Power Up Puppets [5-act puppet play about powering up ones christian walk]

~Act 1 ~ Tuesday ~

STEVIE: All right, have you got your full armour on?

DAVE:  Yep.

STEVIE: Ok, let's get this dragon. And try not to get killed this time.

DAVE:  Wait, wait… I Just need some more chips…

STEVIE: Oh yeah, better powerup!

[chips crunch]

STEVIE: Ok I'll count to three and I'll distract the dragon and you shoot it.

DAVE:  Let’s do it!

STEVIE: OK. 1….2…. THREE!!

DAVE:  Hey, wait up! I thought you meant after three!

STEVIE: It’s above you, Shoot it, shoot it!

DAVE:  I can’t see it.

STEVIE: Oh, it’s got me.

DAVE:  Augh nuts. Me to!

STEVIE: Oh man. That was over quick. This is so hard.

DAVE:  We need to powerup our armour more I reckon.

STEVIE: Yeah, or eat more chips…

DAVE:  Don’t mind if I do. I gotta go home. More Minecraft tomorrow?

STEVIE: Yeah, we should mine for more diamonds, so we can power up our amour to maximum.

DAVE:  Sound’s good, can’t wait. See you at school. We can talk strategy at lunch time.

STEVIE: See ya, Dave.

DAVE:  By!

[Dave leaves, Fiona enters]

FIONA:  Hey Stevie, Can I borrow your headphones?

STEVIE: No. You’ll just break them.

FIONA:  NO I WONT!

STEVIE: Fiona, you break everything! It’s like it’s all you know how to do.

FIONA:  No I don’t

STEVIE: Well use YOUR headphones then!

FIONA:  I can’t.

STEVIE: Why not?

FIONA:  Because… I broke them.

"God will never allow more trials than we can handle" [Putting Bad Theology on Trial Sermon Drama Series 4/4]

To play out like a courtroom scene, immediately before a sermon that exposes the misquoted verse about God will never allow more TEMPTATIONS than we can handle.
This is one of four dramas for a "Putting Bad Theology on Trial" Sermon Series:

1. You can’t be sure of your salvation
2. God promises to guide and prosper us in all our daily living
3. Reverence must mean silence
4. God will never allow more trials than we can handle.

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Judge: OK, our first case for the morning is a complaint from a student that their teacher is giving them too much homework. Would the student please take to the stand and deliver their statement.

"Reverence must mean silence" [Putting Bad Theology on Trial Sermon Drama Series 3/4]

To play out like a courtroom scene, immediately before a sermon that affirms Reverence doesn't have be be boring.

NOTE: This will be a controversial script to run in a conservative church, (any, for example, that does not clap after a special item). This script has had much time put in trying to been worded carefully in an attempt to not make light of giving reverence to God - who deserves more than we can ever give. It attempts to show how holy God is and how in reality we can do nothing to match his holiness when giving reverence to Him. Also explores, "God is love", and how the thought that He is so easily angered by breaking different 'reverence rules' is not compatible with a God so loving. It's an extreme sermon opener where the preacher needs to balance out the argument. Use this script with caution. :)

This is one of four dramas for a "Putting Bad Theology on Trial" Sermon Series:

1. You can’t be sure of your salvation
2. God promises to guide and prosper us in all our daily living
3. Reverence must mean silence
4. God will never allow more trials than we can handle.

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Judge: OK, our first case for the morning is a complaint from a child that their dad always plays awful music on the car radio while they drive to and from school. Would you please take to the stand and deliver your statement.

"I can never be sure of my Salvation" [Putting Bad Theology on Trial Sermon Drama Series 1/4]

To play out like a courtroom scene, immediately before a sermon that affirms you CAN be sure of your salvation.
This is one of four dramas for a "Putting Bad Theology on Trial" Sermon Series:

1. You can’t be sure of your salvation
2. God promises to guide and prosper us in all our daily living
3. Reverence must mean silence
4. God will never allow more trials than we can handle.

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Judge: OK, our first case for the morning is a parents’ complaint against their child.
It looks like they are seeking to expel their child from the family home because last week they did not put their dirty socks in the washing basket before the washing machine was started.
Would the accuser please take to the stand and deliver their argument.

Persevering Puppets [puppet script on perseverance]

[Three puppets: Kelly, Strawberry, and Zinc.]

Act One: 

Human: I wonder what Kelly and Strawberry are up to today? Should we call them out, kids?

[Call out for them to appear]

Human: Hello Strawberry and Kelly, what are you guys up to today?

Strawberry: We’re running a race with Zinc today

Human: Oh? Where’s Zinc? Should we call out Zinc, kids?

[Call out Zinc, comes out on third call]

Human: Hi Zinc, are you running in this race with Kelly and Strawberry?

Zinc: I sure am. Were running from here to the beach!

Human: Wow, that’s sounds like a really long way from here. You’ll need a lot of perseverance to run that far. 

Zinc: Well that’s a coincidence because I happen to be a perseverance expert!

The Family 5000 - replacing the irreplaceable [Mother's Day skit]

A Mother's day script about a robotic replacement mother, which is a continuation follow-up skit to the Father 5000 Father's day skit: scottpublished.com/2014/09/the-father-5000.html

[Presenter stands behind pulpit and reads sales script. Father hidden to start with. Mother voice-over is hidden at back of room with microphone. 1 child assistant needed]

Presenter: Good morning, everyone! As most of you will be aware, tomorrow is Mother’s Day.
This is a day where we celebrate our mums, and the love and efforts they put into their family.
Unfortunately, for various reasons, there are many people who don’t have a loving mother around. And in all sincerity, our hearts go out to you, especially those who may have lost their mother recently - today we sincerely acknowledge your loss.
Because so many of us have been missing our mothers for so many years now, we got thinking: while we await our Lord's return - could we adequately replace a mother by using today’s technology?
Well, we’ve given it a go, and would like to introduce the latest and greatest in Mother-replacement technology that money can buy – THE FAMILY 5000!!!!

[Father walks on with fanfare soundtrack, which turns into shopping music]

Father: Hello.... every....body!

Presenter: That’s right folks, the award-winning Father 5000 we released last year, has been upgraded to the ‘Family 5000’ which now also comes with a mother mode. Simply replace the glasses and the Family 5000 will be switched from father mode to mother mode in a few seconds.

 [shutting down the head bows and raises again - rebooting]

The Comforter [Easter script]

An Easter themed drama, for 4. The Roman Centurion is visiting a counselor on Sunday morning - feeling guilty about killing the Son of God. 

[Two office chairs are on stage. Counsellor “Flavius” walks in yawning and with a cup of coffee. Secretus follows soon after with a clipboard to hand to the Counsellor]

Secretus: Your 8 o’clock is here [Hands clipboard to Counsellor]

Counsellor:  Thanks, send them in. [Yawns, sips coffee cup]

[Maximus comes in]

Counsellor:  Hi Maximus … Take a seat.  So how can I help you, on this … [not overly impressed] early… Sunday…. Morning?

Maximus: [stunned] I’m very stressed.... I haven't slept in two days.

Counsellor:  So, what's happened?

Maximus:  I’ve just killed someone.

Counsellor: [slight pause] Oh! … OK! …  But that’s part of your job, right? … I mean … You’ve been involved as a Roman Centurion in killing many people before this, but you’ve never been overly troubled before, have you? 

Maximus:  No! No! … this is different! … I’ve...  I've killed the Son of God.

Greedy-up [mime script]

A mime skit with balloons about greed and generosity

[Set to some fitting movie soundtrack music backing, like Indiana Jones's 'the snake pit']

Balloon-Creator pumps up balloons constantly, (8 in total on stage) not tying them off, just holding one once it’s pumped and waits, and hands it over each time someone approaches.

Gree-Dee, seeing the first balloon is ready, rushes to get the first balloon, and takes it.

Jen-Ross politely approached for the first balloon but missed and waits politely.

Gree-Dee snatches the second, third and fourth balloon as they are finished (before Jen-Ross can get their first balloon - reaching out politely each time to take it but missing out). Gree-Dee now has two balloons in each hand and looks smug.

I Am [7 act skit series on Jesus' 'I Am' statements]

1. I am the true vine – John 15:1-5
2. I am the bread of life – John 6:35
3. I am the light of the world – John 8:12, 9:5
4. I am the gate – John 10:7
5. I am the good shepherd – John 10:11-14
6. I am the resurrection and the life – John 11:25
7. I am the way the truth and the life – John 14:6

Each skit:

Two people sitting around at a retirement home, one with a newspaper (N), the other a Bible (B), with scripts on them if acting live.
Slow to speak and even slower to reply to each other for effect there could be a literal 4-5 second gap between lines as the elderly process the thought and come up with a response. Make the skit about 5 mins
Can be live or pre-recorded - Can be same or different couples - Can be any combination of genders


THE VINE


(video intro)

B: Hey [insert elderly person name]

[remember 4-5 second delay for slow thinking EVERY time...]

N: Yeah?

B: Wha-da-ya-reckon Jesus meant when He said ‘I am the true vine’?

N: Dunno.... You sure it says ‘Vine’?

B: Yeah, I am the true vine.

N: Where’s it say that?

B: In John... chapter 15.... verse 1

N: Maybe he was pointing out that he had skinny legs, like a grape vine?

N: Or maybe his skin was flaky like the bark of a grape vine... and was encouraging people to moisturise?

Heavenly Christmas: a different perspective

Brief: An innovative drama/sermon set on the story of Christmas from the perspective of being in Heaven at the time.
Drama by: Scott Wegener 
Sermon components by: Fraser Catton  

 

 

• The background window projection Video File
• Backing music:
  
  • Lingering at dusk - Lee Johnson 
  • When the roll is called up yonder - Eden Symphonic Orchestra
  • Sandfloor Cathedral - Lee Johnson
  • Agnus Dei - Michael W. Smith (RTB version)
  • Baby cry

Cast/Costumes:

• God: white robe with additional white shimmery transparent outer garment
• Jesus: white robe with a toga/sash of Gods same material.
• Angel: white robe, gold rope belt.
• Satan: white robe with black belt. An older more 'weathered ' actor compared to the rest.

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