CHURCHANESE | shama

[@dennisreglingwondershowsfo6485]

"Love your enemies" is good advise in any context

[@johncox2284]

It used to drive me crazy when i would hear the word Fellowship turned into a verb. "We were just fellowshipping on the Lord yesterday". What does that mean??? Also the words "we just...".as in "Father God we just come before you today Father to worship you Father God.". I call it the We Just Litany.

[@faithmoreno1142]

I have actually said to non-church people “you should take that plank out of your eye before we talk about my speck” and I get sideways looks every time and only then realize that not everyone understands those kinds of things.

[@RobertaPinnockGloryzoneTv]

Lol 😆

[@adamwindsor3268]

An elder at a church I used to pastor would always talk about the "hedgebush" of protection God places around his people. For years I tried to tell him that a hedge is a bush, and you don't have to say it twice, but he would not just use the word hedge. The hedge of protection is bad enough, but when you add the synonym, aww, man! Granted, this was the same guy who was convinced he could end and win any argument by ending his sentence with "period, dot!"

[@RobertaPinnockGloryzoneTv]

Lol 😆

[@mld1322]

😂

[@zenitaaskew7507]

ROTF!!!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😂😂😂😂😂😂... SMH🤦‍♀️ 🤣🤣🤣

[@LarryTheBassplayer]

My cup runneth over. "isn't that messy?" Slain in the spirit "why aren't you dead?" Turn the other cheek "no, that hurts".

[@Ev_deGallery]

Annaias and Saphira--> Biblical evidence of actually being "slain in the Spirit." Haha

[@matchingbird]

I’ve probably forgotten that some people don’t know that fearing God isn’t a bad thing.

[@brittanywilliford5428]

I will kool aid man through the stain glass window before I let dan the deacon love on me 😂😂😂

[@lizvenarske761]

amen to that

[@sarahmitchell8344]

"What does that even mean? I've been going to church since the womb, and I still don't know!!!"

[@hannahnicholson4875]

"let the holy spirit speak to you" "be Jesus to someone today" "God has you in the palm of his hand"

[@fremoisme]

At my first time out to a church singles group (yeah - we used to call them that), after a wonderful time of people talking about God's involvement in their lives, I tearfully asked if the group would accept me. Shortly after, my brother asked "so you want to receive Jesus?". Man I had no idea what that even meant but my cult sensors went up immediately. Despite that, I did become a Christian the next weekend when I was invited to go to a weekend campout with the group. Thank God.

[@mld1322]

I think to “love on somebody” means to be friendly and kind to somebody

[@Ev_deGallery]

Thanks to the Veggietales Remix (which I found day before yesterday on Spotify.) My kids & I discovered you. LOVE IT!!!! So far all of it is so relatable. I can't tell you have much the phrase "Love on someone" makes me cringe! My most recent churchanese faux pas was talking with a fellow Booster Club Board member about making sure the whole board was cleared to volunteer... "...so that we are above reproach" It was in that moment I realized I may as well have just spoken greek... she had no idea what I said. #bettercheckyourheart haha

[@sarahacuna5967]

Same!

[@lethal_sparrow]

Same here! Loved that show when I was younger. He really did a great job with it... who knew someone could rap that theme?

[@ChristopherSimms]

One churchanese phrase that I've always despised is "now it's time for the most important part of the service" (referring to the sermon). I'm like wait, so what were we doing for two hours before?! If it's the most important part then can we just go straight to that!? Lol 😂

[@joshruiz175]

😆

[@mld1322]

Facts 😂

[@DeborahM116]

IMO "love on" is the worst one. For example, I've been at church and the following has been said: "Let's just love on some children on today".... out of, or even in context, that is so incredibly strange. On that same note, I think the word "just" is a large part of Churchanese ex. "just being intentional" or "just doing life together". That's just my two cents hahaha

[@jessicacarrotsyap7448]

YES about the just. why???

[@lethal_sparrow]

"Doing life together" is by itself an odd phrase...

[@robertawingard]

I agree to a point. seems like Churchaneese hasn't changed for over a century but the words have taken on different ways to interpret the words. anyways words are just words to a point its your actions that are going to interpret them

[@lethal_sparrow]

Love "Build Your Kindome Here" by Rend Collective, but if you listen, you can here an abundance of Churchanese. One such phrase is, "Come set our hearts ablaze with hope, like wildfires in our very soul, Holy Spirit come invade us now".

[@hanadul83]

We’ve always called it Christianese! Lol

[@thejvguru]

"Hedge of protection." Bruh.

[@KharamelSueno]

TECHnically.... Amen means let it be so (I heard)... so yeah.... Let that beverage be so :D

[@mysteriesmadeknown2874]

I've been in a few churches, and when the pastor says hug someones neck, makes me think they want to kill each other, but when some will say hold hands, I know for a fact that some people don't wash their hands and think I want to leave!

[@jessicalee1718]

I laughed too much at this! Thank you for your videos!!

[@danielpaulus787]

“That’s good, thats good.”

[@qariswilson7093]

lol My favorite is "we need to lay hands on her" its super funny to see their reaction to that

[@pamcameron5412]

All the usages of "Bless". I hope this blesses you. This blessed me. You are a blessing. Bless God! I feel so blessed! Or the email sign-off "Blessings"

[@mamamia5130]

“On Fire for the Lord” “Would you like the elders to lay hands on you?”

[@rachelschultz3923]

hh Yes, in the Bible, most of the time, "laying hands" on someone means arresting or taking them somewhere against their will. Like for instance, Nehemiah threatened to "lay hands" on Jewish people who were acting lawlessly, and the Jewish people in the New Testament repeatedly tried to "lay hands" on Jesus, along with stoning him. Also, about being "on fire," when Jesus talked about the "baptism of fire," He wasn't talking about a pleasant experience. "I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished." -Luke 12:50

[@purplekittigaming]

i would like the elders to stay at least six feet away from me, thank you and goodbye. XD

[@jessicaaudate]

My CHURCHANESE is rusty but my Witnessian is strong! 😂😂😂

[@breannabradbury6191]

Are you a Jehovahs Witness?

[@MultiChristyk]

The 'sign my sign,' sign at the back tho.

[@shama4realz]

it's the best

[@timattwell862]

I'm sorry, but I'm not giving up my precious churchanese

[@elizabethskywalker0621]

This is legit!!!! Drunk in the spirit too..

[@Servant_of_Yeshua96]

One i hear is this conversation i have. "Hey how are you?" "Blessed I am blessed." "So have you been okay?" "Oh yes I have joy." I at that point leave them alone and wait to talk to a real person. That lingo has become so toxic. Now when I say it I mean it, but I relaized I was picking up the lingo, and now I just talk like a human. I thank the Lord. I mean that too. And when I say give it to Jesus, I typically explain to them how to do that, as He showed me. Otherwise it's dismissive. I've had others say that and if we don't explain how to use scripture and how to pray, and how to cast down, what are we talking for? How do we encourage anyone when we just repeat things, with no contextual basis?

[@alexhamilton3928]

High on Jesus Fire in my Soul Take up your cross This is the body of Jesus, take and eat...

[@NikkiBrown4theLord]

"Ask and you shall receive!"...at the Drive thru...REALLY!!

[@kyleisbored7465]

I just found your channel yesterday and am very #blessed. Thank God for KZbin algorithms

[@sanjungeng5677]

"We lift up ____________ to You, God." When praying. Fill in the blank with object or person of your choice.

[@jrobfilms1]

love you. love this.

[@shama4realz]

love you too! I love seeing you on film riot!

[@afroteen4647]

+shama llama please watch your tongue about what you say about Holy Spirit

[@LuminousLibro]

When somebody says something awesome or witty, I say, "Apples of gold in pictures of silver."

[@Gertrude-c2r]

I was with a n'ere hired A. G.pastor,mike.on line at a grocery store,and I whispered"pray for me,I'm getting sick". So out loud,so cashier could hear,he said, " Lord,Please forgive Julie's sins,and heal..." SHHHHH!!, Why did you pray outloud??! I growled, in an intense scratchy whisper. Then he said out loud, "people will not get saved( in an up down pitch,rhythm emphasized,sing song,death inducing style) unless the GOSPEL is preached!!" Said I," you're not even presenting the Gospel,plus,when you announce to non Christians that I need sin forgiven,ON LINE at the grocery store,they will assume I have drastic,heinous sins needing immediate intervention!!" He robotically repeated,FOUR X'S, " PEOple, canNOT. ,get,SAVED, withOUT, HEaring. ,the GOSpel!!!" So I thought,small wonder he never got to pastor a Church,Thank Our good Lord!!

[@146TS]

As a Presbyterian, I speak the Reformed dialect of Churchanese, lol. Phrases such as "total depravity," "common grace," "propitiation," etc.

[@146TS]

Can't forget "predestination" and "divine election"

[@purplekittigaming]

praying a "hedge of protection" really gets me, considering the context. i mean, how on earth can church goers with so much knowledge about the bible actually use that quote as if it's some kind of special blessing? clearly they haven't read as much of it as they think.

[@purplekittigaming]

context for anyone who is not aware, people like to pray to god and ask for a "hedge of protection" around a person who is experiencing some kind of trial or conflict. you know, keep them safe from harm, etc. the line comes from the book of job where satan uses the phrase accusingly. basically he says to god, "you know job only likes you because you've set up a hedge of protection around him, and so he only loves you because his life is so easy. but if you let him suffer, then he'll deny you." in modern american terms it would be like accusing someone of living in a bubble, or under a rock. not sympathetic or remotely helpful at all.

[@preciousivana]

In my church we have a saying that is " that is tied up...or that is tied up in Jesus name" I say this often in my college classes too so this happens with me alot

[@insiderevolverstudios]

He said koolaide man thru the stained window...I almost dropped my phone!

[@onceblind6319]

amen same thing as word is bond, or true that

[@zyaicob]

This is nothing. Orthodox churches literally speak another language like half the time.

[@lethal_sparrow]

Went to a Catholic church for my aunt's funeral, waaaaaaaay different than the typical Church of God/Southern Baptist churches I usually go to.

[@ansaz14]

The phrase “those who wait upon the Lord”

[@sierrajjw6719]

So true thanks Shama for talking about this, watched your other video re fake speaking in tongue. So funny, so true, I can relate to that!

[@smilingwife4life]

It's under the blood 😂

[@GuerreroFamilyWalks]

I don't wanna ruin my witness

[@jaxonfellows]

And the story telling award goes to...

[@tabbyleblan6858]

I was touched by the spirit. that’s the worst one.

[@stantonpeppers6496]

0:34 is sooooo funny!! xD

[@DezarianBranch]

Apostle

[@Keratile_Mandy]

Not on your African Mama 😂😂😂

[@bl1ssw1tch]

What's a love bomb? I heard that once and it scared me

[@AngelQuiroz]

Ur the man bro

[@tamikasmitt8871]

So true

[@KharamelSueno]

I greatly dislike, "The doors of the church are open"... Because some places just leave it at that... no explanation... if you don't know what that means, ask me lol (and that would be precisely the point). LOL

[@mld1322]

“Give your life to Jesus” I know what that means but out of context it can sound like you are selling your soul lol

[@andrewc847]

"Do unto others." ...Do what unto others?

[@gabriellegeorge2648]

Fun fact: This is an example of Synecdoche, where only a part of a figure of speech is used to refer to the whole. A non-Christianese version would be "When in Rome..."

[@LexAnnalyn]

Your only mistake is calling Churchanese a "second language." Dude, for many of us, it's our first language. As an editor, I sometimes help authors translate: "This book's audience includes new Christians and some who are searching. They may not be familiar with this. Consider replacing with ____." (Oh, hey! "Searching"/"seeking.") Of course, there are different dialects of Churchanese. Some dialects are denomination-dependent, so I'll suggest an Anglican consider their Baptist audience and vice versa. Others vary more, perhaps based on location-I didn't know about "PTL!" until I helped prepare a skit for chapel at my Christian college. I only knew the full version, "praise the Lord!" I think my church and family's Churchanese was less pronounced than some folks'.

[@GuerreroFamilyWalks]

I'm just in a season

[@zhazhagab0r]

Idk how the heck this has under 1000 views.

[@lethal_sparrow]

Check it now, it has 5.2k

[@healthenations4221]

I like it even more than "christianese"

[@NikkiBrown4theLord]

Amen on the Koolaid Man!!

[@DeGus25]

Bro, is that MAPUTI (Zimbabwean Popcorn) on the table in the kitchen???

[@bhaluyydds]

Great video👌

[@odalysrodriguez5659]

2:20 voice crack

[@jameswhitley4101]

I think to 'love on' someone is supposed to mean to display love to someone, as we are called to love each other. It also sounds weirdly sexual if you don't know that, and is way too vague. How about we start talking about more specific ways to edify the Church and demonstrate the selfless love of Christ to those perishing?

[@2du2]

Special thanks to Shama

[@somethinggood9267]

I dont like the term love on i think its kinda weird lol.

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

Saying "I'm gonna pray for you" but what you actually mean is basically FU.

[@smilingwife4life]

Are you washed in the blood? 😂😂😂😂

[@mysteriesmadeknown2874]

They are against Christian horror movies, but their saying is horrible.

[@bodyofhope]

Your "countenance" is beautiful.😆 I "covet" your "exhortation." 😑 Idk if I can help you with that but I'll pray about it. 🙄 Sorry I can't, that's not my spiritual gift.

[@alexandrameister4148]

I always called it christianees

[@RobertaPinnockGloryzoneTv]

Bro lol

[@chrissenn2510]

My wife had a miscarriage "it's part of His plan." What in the

[@BigManBagel]

Ayeeeeeeee who's watching in Nov 2018?

[@RockBadgerChristianity]

Nice! I think all those open mics you've done have really increased your comedic wit. And I was gonna like this video until that heathen's music started playing at 2:56. Smh.

[@LarryTheBassplayer]

A Rock Badger Christian 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@lethal_sparrow]

Can barely hear it, but it sounds like your typical EDM (Electronic Dance Music). I figured I'd specify because you KNOW someone is gonna get witty and remark that it means, "Evil Demon Music"😒

[@gr3enmachin369]

@@lethal_sparrow It's Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars.

[@tarquin5755]

Anyone else here from Internet icon

[@tommihail6564]

The worst line controlling 'pastors' use is ''you can get better or bitter''..Yuk that's all a broken soul needs to hear..Imagine Jesus saying that..NOT

[@MzRina88]

"Love on" somebody simply means to show them some love. Why does everything have to be sexual? 🙄 Nowadays sex doesn't even have anything to do with love. People do it for themselves; for fun!

[@jakobyko313]

One thing I might suggest is when you have different characters you should edit their voices (make their voice higher/lower) it makes it a little easier to follow, but other than that this was a hilarious video

[@pammentzer3584]

IMHO the worst Churchanese phrase is " Let's just go out and be the hands and feet of Jesus today." Why not the heart and mind of Jesus? What about the rest of Him?

[@russtinker7606]

"God is not a respecter of persons"

[@user-mn3lu7re5q]

Jesus loves you.

[@cmfotografia1]

sonny boy go do some do goods, it got awkward

[@cookingwithcarson5967]

78th!!!!

[@insiderevolverstudios]

Are you washed in the blood...😮

[@presidentcademitchell2062]

"give it a like" *Points at dislike button*

[@StrongnBeautiful]

Why did you feel the need to make sure we knew the race of the girl with poor grammar?? Seemed kinda hateful. 😒

[@idawg9357]

Come on bro just enjoy the vidoe

[@mysteriesmadeknown2874]

​@@idawg9357 She's a sister.