How about a smile?

Sometimes I like to insert humor into a lesson. It causes people to grasp key ideas in a happy way. Given the seriousness of this week’s “Are you saved?” topic from Romans 3 and 4, try to have some fun using a funny or two.

For example, you could tell this story that calls out the apparent 'faith' of two nuns. This could serve as a lead into a discussion of “what is faith?” Or use this comic for the same purpose. Maybe you can show a comic such as this one to introduce your discussion of Romans 3:25-26.

To illustrate the idea of misunderstanding that Paul corrects in Romans 3:31, you could tell this funny: A three-year-old put on his shoes by himself. His mother noticed that the left shoe was on the right foot. She said, “Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet.” He looked up at her with a raised brow and said, “Don't kid me, Mom. They're the only feet I got!” The boy misunderstood what his mother was saying. Some people were misunderstanding Paul’s teaching about faith versus the law. If the “shoe” story is too simple, try the one about Mexican Jews to illustrate misunderstanding.

Lancaster Baptist Church of California posts these messages: the Bible says, “A merry heart is like a medicine” (Proverbs 17:22) And in Ecclesiastes 3:4 the word of God tells us that there is a…“Time to weep, and a time to laugh”. A Christian’s joy and laughter also shows the unsaved world that God has done great things for us. “When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.” (Psalm 126:1-2).

Knowing we are saved is surely a time for laughing! If you know of a good funny to use, make a comment and share it with the other teachers who regularly visit this site. Thanks in advance!