I understand that we want to be expressive at all times,after all open rebuke is better than secret love... Prov 27:5. We just want to comment after a good or not very nice sermon, but please go easy on your pastor.He is your shepherd.I’ve assembled these 10 things church members have told pastors immediately after they preached.
1. “I am going to be late for lunch because you preached so long.”
2. “You must not have had much time to prepare that sermon.”
3. “My former pastor preached a much better sermon from that text.”
4. “I wish {fill in the blank} would have heard that sermon.”
5. “You act like you weren’t feeling well while you preached.”
6. “I’m sorry I fell asleep while you were preaching. Your voice just puts me to sleep.”
7. “Your subject/verb agreement was incorrect three times in your sermon.”
8. “I wish you wouldn’t preach from the Old Testament.”
9. “Let me tell you what you missed in your sermon.”
10. “Are we ever going to be done with this sermon series?”
For those who do not know,Pastors often take 10 to 20 hours to prepare a sermon. They pray for God to speak through them. They preach with conviction and fervency. And then they hear one of these sentences. Instead of punching their faith,Pray for them as they prepare for the sermon. Stay graceful.
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