Humor – Finding the Funny

Humor...

Who but the Lord could invent humor? Why is something funny in one place and not somewhere else? Humorous one time, and not another? Hilarious to one person, and even offensive to another? It is illusive, indeed – like grabbing jello!

Humorous stories help us look at ourselves in a way that is disarming.

So... FIND THE FUNNY! 

Let’s laugh at ourselves together because, we can all agree, human beings are funny!

Ya like comedy? We've got it!

Click any of the following links to peruse some of favorite comedic sketches:

• Ticket to Church

• Prayer Meeting

• No Time for Patience

• Decisions, Decisions

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Video Transcript: Humor – Finding the Funny

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Humor is a powerful teaching tool.

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When we see things reflected on stage, of course, our first instinct is to elbow the person we're with and say, "That's you!" ... or, "I know that guy!"

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But the more powerful reflection is when we see ourselves and we say, "Do I do that? Is that me?"

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But if you reflect it to me, in a way that's funny, it's disarming rather than offensive.

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So we want to encourage you to harness this powerful teaching tool.

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The takeaway for today is... find the funny!

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When you review scripts – know what's funny in your community... know what they're going to get a kick out of...

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Really camp out on that gift and deliver things in a way that you know it will Pack-a-Punch with them and cause us all to learn and grow together as we laugh at ourselves because we can all agree human beings are funny.

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