10 More Short Christian
Plays
William Kritlow
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2011 William Kritlow
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Breaks
with God
Three Play Series
Morning
Break
Jeff and Mark work
together. Mark's a Christian. Jeff is a non-believer who believes
he's got it all together. We soon find out he doesn't. In this
three play series we see Jeff "all together" come apart at
the seams and we also see God, working through Mark, help Jeff bring
it all back, and now sown together with unbreakable
thread.
Illustrates Acts
1:8
But you shall receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the
earth.”
Lunch
Break (two of three)
When
we meet Mark and Jeff during their lunch break, Jeff's life is
complete unwound. His marriage is in shambles, his kids may be
slipping away from him, and he knows no other way to deal with it
except with anger and cynicism. Can Mark help?
Afternoon
Break (Three of Three)
Faced with
complete emotional ruin, Jeff finally hears God's call. But will it
be in time? Are things even too far gone for God's grace to heal his
catastrophic situation?
A
Sense of Security
John and Marcia are on
a date. It's been a good date so far. But out of nowhere, Marcia
begins to voice a concern she has. She feels no security in her
relationship with John. None what so ever. John, on the other hand
has a concern of his own. It's only their 2nd date!
Illustrates
Matthew 6:24-26:“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about
your life, what you will or what you will drink; nor about your
body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body
more than clothing?
The
Willing Lord
Alex
comes in from school and immediately announces to her Grandpa that
she's going to be a cheerleader. She's going to try out tomorrow and
is going to make cheerleading her thing. Grandpa uses this
opportunity to illustrate one of life's great lessons - unless our
wants and desires are submitted to God's will, life becomes far less
than it could be.
Illustrates James
4:13:
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we
will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business
and make money." 14Why,
you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life?
You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
15Instead,
you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do
this or that."
Enough
Lyle
and Bruce, two dynamic businessmen, both rocketing toward early
retirement, discuss in rapid fire manner, how much will be enough for
their retirement goals. An Old Man overhears and interrupts them
with his personal experience with that concept of
"enough."
Illustrates Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us
all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Foxholes
It's
said there are no atheists in foxholes. What happens if you are?
Slo-bo was and thank God He put Marko in the next foxhole
over.
Illustrates Psalm 911
He who dwells in the
secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge
and my fortress;
Healing
The
doctors say Brodrick Morgan is healed. His gunshot wounds certainly
are healing, but he doesn't feel healed. What about him still needs
the healer's touch.
Illustrates 1
Peter 2:24
Who his own
self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead
to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed.
Sure,
I'm Saved
Jordan is passing out tracts at the
airport and hands one to John. John refuses it because he's already
a Christian. Over the years, he's responded to several altar calls,
and is sure he's gotten "his ticket punched." Has he?
Illustrates Romans
10:9
that if you confess with your
mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has
raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Looking
Forward, Looking Back
A father and his
two son watch their sheep in ancient Israel, they look forward to
their redeemer; a father and son live today, and they look back to
Christ's work on the cross.
Illustrates Job
19:25:
For I know that
my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth
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Just a word about these short plays
This is the 2nd volume of 10 short plays and like the others, most of these plays were presented as part of a worship service, often just before the sermon. Our goal was to bring alive the message the congregation was about to hear; to show them how the message translated into their everyday lives. Our ministry worked. And, by presenting the scriptural illustrations this way, we gathered up the congregation's attention before sermon and got it focused where the pastor wanted.
The dramas can generally be presented with one or two actors, with minimum sets and no scenery, which makes producing them easy.
These plays can also act as templates for your own imaginations. I strongly believe that a drama ministry is important to a church. These plays give you an idea of what worked for us, which should encourage you to create your own short plays, plays that may be more meaningful and appropriate in your church that these may be.
With your purchase of this ebook, I give you permission to put the plays on as often as you like for a year from the purchase date.
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Breaks with God (A three short play series)
A Short Play
Cast: Mark, adult male; Jeff, adult male.
Set: A table and two chairs.
At Rise: Mark sits at the table reading his Bible. Jeff enters, eyes Mark with disdain. Searches pocket, pulls out a coin, looks at imaginary coke machine, puts money in the machine, takes a Coke (real one), sits at table and pops in and takes a drink.
Jeff: (lifts corner of the book rudely) Mark, you’re reading the Bible. Travels with Jesus.
Mark: (eyes up) Have you read it, Jeff?
Jeff: As a kid. My mom made me. Then I started calling her Jezebel and she didn’t make me anymore.
Mark: Read it lately?
Jeff: Has it changed any? Dogs still eat Jezebel? Psalms still have that silent “P?”
Mark: Nothing’s changed.
Jeff: Then what’s the point?
Mark: It tells you about God.
Jeff: Has He changed? He still polish up Moses ‘til he shines? Set random bushes aflame?
Mark: All that.
Jeff: Then, again. What’s the point? All that religious stuff was a zero then, it’s still a zero.
Mark: We all need God.
Jeff: Only if you haven’t got it all together. And (takes out cell phone and prepares to use it) I got it together.