I don't like the fact that I feel I should lie about my feelings about sermons, rather than be honest about them.

I'm allowed to object that a sermon is too long, that the same information could have been fit into 20 minutes, that the format of the message disrupted the communication of the message.

Sergio's message was good. It's just unfortunate that Holiness is a key topic for being Christian to me, and so he really wasn't bringing new scriptural sources or concepts to light that I don't try to apply in my everyday life already.

You could call it confirmation that I am on the right track, but I don't need confirmation because the bible is quite clear. Saying I appreciate that it's confirmation is being dishonest.

I don't want to be dishonest. I don't wave my knowledge in the air for all to see, because it's not necessary. I can keep it to myself. But I shouldn't be expected to lie about my experience of a message.