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Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... being moderately wealthy and just a little moody?" Yes, money is on everyone''s mind these days. It was no different two thousand years ago. Jesus knew that money was a major matter to most people. That is why he talked more about money than any other subject, and, to tell you the truth, it is very difficult to find anything good that Jesus ever said about money. One thinks immediately of the rich man and Lazarus--the rich man with his bounty and Lazarus, lying at his gates in misery. You remember that in ...

1477. Jesus, Our Hope

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... there will be no end” (Isaiah 9:6-7a). Peace. For the citizens of Rome, like Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus, peace was the “Pax Romana,” the peace of the Empire. Peace referred to the order and stability of the Empire. All the subjected peoples were content, not trying to rise up and throw off the Roman yoke. The flow of trade was smooth. Education and the exchange of ideas were uninterrupted. The “peace” the angels announced, however, was of a different character than this. Peace didn’t refer ...

1478. THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Happiness CHARACTERS: Woman, Genie SETTING: Living room PROPS: Football jersey, used bottle of medicine, receipts, old lunch box Woman: "I can''t believe we accumulated all this junk! Give me one year and an empty closet, and I''ll have it ruined by the end. Football jerseys, old medicine--it'' ...

1479. THE EXHAUSTION OF THE EVERYDAY

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Exhaustion, loneliness, help, listening CHARACTERS: Radio psychiatrist, Woman, Phil, Boss SETTING: One-half of stage is Phil''s garage, one-half of stage is Woman''s house PROPS: Two small tables, each with a telephone on them, two radios, some grease rags or tools for working on cars Radio psychiatrist: " ...

1480. WHERE DO I GO FOR A REFILL?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Exhaustion, spiritual nourishment, church CHARACTERS: Waiter, Man SETTING: Diner PROPS: Table and chairs, coffee pot and coffee cup, plate with some food, apron for waiter Waiter: "Hey, what can I get you?" Man: "Burger and a cup of coffee, please." Waiter: "You got it." Man: "Oh, and keep the refills ...

1481. WHAT DOES YOUR CROSS SAY ABOUT YOU?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Sincerity, insincerity, commitment, sacrifice, appearances CHARACTERS: Four teenage girls: Shauna, Wendy, Liz, Kendall SETTING: The mall PROPS: A wooden cross necklace, various cross necklaces, bulging shopping bags Shauna: "Hey, guys, where to next?" Girls: "I don''t know." "I''m hungry." "I''m just about maxed out." Wendy: "Ooh, let'' ...

1482. FLESH AND BLOOD BEINGS

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Bullies, rejection, difficult people CHARACTERS: Mom, Son (about 6th or 7th grade) SETTING: Son''s room PROPS: Desk and chair computer Mom: "Hey honey. How was school?" Son: "Fine." Mom: "That was the sorriest-sounding fine'' I''ve ever heard. Did something bad happen?" Son: "Nothing out of the ordinary." ...

1483. CAN WE TALK?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Communication, growing up CHARACTERS: Dad, Son (fourteen or fifteen years old) SETTING: Living room PROPS: None necessary. Might want to use mail, schoolbooks, book bag, etc. Dad: "Hey, how was your day?" Son: "Fine." Dad: "Just fine? Are your classes going well?" Son: "Yeah." Dad: " Yeah'' as in, I''m ...

1484. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW...

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Encouragement, gratitude CHARACTERS: Wendy, Carmen, Wendy''s husband, Jamal, (about thirteen to fifteen years old) SETTING: Restaurant, Wendy''s apartment, Carmen''s house (signs may be necessary for clarification) PROPS: Table for restaurant scenes, note for table, aprons and dish cloths for restaurant scenes, chairs for houses Wendy: "...and then ...

1485. ONE SHRED OF SOUL

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Surrender, confession, prayer CHARACTERS: Don, custodian SETTING: Church PROPS: Four folding chairs set up to represent rows of pews Don: "Well, I''m here." Custodian: "So you are." Don: (startled) "Man! I didn''t know anyone was here." Custodian: "Sorry. Do you need to see someone? I can get the ...

1486. YES, BUT...

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Tithing, stewardship CHARACTERS: Husband, wife SETTING: At home PROPS: None necessary Husband: "Well, I''m glad that''s over with. If I''d known today was Stewardship Sunday, I might have slept in." Wife: "I''m glad we came. I thought the pastor made some good points." Husband: "I hope ...

1487. HOW DO YOU KNOW JESUS?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Woman at the well, child of God CHARACTERS: Jean, a homeless woman, possibly a prostitute, Pastor SETTING: City street PROPS: A backpack, a five-dollar bill Jean: "Hey, lady, can you spare a five? Just a five, just for some dinner." Pastor: "Hi there. What''s your name?" Jean: "Huh? ...

1488. WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Perseverance, aging, appearance CHARACTERS: Great-grandmother, Great-grandson, Mother (of son, granddaughter of great-grandmother) SETTING: At home PROPS: None necessary Great-grandmother: "Well, sweetie, how did you like your bedtime story?" Great-grandson: "It was a good one. Thanks." Great-grandmother: "You''re welcome. Now, go wash that handsome ...

1489. IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Jesus CHARACTERS: Pastor, Jackie, Dottie, Walter, Maynard, Debbie SETTING: Church sanctuary PROPS: A large picture positioned so that the actors can gaze at it, but the congregation can’t see it Pastor: "Well, here''s the picture of Jesus we ordered for the sanctuary. What do you think?" Parishioners: "It'' ...

1490. A HEALTHY REBELLION

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: 4th of July, Independence Day CHARACTERS: Husband, Wife SETTING: In their living room PROPS: A newspaper (Wife is sitting reading the newspaper, husband comes in) Husband: "I''m home, hon." Wife: "Finally! You know the government passed labor laws over fifty years ago. You don''t have to work eighteen ...

1491. A DIFFERENT CLASS OF SAINTS

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: All Saints'' Day CHARACTERS: Grandmother, Granddaughter, Darcy SETTING: A church cemetery PROPS: A small potted plant or flower arrangement Grandmother: "Thank you for coming to the cemetery with me, Darcy." Darcy: "You''re welcome. Who did you say we''re looking for?" Grandmother: "Rosen, Lila Rosen. She died last June, ...

1492. YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? (Alternate to

Drama

Angela Akers

"CLEANING IT ALL OUT") SUBJECT: Resolutions, New Years, January 1 CHARACTERS: Mother, Daughter, teen or pre-teen, Son, six to eight years old PROPS: A box of odds and ends, including some shiny, worthless stuff SETTING: Not particular Mother: "How did we collect this much junk in one year? We''re human beings, not pack ...

1493. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS...

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Christmas, unexpected, gifts CHARACTERS: Mother, Son (10 to 14 years old) PROPS: None SETTING: Home (Mother walks in on moping son) Mother: Hi, sweetie. What''s the matter? Son: Nothing Mother: Is all this Christmas cheer just too much? You want to balance it with a good old-fashioned gripe ...

1494. CLUELESS FOR CHRISTMAS

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Homeless, True meaning of Christmas CHARACTERS: Detective, Clyde, his partner, Homeless people carrying plates of food (optional) PROPS: Trenchcoat and hat for Detective, Magnifying glass for Clyde (optional), Plates and food for homeless people (optional) SETTING: Detective''s office Detective: "We were hired to do a job, see, but my ...

1495. WHAT'S ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Christmas, greed, materialism CHARACTERS: Father, Daughter, Young son, Angel PROPS: A desk with a chair, Two pieces of paper and a pen, A wastepaper basket SETTING: In the living room Father: "Hey, you two, only three more days ''til Christmas! Are you getting excited?" Daughter: "Yeah!" Father: "Have you finished ...

1496. JUST ANOTHER BABY, JUST ANOTHER DAY

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Christmas, insignificance CHARACTERS: Joseph, Mary, Head nurse, Other nurse PROPS: Hospital type clothing (white jackets, etc), stack of papers to represent forms (Might want Mary and Joseph to dress in ancient Hebrew-type garb) SETTING: In a large hospital Joseph: "Excuse me, ma''am, my wife is having a baby. ...

1497. THE SAVIOR HAS COME?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Christmas, Simeon, Lord’s Coming CHARACTERS: Simeon, a shepherd, Nathan, a shepherd, Bartender PROPS: two chairs for the shepherds to sit in, two wine goblets, or fancy glasses that represent wine goblets SETTING: an inn in Jericho Simeon: "Wine, my good man. Wine for the thirsty traveler." (Bartender brings him ...

1498. TREES, TRINKETS, AND TRIFLES

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Christmas, angels CHARACTERS: Angel 1 and Angel 2 PROPS: None SETTING: In Heaven Angel 1: "It''s time." Angel 2: "Now?" Angel 1: "Yes. Just what all the other angels have been talking about. The human beings'' preparation for Christmas." Angel 2: "Have you ever seen it before?" Angel 1: " ...

1499. EXALTED ANNUAL TURKEY DAY

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Thanksgiving CHARACTERS: Turkey (extremely arrogant, but trying to appear modest) PROPS: Turkey costume (could wear drab brown clothing and pin paper feathers to your tail) SETTING: Not particular Good morning. I''m glad to see all of you here on this great day of celebration. It''s so important that ...

1500. REMEMBER THE BLESSINGS

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Thanksgiving, gratitude, thankfulness CHARACTERS: Mother, Shaundra, her teenage daughter, James, Shaundra''s boyfriend PROPS: Card table and chairs they can sit in, Stack of Thanksgiving lists SETTING: Kitchen table Shaundra: "Hey, Mom. What are you doing?" Mother: "Oh, hey, guys. I was going through our insurance papers and came across ...

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