(Jenna, Mandy, Kathryn walk in from stage right carrying shopping bags)
Kathryn: Whoa, Jenna, there’s no need to get all theological and…whatever. It was just a simple question.
Jenna: No, it was dumb. Who cares what everyone got for Easter?
Mandy: Um, me. See, cuz I got this really weird color toe nail polish, and I’m willing to it trade for chocolate.
Jenna: Christmas is already so material minded, why do we have to commercialize Easter, too? Can’t we have one holiday totally committed to honoring God?
Kathryn: It’s called Thanksgiving. And it’s such a bore.
Mandy: Yeah, who really likes green bean casserole, anyway?
FREEZE
Angel: (Luke 12:34) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Justin, Luke, Travis walk in from stage left, tossing around a football)
Justin: I still can’t believe we missed the first quarter of that game!
Luke: Yeah. Church is supposed to start at 10:45 and end at noon. But, noooo. Not Easter Sunday. Cuz we gotta be all, moved by the Spirit of God and thankful for all of our wonderful blessings and glad baby Jesus came to Bethlehem…
Justin: You’re mixing up your holidays there, Luke, but I have to agree with you anyway.
Travis: You guys don’t think that remembering that Jesus died on the cross for our sins is more important that the first quarter of a measly football game?
Luke: Um…no.
Justin: Measly?
FREEZE
Angel: (Psalm 111:10) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…
UNFREEZE GIRLS
Mandy: I think we’re being a bit of a drama queen here, Jenna.
Kathryn: Mandy’s right. Since when do you really care about…that kind of stuff?
Jenna: You mean God? Ever since I started going to church. I’m realizing that God isn’t just some name people use when they get upset; He’s real. And He loves me.
Mandy: OK, where is Jenna and what have you done with her?
FREEZE
Angel: (John 3:16) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
UNFREEZE BOYS
Travis: Guys! This is serious stuff! Real stuff. Don’t make me quote John 3:16.
Justin: Dude. Look. This religion stuff is all well and good for Sunday morning-
Luke: -if it doesn’t interfere with a game-
Justin: -but there’s no need to get all obsessed. I’m a good guy; I haven’t killed anybody, so I’m covered.
Travis: Then why did “Easter” ever even happen in the first place?
FREEZE
Angel: (2 Timothy 4:2) Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
UNFREEZE GIRLS
Jenna: Ok, then tell me what Easter means to you.
Mandy: Family and friends.
Kathryn: Making memories and sharing love.
FREEZE GIRLS
UNFREEZE BOYS
Travis: Easter’s all about love! The ultimate love! God sacrificed his only Son in place of us. We sinned. We deserved to die. Jesus died on our cross-
FREEZE BOYS
UNFREEZE GIRLS
Jenna: -and then rose from the dead three days later, so we can have a personal relationship with God and live with Him one day!
UNFREEZE BOYS
Jenna and Travis: Now tell me that’s not worth some respect.
FREEZE
SPOTLIGHT ANGEL
Angel: (Romans 8:38-39) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor heights nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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