Easter Themed Scripts
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Virtual Easter Invite
Virtual Easter Invite
Two friends talk about inviting someone to church for Easter, but one is slow to realize that inviting someone to virtual church just isn’t quite the same.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
Easter Trilogy
Easter Trilogy
This script is three readings- Christ’s death, His resurrection, and our response to the Living Lord. This script is perfect for incorporating into your Easter morning worship service.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4 minutes Themes:
All Mom Wants for Easter
All Mom Wants for Easter
Two moms want to redirect their families focus at Easter time from bunnies and eggs to Christ’s gift to us through His resurrection and share their ideas of how to do so…each in their own way.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 3-5 minutes Themes:
The Last Days: Peter’s Denial
The Last Days: Peter’s Denial
A narrative of Peter’s denial of Christ before the crucifixion.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 minutes Themes:
The Last Days: The Garden
The Last Days: The Garden
A narrative of those moments had by Jesus and His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane just before His arrest and ultimate crucifixion.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes Themes:
The Last Days: Washing the Disciples Feet
The Last Days: Washing the Disciples Feet
A dramatic narrative of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes Themes:
Easter Is Everything
Easter Is Everything
Mary Magdalene shares the story of when she came to know Jesus, and tells about her front-row seat to the event that changed the course of eternity.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
Grace
Grace
After his resurrection, Jesus offers grace to Peter and gently confronts him about his mistakes, his purpose, and what comes next.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes Themes:
These Hands
These Hands
We use our hands for many things, some of which God never intended, yet He still sent His son to provide a way for us to join Him forever. In this dramatic series of monologues, seven people examine the work of their hands and realize they need a change.
- Characters: 8
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-6 minutes Themes:
Greatest Story Ever Told
Greatest Story Ever Told
Don’t have the preparation time, massive cast of actors, or camel rental budget for a huge Easter production this year? We’ve got the solution: a hybrid between a Readers’ Theatre and a Script that will help you present the Greatest Story Ever Told. The powerful story of Christ’s death on the cross and the events leading up to his ultimate sacrifice.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
The Easter Apology
The Easter Apology
An explanation of Easter.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes Themes:
The Substitute
The Substitute
A family prepares to meet an honored guest: the young soldier whose life was spared thanks to the sacrifice of their son. When the young man and the family meet, the family is met with the disappointment and awareness of the contrast between his life and the life of his substitute. Parallels a holy God’s sacrifice for an unworthy people.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 7 minutes Themes:
He Is Alive: Responsive Reading
He Is Alive: Responsive Reading
Worship the risen Savior through scripture this Easter with “He Is Alive: A Responsive Reading” by Eddie James! This script is perfect for those of us who want to be creative in our Easter service but don’t have a lot of time.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes Themes:
The Search
The Search
While helping his daughter hunt for Easter eggs, a dad wonders how this tradition fits in to the holiday. This script is perfect for your Easter Sunday, or to encourage your congregation to reach out to someone who is searching during this time of Christian celebration.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: Collection
At the Cross: Collection
This collection includes all seven of the “At the Cross” scripts. Including:
- Mary and the Baby Jesus
- Mary and the Lord Jesus
- Nicodemus
- Peter
- The Centurion
- The Mob
- The Two Thieves
- Genre: Drama Themes:
At the Cross: The Two Thieves
At the Cross: The Two Thieves
During the crucifixion, Jesus hung on his cross between two thieves- one believed and one did not.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: The Mob
At the Cross: The Mob
The mob hurls insults and watches on as Jesus is crucified.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-2 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
Mary has many questions about what God has planned for her little baby boy, Jesus.
- Characters: 1 + crowd
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1 minute Themes:
The Transformation of a Roman Centurion
The Transformation of a Roman Centurion
Many of us feel cemented into our lives and lifestyles by our histories or habits. We mistakenly feel unworthy of God’s grace and we spend our time trying to find our place among life’s consolation prizes. But if a Roman Centurion can realize the renewing gift of Christ’s salvation, how can we not?
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 5 minutes Themes:
Eyewitness - An Easter Play for Children
Eyewitness - An Easter Play for Children
It’s two days after the resurrection of Jesus and the disciples are a little on edge about what will happen next. As they hide away and lay low until things calm down, they reminisce about their time with Jesus. Narrated from the perspective of a young girl, this simple play is a “what if” about the events after Jesus death on the cross. Hear “eyewitness testimonies” from some really fun characters.
- Characters: 19
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 25-30 minutes Themes:
Road to Emmaus
Road to Emmaus
When your best friend dies, you don’t expect him to come back to life and walk with you. Listen to two older disciples who walked with Jesus not long after His resurrection.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 10-12 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: Peter
At the Cross: Peter
Here’s a sermon set-up that shows the disciple Peter reflecting on being named “Rock” and how ironic that was at points in his life.
- Characters: 1 Male
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: Nicodemus
At the Cross: Nicodemus
Nicodemus struggled with who Jesus really is, but he couldn’t deny the evidence that stood right in front of him.
- Characters: 1 Male
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: The Centurion
At the Cross: The Centurion
A centurion soldier finds himself at a crossroads as he reconciles who he has been trained to be and what Jesus
calls him to do.
- Characters: 1 Male
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-2 minutes Themes:
On The Way to The Cross
On The Way to The Cross
Follow Jesus through His ministry as He makes His way to pay the ultimate sacrifice for you and me.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
At the Cross: Mary and the Lord Jesus
At the Cross: Mary and the Lord Jesus
Mary, the mother of Jesus remembers her son the day he is crucified.
- Characters: 1 Female
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 minutes Themes:
Have You Reached Your Verdict?
Have You Reached Your Verdict?
ONE ACT PLAY FOR EASTER
A one act of the trial of Jesus in a modern courtroom. Jesus was either a magician, a devil, or the Messiah. What will you decide? Script has a courtroom feel and a fast pace. Witnesses testify against Jesus on different accounts of scripture. Great to get students involved or adults as the jury. Great way to show scripture through acting and most not even realize they’ve been taught the Word!
- Characters: 10
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 12-14 minutes Themes:
John, The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
John, The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
A great monologue for Holy Week from the Apostle John as he tells of the events in the upper room, Gethsemene, the trial of Christ, and His crucifixion.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 10-12 minutes Themes:
He Is Alive
He Is Alive
This is a short but high energy sketch which works very well in big church on Easter Sunday.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes Themes:
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land
This creative sermon set-up skit about a stranger who shows up to church for an Easter service, he is amazed at the lengths a church would go to get his attention.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 2-4 minutes Themes: