Dramatic Parables

I have also spoken to [you by] the prophets,

and I have multiplied visions [for you] and

[have appealed to you] through

parables acted out by the prophets.

Hosea 12:10 - Amplified Bible

Overcoming the World. Unresolved drama. A husband learns of his wife's further infidelities and doesn't know if he can forgive her this time. She begs for forgiveness and this isn't her first indiscretion. In such cases the Bible provides for divorce, but...?

1 John 5:1-5, 2 Actors

Overcome by the Word. Comedy, Unresolved drama. A southern-fried "evangelist" would rather quote from the Bible than the menu, and an irritated waitress just might throw him out of the diner, except, he has some interesting news that keeps her wondering...?

1 John 2:14, Revelation 12:11, 2 Actors, menu, Bible, waitress garb

Praise the Lord! Ernest Seeker struggles with the whole problem that he just doesn't FEEL like anything much is happening in his relationship with God. A deep conversation with his pastor and pastor's wife provides some deep and spirited insights.

Psalms 149:1-9, 3 Actors

Knowing the Boss. Two job applicants, one no more than a bum, and the other highly qualified to run the highest company in the land, get the surprise of their life, when they learn that knowing the boss makes all the difference in the world. Grace vs. Works.

Colossians 2:2-5, 3 Actors, resumes

Completely free Christian scripts, sketches, mimes . . . always a parable. Storytelling making the difference.

Root-Fruit / Faith-Works. Comedy. A fruitpicker on the job all of two weeks almost demands a $5K bonus and a two-week vacation in Hawaii. The boss sets him straight. As the root eventually produces fruit, so does faith produce works.

Luke 17:9-10, 2 Actors, bandana, papers

Saving the Church from Itself. What's a Prophet have to do to get through to a sleepy pastor and his sleepier band of church members? What ever happened to worshipping God in Spirit and Truth?

John 11:45-52, 8 Actors

Spirit of Christmas. She adores everything about Christmas, but he more appreciates the spirit of humbug. Is enjoying Christmas okay with God, or a sin? Despite its definite pagan origins, is it okay to appreciate the holiday?

Luke 2:4-7, 2 Actors

Lord's Supper. Jesus interacts with His Disciples. To be performed during an actual Lord's Supper to share what it must have been like. The congregation eats the bread as Jesus shares with His followers, and drinks the wine, and breaks for Footwashing.

Luke 22:14-16, 13:1-20, Matthew 26:26-29, John 13:18-30, John 13:31-14:31, 13 Actors

Running Alien. Buzzbee has a ridiculous plan, a scheme that is impossible, and Grace and Ernest aren't too sure about joining their spaceman friend Buzzbee on such an idiotic vision quest. Fighting Champion Big Bubba Jumpkins could prove fatal to poor Buzzbee.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27, 3 Actors

The Seal of God. A line of believers wait to receive The Lord's seal, none of them quite understanding WHAT the "Seal of God" even is, let alone how they should obtain it, or if they can earn it, or deserve it, or generate it all on their own. The Lord explains.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Esther 8:8, 8 Actors

Treasures in Jars of Clay. A poor starving Skeleton Girl is confronted by a self-serving and evil guard. He is fat and well fed, and she can barely stand. But she has a treasure hidden deep inside of her, and she knows that treasure is eternal.

Romans 8:31-32, 2 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Actors

Renewal - Mind & Spirit. Two harassing fiends do their number on a nervous woman trying to make New Year's resolutions, and if the fiends can just keep the woman from renewing her mind, they've got it made. Spiritual Warfare and the True Authority.

Romans 12:2, James 4:7, 1 Corinthians 2:16, 3 Actors

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