Jesus Themed Scripts
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
What is Palm Sunday? This script explains the history and significance of Palm Sunday in a funny way. Get your church prepared to celebrate Holy Week! This is the script from The Skit Guys popular video ‘Palm Sunday.’
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4 minutes
Pilate
Pilate
It has been seven years after Pilate condemned Jesus to die and Pilate is still plagued by the memories. This piece is a dramatic “what if” that explorers Pilate’s state of mind.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Anyway
Anyway
Several characters surrounding Jesus give an account of how their lives have been forever changed by the One who redeems us all.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-5 minutes
I AM Alive
I AM Alive
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.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 1-3 minutes
Before The Clock Strikes Two
Before The Clock Strikes Two
When we reflect on Peter’s denial of knowing Jesus, do we think we could have done better? How do we deny Jesus in our daily lives?
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes
What Difference Does Jesus Make?
What Difference Does Jesus Make?
An out-of-work husband and father begins to question the reasons of why we celebrate Christmas, when his wife reminds him that there is a greater purpose at work.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 7-9 minutes
The Reluctant Baptism
The Reluctant Baptism
A pastor finds a nervous baptism candidate hiding in the broom closet and works to calm him down before beginning the baptism.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 2-3 minutes
Even the Demons
Even the Demons
Here are some amazing stories of Jesus’ victories over demons.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Dramedy
- Length: 6-8 minutes
Homeless for Christmas
Homeless for Christmas
A well off businessman learns the true meaning of Christmas from an unlikely source.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 8-10 minutes
An Evening in December
An Evening in December
Sam reminds his family to slow down and remember the true meaning of Christmas through the reading of the Christmas Story.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 15-20 minutes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Easter Apology
The Easter Apology
An explanation of Easter.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes
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
Dude, That’s Nothing
Dude, That’s Nothing
Two friends try to top each other with their experiences of knowing Jesus.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 6-8 minutes
Fan vs Follower
Fan vs Follower
While a “fan” of Jesus only wants to be in the fan club as long as Jesus is doing something spectacular, a follower marvels at all of Jesus’ works - even the quiet moments seen by few - and wants to live his live in the same way.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-6 minutes
I’m So Tired
I’m So Tired
In this skit, Actor 2 is tired of living the Christian life and trying to be good all the time. But Actor 1 asks the question, “what if Jesus were too tired?”
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Because He Loves Me
Because He Loves Me
This skit shares three stories: one old man who never knew love, a girl who wants to hear her father say “I love you,” and a girl who finds forgiveness and love from her Maker.
- Characters: 7
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes
Two Kings?
Two Kings?
King Herod knew the birth of another king, Jesus, would mean his life would have to change. Do we recognize the same thing and that there cannot be two kings?
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes
Heard On High
Heard On High
Two angels reminisce and relive the glory days of one of their first nights, “The Big One,” the night when Jesus was born.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 5-7 minutes
Super Jesus Action Figure
Super Jesus Action Figure
Two moms are talking while their sons are playing with their Super Jesus Action Figures, when another mom stops by with her son. They discover that Jesus isn’t what we want to make Him - like a toy in a box that is molded into our image.
- Characters: 6
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 5-6 minutes
My Christmas Chaos
My Christmas Chaos
A frazzled young woman struggles with the disenchantment that can come when our holiday expectations don’t align with reality, and the idols we mistakenly establish in our hearts.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Hey, Aren’t You That Guy?
Hey, Aren’t You That Guy?
This skit examines the different understanding people have of Jesus.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5 minutes
What If?
What If?
A series of questions proposing what would have been missed if the shepherds had used excuses to not visit the baby Jesus. Those questions parallel the excuses people use today to avoid meeting Jesus in a personal way.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Dad vs Bike
Dad vs Bike
A Dad gives up on the directions that came with his child’s bike the night before Christmas as the Mom draws the parallel that God never wanted us to put together our lives without help.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-5 minutes
