard ... and made an altar call ...

God filled 14 with the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

First... I took the question to be about response during the message rather than people responding to the message afterwards.

Second... what you speak of concerning doing our part and letting the seed go through it's natural process... so true... and we find our peace and rest in that.

I taught several weeks back on this... one example I used was that if you have a tomato plant that is 3" tall then you can scream at it all you want but it isn't going to produce tomatoes. It isn't the time.

When the time comes the fruit will come and it wont be because of the watering you gave it that day... it will be because of the culmination of all of the nourishment it has received during all of it's days.

Even in witnessing... some feel an open door and then feel that they must continue to push, pull & prod until they have this person on their knees at the grocery store sobbing before God.

If you feel an open door... realize it... go through it... but also realize when your moment of ministry is over and close shop when it is time to close shop. Have enough faith in the God that sent you there that moment that you can let them walk away in faith that the same God will send someone else to do the next part of the work.

I keep repeating this verse over and over again here lately... but... whatever is not of faith... is sin.

Speak in faith.. shut up in faith..

[Joelel]

Originally Posted by Ron

I was wondering how important is it that people respond to your preaching.
IE: Shouting Amen, Clapping, Shouting.

Do you feel as if you haven't reached them without a response?

At the seniors centre where I speak, there isn't a lot of amening going on, but there is the occasional smile, laughter, or head nod.

Is a response important to you?

I preach alot different then most preachers,every one in the service has different needs.I may hit on eight or ten subjects in 30-60 mins.Then some prophecy or word of wisdom or a healing.Then let the others who have gifts work.The bible says let the prophet speak two or three and let the others judge.I'm not the whole move as some are and want praise from man.When God over powers me to move and speak I know I'm doing my job.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm have learned to sow the seed,and God does the rest,the word will not return void,so if folks respond or not it is not important,delievering the mail is.

[StillStanding]

I think for the most part, preachers like to know that the congregation is listening to what they have to say.

I DO think that sometimes pastors pump the crowd up more when there is a visiting preacher or evangelist. After all, they don't want the word going around that they are a DEAD church!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I think for the most part, preachers like to know that the congregation is listening to what they have to say.

I DO think that sometimes pastors pump the crowd up more when there is a visiting preacher or evangelist. After all, they don't want the word going around that they are a DEAD church!

*sigh*

Seen that too many times.