Summary: How would people act if Jesus came to church?
Style: Dramatic. Duration: 3-4 minutes
Actors: Readers’ theater with four Readers
Script
1: When you come to church,
2: what are you thinking?
3: Am I on time?
4: Am I dressed right?
2: Will my seat be open?
3: When you come to church,
4: what are you thinking?
1: I wonder what songs they’ll sing.
2: What’ll the pastor talk about?
1: Will we get out on time for lunch?
4: When you come to church,
3: what are you thinking?
1: About the latest news?
2: The latest gossip?
4: The latest Facebook posting?
1: What are you thinking?
3: About your children?
2: Your grandkids?
4: Your spouse?
2: Seriously. (beat)
3: (beat) What are you thinking?
1: What about this?
2: What would you be thinking
3: if you heard that Jesus
4: was coming to church … (beat) this morning?
3: Would you worry about
1: lunch?
2: clothes?
4: a seat?
3: the sermon?
2: What would you be thinking
1: if Jesus came to church?
4: Because, guess what?
3: He’s here.
1: And He doesn’t care about
2: your clothes
3: this sanctuary
4: the latest gossip
2: your Facebook timeline.
3: No. Jesus wants
1: a clean soul
2: an open heart
4: a listening ear
3: a willing spirit.
2: Jesus is here.
1: Jesus
4: is
3: here.
1: Jesus is here.
2: Right now.
3: Right beside you.
4: Right inside you.
3: So (beat) …
1: what
2: are
3: you
4: thinking?
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