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3126. Where's Dad?

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Parenting, fathering (A preaching subject may be on Joseph as a fatherly role model.) Characters: Brad Nelson Bowling Alley Proprietor Stranger Tone: Thoughtful, emotionally painful Setting/Props: Bowling alley setting with bowling balls Table and chairs Soda Telephone Approximate time: 5-7 minutes (Brad Nelson is sitting at a table sipping a soda. Bowling alley noises are heard in the background along with recorded Christmas ...

3127. The Difference Between Getting and Giving

John 1:1-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Exploring the difference between selfish getting and gracious giving Characters: Narrator Old Man Old Man’s Pastor Former Girlfriend Beggar Man In Santa Claus Suit Devout Gentleman The Lord (or voice) Tone: Humorous and thought-provoking Setting/Props: Park bench Two chairs Bible Logo or sign suggesting “Heaven” Spotlight (to represent the Lord) Special white robe Approximate time: 5-9 ...

3128. The Ball Game

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Some things are worth waiting for Characters: Bill Frank Tone: Frustration, impatience, anticipation Setting/Props: Baseball caps Baseball glove Two glasses Row of chairs (to represent bleachers at a stadium) Baseball (thrown toward Bill and Frank to simulate a foul ball) Approximate time: 5 minutes (Bill and Frank enter the stadium anxious to watch the baseball game. ...

3129. The Waiting Man

Mark 1:1-8

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Waiting for someone — really special Characters: Passerby Waiting Man Spouse Person 1 Person 2 Teen 1 Teen 2 Tone: Mysterious Setting/Props: Mall door backdrop (optional) Shopping bags Books Rollerblades Approximate time: 5 minutes (A man is waiting by a door in a shopping mall. He appears bored and is shuffling his feet and whistling. He ...

3130. The Waiting Room

John 1:1-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Waiting for a baby Characters: Mr. Rush Vickie Mrs. Hornblower Nurse Waiting Man Stagehand (nonspeaking) Tone: Humorous, surprise ending Setting/Props: Waiting room setting with chairs Sling Tissues Sign with “30 minutes lapse” printed on it List Approximate time: 5 minutes (The scene opens up in a doctor’s waiting room. Waiting Man is visibly ...

3131. For What Do We Wait?

Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Waiting Characters: Nurse Waiting Man Mrs. Abernathy Bart Suzie Mr. Schwartz Bonnie Tone: Light, humorous Setting/Props: Waiting room setting with chairs Scrubs Coffee cups Coat Approximate time: 5 minutes (The scene is in a hospital waiting room. Waiting Man, dressed in scrubs, is seated surrounded by cups of coffee. He is ...

3132. Stable Talk

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: The loving couple discuss the amazing events Characters: Mary Joseph Elizabeth Baby Jesus Nosey Donkey (optional) Tone: Mellow, warm Setting/Props: Stable setting with manger Bench Doll or actual baby Note: Two people in a donkey suit could add a little comic relief by standing nearby taking in every word. This would have to be done delicately so ...

3133. Two Futures

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Parenting and grandparenting Characters: Child Person 1 Person 2 Tone: Thought-provoking Setting/Props: Yo-yo Newspaper Note: The clothing of Person 1 and Person 2 may contrast one another like one dark and one light. Approximate time: 4-5 minutes Child: I am only a child, so they say. (sighs) I am only ...

3134. The Adoption

John 1:1-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Adoption, chosen, God’s child and God’s children Characters: Dylan (about 12) Dorie (a year older or younger than Dylan) Stagehand (nonspeaking) Mom Dad Uncle Gus Geezer Tone: Humorous, surprising Setting/Props: Drinking glass Sign that reads “Last Christmas” The first setting is in the children’s bedroom and the second setting is around a table decorated with Christmas ...

3135. Better To Be A “Lert”

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Be watchful and alert for Christ’s coming Characters: Narrator 1 Nod 1 Nod 2 Nod 3 Nod 4 FEMA Agent (nonspeaking) Narrator 2 Lert 1 Lert 2 Lert 3 Lert 4 Offstage Voice 1 Offstage Voice 2 Tone: Humorous, cautionary Setting/Props: Ball Book Large “elephant-sized” ears Flappers Approximate time: 6-7 minutes (Music, such as a ...

3136. The Will

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: The challenge of living together in community, love one another Characters: Attorney Carl (brother to Jen and Merrial) Jen (sister number 1) Merrial (sister number 2) Receptionist Tone: Argumentative with a surprise at the end Setting/Props: Desk Telephone Intercom Chairs Nail file Gum Scene 1 takes place in a lawyer’s office Scene 2 takes place in the law office ...

3137. The Rabbi's Gift

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Jesus among you Characters: Sexton Monk 1 Monk 2 Rabbi Abbot Tone: Thoughtful Setting/Props: CD or tape of “Chant” by Benedictine monks Door Table Chairs Large Bible Monks habits (optional) Approximate time: 10-12 minutes Sexton: Good day. My name is Abelard. I am the sexton here at St. Dominic’s monastery. My ...

3138. Watching for a

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Theme: Incarnation, God comes hidden in disguise Characters: Ticket Agent Waiting Man Husband Wife Mother Teenager Tone: Puzzling until the end Setting/Props: Airport lobby Approximate time: 6-8 minutes (Waiting Man is standing at the ticket counter talking to Ticket Agent.) Ticket Agent: You found what you are looking for, sir? Waiting Man: Oh yes, in a ...

3139. When Israel Sang the Blues

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Characters: Jarah Eshmore Geezer Abab Stagehand (nonspeaking) Props: Bricks Clay Salve Stringed instrument Sign saying “Approximately 714 years later — 586 BCE in Babylon” Scene 1: Slavery In Egypt —Longing For A Deliverer! Jarah: (making bricks from clay) Oh, my aching back! Eshmore: What’s a matter, Jarah, can’t you take ...

3140. When Maiden Mary Sang the Magnificat

Mark 1:1-8

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Characters: Narrator Mary Elizabeth Zachariah Props: Door Gourd Narrator: They say it was an angel. An angel named Gabriel. Came to Nazareth when the time was right. Stopped by Mary’s house. Had a message for Maiden Mary unlike any message ever given. Mary was engaged at this time to a ...

3141. Joy To the World

John 1:1-18

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Characters: Reporter Issac Props: Notebook Pen/pencil Reporter: Here I am in Southampton, England — a reporter for the local Gazette and I have to find a story for tomorrow morning’s paper. Everybody is so busy Christmas shopping — they look like they don’t want to be bothered with an interview. ( ...

3142. A Christmas Program

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... through this congregation. The birth of Jesus was not fable nor a made-up tale. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus was, and is, a real-life, flesh-and-blood story of the Incarnation of God in human affairs. Jesus would be declared Christ the King. One of the characters in the birth-of-Jesus story had a strong opinion about a certain rumor that a new king of the Jews had been born. Let’s listen in. Herod’s Monologue: I trust my presence here requires no introduction! I am, after all, the king of Judea! I ...

3143. Christmas Puppet Play

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Characters: Odie (dog) Carl (crocodile) Frieda (frog) Roger (dog) — nonspeaking Lizzie (disheveled puppet, dowdy, poor) — nonspeaking Paul (puppy) — nonspeaking (The play opens with Odie and Carl talking.) Odie: I can hardly wait. I’m so excited. It’s almost here ... Christmas! Oh, my — oh, me. I can’t stand it. I ...

3144. Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:15-22

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... , In other words, they were “telling on him,” as it were, back in his hometown. The Pharisees’ disciples and these Herodians address Jesus with seeming respect as “teacher.” But the heaped up layers of flattery they offer about Jesus’ character suggests a studied smarminess. Matthew has already revealed that the Pharisees were trying to “entrap” Jesus. Thus any praises they might utter about him only serve to point up their duplicity. The questions they pose concerns the “poll” tax or ...

3145. God Never Gives Up on Us

1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20, (11:14-15)

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... . We get to choose between right and wrong and then suffer the consequences. Sometimes we choose between the lesser of two evils as in political elections. At other times we choose between the better of two goods, which is much more challenging — great characters in classic movies often make choices like these. Whatever the case, God lets us choose. Why? Because God decided from the beginning not to treat us like marionettes on a string dancing about at the whims of some divine puppeteer. So, in our story ...

3146. The Real Underdog!

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... Facing the Giants still trumpet this approach. The beat-up, down-trodden-bunch-of-losers-football-team overcomes all odds and knocks the cocky, arrogant state champs off their high horse. It's the way all those story lines go. In fact, the David character rarely ever loses, and the whole theater cheers! Oh, how we love this little story that could be summarized with this phrase: "The bigger they come ..." well you know the rest. There's only one problem with this particular interpretation. It's wrong. You ...

3147. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... , whatever that is. Whether or not we had free choice, whatever that is. Whether or not we made our own choices about who we are. I fear these versions of authenticity drip with individualism. Just drip with it. We are "self-made," like my favorite all-American character, straight from the work of Robert Bellah, the sociologist, who tells us "I am a self-made man" only to discover that he inherited the car dealership from his father! We are the victims of other people's creeds if we don't have our own. We ...

3148. An Answer Out of the Whirlwind

Job 38:1-7 (34-41)

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... we know that it is never that simple! We may learn from a God who dwells in unapproachable majesty and reminds us of our place, and it is certainly helpful to know that behind the chaos is a God in control, but we are still left with that troublesome character of a God who banters with the tempter and permits his servant to be battered. As we move to the New Testament lessons, we can move away from ambiguity, not to answers, but to paradox. Hebrews tells us that, in Jesus, we have a great high priest (4:14 ...

3149. All Is Restored?

Job 42:1-17

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... questions raised by Job and his comforters? Did the compilers of the lectionary fail us by putting these two texts together? Although they create the opportunity for a great deal of musing about the human condition, and although one can use them to debate the nature and character of God, is there any gospel to be found? Where is the good news? One way to go at it would to be to look at the verses in the narrative which are omitted by the lectionary. After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the ...

3150. Your God Shall Be My God

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... that gave structure to the book of Job, so the book of Ruth is considered to be a finely honed literary piece, often called a novella. It is meant to exhibit exemplary behavior. Just as Job proved faithful through good fortune and ill, so the characters in the book of Ruth are equally laudatory. The story starts with an Israelite family in the time of the judges. (This historical setting becomes the reason that Ruth was put right after the book of Judges in the Septuagint.) This family consists of Elimelech ...

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