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Guy Mason March 2010

25 Feb 2010

Does God LOL?

Mark Twain once said that “humour is mankind’s greatest blessing”.

I think there’s a lot of truth in that.  I love to laugh.  It makes me feel good.  

So what about God?  Does he have a sense of humor?  Does he host comedy nights
in heaven?

Perhaps the best indication that God has a sense of humor comes from Genesis, the first book of the bible.  We are told there that we are made in God’s image.  This means that God made us like him.  The fact that we both enjoy and find laughing so satisfying is perhaps a strong indication that he too enjoys and delights in the odd LOL moment.    

Take also the example of creation.  Seen an elephant or giraffe lately?  Surely God had comedy on the mind when he made them.  Or what about us?  We must be providing a truckload of great material to keep heaven laughing for eternity.  In Psalm 2:4 we read, “He who sits in the heavens laughs”.

We also see that Jesus himself loved to use comedy. For example, Jesus made a laughing stock out of the religious. He regularly ridiculed them by saying “they strain out a gnat and swallow a camel (Matt 23:24)”.

In light of all this, we are hosting a very special night at James Squire Brewhouse on March 18, from 8pm.  

For one night only we will be hosting the Comedy Showcase.  Four great comedians jam packed into a hilarious night with plenty of laugh out loud moments.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.  

The event will also support Many Rooms, which is an initiative of City on a Hill that is caring for Melbourne’s homeless.  

For more information about the event or our weekly services visit cityonahill.com.au

Comments

• Bruce D at 8:44pm on 03/03/10

  Perhaps the best indication that God does have a sense of humor is that He created man in His image (Genesis 1:27), and certainly people are able to perceive and express humor.

  
  I think It is important to Support the Church. As a Christian we are called to walk with those in need.

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