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Jul 28, 2016 · Hodge seems to suggest the ideal for the Christian life is zero humor, because humor is an unfitting vessel for true joy. All joy must come from thanksgiving and praise from God. This is extremely counterintuitive. Is humor always sinful? Or, Pastor John, when does humor become sinful?” Five things come to mind:
- Surprise Them!
- Use Self-Deprecating Humor
- Exaggerate
- Be Honest
The common element in all humor is surprise. We laugh when something surprises us. One of the easiest ways to make listeners laugh through surprise is to “create an expectation and then suddenly break it”.[i]I surprised my congregation by making this statement in a farewell sermon: Did you see the preacher in the news who asked his congregation for...
Making yourself the butt of your jokes never fails. When you’re willing to poke fun of yourself, you appear humble and on the same level as your listeners. You also come across as a fun-loving person who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. This always endears you to listeners. What’s more is that if you’re willing to poke fun at yourself, you wi...
Exaggerating is a form of surprise that often gets laughs. It worked for Jesus! I once got up in the middle of a Christmas concert to take up an offering and said to the big crowd: “Thank you for coming tonight. Now we are going to take up the first of six offerings for our music ministry.” The idea of taking six offerings got a big laugh because i...
Sometimes the easiest way to make listeners laugh is simply by being candid. When you speak the truth about something other people are reluctant to express, it often comes across as humorous. You are naming what annoys or bothers people and listeners laugh as if to say, “Yes, I feel the same way!” Obviously, you must use discretion about your level...
Trim the Sermon The story is told about a pastor that got up in the pulpit and apologized for the Band-Aid on his face. He said “I was thinking about my sermon while shaving and cut my face.”
Nov 5, 2019 · I would never use humor if I were preaching on hell. Nor would I use it at certain junctures of the sermon, such as when expounding God’s holiness, driving home the deadliness of sin, or calling for repentance.
May 30, 2013 · The Sermon on the Mount, for instance, doesn’t begin with a joke to warm up the crowd. But throughout his ministry Jesus displays great wit, command of the language, a gift for irony and word plays, and impeccable timing — all hallmarks of great comedians.
May 12, 2015 · Much has been made of the fact that Jesus is never said to have smiled or laughed. Linked to the description of the Servant as ‘a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief’ it has furnished a basis for the idea that Jesus’ life was unremittingly joyless and stressful. But this is a serious over-simplification.
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Apr 1, 2016 · For Satan, humor is something to employ, not enjoy. To him, humor is only a means he can corrupt in order to blind, manipulate, control, condemn, divide, isolate, degrade, and enslave people. And in doing so, thumb his nose at God. Satan uses humor to steal, kill, and destroy ( John 10:10 ).
