A good Sunday School lesson makes people laugh

In a healthy class, much of this laughter will come from the spontaneous outpouring of a group enjoying being together. It never hurts, however, to look up a few funny stories to include in every lesson. It is the rare communicator who can connect with an audience without humor. I think Andy Stanley said that.

My whole group burst out loud when my Sunday School teacher read this story yesterday:

The story is told of a prosperous, young investment banker who was driving a new BMW sedan on a mountain road during a snowstorm. As he veered around one sharp turn, he lost control and began sliding off the road toward a deep precipice. At the last moment he unbuckled his seat belt, flung open his door, and leaped from the car, which then tumbled down the ravine and burst into a ball of flames.

Though he had escaped with his life, the man suffered a ghastly injury. Somehow his arm had been caught near the hinge of the door as he jumped and had been torn off at the shoulder.

A trucker saw the accident in his rearview mirror. He pulled his rig to a halt and ran to see if he could help. He found the banker standing at the roadside, looking down at the BMW burning in the ravine below.

"My BMW! My new BMW!!" the banker moaned, oblivious to his injury.

The trucker pointed at the banker's shoulder and said, "You've got bigger problems than that car. We've got to find your arm. Maybe the surgeons can sew it back on!"

The banker looked where his arm had been, paused a moment, and groaned, "Oh no! My Rolex! My new Rolex!!"

God gives us material possessions so we will enjoy them, not so we will worship them. -- 750 Engaging Illustrations.

Want some great news? It is easier than ever to find this quality of stories. Here is how:

• Go to http://www.sermoncentral.com/
• Click on illustration
• Search for illustration by topic, keyword, text or type. Select humor to select only funny stories

I'd encourage you to become a contributor. If you read from a Kindle or similar device, it is easy enough to copy and paste and add to the system. Imagine a world where thousands of Sunday School teachers are reading and copying and pasting illustrations to be used by other communicators. What a time to be alive!

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Want to save yourself the trouble? I include stories in every Sunday School lesson I write. Subscribe to Good Questions have groups talking and get great stories that get your groups laughing. If you want a free trial subscription, just email and ask.

Josh Hunt
Writer, Good Questions Have Groups Talking

P.S.
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