Short Dramas and Plays

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Four friends talk at the coffee hour at church. The short skit is merely a lead-in to a sermon or devotion written by you! This is just a tickler to get others thinking. The full presentation of the message comes in your sermon or devotion.




Estelle: We had a neat thing happen last Sunday afternoon. We went to an eightieth birthday party for my boss’s father, Cliff.

Leon: I like to hear about people who have great parties on their birthday. You did say it was a great party didn’t you?

Estelle: Well, I said it was a great experience for us, but you’re right, it was a great party.

Vaughn: I hope it was a surprise party. I love surprises.

Estelle: It was a surprise alright. A big surprise!

Julie: I suppose everyone had a great time keeping it a secret and not letting Cliff suspect anything was up.

Estelle: Oh, no. Actually Cliff, the birthday boy, threw the party himself.

Vaughn: That’s not a surprise party.

Estelle: Well, the surprise was that all his children and every one of his brothers and sisters came to the party.

Julie: And that was the big surprise?

Estelle: Oh, yeah. You see Cliff hasn’t spoken to any of his brothers and sisters since their father died and left the farm to an older brother. And he hasn’t kept in touch with any of his children since he left his wife twenty years ago.

Leon: I’m surprised they came.

Vaughn: Oh, a surprise party.

Estelle: Well, the family has always stayed close, except for Cliff, and they decided it was time for Cliff to realize that he was still loved by them, and by God. He left the church, of course, when he left everything else.

Julie: And how did Cliff handle the big surprise?

Estelle: He broke into tears. He had been afraid to even try to get back into the fold. He knew how selfish and self-centered he had been, and he was sure no one would forgive him.

Vaughn: I know the feeling. I’m ashamed to come to church some Sundays. I feel pretty hypocritical, acting like I’m the big Christian when I know how I have spent my week

Leon: Never let that keep you away, Vaughn. The surprise of God’s love is that He is always waiting for us to turn back to him.

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