Youth and adult scripts
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This "Story Time Theater" provides a delightfully creative venue to help people realize that our free will causes much of our pain, and God is not to blame for our troubles. Two mimes and one Story Lady set up a sermon on the results of our choices and bring out the child in every one. -
This Three In One Skit illustrates the surprising integrity compromises that Christians sometimes make to simplify their workloads. It sets up a sermon on doing what we do "heartily, as unto the Lord," without compromising the ethics of the Christian life. -
In this Christian Monologue Skit, a mother shares her hope for her struggling blended family. Patti, comes home to find her blended family in chaos and at war with one another which sets the stage for a sermon on the difficulties in feeling "normal" after re-marriage in a blended family. -
In this Monologue Skit, Carl blames others for his interpersonal relationship problems. He thinks everyone is rotten to the core and that life is unfair. He sets the stage for a sermon on humility, compassion, and seeing people through God's eyes. -
In this short skit on church leadership, Joe discovers that God's presence is the most significant contribution to any team. God's power carries out His vision through people, and His strand is the most significant in Ecclesiastes 4:12. (Third of three skits, but it can stand alone.) -
This "Choral Reading" is a particularly effective as a way to present the scripture reading of 1Corinthians 2: 7-12, contrasting the wisdom of God with the wisdom of this world. It is a captivating opening for a sermon on discernment and supernatural living. -
The "Wife of Bath's Tale" is a classic among The Canterbury Tales. In her tale, a knight betrays a maiden, and his punishment is rather odd: he must discover what it is that women want most, and if any maiden on the court disagrees, then, "off with his head!" Will he be saved? Watch and see. -
Our hope of Heaven is the topic of this emotional skit. Isaac is sad even though he won the soccer trophy because his mom wasn't there to see it. His brother reads him a letter from mom, written just before she died, telling them that she'll be waiting for them in Heaven! -
This Readers Theater skit enacts the story of "Stoning of the Apostles," in Acts, Chapter 5, and shows an example of believers who were persecuted for their faith, yet refused to let anyone silence their preaching and their praise of God. -
This "Choral Reading" is a particularly effective as a way to present the scripture reading of several of the Psalms of David, celebrating the sovereignty of God and His love and protection for those who fear Him. It is a captivating opening for a sermon on God's love and His goodness. -
This Readers Theater skit is a retelling of the "Parable of the Shrewd Manager," placed in a modern context using five businessmen in an office setting. It sets up a sermon admonishing us to see our end coming, and to use money wisely to the Glory of God. -
The Second Shepherd's Play is the story of four shepherds who find that their comrade, Mak, is a sheep thief. They catch him in the act and are about to hang him, when suddenly the sky fills with angels who announce the birth of the Prince of Peace. How can they hang him now! Will they?