John Piper Gets Laughed at by 8000 Christian Counselors

In 2009 John Piper preached a sermon to the "American Association of Christian Counselors". In this famous clip, he's met with repeated laughter while being completely serious in his talk.

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[timlaskowski]

i have never seen a more confusing circumstance of miscommunication in my life.

[stickyspaceman]

So does this mean everyone thought the comedian was the serious sermon and didn't laugh?

[BenMordecai]

"I don't know why you're laughing, I'm talking about me"

[donkamzy]

"This is a serious talk"

Crowd: hahahaha

[sillythygoose]

It doesn’t help that he looks like he’s constantly trying to hold in his laughter

[leesingchyun]

I respect him for being well anchored enough to be so vulnerable about himself.

[sebastian.victor]

He opened with a joke and reeled em in...

[AdrianDelosReyes]

his dry humor game is on point and he don’t even know it 💀

[faithmarie]

“The fear of looking foolish” as they sit here and laugh at his vulnerability. This breaks my heart 🥺

[Buenomars]

The actual comedian, I imagine, had a tough act to follow!

[christianlondono]

To be fair his comedic timing was on point

[TheAlexxManReviewer]

I thought my life was a tragedy but then I realized it's a comedy

[mistersydster]

Me when I'm confessing my feelings to my crush

[marcelniles]

This is the most humblest and most vulnerable preacher I ever heard...the more I study and learn from this man John Piper, the more I love him...❣❣❣

[NecroxProduction]

Kind of shows you that people will do things as long as they think they're supposed to do that without understanding the situation.

[sunilbishnoi]

Ironic considering that he was praising the audience for their perceptiveness.

[pontifex]

I know Piper. He really was surprised by the laughter. But his comedic timing is so good, when he saw he was getting laughs, he went along with it. But he really did write that opening part as a serious Piperesque exercise in humility.

[jjcorrea]

Does anybody have the link for the comedian? I wanna see that crowd

[n.catherine]

i feel so bad for him but honestly... it is in fact pretty funny

[kcpfxjj]

Good to hear someone who experiences a thought life very much like my own. Thanks for trusting God enough to let us see behind the curtain. God is good.