Grace Themed Scripts
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First Stone
First Stone
A man learns a valuable lesson from Christ about forgiveness.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes Themes:
Want Some Wings?
Want Some Wings?
An angel tries to convince Bob that they should make a trade: the angel’s wings for Bob’s God-given grace. But Bob realizes how much he takes God’s grace for granted and decides he really wants to hold on to it.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 2-3 minutes Themes:
Mercy: Husband and Wife
Mercy: Husband and Wife
Samuel and Madison discover the pain of giving and receiving mercy.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
A Christmas Do-Over
A Christmas Do-Over
Dan wants to make up for the mistakes he’s made in the past year and thinks having a “perfect” Christmas for his family is the key…until he meets Joe, “The Toy Man.”
- Characters: 2
- 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:
You Might Be A Pharisee If…
You Might Be A Pharisee If…
Four scenes take place in which believers are caught being Pharisees.
- Characters: 8
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph was his father’s favorite and his brothers resented him for it. But God had big plans for this little brother.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 8-10 minutes Themes:
The Prodigal
The Prodigal
Through the eyes of both father and son, one of the most powerful of Jesus’ parables comes to life.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 10 minutes Themes:
The Father’s Love
The Father’s Love
A Reader’s Theatre about God’s love and acceptance as a Father who pursued His people.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
Special Visitation Unit
Special Visitation Unit
Frank and Darryl interrogate Todd, a prospective church member, to find out why he hasn’t come back to visit their church.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
Declaration of Dependence
Declaration of Dependence
Declaration of Dependence” description - “This Readers’ Theatre expresses gratitude for the freedoms and prosperity we enjoy as a nation, but more importantly for the freedom and mercy granted to us by a loving Savior.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-2 minutes 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:
Merry Christmas, Grace
Merry Christmas, Grace
A busy wife and mom gets a reality check during the holidays when God
suddenly sends a very special new friend into her life.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes Themes:
Caught
Caught
A woman realizes that she has something she’s rarely had in her life- forgiveness.
- Characters: 1 Female
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-5 minutes Themes:
He Came to Get Messy
He Came to Get Messy
Do you ever feel that God is nowhere near and can’t understand your pain? Over 2000 years ago, Jesus, God’s Son, came into the world, not as royalty but as a baby born in a stable full of muck and animals. This script reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus made by humbling himself to become one of us. It was a dirty job and he didn’t have to do it…but the world is changed because he did.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
Grace, We Just Don’t Get It
Grace, We Just Don’t Get It
God’s grace is a free gift that we can’t seem to grasp on a daily basis. We know we don’t deserve the blessings God gives us, yet he delights in continuing to bless us despite our shortcomings and willful disobedience.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Dramedy
- Length: 10 minutes Themes:
The Apple Skit (Spanish)
The Apple Skit (Spanish)
Este guión se trata de una niña que en medio de una serie de relaciones malas, ella pone su confianza y su corazón roto en Jesús.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 8-10 minutes Themes:
The Birdcage (Spanish)
The Birdcage (Spanish)
Este guión es una metáfora de la redención que tenemos en Cristo.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 10-12 minutes Themes:
A Father’s Conversation with the Father
A Father’s Conversation with the Father
A father talks to his Heavenly Father about what it takes to be a great husband and dad.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 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:
Paul
Paul
Here is a look at the life and times of one of the most famous people in the Bible, Paul. This is an informative look at who Paul was and what his life meant.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6` Themes:
The Birdcage
The Birdcage
The Bird Cage is a metaphor to humanity’s imprisonment and Jesus’ redemption plan that sets us free. Skit starts out as a young boy and a man talk about wild birds in a birdcage to the ultimate encounter of Jesus and Satan looking at mankind in the cage.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes Themes:
God Doesn’t Like Me
God Doesn’t Like Me
It’s so easy to think that because we have hard times in our life that God doesn’t like us, that He just sits up in the heavens and merely tolerates us, when all along He’s absolutely crazy about us.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-5 minutes Themes:
Sticky Jesus
Sticky Jesus
As a mother and son unpack the Christmas decorations they also unpack some less than happy memories involving the manger scene and some peanut butter covered fingers.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
Time Out
Time Out
This skit illustrates that when we do stupid things it would be great to have someone call a do-over for us, however that’s not possible, so we must play on in God’s mercy.
- Characters: 11
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 8-10 minutes Themes:
What’s Their Story?
What’s Their Story?
A humorous look at how judging others only avoids the “real story.”
- Characters: 10
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes Themes:
Beyond Justice
Beyond Justice
A husband comes home to discover his wife, who has had an affair, about to leave. He challenges her to stay, to receive his forgiveness and love.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes Themes:
Flunking Life
Flunking Life
Mr. Johnson, a retired English teacher, walks into the office of Paul Clark, a newspaper editorialist. Mr. Johnson taught Paul twenty five years earlier, and flunked him because he wrote compositions about Jesus. Now, Mr. Johnson comes to Paul, seeking his advice on life.
This script is best used in conjunction with “Flunking English.”
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes Themes:
My Dad’s Feet
My Dad’s Feet
A teenage girl returns from a youth retreat to find her drunken father asleep in his easy chair. She must decide what to do with him, and choose rather to love him or not.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes Themes:
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Duet Version)
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Duet Version)
This drama tells the story of Stuart, an innkeeper, and his quest to find meaning in his life. Along the way he encounters some shepherds, a wiseman, and his family who help him see that God has provided purpose in the little baby that has been born in the stable.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 12-15 minutes Themes: