Elisabeth Reamer
Spring 2000
Skit
“original”
none in particular
skit used to present the need to guard your heart!
Purpose: This skit is appropriate for a variety of ages; it would be effective used in a children’s group as well as performed for adults. It could be used by itself or along with a lesson. It deals with the need to “give your heart” completely to Jesus, because the things and people of this world will only hurt you if your devotion is not first to Him.
Description: The skit is a pantomime, and Steve Green’s song “Guard Your Heart” is played while it is being acted out. This song can be found on the CD “People Need the Lord.”
There is one main character, and the audience follows him through many stages of life. Throughout the entire performance, the actor pretends to hold a beating heart in his hand, yet the beating diminishes as the play goes on and his heart is broken over and over. This one character will remain at the center of the skit the whole time, while the others come in and out. The following are some examples of different scenes that could be used, depending on the audience.
-the actor pretends to be a young child playing with toys. His Mother is there and he attempts to get her attention; shows the need to be loved. She ignores him, preoccupied with what she is doing. After finally getting her attention, he hands her his “heart”. She looks at it with a smirk and throws it on the ground, still not paying attention to him.
- he is an older child attempting to make friends. He cautiously gives them his “heart”, symbolically in return for their friendship, and they proceed to laugh at him and throw it around like a ball.
- he is a teenager, and a group of others come onto the scene, smoking. He eyes them for awhile, and after being summoned, with extreme cautiousness he hands them his “heart” in return for a cigarette. They go on to toss it on the ground, and leave.
-he is a young man who has fallen in love and again given his “heart” away. After a quick glance at another girl, his girlfriend / wife leaves him, stomping on His heart.
Many other scenes could be created to fit the needs of the audience.
Each of these scenes represent the way that we search for true love, meaning in places other than the Lord. After each scene, the main actor goes to retrieve his “heart”, and it beats less and less. He brushes it up, showing extreme hurt. And after each different scene, while he is trying to recover from his heart breaking, an actor representing Jesus comes, and offers to take his hand. But he refuses over and over, afraid of being hurt. Finally after the last scene, when he is completely broken and realizes he has no other choice, he surrenders himself to Jesus, and Jesus breathes new life into the “heart”, and then embraces the actor.
Hardening of the Heart
Best ideas; the best in Christian education from over 400 Alliance Churches, ed.
Daryl Dale, C&MA, Colorado Springs,1993.
Skit
Matthew 6:19-20
Materialism-Operation
Demonstrate selfish materialistic preoccupation.
Props: Sheet, bright light, table, objects such as; car keys, clothes, money, etc. and operating tools such as a handsaw and knitting needles. The “operation” is performed behind the sheet. The light is to be behind the operation so that just a silhouette of the procedure is show. “Ham it up” use a saw and wood to make the sound of an incision and use the knitting needle to close. Carefully pull objects up from under the table so it looks as though it is coming from the patient. Use a narrator who announces an operation on a man suffering from spiritual heart trouble. The condition is termed self-itus which left untreated becomes hardening of the heart. The operation reveals trouble, as the objects (car keys, etc.) are removed. The scripture verse is presented. A void now exists that can’t be filled by the surgeon. However there is hope because, if allowed, the Heavenly Physician--God Himself fills you with love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, and faith.
SKIT
Laverne Hoffler
(Jesus)- Knock! Knock!
(Anybody)- Whose there?
(Jesus)- It is Jesus
(Anybody)- Jesus! Jesus! who
Jesus Christ, the one that died on the cross for your sins.
Anybody- What do you want from me?
Jesus- I want to come into your life and make your life complete.
I want to deliver you from the way you live and who you surround yourself with.
Save you from all your sins
Anybody - I never felt so special a day before in my life.
Scripture
The day that thy hear his voice harden not thy heart. Psalm 95 : 8
Jesus has a way of reaching everybody. He is a worthy to be praise. He is gentle: “My Yoke is easy and my burden is Light.” Channel surfing mixes Bible verses
Drama/Skit
Jon Cooper 93
Spring 2000
Idea Source – Youth Ministry Central > Christian Skits
Key Words – Comedy, Context. Bible Study
HAL -- (enters, sits DC on one of two chairs facing large TV)
Come on, Honey, it's almost time for the Bible study on channel 40.
VAL -- (enters, sits) Oh, Harold, I heard about a new Bible study on Channel 53.
HAL -- But, we like the one on channel 40.
(Clicks remote control)
HIM -- (pops up inside TV) Philippians 4:19 "I can do everything through him who gives me...." (ducks down)
(Val takes remote, clicks. They continue taking the remote control and switching channels until the end of the sketch)
HER -- (pops up) ...three evil spirits that look like frogs. (ducks down)
HIM -- For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your father in heaven will...
HER -- ...be blown and tossed by the wind.
HIM -- Neither do they pour new wine into old wine skins. If they do, ...
HER -- ...there will be famines and earthquakes.
HIM -- Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and he..."
HER -- ...falls into a well on the sabbath.
HIM -- Philippians 1:6 "Being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on completion until the day of..."
HER -- ...slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
HIM -- Luke 6:38 "Give and it will be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over..."
HER -- ...full of deadly poison...
HIM -- John 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come and..."
HER -- ...bow down to a block of wood!
HIM -- Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who..."
HER -- ...like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
HIM -- (reaches out of the TV set, grabs remote control) Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vein conceit. (presses the off button, disappears.)
A Parachute Jump is a Lesson in Faith vs. Belief
Type of Idea: Drama
Idea Source – Youth Ministry Central > Christian Skits
Scripture Passage: Deuteronomy 31:6a
Key Words: Faith, Courage, Doubt, Belief
PILOT -- (voiceover) One minute to jump zone. One minute.
BART --- (dressed in jumpsuit and parachute, backs onto stage, talking to Harry, crosses to front lip of stage, speaks above the noise of a powerful fan blowing up from the floor) Alright, step up to the door and let me inspect your parachute one last time. (tugs on Harry's straps)
HARRY -- (dressed in jumpsuit and parachute, steps to edge of stage, looks down, closes eyes in panic, looks down again) Hey, Bart, we're moving AWAY from the landing field. (points down)
BART --- The pilot corrects for wind drift, remember?
HARRY -- Oh, yeah,... Well, I've got faith in him.
BART --- (checking Harry's shoulder strap) Sure you do.
HARRY -- I do. He's a Viet Nam vet. Says he's flown parachute drops for 12 years. I put my faith in that.
BART --- Uh huh.
HARRY -- Well, even if he drops me in the wrong place, I can correct my course with my parachute, right? The parachute packer said this chute is very maneuverable. I have faith in this chute. (pats chute)
BART --- Of course you do.
HARRY -- He said this chute has been tested 6 times. I have faith in that.
BART --- Sure. (turns Harry around, tugs on straps)
HARRY -- And if the main parachute fails, I've got a backup chute. Hey, I've got faith with a backup.
BART --- You think you've got faith with a backup.
HARRY -- Hey, you told me yourself that the parachute packer has been packing chutes for over 9 years and hasn't lost a single jumper, right? I put my faith in him.
BART --- Well, you put your BELIEF in him, anyway.
PILOT -- (voiceover) Thirty seconds to drop zone.
HARRY -- Belief ... Faith... What's the difference!?
BART --- Okay, your gear in ready to go. Let's review the procedures one last time.
HARRY -- Okay, (hops) jump, (spreads arms) 1001, 1002, 1003, (touches ripcord, spreads arms again) pull the ripcord, (turns, tugs on imaginary chute cords) steer into the wind, (bends legs) legs bent, eyes on the horizon, roll on impact.
BART --- You got it, Harry. You're ready to go. (pats Harry on both shoulders)
HARRY -- Hey, I've got faith in your instruction.
BART --- Yeah, right, Harry.
HARRY -- Well, I've got faith in my own abilities.
BART --- You have BELIEF in all those things, Harry.
PILOT -- (voiceover) Ten seconds.
BART --- (counts backward with his fingers silently in front of Harry's face, while Harry talks)
HARRY -- I don't understand, Bart. I say I have FAITH. You say I have BELIEF. Okay.
When do I have faith?
PILOT -- (voiceover) Jumpers away.
BART --- Now, Harry.
HARRY -- (jumps off stage with a fading scream)
BART --- (shouts down) NOW, you have FAITH, Harry. (jumps off stage)
THE COURT DATE
Raymond M. Parascando, 428
Spring 2000
Type of Idea : Skit/Role play
Idea Source: Personal reference
Scripture Passage: John 19:31
Key words: Paid for; Finished
Purpose: To illustrate the payment of sin that Christ has provided. It also helps the teen consider the cost of their own life. It helps them wrestle with the questions where can I be used and what can I do to tell people about the payment of sin that Christ provided.
Description: The idea is to instill through the drama the payment of sin. The skit is about a judge who must convict his own son about the payment of Traffic Tickets that he has got on his car. The judge is the teens father and he has to convict his own son, but as he convicts his son, he steps around the judges bench and pays for the traffic tickets. This illustrates that the father knows his sons sins but pays for them anyway. *It would be helpful for the teacher to use a judges cape and gavel.*
How Do I Love Thee: eros, phileo, or agape?
Role Play
Snook, Bob. "How Do I Love Thee: eros, phileo, or agape?." 1999.
Conditions for use:
Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement.
Key passage: I Corinthians 13
Key Word: Love
Purpose: To help the teens to understand the different types of love. Help them understand how to love with the love of Christ.
Description of the Role Play:
(a girl and a guy enter the room hand in hand)
She-- Thank you for a wonderful evening. I had a wonderful time.
He-- I had a nice time too. (he stops and sh turns toward him) You are really beautiful. (puckers, leans in to kiss, nearly falls when she moves back avoiding him)
She-- (backs away, turns toward the audience) Do you love me?
He-- Oh, yes, I love you. Of course I love you. (she turns to him, and he puckers and leans in to kiss, and nearly falls over when she steps backwards)
She-- (backs away, turns audience) What kind of love do you have for me?
He-- Excuse me?
She-- What kind of love do you have for me?
He-- What do you mean, what kind of love do I have for you?
She--You said you loved me.
He--I do.
She--So what kind of love do you have for me?
He--I don't understand the question.
She--The Greek language has three different words for love. Which of them best describes your love for me?
He--I'm not very good at fill-in-the-blank. Can we make this a multiple choice test?
She--Oh, sure. There's PHILEO, EROS, and AGAPE.
He--Is that so?
She--Yes. So, how do you love me?
He--PHILEO?
She--So, you love me like a brother loves his sister?(turns away)
He--(persues) Well, not exactly. Well, I love you. Well, What were the other two choices?
She--EROS and AGAPE.
He--EROS? Yes, that’s it. (she turns to him- puckers) EROS.
She--You lust after me only for my sexual appeal?(turns away)
He--Yes, NO. well…
She--well, do you or don't you?
He--What was the other one? The last one?
She--AGAPE.
He--AGAPE, yeah that’s it. I love you with AGAPE love.
She--you do?
He-- Yes, of course I do.
She--(leaning in for a kiss) Oh, you are such a brave boy. ( nearly falls when he steps back)
He---(leans in, them turns away) Brave? Did you say brave?
She---Yes. Agape love is the best of all. (leans in for a kiss, almost falls when he steps back)
He---Can you please clarify our terms?
She---Excuse me?
He---I thought you said that Agape love was a kind of love.
She---I did.
He---What does love have to do with being brave?
She---Oh. Agape is the kind of love that Jesus demonstrated in the Bible.
He---Well, now that you mentioned it, I suppose I do love you like that. "As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (leans in for a kiss)
She---So, would you die for me, like Jesus did? (leans in for a kiss, nearly falls when he steps back)
He---(turns to exit, looks at his watch) Oh, look what time it is!!
She---Where are you going?
He---(exiting backwards, points over his shoulder to exit) I have to go brush up on my Greek. Good night.
She---(shrugs, exiting opposite, backward) Good night.
The Story of King Neb & Throw Three More Saints on the Barbie
Original
Daniel 3
Skit, Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon, fiery furnace
Sue Ketterer
Spring 2000
Purpose: Can be used to tell the story of Daniel 3 and to demonstrate faithfulness and boldness for the Lord. We used in as part of our annual Youth Sunday worship service.
The Story of King Neb & Throw Three More Saints on the Barbie
Loosely based on Daniel 3
Cast & Props needed:
Chairs, notebook, pencil, furnace
Narrator
King Neb
Advisors & Officials (2)
Gold Statue
Dan
Slapjack
I’ll Be Back
To-bed-we-go
Angel
Musicians (One ½ of audience)
Divide ½ audience into Trumpets, Oboes, Lyres, Zithers, Harps, Others
Musicians make appropriate sound when their name is called. They don’t stop til narrator cuts them.
Herald
Crows (other ½ of audience)
Nasty Babylonians (2)
Strong Men (2)
Directions: Narrator instructs audience on their parts. He/she reads script and each character acts out his/her part as it is read. Each part enters the scene where noted and must repeat his/her own spoken words following the narrator. For the narrator & all parts – the “hammier”, the better!
Stage Set-up: King sits on chair in center. Furnace is on left. Chair on right for Dan to stand on. Statue will be on right once constructed.
Narrator:
King Neb was the great ruler of Babylonia. King Neb was confused. Dan enters the scene. Even after Dan had interpreted the King’s dream correctly, King Neb was confused. He ordered sacrifices to be made to Dan in gratitude. King Neb was really confused! King Neb even bowed to Dan. He told Dan, “Your God is the coolest, ‘cause He reveals mysteries!” King Neb high-fives Dan and Dan stands on a chair. He gave Dan a high position of authority and made him head of all the royal advisors. King Neb needed lots of advisors, ‘cause he was confused lots of the time, especially about what or who to bow to!
Dan wanted to know if his Jewish home boys could come help him. King Neb said, “Yes”, and Slap-Jack, I’ll Be Back, and To-bed-we-go were put in charge of Babylon. Dan and his three guys go to town to do whatever they were in charge of.
Now King Neb, still quite confused, gave an order: “Have a gold statue made.” He said to make it really big – about 90 feet high and about 9 feet wide.
The King called for his officials to come together. The officials come together and always stick close to the King’s side. King Neb announced the dedication of the statue saying, “Now hear this, now hear this.” All were invited and ordered to come to the statue dedication.