Ready-to-go Scripture Skits (that Teach Serious Stuff)Lights! Scripture! Action! Ready-to-Go Scripture Skits engages and involves young people in an active form of learning that is hard to beat. It achieves MLP (maximum learning potential) through FLP (full laugh potential), and the skits are so off-the-wall that you will have no problem involving just about everybody in your group one way or another (actually, most will have no choice in the matter!). Each of the ten sessions in this book uses an intentional three-act process to help the young people explore the Scriptures and apply them to their lives today: Act 1: Engage grabs the young people's attention by getting them to perform an outrageous and spontaneous Scripture skit. Act 2: Examine leads them to a deeper insight by explaining the historical context and meaning of the key elements in the Scripture skit. Act 3: Explore brings it all home by helping them apply the meaning of the Scripture story to their lives today. The sessions are perfect for religious education classes, youth groups, campus ministry events, retreats, lock-ins, and intergenerational and family programs. Best of all, the ready-to-go skits are just that: ready-to-go. Few props are used, no lines need to be memorized, and no characters need to be developed. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Samson | 24 |
Who Do You Say That I Am? | 42 |
The Good Samaritan | 59 |
The Loaves and the Fish | 77 |
Pentecost | 91 |
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Ready-to-go Scripture Skits (that Teach Serious Stuff): The Sequel Michael Theisen No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham ACT THREE EXPLORE ACT TWO EXAMINE actors Apostles began speaking best applies boldfaced subheads book in front Book of Judges character it best characters selected crowd CUE CARD Cue CURTAIN call Delilah devil director read discuss each point displaying the boldfaced ellipsis emphasizing the voice ENGAGE This Scripture faith father following commentaries forgiveness goats hand the sign hear the director Herod Antipas hold the book Isaac Jesus Jesus's Jewish Jews large group laughs roll let the laughs lines while emphasizing Mad Libs marked signs displaying markers or pens Matthew parable Passover Pentecost Peter Philistines Props a Bible Reading and Commentaries reading marked signs Ready-to-Go Scripture Skits Reflection and Discussion Samaritan Samson Scripture story seeds share Sheep Simon Peter skit character skit the group Slurpee small groups someone to proclaim son of Alphaeus son of Zebedee son’s superhero sure to face Synopsis ACTONE ENGAGE taries Reading traveler