Always a Parable, with Storytelling Making the Difference.
Crying at the Parade. A young woman's past crimes finally catch up with her, and there seems to be absolutely no hope, until her father offers to help her out of her time of trouble, but she doesn't understand that he is going to take her place to pay the price of her sins.
John 12:12-13, 2 actors (or 5 actors), imagination
Beauty for Ashes. When someone is aching for a saving relationship with God, should we slam them with denominational creeds and legalistic exercise programs? A young woman asks spiritual first aid from two "religious experts" of different denominations.
Matthew 11:2-6, Luke 4:18-19, 7:22, Isaiah 61:2-3
Father's Day. A little girl pesters her channel surfing father. Didn't God love His Son? Why would He send His Son to a dark place where people would kill Him? It's a troubling question to a little girl, and maybe troubling to a father who just wants to be left alone.
John 3:16, 2 actors, TV remote, chair, doll
God of Drama. Part I: John 16:21, the 2nd Coming of Jesus is like a woman in childbirth, the contractions get stronger & closer together the closer to the end! Part II: Daniel 2:31, God uses the dream of a great statue to prophecy the future history of the world!
John 16:21, Danield 2:31, 3 actors, stethoscope, pregnancy padding, football
Abundant New Wine. A secretary is over-worked, under-appreciated, and ready to toss her proverbial cookies. Her boss is a loud-mouthed joker , and he doesn't pay that great. But God can sometimes kill two birds with one stone (metaphorically speaking!).
John 2:3, 2 actors, keyboard, flowers, chocolates, envelope, paper stacks, phone
Fruit of the Vine. We must bear good fruit, and the Husbandman will help us reach the potential He has planned for us. The pruning might not be fun, but it is beneficial to us, and to others. But we must allow Him to work through us, because we can't bear fruit of ourself.
John 15:1-5, 3 actors, scissors or pruning shears, several clusters of plastic fruit
Christ vs. the New Age.Based on Mary, Martha and Lazarus, a contemporary look at the age-old lie that today is called Speaking Life and Death, Christian Spells -- claiming to speak from God, Words about money and fame, but poor Larry grows sicker and sicker.
Tenderhearted Kindness. Why in the world would a husband be tender and kind to his wife -- and why in the world would she be nice and sweet to him? Is it a set of rules they must follow? Ground rules they set and then get zapped when they break?
Child of Grace. None of us is perfect, we all need forgiveness, and grace. Sometimes, the one shouting the loudest, the one pointing the finger, is the most guilty of all. Thank God our Director has deeper and better insight than us. Without Grace, none are worthy.
John 8:1-11, 9-12 actors, chalkboard
6-8 min.
The Bishop and Simplicity. If we sound smarter, use bigger words and speak like we know what we're talking about -- God probably hears us better, and answers better, and quicker, right? What about the faith of a child, and following the Biblical directions?
James 5:13-18, 7-8 actors, olive oil
7-10 min.
The Long Road Home. A lead-in to the telling of Jacob and Joseph. A modern setting to establish the facts of Jacob coming back home after all these years, all his past problems behind him, no knowing the fresh new troubles on the horizon...
Genesis 37:1-3, 2 actors
3-5 min.
Why Didn't You Tell Me? We are told to witness, to evangelize, but HOW can we do that without sounding like crazy people, irritating hypocrites? How can we reach out and touch others? IS there a proper way? This is a lead-in drama that asks the question.
Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Actors
5-7 min.
Hang TOUGH. How can a mother and daughter survive all those hard years, belching/ barfing babyhood, the NOOOOO stage, childhood, the infamous teenage years -- it's more like fighting a duel than having a relationship. If they can only hang tough, what a reward!
1 Timothy 6:11-12, 2 actors, 1 Narrator
10-13 min.
God Saw that It was Incredible. By making any creation, there is the obvious chance that it may be used for evil, even if the intention was good. Should the creation go forth, given that chance? God did know everything even before the beginning, and had a plan...
Baby at the Burning Bush. What God chooses, we don't always understand, in fact, we want to make it ours, timing, details -- but we need to get beyond US, and let Him lead, obey Him, and experience life more fully, and serve Him better than we thought we could.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Exodus 3:10, 2 actors, organizer and calendar
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