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No snow, no skiing: a pastor's warning on Paul Bernard II

A sermon clip about students wearing ski masks draws roughly twelve times the channel's usual first-day views for Shorts.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 59,646 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (5,130).

Pastor not the one to mess with 😂😭 #god #humor #church #comedy #gospel #trending #faithPastor not the one to mess with 😂😭 #god #humor #church #comedy #gospel #trending #faith

Behind the pulpit in a black suit and red shirt, the pastor draws on another job: teaching middle school. His subject is students trying to look tough in ski masks, and his response mixes a stern warning with a very practical objection. There is no snow, and they cannot ski.

Paul Bernard II posted the sermon excerpt under the title "Pastor not the one to mess with," followed by emojis and hashtags. It drew an estimated 60,000 views in its first day, far beyond the channel's usual start for a Short.

The speaker says he confiscates masks at school, then warns against approaching him masked outside it. That warning is pointed, but the skiing punchline is what several commenters pick up and repeat. Others join the church setting's humor by imagining an offering collection or answering with an amen.

Unlike the channel's recent "Airbender" clip, this one needs no musical accompaniment or physical spectacle. The pastor's classroom experience supplies the setup, and his delivery from the pulpit supplies the turn.

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The facts
Subscribers
461,000 ▲ 9,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
18,539,144
Channel views, pace per day
6,092,979 (on a normal day: 1,769,182)
Video published
October 22, 2026
Video views so far
69,646 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
60,866

The numbers

The sermon excerpt had an unusually fast first day for Paul Bernard II's Shorts. Here is how its start compares with the channel's usual pace.

the video's first day
usual first day here
5,130
this video
59,646
subscribers
461,000
▲ 9,000 in the last 7 days
total views
336,701,779
views per day
6,092,979
typical day: 1,769,182
the video
views
69,646
likes
1,699
comments
48
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Matt Fradd
885,000
As of October 23, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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