I go to a church where we shout "Amen!" and such things during preaching. When I go to a "dignified" church,

Question

I can't contain myself from shouting during the sermon and everyone looks at me like I'm a freak. What should I do?

Answer 1

I hope you do as the Spirit moves you. Your "Amen" may wake up the congregation and make them listen.

Here is a little poem I wrote a couple of years ago about an old lady who wandered into a very dignified church I attended. She made my day!

MISS MADDY JONES

On the second Sunday in December,
Miss Maddy Jones came to town.
She came to testify, to praise the Lord
to lift her voice in joyful praise.

Miss Maddy Jones was not well dressed,
though, no doubt, she wore her Sunday best.
Her face was as dark, and deeply wrinkled
as the well worn Bible she clutched so tight.

Miss Maddy Jones greeted one and all.
with, a toothless smile and open heart.
She shuffled slowly up to the front,
where she took a seat in the closest pew.

Miss Maddy Jones could not hear well,
but her mind was filled with joyous hymns
of long ago songs no one else knew.
The congregation paid no attention.

The Reverend Doctor in his holy vestments
dutifully read his well rehearsed message,
and visibly flinched each and every time
Miss Maddy Jones spoke up and said, Amen

After the benediction and the final song,
Miss Maddy Jones walked up the aisle,
Praising the Lord, totally unaware,
they were all embarrassed that she was there.

Answer 2

IF you want to stand up and praise the Lord...GO FOR IT! You are there praising God and are there for Him.

Joshua 6:16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

Psalms 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

Just make sure you are not in any way disrupting the service while you are rejoicing with the Lord. You know your own limits.The reason you want to shout Amen is because you are filled with the Holy Spirit and He is moving within you. You are so very blessed!

Answer 3

5solas:

1. Be respectful.
Definition: esteem the worth or excellence of another. Defer to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy;

The Bible also has something to say about your behavior:

2. Genuinely love others more than yourself.

1 Corinthians 13
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Had these people desired to worship as you do in an "undignified" church, they would have been there.

Shouting "Amen" is controlable and without a doubt, your shouting in the dignified church is offensive. You are a guest in the "dignified" church. In your home church, you can do anything that is "normal" to them. In a guest church, be respectful. There are churches in which people "roll down the asile" Would you wish some uncontroled saint to roll down your church asile in the middle of the service? Would it be distracting? Would it be respectful of your comfort zone?

Every church has its culture. Every country has its culture. When we visit another country, we respect and try to blend in with its culture. If we shout, "I am an American", it will be distainful and distasteful.

Remember:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Answer 4

If you can't shout AMEN during your sermon ...your at a pretty boring church. FInd a church with a little more energy.

Answer 5

Be understanding of their immaturity.
Amazingly, the same people who jump up and down, and scream and cheer for their favorite football team, would never even say amen about the great work of the Savior of their Soul.
They don't realize that the dignity they feel is important, is their own self-importance coming through.
We have no dignity before the God of Heaven.

Answer 6

Friend there is nothing wrong with saying amen to something that is TRUE, I do it myself,, But now if you are up & running around during the preaching, that is out of order, I am not saying you are doing that, I just say if. Now Tongues & Interpretation of tongues Or Prophecy can be done anytime before or after preaching but not during preaching.

Answer 7

Go back to your shouting church! I like that kind of a church myself! I go to a Baptist church, and when a good "AMEN" needs saying, we say it brother!

Dignified churches are sometimes SO dead, I swear you could hear a gnat burp!

Answer 8

Keep shoutin Amen Brother

Answer 9

" Amen" is appropriately said after a prayer that we agree with, but not after everything that is said...it distracts from what the speaker is saying. Enthusiasm is a very good thing, but there are times to quietly be enthusiastic and thoughtful. I know that you are just feeling agreement with what is said, and it is not wrong to agree of course, but just use discretion.

AMEN

This word in both English and Greek is a transliteration from the Hebrew ’a·men′. The meaning is “so be it,” or “surely.” The Hebrew root word from which it is drawn (’a·man′) means “be faithful; be trustworthy.”

In the Hebrew Scriptures the word is used as a solemn expression to obligate oneself legally to an oath or covenant and its consequences (Nu 5:22; De 27:15-26; Ne 5:13), also as a solemn expression to subscribe to an expressed prayer (1Ch 16:36), to an expression of praise (Ne 8:6), or to an expressed purpose (1Ki 1:36; Jer 11:5). Each of the first four books, or collections, of the Psalms concludes with this expression, perhaps indicating that it was customary for the congregation of Israel to join in at the end of the song or psalm with an “Amen.”—Ps 41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48.

The Hebrew word ’a·man′ is applied to Jehovah as “the faithful God” (De 7:9; Isa 49:7) and describes his reminders and promises as “trustworthy” and “faithful.” (Ps 19:7; 89:28, 37) In the Christian Greek Scriptures the title “Amen” is applied to Christ Jesus as “the faithful and true witness.” (Re 3:14) Jesus made singular use of the expression in his preaching and teaching, using it very often to preface a statement of fact, a promise, or a prophecy, thereby emphasizing the absolute truthfulness and reliability of what he said. (Mt 5:18; 6:2, 5, 16; 24:34) In these cases the Greek word (a·men′) is translated as “truly” (KJ, “verily”) or, when doubled, as throughout the book of John, “most truly.” (Joh 1:51) Jesus’ use of “amen” in this way is said to be unique in sacred literature, and it was consistent with his divinely given authority.—Mt 7:29.

However, as Paul shows at 2 Corinthians 1:19, 20, the title “Amen” applies to Jesus not merely as a truth speaker or as a true prophet and spokesman of God but also as the one in whom all of God’s promises find fulfillment. His course of faithfulness and obedience even to a sacrificial death confirms and makes possible the bringing to reality of all the promises and declarations of God’s purpose. He was the living Truth of those revelations of God’s purpose, the things to which God had sworn.—Compare Joh 1:14, 17; 14:6; 18:37.

The expression “Amen” is used many times in letters, especially those of Paul, when the writer has expressed some form of praise to God (Ro 1:25; 16:27; Eph 3:21; 1Pe 4:11) or expresses the wish that God’s favor be manifested in some manner toward the recipients of the letter. (Ro 15:33; Heb 13:20, 21) It is also used where the writer earnestly subscribes to what is expressed.—Re 1:7; 22:20.

The prayer expressed at 1 Chronicles 16:36 and those contained in the Psalms (41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48), as well as the expressions contained in the canonical letters, all indicate the correctness of the use of “Amen” at the close of prayers. It is true that not all the prayers recorded show such conclusion, such as David’s closing prayer for Solomon (1Ch 29:19) or Solomon’s dedication prayer at the inauguration of the temple (1Ki 8:53-61), although such expression may well have been made. (Note 1Ch 29:20.) Similarly, its use is not recorded in Jesus’ prayers (Mt 26:39, 42; Joh 17:1-26) or in the prayer of the disciples at Acts 4:24-30. However, the weight of the prior evidence presented strongly indicates the rightness of the use of “Amen” as a conclusion to prayer, and Paul’s statement at 1 Corinthians 14:16 in particular shows that it was customary for those in Christian assembly to join in the Amen to a prayer. Additionally, the examples of those in heaven, recorded at Revelation 5:13, 14; 7:10-12; and 19:1-4, all give support to its use in subscribing to prayers or solemn statements and thereby, through the use of this one word, expressing the confidence, strong approval, and earnest hope that is in their hearts.

Answer 10

A true Biblical church according to the new testament was on a dialog type platform, everyone should be able to speak up, other wise it is a dictatorship platform!