HONEST WORSHIP LEADER // feat. John Crist
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- HONEST WORSHIP LEADER // feat. John Crist
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With over 1 billion video views, comedian and viral sensation John Crist is the next big thing in standup comedy. Whether you know him from viral videos like “Millennial International,” “Road Rage in the Church Parking Lot,” or “Every Parent at Disney,” Crist has solidified his comedic prowess with sold out shows from coast to coast. His most recent tour-The Human Being Tour-was named in the Top 100 Tours globally based on attendance and gross sales, selling over 197,000 tickets. He held the designation for four consecutive weeks, charting as high as #28.
Nine years in, Crist has shared the stage with some of the best in the business, including Dave Chappelle, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Meyers, Larry the Cable Guy, Trevor Noah, Dana Carvey, Adam Carolla, Chris D’Elia, Anjelah Johnson, Tim Hawkins, and Louie Anderson. Anderson, named one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 Comedians of All Time, says of Crist, “It’s only a matter of time until John Crist is a household name. He is so likable and his stand-up is top notch.” Tim Hawkins, who Crist has performed with over 100 times says, “This guy ain’t no opener. John Crist is the real deal.”
“My favorite part of touring is meeting people from different areas of the country and hearing how my comedy has impacted them or their favorite part of my act,” says Crist.
Named as one of the “Top Five Comics to Watch,” Crist is no stranger to accolades. He was a finalist in Comedy Central’s “Up Next Comedy Competition,” a finalist in the Comedy Works “New Faces Contest,” and named to the Burbank Comedy Festival’s “Best of the Fest.” In April of 2019, he charted on Pollstar’s Top 100 Global Tours. The Top 100 list is based on attendance and gross sales.
Crist has created and starred in several videos for BuzzFeed and has made several appearances on the Bob and Tom Show. He has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox & Friends, US Weekly, USA Today, Buzzfeed, Laughs on Fox, The Today Show, Huffington Post, The Bleacher Report, 9Gag, HLN, Men’s Humor, Relevant Magazine, The Adam Carolla Show, WGN, Cloyd Rivers, Old Row, Cracked, The Catalyst Conference, The Nerdist Network, TBN, Grand Ole Opry, and The Daily Wire. He was even once a voice actor on the popular children’s radio show Adventures in Odyssey.
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This is disgustingly accurate. I couldn't even laugh, it was too real.
Christendom Stockholm Syndrome is no laughing matter.
I feel this way about most of John's satirical skits poking fun at everything that is wrong with churches and Christianity. It's actually disturbing. He is completely on point, but it's not doing anything uplifting ito changing anything. It's just skits about hypocracy, mammon, selfishness and all the sick parts of The Body. It leaves one feeling sad, cynical and depressed. Uplifting it is not.
In fairness to John, why would any church ever have the house lights ON? So we can see the late arriving attractive females walk in out of our peripheral vision while singing "O come to the altar the Father's arms are open wide"? Seriously, why do we need to see the congregation during worship?
It was too real!! I laughed a whole big lot bunch much though!! Watched it for the 80th time today!!🤣
"It's not about me...I mean it is about me" The struggle is real, lol!
Lol - if you can't nail that bass line we are sending you back to the satellite campus . . .
Erik Thureson my favorite part 🤣
Erik Thureson accurate 😂
Erik Thureson hahaha yes, too funny!
Truth
they dont usually say it they just do it
OMG why is this true.. Lord help me to be A more Humble worship leader cause hes joking but he is so on it. 😔 sad to say
He will.
WHO'S DOING THE LYRICS, THE YOUTH INTEREN?
okayyyy that's exactly who I am and what I do soooo XD
Addie Green same here lol.
Addie Green so is my brother 😂
That means you probably get it right! That particular joke is funny, but probably not very accurate, as youth interns would probably actually quite easily nail the tech stuff. In my experience at least.
But I've had a lot of "youth" volunteer in the media spot too, and they miss or mess up because they are....yep, on their phones.
lol.
Jeremy Brewer im pretty good at still learning some new things here and there but im a fast learner so it works.
what program does your church use?
As a worship leader, I find this HILARIOUS!!!
Stephen S. And you're the reason why non-believers hate the church and think we're all self-righteous Pharisees.
Stephen S. so true!!
as a christian I find this pathetic.
Gordon Nilsen yeah today's churches are comedy clubs and houses for entrainment there is nothing Godly about a church and all its members headed for hell.
You shouldn't.. You should instead be looking much deeper as a worship leader.. And audit yourself. All of it is carnal.. not of the Spirit.. If that's the way things roll than all you are, is noise before a Holy God. Your role as PWL is serious.. Sorry, but it's not funny, it's repulsive to people who worship in Spirit and in Truth.
As someone who's been on a worship team before, I'm laughing on the outside but crying on the inside because of how accurate this is.
She’s just up there for diversity 😂
I felt that on a spiritual level!
OMG, right? I have a relative who was in almost this exact same situation! This is so messed up but so hilarious!!! 🤣
Its disgusting
A huh.
Jade Broadnax had someone in or choir for the exact same reason
As a former worship leader, I find this truly funny. However, I was never a worship leader on a level where I had equipment expensive enough to hear the music and direction in my ear. What I do take away from this aside from the satirical humor is that we are too caught up on "worship sets," "OURSELVES," and "performance."
The best worship leaders are those who live in the Lord's presence every day, bring that attitude with them to the "worship set", draw near to Jesus and invite the church to come with them. Something I've seen only a handful of times. Oh, and it helps to have musical abilities too.
Well said
As a fellow ex-worship leader, I also agree with the fact that it very much is self-centred. Unfortunately the satire is not too far from reality.
Have mercy on us Lord! Let us submit to you, so we can change our hearts & behaviors to reflect yours. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Speaking of spontaneous....my favorite...popcorn prayer. “Let’s all form small circles of love and pray.” Everyone gets in circles and I realize my circle is too big so I step into another one without realizing...these are the women who pray like Southern Baptist preachers on a hot summer day. “Now, if y’all feel led to pray just jump right in.” The most Christianist, walk-on-water woman in the whole church begins, “Oh dear Lord, we just want to thank you for your Love and your Grace....”. And she prayers for ten minutes. Then, it starts around the circle. It’s getting closer to me and ain’t nobody gonna say, “sorry, but I ain’t feeling led right now.” These woman are sprouting out long biblical verses and I’m still on “Jesus wept.”
The woman next to me starts and I know I’m next. “Lord,” I say to myself, “please give me the voice, the words, the heart to pray to You...and not be embarrassed. Amen.”
It’s my turn! It’s my turn! It’s my turn! There is complete silence in our circle as everyone waits for me to start.
“Ditto dear Lord. Amen.”
True story.
Newsflash! If this (or any other John Crist video) makes you uncomfortable because a) you feel called out on something, b) you think it's inappropriate because of its use of "sarcasm," or c) you think he's making light of Christian culture ... welcome to this thing called "satire," everybody! That's exactly the point!
I'm upset by the implication that not just a few worship leaders are like this but all. Satire needs to be accurate and to be accurate it needs a clear target. No worship leader I've ever encountered is like this and if there are such people he should give some hints who they are rather than tarring countless good people with this awful brush.
I think this is hilarious, but I also don't like this because this is nothing like what the culture at my home churches has been yet so many of the people I know think it is.... also "I know everybody loves the Bethel vibe but... you don't want THESE people being spontaneous!" Oh my gosh, I was laughing so hard.
@@stevenhulbert6973
The fact is that not everyone understands satire nor do antichristians care if it is satire they will use it simply as a way to discredit Christianity. That is the problem with you mocking the hypocrisy of people who identify as a member of the group you belong to.
Several people have commented that this is "so true", they are too foolish to realize that they are agreeing with a lie.
The video is titled "Honest worship leader" what is depicted is a hypocrite not an honest worship leader. He isn't a worship leader at all because he isn't worshiping God period.
When people applaud this as "true" they insult true worshipers and they insult Christianity and the world(enemies and haters of God) delight in them calling Christians hypocrites because it means that they don't have to believe in God if the people who do believe in God call themselves hypocrites.
lil chris tuten great comment. I rewatched this video and I didn't even find it insightful. it's just pointlessly cynical. You're right to say that on CZcams people are only going to see Christians being bashed, not the subtleties of why.
This made my jaw drop. It sounded like he was impersonating an actual behind the scenes. Talk about thought provoking.
Lol that Kyle messes all of us up!
So accurate... so much because it’s precisely what is wrong with churches today and especially worship leaders/teams. And to be frank, you know when it’s anointed or not, is not about goosebumps during a song or a warm feeling.
Not sure if I should laugh or cry.
Former worship leader who now attends a liturgical church.
Just chill out.
“If you can’t nail that bass line, we’re gonna send you back to the satellite campus” 😂
The minor leagues of the Christian worship industry!
I love this guy's work!!!!!!!!
It is ridiculing and exposing how unbiblical and "Hollywood production" the (mostly false) churches have become.
He is doing with humor what we are to do in seriousness. The body of Christ and true bride should not just laugh at these painful truths but they should also correct.
Well said. We laugh at his skits. We are laughing at us. And it isn't funny after all (given the context) is it?
I showed some of his clips to my husband, telling him that I find him funny and at the same time something feels so off about it. His response was its because this shouldnt be funny, the things John points out in satire we should be addressing in seriousness. And it's also not uplifting in any way. It's making fun of absolutely serious criticisms against the church but there is nothing uplifting about it. It's actually pretty darn sad.
This is what happens when I forget about the holy spirit halfway during the worship and say "man I/we sound good" when God can do worship by himself , its by Gods grace we do to pour out his spirit to people, oh the pride,that's a lesson I've learned.
First off, hilarious video, love it! Second, worship isn’t singing some songs someone else wrote, worship is what you do with your very life.
I do agree that song services in church have gotten way out of hand, and it’s getting that way in my church too which is why I don’t play anymore for the most part. When did one instrument leading many voices in songs of truth suddenly not be enough. I love a good rock concert as much as the next guy born in the 70s, but not on a Sunday and certainly not every Sunday. There’s a reason why It is Well with My Soul still moves people and Take it All gets old after 4 or 5 months.
On This Rock, so true. I was wondering when I would find a comment pointing out that worship is not just singing.
also on another note, what do you believe about the position of Worship Leader. do you think it is biblical? I personally do not, I don't think that people need to be "lead" in worship, but I'm just a seventeen year old who thinks she knows everything and I'd like to hear your opinion.
Man as the guitarist for my worship team at church, this hit a little too close to home!!
Brandon Muller shouldn't be that way though
Christendom Stockholm Syndrome, Brandon. Absolve yourself and run.
Time to fix it then!!!
FORMER pianist over here! Same problem!
I ran tho, fast, and it was the best decision ever!
Brandon Muller, to you what does being a worship leader mean?
'She's just there for diversity ' I screamed with laughter 😉🌹
100% accurate. Dying!!! "I'm writing songs for my solo EP." BAHAHA
Brooklyn Avery shouldn't be that way though
This video is gold. Really funny and really true observations about the times we're living in.
"Just take some time to just reflect on what God..." I was once training this guy from Brazil at work, and he spoke very little English. He asked me, "What does _just_ mean?" I was speechless for a bit, then I said, "Don't worry about it. It doesn't mean much."
Lol I think it’s safe to say that we all know that one person who is just up there for diversity 😂
Yes had one at my church lol
I think if it made you feel uncomfortable - maybe its conviction. This is so true to life, and is both challenging and funny at the same time - Great Job Crist!
I am a Worship leader and play the guitar thanks to God's mercy, his Grace and for his Glory. I DO NOT GET PAID and if its God's will for the church to mega grow I STILL WILL NOT ASK OR RECEIVE A CENT.
I read down there some poeple saying "well I do accept money for playing at church, because if i dont accept that money i wont be able to pay my bills, etc"
I Say to you my brothers/Sisters, Do not worry if you dont get "paid" for playing/singing thinking you wont have enough income to pay your bills.
...instead, don't worry about the money, GOD will see your heart and faith, and God is faithfull
....the one who created all the universe, the owner of all the planets, galaxies, and the owner of all the money
...why then should money worry you?
THE ONLY WORRY WE SHOULD HAVE IS TO PLEASE GOD DAILY. AMEN. :) ⛪
teamjesus channel maybe God called them there so they could praise Him and pay their bills
That's great that you have a willingness to serve in that capacity.. But I truly hope your church leadership at least offers to give you a gift every now and then for giving of your time and serving.. Money is not everything, but ministries also need to use discernment and recognize people's effort, time and servitude for the Kingdom.
earth is flat, space is fake, this world is an enclosed system and Gods footstool..
God made the sun,moon and stars. He never even mentioned planets. only enoch calls them wandering stars, because that,s what these ''planets'' are..
the heliocentric model is helios, sungod sunworship straight outta evil...
the heliocentric model is satans creation. and by believing in that instead of Gods creation is wrong.
-tower of babel
-job
-a third of the stars falling from heaven on earth
-the full book of enoch
-the homecoming of Jesus to be see by everyone on earth
etc etc etc
is all not possible in the heliocentric model.
and God has nothing to do with money, Jesus neither.
money is mammons turf..
Grace is greater than money. As you serve the Lord with your gift and abilities, he'll open doors of opportunity for you. How much could the church have paid you anyway that would meet your needs? God bless you, bro.
teamjesus channel, to you what does being a worship leader mean?
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 John...love how you call it out!
Sooo funny and keeping it real.
Less of you... more of me... This guy is awesome!
Roles in the life of a worship leader diva
The only reason this doesn't have more people is because not as many people go to church. But it's pretty fire
I now realize how good the youth at my church manages the lyrics. If other churches are having a hard time with a set progression of the songs, what more when the progression of the song is entirely dependent on the worship leader's discernment?
Slain! I was the worship leader for my church before I moved away and I have to admit this is way to accurate! Lol!!! The Lord has shown me how to come up higher in him so I don’t feel so bad about it! Thank you Jesus!!
Octavia Vargas, to you what does being a worship leader mean?
I need more beard oil in this photo...😂😂
jennysue 62 I didn't even know beard oil existed. lol
As the son of a former worship leader and the brother of yet another worship leader this is on point. Barely anything to do with worship and everything to do with self gratification. The most dangerous phrase in Christianity today is “I feel the spirit leading me to” then insert statement regarding something that makes you the center of attention...
Well stated. Sadly you are right on the mark.
"Less of you, more of me." Lol
I was on a praise team for 2 years and wanted to quit but waited until I was out of high school and on my way out of state for college to smoothly transitioned onto the next phase of my life. There was too much favoritism for solos and competition for them as well. Plus, the teen worship supervisor was inconsistent with keeping practice days. It was just an all around mess and toxic environment.
Right up there with “more water references”. John, you’re brilliant! As a former mega churcher and subsequent worship leader this is hysterical. Give me a little Reformed church any day. Keep ‘em coming!
Same here.
My little church has a piano and hymnbooks.
We good.
@@r.c.whitaker296 We good, for sure.
oh how I miss that
Yay! John Calvin!
Who is running the lyrics? That's me at my church lol
Well, this is a lampooning of one type of worship leader. I'd love to see him do one on the opposite type: where it doesn't matter how good or bad you sound, as long as your heart is in the right place. In 25 years as a church musician, I think that's actually the more common problem.
Joel Stucki
Amen!
Everyone is called to worship/be a worshipper. but as I've tried to explain to well meaning friends, not everyone is gifted to sing/play an instrument publicly (me included!).
Those who are gifted and anointed for that aspect of ministry should lead worship with humility AND excellence.
Joel Houston comes to mind. However, you can't discount his gift for music composition and songwriting.
I've been in churches where the worship was highly produced, professional, but shallow and empty; and also in those where its so bad its agony inducing. In either case it's a distraction from worship focused on God. If I were a super Christian I suppose I could praise through the bleeding ears, but worship teams able to find that sweet spot between the two extremes are to be cherished.
"I just bought this 400$ leather jacket I would like for it to show up on the live stream" 😂😂😂😂😂
"I need more of me"
*hilarious but so true!*
You cannot duplicate worship from another church, cause it is their unique gift, you either have the gift or you dont
Sadly this is the case in a lot of big Churches but I am so grateful that is not the case in my"Big" church. We have some great leadership that keeps everything grounded and about Jesus period!!
Worship isn’t for the people. It’s suppose to be for GOD that’s why it’s called worship.
"I need MORE of ME!" LOL )))))
he said you don't want them to be spontaneous...truth some folks can't follow when you go into spontaneous worship .
Just play happy loving sincere real worship songs often!! 🎉
This is just pure gold ! xx
This is funny, but unfortunantly true too often. I honestly love orthodox liturgical worship. Where two or three are gathered......
😂😂😂😂😂😂 This had to be what Lucifer was thinking before his fall .
Exactly
Gabriel Adu 😂😂😂 ok that was authentic!!!
Loooool. Spot on. Thinking these and more though i.e fancying himself to be mightier than the almighty!
"You know Elevation Worship??? Well, we're more like descending worship!" SO FUNNY!
There are very few worshipers out front just methodical leaders without worship in their hearts
It's not about YOU. ITS ABOUT JESUS!
Man it’s like they had a camera on the fly on the wall back stage. Haha!
Ain’t it the truth! We need to stay focused on why we are there and who we are worshiping. It’s not about us, it’s all about Him!
Yeah anyone who has a worship leader like this, fire em
I love this guy!
I hate how true this is.
This is everything I hate about churches today. If this made you uncomfortable maybe that's the holy spirit convicting you. In which case there's only one course of action- repent. It's repentance time.
1 of the many reasons why I have come to embrace Orthodoxy. The Orthodox Church simply hasn't changed since it first began, and it's beautiful.
Jordan Kintner I feel it too. The Holy Spirit is what tells us. What happened to a good message, uplifting Hymns, quiet time to focus on our worship.
So you hate the Church of today, and yet you're being convicted by the Holy Spirit. That sounds very consistent doesn't lol
Good thing Jordan the messiah showed up to straighten us all out.
It's repentance time should be used in an action movie after an explosion
"More like descending worship" Oh God
I have a friend with a beautiful voice who used to sing in the choir. When they came a 'praise and worship' group instead, she auditioned and was told she was not what they were looking for. Her voice is amazing and she loves the Lord. I was dumbfounded.
I just sent this to my worship leader, I play drums and percussion. I told her, this is just like you. Not really, but I like to bust her chops.
I wonder if we didny havent the screens, fancy lightnings, cooling systems I people would still praise God
Flesh flesh flesh, we need spirit spirit spirit love love love compassion mercy humility fruit of the spirit
I love that when John make these videos, it's actually bringing conviction in peoples hearts, but it's also making people laugh too- even at themselves (that's probabaly the point). We can take things so seriously, and God uses people like John to lighten peoples hearts up. Joyce Meyer has that same affect on me. She helps me laugh at my own foolishness and it's easier to repent and allow God to work in my heart. It's cool how God uses people this way :) Also, I recently heard how there's actually people directing worship leaders through ear pieces during worship lkke that... Like throughout the whole entire thing. I'd hate that🤦🏽
Please please stop listening to Joyce Meyer she is a false teacher, she’s lost, she doesn’t teach in depth scripture, I use to listen to her all the time but God recently opened my eyes
I've been a worship leader before and oh my gosh this is so accurate😂😂😂 literally everything is so true😂
Hannah Marie, to you what does being a worship leader mean?
I came to praise the Lord.
*Accurate*
Is it? I am truly wondering how it is in mega churches... I ve been on the worship team in one church, and the conflict there was more like the worship leader choosing songs the band wouldn´t have chosen, and somehow there wasnt a deep connection between the members of the band, but the worship leader was humble and did a great job...
It varies from one church to another. I'm at one of the biggest churches in the U.S. now, and what surprises me is the character and humility of the leaders I get to work with. It comes down to character.
Have you ever done a spoof on church cliques? If not you should, that would make a good video lol. If you have made one, what's the name I would love to watch it 😁
This is awesome 😂 hysterical!
I think a big problem is that so many young people don’t read for themselves and allow God to reveal Himself through His word. Instead, they take what is said by the ones who make them feel comfortable. If you will notice, most of these large entertainment-style churches never get to know their people but rather just parade them as children of God. I proclaim that everyday, but I also never lose sight that I don’t deserve nor am I entitled to one single thing in this world. All of these churches are too focused on making sure the spotlight is centered on the main singer rather than positioning our spotlights on the true risen Savior who is still in the business of setting His children free. Sadly as well, a lot of these worship leaders, I believe, fall short of the anointing. Christine Caine puts it best when she talks of how there is a major difference between a song leader being gifted anointed. The gifted parade themselves and their talents before men and strive for man’s applause. The anointed direct any and all attention to the One who is the giver of all things. Where I am from is an area with traditional, conservative, Southern Baptist churches. This is a good thing because it teaches kids and adults to learn the Word of God for what it is: truth, rather than twisting it. Don’t be confused though. These “mega churches” are fine as long as they are anointed and never lose sight of where blessings come from. I am a firm believer that those who claim glory for their gifts instead of directing it to God will surely be dealt with by Him.
"IT'S BRIDGE BRIDGE CHORUS. .NOT BRIDGE CHORUS BRIDGE "😂😂😂😲
So true
This is why I go to a Presbyterian church. Old school faith. They can get dragged into the weeds during their debates, but it is about the people and the congregation. Not the pastor.
We attend a very small church. And scenes like this is why. I play guitar, we have a piano, drums and a bass. My wife and 2 other ladies lead the songs. Some days sound great, some in our mind may stink. The focus though is Jesus. There could be a person who can and wants to sing or play but are afraid because they are not great. So what! God tells us to make a joyful noise. It may be noise to some but to him its worship. And that's what matters. The song It's all about you, came from when the music became more important than worship. The preacher shut down the music service part till they got back to where God was the center. Point is, if I ever get to where I think there needs to be more of me over anyone I hope God will shut me down. If my coat needs to be seen please shut me down. I want my God to year what I do for him if no one else does or even cares. I want him to know I love him not the attention. He is what this is about period!
Hallelujah, God bless every viewer🕊
“Like who is running the lyrics? A youth intern?!” 😂😂
So true!
This is what it’s like, at a mega church, focused on making a competitive production and not simply hosting a church service, as one body, focused on Jesus.
Sadly this kinda stuff happened at my church. Thank God the pastors ask for forgiveness years later. True story.
This is to crazy...I so love it :)
Dude, that was Awesome! A lot of truth in this video, after 25 years of P&W..lol
No not more of you and less of everyone else but more of Jesus and less of us.
It’s satire
..more like descending worship! Hilarious!
Biji Samuel that was my favorite 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nailed it
Sad but true... God is being taken out of everything including the church
*cups hand over mouth*
why is this so accurate?
Oh Lord help me to never be like this haha 😂
Literally almost spit all my coffee out at work lol.
I’ve always thought it’s ok if instruments were off key, or someone’s microphone isn’t on. We are still worshiping the Lord no matter what’s wrong with lighting, sound or pitch.
You know, l saw a church go from allowing someone to stand and sing praise from their hearts to, not only having to ask permission ahead of time from the worship leader but having to AUDITION before being allowed to sing.
When worship becomes all fine tuned, slick, empty performance art, that's when l'm outta there.
Lol. I met him at WinterJam earlier this year,2018. He’s cool and funny.
Point taken. Thanks.
This is pretty much my favorite video I've ever seen... It's sad... true... and hilarious!!!!
I've been in the field for the last five years, and am about to the point of wanting out because of how true this all is. I've known guitar players who admit that they're just doing it to impress women, I've seen people tear down other people to promote themself, I've seen people complain about playing in churches that are "too old" or "too small" for their skill level, I've been removed from a band when I was competition for a girl the drummer was going after, and most of the musicians I come in contact with express utter disinterest in the Bible while worshiping Bethel, Elevation, Hillsong, and other worship leaders. It is an industry, and the only thing these worship leaders are leading us to worship is themself. But not all, I've also met many humble people along the way who have a huge heart for God and who are also talented musicians. Unfortunately, they rarely make it very far because they don't suck up to the band leader.
Oh wow 😯. How are you doing now
That I recognize this stuff as real, some in myself, is truly heartbreaking. I don't like being all corny but... God desires worship from a pure, grateful heart. I concur with another comment in that this video made me uncomfortable. Not sure what to do or think or say now.
John a Fagerquist The phoniness is why some people are turned off from alot of churches. Some people really want to gather to worship God for real and instead find that the worship is about the performers and not God. Which makes it fake worship and it's a real turnoff.
LoveBeautyFun7 if people really want to worship God, its a lie that phoniness is what is holding them back. Like adam and eve, every person likes to put the blame on someone else. Adam on eve, eve on the snake, but the options are given
LoveBeautyFun7 there is a truth that christians are ambassadors of God and should show who he is by obeying but God didnt choose those who are alreadyclean and capable, he chose the worst to glorify himself, to shoe the things he does through us, we would have never had the capacity to do. If anyone expects a church to be holy, theyre wrong, we're all on a path towards being perfect one day but not yet
John a Fagerquist no one has a pure heart, we all need Jesus, everyone of us. We are all equal in that sense.
vlad juarez- Its not about not worshipping. It's about wanting to worship for real, and so choosing not to go to places that are phony. We're not perfect yet, true, but why go through the extra drama of being turned off by people playing games about God? I'd rather worship Him alone while I believe for a good place to worship, rather than be turned off with people playing games. It makes me question who is even really saved.
This is exactly one of the reasons why I left the worship band.
I would also add that, having been behind the scenes at many churches for many services, the most common things discussed are not how the band or the worship leader looks. A tremendous amount of time is spent rehearsing the vocalizations and sung prayers that seem to follow every song, and which are presented as if they were spontaneous moments of heartfelt worship. They aren't. They are every bit as rehearsed as the rest of the set. It's all part of turning worship into a primarily emotional event, instead of a proclamation of the worth of God (which of course can involve emotions but not by definition).
this is the stuff that makes christians turn to agnostics or atheist. I dont know if you are either of those but thank you for making my observations in a video format
Sad but true