Bible Stories

Rasslin' With The Angel

Jim Hatherly · 20 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
8min
Scripture
Genesis 32: 22-31
Actors
1N
Characters
Wrestling commentator
Summary
A wrestling commentator narrates the contest between Jacob and the angel. Setting: imagined professional wrestling match. No actors needed. No props. Just a narrator. Could be altered to include a play-by-play and color commentator. What the heck, you could even bring in wrestlers!
Script

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the All-Star Mesopotamian Wrestling Network. It’s a great night for wrestling, and boy have we got two top athletes…

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Paul

Jim Hatherly · 17 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.     
Duration
10min
Actors
1M
Characters
Paul
Summary
A monologue (with characterization ideas borrowed from F. Beuchner).
Script

I was born this way. Not much I could do about it. Too short for my liking, a bit hot-headed, my nose too big. That’s the way God made me. That’s me on the outside.…

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This Old Boat

Jim Hatherly · 17 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.   
Duration
10min
Scripture
Matthew 4: 12-23
Actors
1M
Characters
Zebedee
Summary
Zebedee, the father of the disciples James and John, reflects on the changes that have occurred since Jesus came into their lives.
Script

This old boat. It gives me some comfort. It also brings back so many memories. So many feelings. Confusing things have happened in my life. It’s hard, sometimes, for…

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Nicodemus

Jim Hatherly · 17 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.   
Duration
10min
Scripture
John 3: 1-17
Actors
1M
Characters
Nicodemus
Summary
A monologue, in which Nicodemus reflects on his encounters with Jesus, and the effect they had on him.
Script

Have you ever had the experience of something that changed your life, only to realize that it meant you really had to change your life? It was like that for me when I…

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Mary, the Mother of Jesus

Jim Hatherly · 17 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.   
Duration
  8min
Actors
1F
Characters
Mary
Summary
A dramatic monologue by Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the foot of the cross. Used as one of a number of ‘character parts’ for a Good Friday service.
Script

I was barely a woman when this life form grew in my body. A child, bearing a child. I was ill prepared for motherhood, but with the help of Joseph, my gentle carpenter,…

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The Master Returns

Sheila Hamil · 16 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
10min
Scripture
Mark 13. 24-37
Actors
1M, 7M/F, 1N
Characters
Master 7 Servants Narrator
Summary
This drama asks us whether we are ready for our Lord's return to earth. The setting is television's 'The Weakest Link'. Each character has a formica board with an easy wipe pen. The master, dressed like Anne Robinson, poses the questions.
Script

Master: Therefore I say unto you, KEEP WATCH for you do not know when that time will come… Narr: It is like a man going away: He leaves his servants in charge of his…

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Off To Work We Go

Jim Hatherly · 10 October 2014
Style
Dramatic, with light touches.   
Duration
10min.
Scripture
Matthew 20: 1-16
Actors
1M
Summary
A monologue of the parable of the laborers in the vineyard.
Script

Characters A worker in the vineyard. Scripture Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work I go. Then me and my buds we’ll have some suds Hi ho, hi ho hi ho hi ho. Yep, nothin’…

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Nathan

Jim Hatherly · 10 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
12min
Scripture
2 Samuel 11: 16-12:13a
Actors
1M
Characters
Nathan
Summary
A monologue by Nathan, the prophet who confronted King David over his adultery with Bathsheba.
Script

My name is Nathan. Prophet to king David of Israel. Mine is an ancient story. But timeless. It is a complex story of intrigue, betrayal, battles and lust and sin. I hope…

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Lost And Found

Jim Hatherly · 10 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
12min
Scripture
Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
Actors
1M
Summary
In this monologue, the father of the two sons in the famous parable speaks.
Script

Character Father Sons. My two confounding sons. They are my blessing and my curse. They are my life. Those boys could not have been more different than if they had had…

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Jeremiah's Balm

Jim Hatherly · 10 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.   
Duration
12min
Scripture
Jeremiah 8: 18 – 19:1
Actors
1M
Characters
Jeremiah
Summary
In this dramatic monologue, Jeremiah asks why suffering is constant in the world, and attempts to point the way to an answer.
Script

(You may wish to use excerpts from the music “Everybody knows” by Leonard Cohen as prelude to the monologue.) Everybody knows. The deal is rotten. Have you ever felt…

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In A Thicket

Jim Hatherly · 03 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
8min
Scripture
Genesis 22: 1-14
Actors
1M, 1VO
Characters
Abraham Voice of God
Summary
Abraham’s monologue as he approaches the time he has to sacrifice Isaac. Could be done with the God-voice offstage.
Script

    This is really a fine mess you’ve gotten me into now, God. I can’t for the life of me understand why this is happening. To me. To Isaac. Why are you doing this…

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Double Blessing

Jim Hatherly · 03 October 2014
Style
Dramatic.  
Duration
12min
Scripture
Matthew 9: 18-26
Actors
1F, 1M
Characters
The woman healed of a hemorrhage The leader of the synagogue whose daughter was brought back to life by Jesus. (I have cast the man as a Pharisee.)
Summary
A conversation between the woman healed of bleeding, and the leader of the synagogue whose daughter was brought back to life by Jesus. Some years after the event.
Script

Scene:    The woman is sitting in the front row of the church / synagogue, in prayer. The Pharisee approaches her. She is aware of his presence. Finally, she looks…

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