JESUS ZONE: GOD CAN USE YOUR LIFE - …



SIN DAD

SANDY MOM

ANDY NARRATOR

PROPS:

JESUS ZONE: GOD CAN USE YOUR LIFE

(Opening Scene: SANDY is frozen in place at center-stage)

NARRATOR: God loves to serve His people. God's people should also love to serve Him. Unfortunately, most of the time they don't. Much of the time God's own people don't even think about God. Come with me now to the streets of 4th Avenue where we will meet a girl named Sandy and find out why it is so hard for God to use her life in . . . the Jesus Zone.

DAD: Well, today is the big day. It's the rodeo parade!

ANDY: I love parades!

SANDY: I do too!

DAD: Well don't go too far. The parade should be starting pretty soon. I heard there was going to be a bunch of kids on our church float, all dressed up like cowboys.

SANDY: Pastor is letting kids ride on the float? That's awesome!

SIN: (to Sandy) Good morning, young lady; this is your lucky day!

SANDY: What do you mean?

SIN: Well, I just happen to have 18 video game tokens that I feel like giving away. You seem like a nice girl. Why don't you take them? (he drops them in her hand and walks off stage with a satisfied smile)

SANDY: Sure I'll take them! Andy, look! Some guy just gave me 18 video game tokens!

ANDY: No way! SANDY: Hey, the mall's not too far. Why don't we go play a few video games? ANDY: But the rodeo parade is just about to start. Shouldn't we be following our church float and helping them outreach by passing out church fliers?

SANDY: Yeah, but who cares if we miss a few floats? They always put our church float at the very end anyway. We won't miss much if we play a few video games.

ANDY: Yeah, that makes sense. All right, let's go.

(SANDY and ANDY EXIT)

(Scene Two: Inside the video arcade. SOUND EFFECT: Video game sounds are played throughout the scene. Special lights may enhance. SANDY and ANDY ad-lib the excitement of playing the video games, screaming with excitement.)

(SIN ENTERS)

SIN: How are you doing? Having a good time?

SANDY: Oh yeah!

SIN: Hey Sandy, see that button on the left? If you push it you will be able to jump twice as high.

SANDY: (after trying it) Wow, you're right. You're pretty smart mister. This will make my games last much longer.

SIN: All right! Have fun!

ANDY: Hey, I know we still have a few tokens left, but if we don't get out of here pretty soon, we'll miss the whole parade.

SANDY: You're right. We should go.

SIN: Not so fast. Don't worry about the time. You've got lots of time. Go ahead and spend those tokens. Have a good time!

(SIN EXITS)

SANDY: Well, okay. It sure is fun. We only have a few tokens left. Andy, let's just stay until we finish using all the tokens.

ANDY: Okay.

(SANDY and ANDY continue to play, screaming with excitement)

SANDY: Well, that's the last of the tokens. Let's go catch the parade.

ANDY: All right.

(Scene Three: SANDY and ANDY walk out into the light of day and the empty streets that featured a rodeo parade which ended about a half hour ago. They freeze in position.)

NARRATOR: I do hope they catch up to the church float, but even now it may be too late. After all, parades don't last too long and the opportunity to be used by God doesn't last forever.

SANDY: Huh? Where are all the floats? ANDY: I don’t know. I guess the rodeo parade must be over. What time is it?

(SIN ENTERS)

SANDY: I'll find out. (to Sin) Hey, mister, do you know what time it is? Oh! You're the man who gave us those video game tokens. Thanks a lot for the tokens!

SIN: No problem. I love it when people have a good time. The world is just lucky to have me around.

(SIN EXITS)

ANDY: Who are you talking to?

SANDY: Why, it's that guy that gave us the video game tokens.

ANDY: Where?

SANDY: Huh? Now where could he have gone?

ANDY: Let's go home. Mom and Dad are probably worried about us.

SANDY: (still confused) Okay.

(Scene Four: At home, MOM and DAD are impatiently waiting)

DAD: It's about time you two showed up. Did you at least watch the rodeo parade?

SANDY: Well, no we didn't. We were going to, but then some guy showed up and gave me some video game tokens. So we went to the mall and played some games in the arcade there.

ANDY: When we were finished, the parade was over.

MOM: But Sandy, didn't you want to see the church float?

SANDY: Sure mom, but I was just so . . . so tempted by those video games.

ANDY: Yeah! You should have seen us blowing away those aliens.

DAD: Well you really missed out. In fact, a couple of ushers were even looking for you, Sandy. They wanted you and Andy to dress up as cowboy kids and ride on one of those floats.

SANDY: Oh, no! I missed that? God could have really used me. MOM: Well it's not all bad, Sandy. You know Sheila, your best friend from school?

SANDY: Yeah.

MOM: One of the teenage girls from church witnessed to her this morning during the parade. She got saved!

SANDY: No kidding?!

MOM: Yes. And she asked where you were. I told Sheila that she could see you at church.

SANDY: That's so cool, mom. I can't wait to see her. I'm going to give Sheila my whole testimony and try to talk her into coming to church tomorrow morning.

DAD: It looks like God is going to use you after all.

SANDY: (happy) I guess so!

(SIN ENTERS)

SIN: Not so fast, Sandy. I wouldn't want to go to church if I were you. Remember Jimmy Kay's awesome birthday party?

SANDY: But I've already decided I'm not going there. I'm going to church. Wait a minute. How did you know about that party? And how do you know my name?

(SIN ignores the question and just stands there)

MOM: Who are you talking to dear? SANDY: (surprised) Him, mom. It’s the guy that gave me those video tokens earlier.

MOM: I don't see anybody. Is this some kind of little game you're playing?

SANDY: (shocked) You don't see this man standing next to me?! (to SIN) Who are you, the devil?

(MOM EXITS)

SIN: No, not him. The reason why you're the only one who can see me is because I'm your sin. Usually I don't even allow you to see me. But I'm not as bad as the Bible says, am I?

SANDY: Yeah you are. You didn't want God to use me on the church float today and you don't want me to see my best friend from school at church either. So go on, get out of here!

SIN: All right. Gee, what a party pooper. Just when I was getting ready to have a good time.

(SIN EXITS)

DAD: Who are you talking to, honey?

SANDY: A real jerk, that's who. What's for lunch, Dad?

THE END

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