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Making our love relationships work through the power of God's agape love is the topic of this first skit in a series of four that follows the same cast from childhood to senior citizens. In the first skit, the "children" learn that God's love is an active, helping verb! (This skit can stand alone.) -
In this DOWNLOADABLE first Skit Package in Vol. 4 "Parables of Jesus," The children discover the reason why Jesus taught in parables, simple stories that explain complex truths. When Tina is put on restriction for lying, she has a hard time understanding the principal's complicated letter, but when Pastor Rufus tells her the story of "The Girl Who Cried Wolf," she understands the importance of telling the truth. She learns that Jesus' parables are "earthly stories with Heavenly meanings." -
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. -
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. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 4 - Harvey learns a painful lesson when he refuses to forgive Tina for breaking his one hundred dollar skateboard, even after Pastor Rufus forgives him for breaking the new one thousand dollar stained glass window at the church. Harvey discovers that Jesus' parable of the Unmerciful Servant warns us to forgive others; otherwise, God will not forgive us when we sin. -
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. -
In this ELECTRONIC sixth Skit Package, Harvey learns that he cannot “run away” from the love of his father, even when he forgets to lock up the maintenance shed and all of Rufus’ power tools are stolen. When Harvey returns, he begs his dad’s forgiveness, and Rufus, cancels Harvey’s one thousand-dollar debt for breaking the church’s stained-glass window. Tina, however, gets jealous because she still has to work off her debt of breaking Harvey’s one hundred-dollar skateboard. After Bonnie tells them the story of “The Prodigal Son,” Both Tina and Harvey learn to celebrate God’s continual -
This "dream play" explains the reason for God becoming man in the form of Jesus Christ: to speak His truth to us Himself, and to take the punishment that was intended for us so that we may have fellowship with Him in eternity. In the simple story of a heart-broken little girl, searching for her lost hamsters, we see the "Heart of God." -
These four skits are on the theme of "The Four Loves That Shape Our Lives": "Eros," that ignites our passions; "Phileo," that urges us to develop like-minded loyalties; "Storge," that cements our family relationships, and God's "Agape" love, that provides the "light and salt" attitudes and behaviors which keep our three earthly relationships from spoiling. -
This "Skermon" (skit/sermon) is a picture of God's compassion, with God speaking from atop a ladder while Abraham and Jonah speak from the floor. In both cases, God shows compassion for the righteous. The pastor narrates from the base of the ladder, then preaches on evangelism. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 5 - Harvey, Tina, Clem and Zelda get ready for the visit of The Bride of Christ, not knowing that they are The Bride of Christ. Pastor Rufus explains that Christians are like bridesmaids for each other in that we prepare each other for the groom, Jesus. -
ELECTRONIC Skit Package 4 - Harvey is faced with a problem: what to do to cheer up his friend, Mike, whose grandma just passed away. Rufus challenges Harvey to give him a gift that costs more than we can imagine, will cure his loneliness, and give him eternal life to look forward to: the gift of salvation.
