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Wiping out the past
Wiping out the past
by Marjorie Dobson
Wiping out the past Wiping out the past is not an option. History has happened. Regrets alone will not scour the pages clean. The facts are known. Embroidered by memory, or malice, but their significance is plain. Mistakes are made and crimes committed. Errors of judgement cause …
Rebekah
Rebekah
by Marjorie Dobson
Rebekah – monologue/drama Third Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 24: 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 It was a love story all right. You may not believe it as such, after the swearing of an oath to my master and all the preparation and praying and instructions and rules and commands I was…
Old folks
Old folks
by Marjorie Dobson
The Presentation of the Lord / Candlemas Luke 2:22-40 Monologue: Old folks! Have you heard the latest about that batty old Anna? You know - that old woman who thinks she’s a prophetess. Wanders round the Temple all day, praying all over the place. Eighty-four if she’s a day! Don’…
Drama: Namaan was a King
Drama: Namaan was a King
by Andrew Pratt
Drama: Namaan was a King Cast: Narrator Elisha - E Namaan – N Servant – S Bystander Narrator: Namaan was a king. Proud. Royal. No fool this Namaan. But he did have one problem. He was very poorly. Seriously poorly. Leprosy. And it wasn't getting better. It wouldn't get better. Th…
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity
by Andrew Pratt
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity (a piece for two voices) Male voice: They say things always come in threes, but so does my confusion. Or is this all illusion? They say that God is one, but that Jesus Christ his son is yet another one. A God that is. But twisting things still further, say…
Monologue/drama: Zack
Monologue/drama: Zack
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/drama: Zack I suppose you think I'm short? Thoughts like that can hurt, you know. If I was any shorter my feet wouldn't touch the ground. Which, come to think of it, is a bit academic, me stuck up in this tree like this. Yes, stuck up a tree. Why? All right, because I'm…
Drama - Gracious giving
Drama - Gracious giving
by Colin Smith
Joan brings her Grandad an expensive but unsuitable 75th Birthday present. Cousin Mary's on the other hand is thoughtful, appropriate and hand made with love. This sketch has been used at All Age Worship, as a discussion starter which draws out the points that gifts need to be ap…
Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb (hoarding)
Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb (hoarding)
by Colin Smith
This sketch is based on the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:13-21. It highlights the danger of hoarding for the future. In the story this is achieved by building bigger and bigger barns. This interpretation shifts the context to modern times – but opens up the same kind of di…
:It had been a strange journey
:It had been a strange journey
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation, drama, monologue :It had been a strange journey Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24. 13-35 It had been a strange journey. Talking, talking, talking all the way. First about the sickening events of that mock trial and the totally unjustifiable execution. Then about the conf…
Introverted Inheritance - Romans
Introverted Inheritance - Romans
by Kate Abbott
Based on the passage in Romans 11 where Paul talks about inheritance of the Jews and Gentiles. Lectionary Proper 15A. Service resource for reflection, summery, responsive, or other Includes 3 pages - 1st as seen (reflection) 2nd printer friendly version of first page 3rd notes fo…
Introverted Inheritance - Matthew
Introverted Inheritance - Matthew
by Kate Abbott
Based on the passage in Matthew 15 where Jesus encounters the Canaanite woman. Lectionary Proper 15A. Point of view retelling of the story for use as reflection or dramatisation. Includes 3 pages - 1st As seen (reflection) 2nd Printer friendly version of first page 3rd Notes for …
A Lame Man is Lowered Through the Roof
A Lame Man is Lowered Through the Roof
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to…
At the House of Simon the Pharisee