Warming up the audience with jokes.
Lord willing I’m going to speak at a GBI this month after flying in a couple of days before. I’m planning on not asking for a translator and then asking the pastor if he can translate as a joke. I wish I had a picture of the last preachers face when I did that last time I did that. I know the pastor from way back but hes become a scholar since so he might just do it.
What do you think of jokes before heavy messages? Should they be avoided or should u ease in to the heavy part?
A little humor helps the medicine go down.
Joel Osteen always starts with a joke in his preaching.
Its OK if done right
I AM FROM THE OLD SCHOOL,,,,WHAT WE DID TO WARM THE CONGREGATION,WAS GATHER AROUND THE ALTAR AND PRAY,,
How can you joke when you are going to scream about people burning in hell while clucking like a chicken?
Laughter is good as a medicine, but too much honey makes one sick. There is a time for everything: a time to laugh, a time to cry. While a word fitly spoken is like an apple of gold in a setting of silver, foolish talking and jesting are not convenient.
I always use humor in sermons always have always will.
I think humor is okay as long as it is done right and helps communicate the message. That joke at the beginning I was thinking of using isn’t really tied to the message. If I’m talking about something really serious, I’d get serious as I talk and not use jokes when I get to the serious part.
Of course, it’s not good if a message is light and fluffy, with no weight to it, but interesting because the guy is funny.
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