APPLE (SKITTLES)

Theme: Purity

Suggested Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: Two girls are talking about dating. One girl has been dating her boyfriend for a year and wants to have sex with him as an anniversary gift. The other girl reminds her that it's a sin and God has a better plan. When the dating girl refuses to listen, her friend uses a chewed-up apple to show her exactly what sex before marriage is like.

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ARM WRESTLING

Theme: Surrendering to the Lord

Suggested Scriptures: Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 3:22

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: This is a silent sketch. The devil chooses a challenger to go against him in an arm wrestling match. They go to the table; Satan wins effortlessly. The person gets up, fights again, and is again defeated. Scared and hurting, the person goes to Jesus. Jesus challenges Satan on the person’s behalf and easily wins.

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Theme: Outreach, Isolation, Reaching the World

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 5:14; John 17:15

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: The devil complains about how difficult Christians have made it for him to interfere in their lives. He points out all the Christian things they have to surround themselves with that make them so safe from the world. He then points out that their distance from the world also means they can’t help the world.

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COMET

Theme: Resisting Sin

Suggested Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: The speaker chooses a volunteer from the audience to open a can of soda and take a sip. After establishing that it is soda, the speaker adds some poison to the can and encourages the volunteer to finish drinking it. Note: Do not allow the volunteer to drink the soda with poison! The speaker then draws a parallel between poison and sin.

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Theme: Comfort

Suggested Scripture: Revelation 3:15-16

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: Jesus is talking to Kat about how excited He is for her to start taking action. She shares His excitement, but her actions show she is unwilling to really do anything. When she becomes uncomfortable with Jesus’ suggestions, Jesus points out how comfortable she really is.

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COMMITMENT

Theme: Commitment; Unity; Love

Suggested Scriptures: 1 Peter 4:8; Ephesians 4:1-7

Length: 8 Minutes

Summary: Two church members have a conversation over what color the church building’s carpet should be. The conversation turns into a heated argument, and one person decides to leave the church. He says he is committed to the church but not to the people. The other member then asks him what the difference is.

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CURE

Theme: Evangelism

Suggested Scriptures: Hebrews 13:15-16; 1 John 3:18

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: A man is given a bottle that is supposedly the cure to any illness. As he tells the audience about this strange bottle he has been given, he is approached by first one terminally ill person, then by another. Each time, his fear keeps him from sharing the cure. After giving the audience time to judge him, he presents them with the reality that everyone has been given a cure that many refuse to share.

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DATING

Theme: Purity

Suggested Scripture: Ephesians 5:3

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: A guy is talking to Jesus about a new girl he's met. He asks Jesus for approval to date her. Jesus responds with a thought-provoking question that takes the guy by surprise. The guy plays it off and proceeds to ask Jesus a series of dating-related questions, each of which potentially compromises his relationship with the Lord. Jesus responds to each question the same way. When the guy persists in disregarding Jesus' answers, Jesus points out he's headed down a dangerous path.

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DIRTY SHIRT

Theme: Struggling With Keeping A Clean Heart

Suggested Scripture: James 4:7-8

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: A guy gets a brand new, white T-shirt from his mom. He shows it off to the audience, bragging, and in the process gets his shirt dirty. The devil comes to him and offers him things to take the stain out, but each thing only makes the shirt dirtier. The guy gets more frustrated and hopeless as time goes on until he finally agrees that the only way to make things better is to cover the shirt up.

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DOO DOO

Theme: Sin / Holiness

Suggested Scriptures: 1 Peter 1:13-16; Psalm 119:133

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: Two friends are discussing God s view of sin. One thinks God sees sin in levels, which means some are more acceptable than others. The other friend disagrees, saying God hates all sin. He proves his point by having some fun with a pile of dog doo-doo.

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FOOTBALL

Theme: Being Part of the Body

Suggested Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Romans 12:1-2

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: A football coach tries to pump up his team for the second half of a game and calls for a substitute for an injured player. The substitute player refuses to enter the game because he is scared of getting hurt. The player and coach argue for a while, then the coach gets fed up and calls the water girl to enter the game instead. The coach asks the substitute player why he is on the team if he doesn't want to play in the game.

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GARBAGE

Theme: Discernment

Suggested Scriptures: Psalm 119:35-37; Ephesians 4:22-24

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: A kid wants to go to the movies and needs ten dollars to get in. When he asks his mother for the money, she wants to know what movie he's going to see. He finally tells her the name of the movie and insists that viewing this type of media will not affect him. His mom gives him dinner - a plate of garbage - and insists that eating trash will not affect him.

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GAY

Theme: Acceptance; Judging; Forgiveness

Suggested Scriptures: Proverbs 15:1-2, Matthew 7:1-2, Luke 10:30-37

Length: 8 Minutes

Summary: A group of friends are talking when two of them start to use language that makes fun of gay people. The third friend starts to feel uncomfortable with the words they’re using. They begin to discuss how Christians respond to people who struggle with homosexuality. The uncomfortable friend shows God’s desire that we love all people, despite their sin or struggle.

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GOD IN A BOX

Theme: Christianity as a Lifestyle

Suggested Scripture: Hebrews 4:13

Length: 10 Minutes

Summary: Two friends are talking. A third friend enters, telling an outrageous story that happened to him and insisting his "God in a Box" rescued him. One of his friends agrees, and they both discuss all the reasons God has to stay in His box and can't be allowed to hang around all the time. The other friend disagrees and points out the foolishness of their thinking, reminding them that people can't live or die without God.

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HELP

Theme: Unity, Body of Christ, Church Life

Suggested Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Length: 8 Minutes

Summary: A guy tries to lay down his life and pick up his cross. As he tries to pick it up, he realizes it's too heavy to carry alone. Three other people try unsuccessfully to pick up the cross, each asking the guy for help. He rejects them with "Scriptural" reasons. The three rejected individuals then work together to accomplish the goal while the guy remains onstage alone, discovering the Scriptural reason he should have helped them.

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Theme: Faith in Action

Suggested Scripture: James 2:17

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: A girl tells Jesus she loves Him so much that she would die for Him. As they talk, two of her friends walk up, outraged that there is prayer going on at their school. They persuade her to sign their petition to ban prayer from school. When they leave, Jesus points out that her willingness to die for Him means nothing if she won't even live for Him.

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Themes: Jesus Is More Than a Holiday, Jesus’ Death – A Celebration, Death vs. Life, Daily Living

Suggested Scriptures: Romans 5:20-21 2, Acts 17:26-28 3, I Corinthians 15:1-22 4, Galatians 2:20-21

Length: 2 Minutes

Summary: Our culture remembers the death of Christ at Easter, but too often, we only remember Him during the holidays. Christ wants to be involved in our daily decisions. His life gives us life. When we cultivate a relationship with Him, we begin to understand how deeply He loves us, and we thrive on the message of His life.

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Theme: God's Presence / Jesus is Real and Relevant Today

Suggested Scriptures: John 8:42, Revelations 3;20

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: Two people talk about Jesus and everything they love about Him. As they talk, Jesus stands beside them, reminding them that He is there. They continually ignore Him as He tries to converse with Him, insisting they know He’s there, and going on with their conversations. After Jesus again tries to talk with them, they leave, annoyed that He keeps interrupting them. Jesus wonders why they say He’s there but act like He’s not.

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IMAGE IS NOTHING

Theme: Image; Materialism; Conformity

Suggested Scriptures: Romans 12:2; Mark 10:20-22; Exodus 20:3

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: The devil walks onstage and speaks to the audience about image. Through his dialogue, he conveys how impressed he is that people are not concerned about their image. Ultimately, however, he reveals how much importance they actually do place on it.

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JESUS MONOLOGUE: YOU MATTER

Theme:Uniqueness / Using Your Gifts

Suggested Scriptures: Luke 21:4, 1 Corinthians 12:4

Length: 3 Minutes

Summary: Jesus walks onstage and addresses the audience. He encourages them by telling them how much He loves each of them and how He is able to use each of them in unique ways.

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KICK

Theme: Avoiding Temptation

Suggested Scriptures: Luke 3:8; James 4:7

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: Two people are talking when a person comes out of nowhere and kicks one of them in the backside. The kicker denies his actions upon questioning, then kicks again. After a third kick, the angry recipient asks why he keeps kicking him. The kicker explains that he knows he shouldn't do it, but he just keeps putting himself back into the same situation.

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Theme: Being Authentic; Being Real With Jesus

Suggested Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: Four friends are hanging out, guessing movie quotes and telling jokes. They are relaxed and having fun with each other until Jesus shows up. When Jesus tries to have fun with them, they become silent and rigidly spiritual, refusing to go any deeper than a surface level with Him. After three of the friends get bored and leave, the fourth friend finally discovers what Jesus has been trying to tell them all along.

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Theme: Obedience

Suggested Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Luke 6:46

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: Jesus questions a guy about his obedience in something he's been told to do. The guy tries to find excuses for not doing what Jesus has requested. As the guy continues to insist that Jesus' instructions don't make sense, Jesus questions whether the guy really considers Him to be Lord.

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LOST KEYS

Theme: Prayer; Distraction

Suggested Scriptures: John 16:24, 2 Corinthians 4:13

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: Someone has lost her keys and is frantically looking for them. Jesus is onstage waiting for her to ask Him for the keys. The person is so distracted she never asks Him and walks away from Him, frustrated. Jesus shows how He’s just waiting for His people to ask Him for what they’re looking for, and He’ll give it to them.

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Theme: Comparison

Suggested Scripture: James 1:17

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: Jesus surprises two people with gifts He picked out especially for them. The first person loves her gift until she sees what Jesus gave her friend. She rudely demands for Jesus to give her the same thing. She continues to demand more as she sees others walk by with seemingly bigger gifts. Jesus continually insists the value lies not in the gift itself but in His desire for her to have it. She refuses to listen. Jesus finally takes her gift back, telling her she won't understand what the gift really means until she looks past the gift itself.

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NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Theme: Self Image

Suggested Scriptures: Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:14

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: The devil walks onstage, speaking to the audience. He tells them how much Jesus loves them just the way they are, then proceeds to point out their flaws. He points out that it doesn’t matter if Jesus loves them because they don’t love themselves.

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NOT MY PROBLEM

Theme: Service; ownership

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 19:19; Luke 10:25-37

Length: 8 Minutes

Summary: Three friends talk about how much they love a television show that gives new homes to people in need. Two of the friends discuss people they’ve personally heard of who need help. The third friend asks what they’re doing to help those people. The friends say it’s not their problem and give reasons they can’t help. The third friend then gives examples of his own, causing the other two friends to tell him he needs to help those who need help. When he says it’s not his problem, they tell him to make it his problem. He wonders why he should make it his when they won’t make it theirs.

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Theme: Scripture Memorization

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 22:29

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: The Devil talks about how amazing the human mind is. He leads the audience in a series of memory exercises. The audience proves they have good memories by remembering lines to commercials, nursery rhymes, and song lyrics. The Devil then asks them to finish a verse of Scripture, which the audience typically cannot do. He then quotes words of Jesus, asking the audience to finish the phrase, which they usually cannot do. The Devil walks offstage, confident in his victory over their minds.

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OH MY LARRY!

Theme: Respecting God's Name

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 6:9; Exodus 20:7

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: Two friends are talking about something that happened the other day. One keeps saying, "Oh my God." He becomes upset when his friend starts saying, "Oh my Larry," which is his dad's name. His friend then makes a comparison to using his Father's name disrespectfully.

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Theme: Absolute Truth

Suggested Scriptures: John 14:6; John 8:31-32

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: One person shares with the audience the truth that the balloon she is holding is red. Another person walks up and disagrees with her. While they are arguing, another person walks up and disagrees. Finally, a fourth person walks onstage and also disagrees. They argue over the color of the balloon until the three who disagree that it's red leave. The balloon holder then tells the audience that truth is true whether they believe it or not.

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RETAINER

Theme: How To Treat Others / Making Fun of People

Suggested Scripture: Psalm 19:14

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: Two friends are talking when they notice a girl digging through the trash. They begin to taunt and insult her, laughing with each other about how gross she is. One friend realizes he has lost his retainer and begins to panic. The "trash" girl stands up with the retainer case in her hand and gives it to him, telling him that people are quick to make fun of things they don't understand.

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SILENT FRIENDS

Theme: Confession

Suggested Scriptures: James 5:16; 1 John 1:8-9

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: Two good friends are having a normal conversation about the day's activities when one person reluctantly decides to confide in the other about a personal struggle. The devil successfully influences the person not to tell. The other friend also wants to share a struggle, but the devil snuffs out his desire to tell as well. The scene ends with both friends speaking to themselves about their perception that "no one understands."

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Theme: Submission; Control; Surrender

Suggested Scriptures: Revelation 3:16, John 8:16

Length: 8 Minutes

Summary: A person decides to give Jesus the place to make all the decisions in her life (represented by a wooden stool). Jesus is honored, accepting the seat. As other people come by to speak to Kat, Kat ends up making her own decisions, despite Jesus’ answers. Jesus tells Kat she needs to decide who really gets to make the decisions. Kat unknowingly makes her choice by being unable to decide.

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Theme: Submission; Control; Surrender

Suggested Scriptures: Revelation 3:16, John 8:16

Length: 2 Minutes

Summary: A person decides to give Jesus the place to make all the decisions in her life (represented by a wooden stool). Jesus is honored, accepting the seat. As other people come by to speak to Kat, Kat ends up making her own decisions, despite Jesus’ answers. Jesus tells Kat she needs to decide who really gets to make the decisions. Kat unknowingly makes her choice by being unable to decide.

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Theme: Hearing God; Listening to God

Suggested Scriptures: Psalm 37:7

Length: 10 Minutes

Summary: Two friends discuss whether or not they believe God speaks today. One believes He does but isn’t sure why she can’t hear Him. The other says He doesn’t speak today. They talk about how God was always speaking in Bible days, and it seems He should have something to say today. One person discovers that in order to hear Him, she must slow herself down and wait for Him to speak.

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STOP NINE

Theme: Evangelism

Suggested Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Length: 6 Minutes

Summary: Three strangers are waiting at a bus stop. Through conversation, they realize they’re all Christians. They talk about how great Jesus is and how great Heaven will be, until they realize where each of them worships. At that point, they begin to argue about how wrong each church is. While they argue, someone tries to ask them about Jesus. They are too busy fighting to tell her, so she walks away without any answers.

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THIS WORLD

Theme: Materialism

Suggested Scriptures: John 18:36; John 15:19; I Timothy 6:6-7

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: The devil lays out a path of items from one side of the stage to the other. When he gets to the end of the stage, he pauses. He watches as a person comes out, singing a song about her heavenly home while picking up and enjoying all of the things he’s set out.

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TOY

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TRASH

Theme: Releasing Your Baggage to Jesus

Suggested Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Length: three four-minute segments (12 Minutes total)

Summary: In this three-part series of skits, Jesus demonstrates His desire to take the burden of sin from the lives of His people. Two people meet Him and are faced with the decision to lay the trash they've collected at His feet. In Part One, the guy and girl see Jesus. The guy immediately recognizes Jesus and throws his trash down. The girl refuses to have anything to do with Jesus. In Part Two, the guy convinces the girl to experience the freedom of getting rid of her trash. She lays it down, only to rummage through the smelly bags to retrieve her guilt. In Part Three, the girl comes face to face with how much Jesus loves her, at last finding freedom from a life burdened by sin and guilt, by accepting Jesus' grace. This series fits nicely into a longer drama presentation but may be adapted to fit in a church service setting. It is helpful to separate each section with other skits or songs.

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Theme: Trusting Jesus

Suggested Scripture: Psalm 32:8-10

Length: 7 Minutes

Summary: A girl has a hard time trusting Jesus. Jesus offers to teach her to trust Him more. She agrees, and He takes her through a trust exercise, asking her to face away from Him and fall backward. She hesitates but finally falls. Jesus catches her, and she gains confidence. Jesus then takes her to the next level, asking her to face Him and fall backward into what seems like nothing. Terrified, she refuses, insisting she now trusts Jesus enough.

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TV SHOW

Theme: Discernment

Suggested Scriptures: Philippians 4:8; Ephesians 4:22-24

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: A person is watching TV when his friend comes over to take him to the video store. He doesn't want to leave because his favorite show, "South Park," is on. The friend can't believe he thinks "South Park" is funny. To prove his point, he pretends to want to rent a funny pornographic movie. After all, "as long as it's funny, that's all that matters, right?"

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UMBRELLA

Theme: Faith

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 17:20-21; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Matthew 21:21-22

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: After a long drought, a group of friends get together to pray for rain. When the meeting is over, all but two people leave. One person pulls out an umbrella and stands holding it over her. The other person wants to know what she is doing. She reminds him that it's not the rain she is counting on, then hands him the umbrella and leaves. After a moment, he tells the audience, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

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WALK THE LINE

Theme: The Line Between Good and Evil

Suggested Scripture: Matthew 23:23-28

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: This is, for the most part, a silent skit. The devil talks to the audience about how much they enjoy what he has to offer. He then demonstrates his point by trying to lure a follower of Christ over to his side of the "line" between him and God. The person jumps back and forth across the line, then finally decides to walk on the line itself. The devil grabs the person and throws him back to Jesus, telling the audience it's okay because "I have all of you."

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WASH MY FEET

Theme: Service / Humility

Suggested Scriptures: Matthew 20:26-28

Length: 5 Minutes

Summary: Three people announce to the audience the reasons each of them should be considered the greatest person in the world. As they boast about themselves, they argue with each other, pushing each other out of the way and talking loudly. Jesus walks onstage with a bowl of water and a towel, sits each of them on a chair, and proceeds to wash their feet. After demonstrating His act of service, He encourages them to do the same.

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Theme: Faithfulness

Suggested Scriptures: Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Matthew 6:24

Length: 4 Minutes

Summary: The devil asks the audience a series of questions, encouraging them to raise their hands. In a joking way, he gets them all to admit that they serve him even though they think they don't.

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YOU CAN'T BE ME

Theme: Uniqueness; Contentment; Purpose

Suggested Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:5; Romans 9:17

Length:8 Minutes

Summary: Two friends are talking when a third friend meets up with them and gives them each a card. In each card, he tells them what he admires about them. After reading her card, one friend thinks she has to become more like her other friend to really make a difference in anyone’s life. The third friend eventually shows her just how important she is.

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