Questions to focus on: Humor and Jokes in Evangelism

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. Why has the Church under-estimated the importance of humor in evangelism, or even been hostile to it?
  2. "The Gospel is too serious a matter to present in a serious manner." Do you agree with this statement?
  3. What is the difference between humor and flippancy?
  4. How does humor break down barriers and smuggle ideas into people's hearts?
  5. Go through at least one one of the Gospels with a highlighter pen. Place yourself in the situations described. Which would have been seen as funny by those present?
  6. List Bible references that say, "God laughed."
  7. What connections are there between joy, laughter and humor?
  8. Look up research which shows the healing effect of laughter on the body.
  9. What is the only type of humor that the Bible warns against?