#1. Quien Vive!

So somewhere in a little Mexican village far, far away, someone came up with a chant and it goes like this:

Person: Quien Vive!

Crowd: Cristo!

Person: Y a su nombre!

Crowd: Gloria!

(And sometimes if the crowd demands it)

Person: Y a su pueblo!

Crowd: Victoria!

I have no idea who invented this cheer but I strongly believe that if this individual were to get a nickel every time this was chanted in a church, they would be richer than Mark Zuckerberg because of all the royalties that are due.

I don’t know about you, but I have actually tested this chant from coast to coast, from California to Florida, from Texas to Michigan, and even in the Midwest state of Missouri where few Hispanics are actually found. Somehow or another, people in Hispanic churches all know this battle cry without hesitation like if it were part of the new converts’ class right next to knowing John 3:16.

Where in a world where white people have, “We love Jesus, yes we do. We love Jesus, how about you?”, Hispanics have invented and capitalized on “Quien Vive!” Whether it is in the part of the service where the preacher wants to rally up the crowd and doesn’t know what to say next or whether to create some sort of relief in that awkward moment where little Maria’s CD starts to skip for her special song or in that time where that video takes forever to play. Quien Vive is the solution to any cumbersome moment in a service and pretty much anyone of any age, gender, or status can start it up. It will reproduce the same effect whether it is the person on stage yelling it or the hermana in the back of the room. This will always be a smash hit!

Here’s a preaching tip: If you are at a point in your sermon where the crowd seems to be falling asleep, throw in a Quien Vive and I’ll guarantee you that you’ll get the right response 10 out of 10 times. I’m currently at a 100% accuracy rate.

Quien Vive has been around for centuries and has been in the genesis of all Hispanic churches. Whoever you are, Mr. Inventor of Quien Vive, you should have copyrighted that because right now you would be the 10^th richest man on the planet. (As if our people actually follow the copyright laws.)