Humor In Pentecost

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>I understand the need for joy in Pentecost, but do we really need levity and
>humor?  My stand on this argument is that Joy is from God and Humor is of
>the Devil.  Any rebuttals?
>
>Bro. Adam Floro
>adam@siu.edu
>
Bro. Floro,

I understand you adversity toward the slang and sometimes questionable usage
of the english language, and the need to be careful with humorous
situations, but I am not offended by sinners expressing themselves in terms
of hell and heck.  I am wondering if Jesus did not make light at times. For
example,

Mark 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and
he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 

Simon was surnamed Peter and we understand the epithaph is implicative.  I
wonder why He would surname James and John sons of thunder except for the
implication that they were like the thunder loud and threatening.  

It may be that the incident in Luke 9:54 had something to do with the
label...	And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord,
wilt thou that *we* command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them,
even as Elias did? 

There are many ways you can look at this, but one that cannot be ruled out
is a little levity.  Oh you sons of thunder you! :-)

I have used humor in many instances to gather together the audience I am
about to preach to.  There have been many times that I have felt in the
spirit a great need to gather the minds of the people into one accord so
that the effect of the Word would take place.  You can preach a good
message, but without an audience ready to hear you will not be as effective.
Two of the many preachers I know that have effected many of the meetings I
have attended are Ron Libby and Jeff Arnold, but use humor and it has it's
effect.

Humor has it's place.  Do you feel that everything must be brought to these
two denominators?  Is *everything* of God or of the devil?  I think not.  

My conclusion is Joy is certainly of God, Humor is not of the devil, but is
part of the human experience.  My advise.....don't take being Pentecostal
too serious you might develope a sanctimonious attitude that will drive away
people that need God.  

As one preacher said before he preached...I've seen happier faces on
tombstones! Lighten up friend. 




He who sows is nothing but a sowing sower.