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Antonyms: genuine, authentic, true, real, sincere, honest, actual, legitimate, veritable, natural, heartfelt, candid, bona fide, frank, truthful, unfeigned, straightforward, unaffected, valid, factual, original, open, literal, artless, pure, proper
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Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... . If that is so, where does all the suffering in the world come from? TOMMIE: Gerrie, look at this. (PRODUCING NEWSPAPER) Humans can find their own way of hurting each other. GERRIE: You said this before. But original sin? You blame it on original sin. Is that a God who's fair -- to start us out in life with a load of original sin for which we are not responsible? TOMMIE: Look at it this way. Did the slaves in early America have a choice being born a slave? GERRIE: No, of course not. TOMMIE: Well, it's the ...
2. The Mystery
Luke 7:1-10
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
Theme: Where does the faith for healing originate? Summary: Two Christian friends try to understand healing and faith for healing. Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes Setting: A church Props: None Costumes: Contemporary, casual Time: The present Cast: Stan Diane STAN: (STAN, DIANE ENTER) Do you ... else. That can give us peace. (THEY BEGIN TO EXIT) STAN: Let's talk about peace. DIANE: No, no, not now. Some other time. Right now I need some peace. STAN: Yes, but where does that peace originate? I think ... (THEY EXIT)
Drama
Dallas A. Brauninger
... this using his name. (See Mark 16:17.) Miracle: A deepening of faith, is that what a miracle is all about? A beginning definition of a miracle suggests an event that appears unexplainable by the laws of nature. As a result, we say it has a supernatural origin. It is an act of God. It is beyond human power. Today tempts us to explain away the healing miracles of yesterday's Jesus. The people of that day knew little of what we know now about medicine, we say. In their relative medical and scientific innocence ...
Drama
Edward G. Hunter
A Dramatic Monologue An elderly shepherd, one of the original group who heard the angelic announcement that first Christmas Eve, speaks to his son, also a shepherd, outside the ... price to pay for allegiance to him. There is no meaning to life apart from him. "But, I promised to tell you of the events of that night. There are not many of the original group left. One by one they pass from this life. But, I can see it yet! It makes my heart pound to think again of that night! "I ask myself time and again, why ...
Drama
Jerome W. Nilssen
... spare time. SETH I was only joking. JAREL I figured that. SETH I mean, that small stuff - that’s strictly for suckers. JAREL Sure, we both know that. And you’re into something a lot bigger than that - you’re selling tickets to a funeral. Well, that’s original. Cain never thought of that. SETH (Returning to the cards) Let’s just play the game. Okay? JAREL (Taking the cards from him) Wait a minute. I can smell a swindle - and I’d like to be in on it from the beginning. No more tricks, please. SETH ...
Drama
Lois Anne DeLong
... offers a range of roles for adults and teens, as well as children. Musical interludes are inserted throughout the play, and particular carols are suggested for each one. These were the songs used in the original production. Other songs can be substituted, or, if preferred, these interludes can be removed. In the original production, the songs were performed by a chorus of Sunday school children, but they can be sung by solo voices, or even by the congregation as a whole. (As the program begins, the Director ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... , he worked two jobs, but what Mom and Dad didn't know was that one of the jobs was pushing dope. Good riddance, I say. I hope I never see him again. HOST: John's father is semi-retired and has built a small house on some acreage near the original farm. JOHN'S FATHER: Oh, why don't they let it be? Sure, my son left home, but he didn't steal anything. I gave him what was rightly due him. I was going to will it to him anyway. He just wanted it early, that's all. I made ...
Drama
Karren Boehr
... precious time we've wasted, just hating ... (His head drops to his chest) 1ST BROTHER: (Shouts) Get out of my house! 2ND BROTHER: Please, will you give me a moment to explain? (1ST BROTHER grudgingly gestures to the empty chair at the table, then sits back down in original chair) 2ND BROTHER: (With deep emotion) Thank you. (Sighs) I hardly know where to begin. I guess it's no big secret that we've hated one another. 1ST BROTHER: Get on with it! What is it you have to say. 2ND BROTHER: I just want to say I ...
9. The Last Wise Man
Matthew 2:1-12
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... shall come to your light" (Isaiah 60:3). I was considered a Gentile -- an outsider. My father, my son, and I were not believers. We believed in some higher power. After all, as I said we studied the stars. Who but an intelligent, powerful being could originate such a system? So, we were searching the western skies for the sign of His coming as the ancient ones had written. The brightness, an explosion of great magnitude in the western sky, lasted for seventy days. During that time many people saw the sign ...
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... being narrow-minded. ED: I prefer to call it God-centered. JOE: So, that's your decision, is it? ED: That's it. I made a decision for Christ many years ago. He's my Lord. JOE: Do you know how unreasonable you sound? ED: I'm sticking to my original decision. JOE: Well, I'm sorry. You're going to lose all your benefits, too, you know. Have you thought about that? ED: I have. I have to trust the Lord to provide for me. JOE: You're making the wrong decision. ED: I don't think so. Joe, you ...
11. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came
Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... many years after the flood and after Noah's grandchildren had heard the stories a hundred times from their own families. At the reunion, the children finally have a chance to ask Grampa Noah all their questions about the flood. This story was done originally with the pastor attempting various voicing. Since timing is what makes a script like this come alive, the pastor may be wise in doing it him/herself. But competent, lively church members would provide a better voicing if they can sustain the sense of ...
Drama
Jerry Eckert
... to Rabbi, who is still seated near the front. Then Pastor turns to Mary, seated somewhere in first five rows on the aisle. At the end of that interview, Pastor turns to Man where he is seated in the front for interview. As Man returns to original seat, Pastor turns to Youth for final interview. Youth is seated near the front. As Pastor makes the concluding statement, Studio Announcer returns to pulpit, takes mike from Pastor, and concludes. Pastor: In the book of Genesis, we found the story of the Tower of ...
13. Number One Mother
Genesis 2:4-25
Drama
Dr. Raymond Bailey
THEME: Adam and Eve speak of our origins. Not only have we all eaten of the "fruit of the tree of good and evil," but we are usually drawn to members of the opposite sex. Yet, while drawn to our opposites, we are also confused by them. They act and communicate differently. SETTING FOR THE SERMON MONOLOGUE: This ...
Drama
Timothy W. Ayers
Topic: Inviting others, evangelism, encouragement, caring Characters: Three women on the phone Scene: A table will be set up with a phone on it. Characters 2 and 3 will have their backs to the congregation. Each character's original spot will be marked with tape with her number on it. As the characters rotate, they move to the next spot in a counterclockwise circle. #1 will be standing next to the phone as the lights come up. When she finishes her lines the three move in a counterclockwise way ...
Drama
William Grimbol
... Not true! BILL: We knew you wouldn't agree. You never do. The eternal idealist. REED: That is why I TRIED to stay quiet. ARNOLD: You believe he is right then? REED: I believe he is a prophet. I believe that every prophet calls us back to our original centered ness on Yahweh. Jesus, it seems to me, is telling us that we are too infatuated by our own power, our own wealth, too mesmerized by our own achievements ... a Tower of Babel mentality ... and we are moving farther and farther away from God. Is that so ...
Drama
Marion Fairman
... Leader: (A bit flustered) No, no. That word means "fiftieth." Pentecost was a Jewish holiday - a festival celebrated 50 days after the Feast of Unleavened Bread - one held at harvest time. Man: (Indignant) You mean Pentecost celebrated a good crop of barley? Leader: (Laughing) Originally, yes. Woman: (Scoffing) All those people wouldn't have come to Jerusalem for a harvest feast! They'd stay home on the farms! Leader: You're right! But at the end of the exodus from Egypt when the Jews arrived in Sinai, the ...
Drama
Edward G. Hunter
A Dramatic Monologue My name is Silas. I am one of the original 103 pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower from England to America, in the year of our Lord, 1620. I have now been in the new world for ten years, and each year since we first arrived we have celebrated three days of Thanksgiving in November. It is on that first ...
18. Joseph Ponders
Matthew 1:18-25
Drama
Edward G. Hunter
... in her is of the Holy Spirit.' The Holy Spirit! "I know Mary! She would not think of being untruthful! She is as baffled and confused as I. But the Babe is born. He lies here beside us. In my deepest being I know he is of divine origin, but who can comprehend the ways of the Almighty? I cannot understand it; how am Ito make others understand? But, what I cannot understand I nevertheless accept, because you spoke to me. I know you spoke to me! And you spoke to Mary. She cannot explain it anymore than ...
19. Mary Of Nazareth
Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 1:15-23
Drama
Lynda Pujad
... did not know the gardener, but as he spoke, we knew it was a man, but yet not a man. The voice of the gardener had a deep power that we recognized. The gardener knew us as his own. He loved us with a love that is not of human origin. He came back to us. Christ was alive and we saw him then quietly after the resurrection. There was a tremendous, beautifully flowing peace I knew with Christ after the crucifixion and resurrection. My painful, deep wounds started to heal and it began to be easier for me to ...
20. Monologue: Sarah
Genesis 20:1-18
Drama
Lynda Pujad
... husband. It was difficult at first to go back to Abraham, but I had to forgive him and continue with our lives. After we settled on our land here in Canaan, for some unknown and impossible reason, I became pregnant. It was totally a surprise, but God had originally promised Abraham a son. I couldn't believe it and it was the joy of my life. The baby was the most precious, and the most beautiful child there ever was. I knew he would be intelligent and wealthy, just as Abraham was. He would be Abraham's heir ...
Drama
Lynda Pujad
... as a separate Hebrew people. But, sometimes, I wonder if the God of our people has forgotten all about us. If we do have a God, then how can our life be so terribly miserable? There is not one of us who has a good life at all. Our people originally came here with our ancestor Jacob because they were starving in the land of Canaan. At that time, Pharaoh had been kind and generous to the Israelite people. Now, we are starving again and Pharaoh is cruel and heartless. We have to do every type of labor. We make ...
Drama
... I had done. He turned to one of the Pharisees named Simon, and said ... (Everyone freezes) (LIGHTS DIM. FILM ON - OR READING OF MATERIAL BY JESUS. JESUS’ TEACHINGS OF PRODIGAL SON AND DEBTORS. IF FILM IS USED, DIM AT END. THEN OUT.) (In the original production the following part which was spoken by ‘Jesus’ was filmed on Super 8mm film with a magnetic strip for sound. Only the shadow of the character was shown. With a careful positioning of the photographic lights we were able to project the shadow ...
Drama
... entered, as one talks, the other freezes. Text: Mark (26-31) 53-72 Cast: Caiaphas, high priest, mid-50s or older. Simon Peter, a fisherman and disciple, probably age 30-40. Time: After Jesus’ arrest but before his execution. Background: This drama was originally titled "The Lies That Served God’s Purpose." Here are two men of seemingly opposite perspectives about Jesus, but neither of them realizes the full truth of Jesus’ words, and both of them will bear false witness against him in order to protect ...
Drama
... you do then? MARY: We rushed to tell Peter and the others what we had seen, but Mary, being younger, was already there by the time that we arrived. ANNAS: You keep saying "us" and "we." Were there others with you? MARY: Yes, there were four of us originally, but Mary ran away as she has told you. ANNAS: And did these other women see the angel, too? MARY: Oh yes. We all saw the angel, and heard his message. ANNAS: And did Peter and the other disciples believe your story? MARY: They were stunned and confused ...
Drama
... some food that we can eat ... food, not rocks! 3: It isn’t my fault you can’t eat my food. 1: It isn’t our fault either. 2: It doesn’t matter who is at fault, none of us can eat. [All three begin to walk back to their original places] 1: I’ve been in the wilderness for forty days. 2: I’ve been in the wilderness for twenty years! 3: [Pause] We’ve all been in the wilderness a long time. 1: And we’re hungry. 2: The wilderness is harsh, 3: And cold and lonely; and food ...
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