Stand Up for Jesus
John 2:12-25
Drama
by Robert F. Crowley

Theme: Who will speak out for Jesus when it becomes necessary?

Summary: The worship service is interrupted by several people and we're thrust into a drama before we are aware of it. People are complaining about Jesus and how he disrupted things by cleansing the Temple. A Levite and a priest speak out against Jesus and finally someone asks if there isn't someone who will come to Jesus' defense.

Playing Time: 3 minutes

Setting: Your church

Props: None

Costumes: Whatever is appropriate for your church

Time: The present

Cast:
Smitty
Will -- a Levite
Henry -- a priest
Sally

SMITTY: (ENTERS AND CROSSES TO PODIUM) I have an announcement that I failed to make at announcement Time.

WILL: (STANDS IN THE CONGREGATION) May I interrupt?

SMITTY: I just have an announcement. It's about a car in…

CSS Publishing Company, Lectionary Scenes: 56 Vignettes for Year B, by Robert F. Crowley