Discouraging sights from the pulpit:
- yawning
- sleeping
- incessant talking
- closed bibles
- folded arms
- phones being checked
- people walking out (rejecting the message)
- people taken ill
Encouraging sights from the pulpit:
- bibles being examined
- note taking
- leaning forward with interest
- people walking out (under conviction)
- tears
- joy at the truth preached
2 comments:
Here is something that is a pet peave of mine...when we are getting ready to be dismissed (we dont have alter calls- but we do have people available for prayer etc) and when our pastor is speaking to visitors about the people available and our welcome center...everyone is closing up their bibles, zipping covers, wrestling around, talking...etc. I always want to turn around and say SHHHHHHH!!!!! But that too would be destracting LOL!
Also- making eye contact with your pastor so that he knows you are tracking with him. Head bobs are probably encouraging too :)
I should note...when I said head bobs...its bc agree with what he is saying...not head bobs because you are dozing off. :)
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