A series of mini rants demonstrating anger and frustration over sinful situations followed by biblical reminders that though we may rightfully be repulsed and even angered by sin, believers in Christ are to have authentic compassion for the lost just like Jesus did.

Branches share what tempts them not to abide or remain in the Vine.

Angela, who’s commandeered the church’s Christmas play is about to livestream to her TikTok audience from backstage before the performance when Joseph, the husband of Mary walks into her feed. Confused by Angela’s elaborate outfit, camera and ring light, Joseph thinks he’s encountered another angel. A lesson about humility and service emerges in the humorous encounter.

Just when Amanda needs advice about how to respond to the Christmas invite from her estranged family, she’s dropped right into a famous passage from Luke’s Gospel: the story of the Prodigal Son. The abrupt encounter reminds Amanda that the Father’s arms are always open and that above all else, Christmas is an opportunity to give and receive love.

As Pastor Jim starts to rant at a youth parent who’s questioning his decision to cancel the Christmas party, he drops into the Garden of Gethsemane and encounters the Apostle John. A stone’s throw away from Jesus as he prays his famous prayer of unity, Pastor Jim learns an important lesson from a former hothead about what’s really most important to Christ.

Kendra, stressed about a Christmas gathering that’s grown way beyond its scope, starts to regret offering to host. When she suddenly transports into the kitchen of Elizabeth, the soon-to-be mother of John the Baptist, she gets a reality check that helps her to embrace the future with joy.

The Arrival Series Script Bundle includes the following five scripts: “Arrival: Offering Gifts to Jesus”, “Arrival: Showing Christ Love Through Humble Service ”, “Arrival: Finding a Way Home This Christmas”, “Arrival: Learning What Matters Most to Jesus” and “Arrival: Craving Meaningful Connection at Christmas”.

Just when Archie needs a pep talk about purpose, he’s dropped right into a famous passage from the Christmas story and meets one of the Wisemen on the journey to Bethlehem. The abrupt encounter reminds Archie to look beyond material things and offer the gifts God’s given him in service to others.

This reader’s theater piece embodies the varied voices and thoughts of those who will attend Christmas Eve services. Poignantly poetic.

A child learns that all the glory and gifts of worship belong to the true King, Jesus, who saves us from our sin.

It’s Christmas in Herald and there’s nothing this small town loves more than its annual Christmas pageant...except maybe for their baseball team, the Herald Angels. So, when half the cast of the pageant comes down with laryngitis, it’s up to the beloved baseball players to save the day...if they can learn to sing, that is. But with their own invitation to play in the big city Winter Classic on the line, will the Herald Angels step in and sing? Or is the Christmas pageant doomed after all? This slice of small-town Americana will delight audiences of all ages and culminates in a beautiful reminder of what Christmas is all about.

The plan that brought salvation to the whole world didn’t originate with the genius of men. God surprised the world with a dangerous plan. A lowly teenaged girl in Nazareth became an origin story for the first Advent, the first in a string of miracles that changed the world forever. Part of the Voices of Advent series, the script will help your community reimagine a famous passage of the Bible and experience the miracle of Christmas with renewed wonder. It can be performed as a monologue or read aloud in - person or online.

After everything falls apart, George Bailey decides the world would be better he’d never been born, but when his wish comes true, he realizes that life really is worth living.

A family moves towards Christmas with a foot in each boat of past memories and current realities, all ending with a renewed sense of hope of the coming Savior.

In this Christmas play a feisty grandmother shares humorous and heartwarming stories with her grandchild instilling the love, joy, hope, peace, and light of the Christmas season along the way. This script is perfect for a Christmas Eve Service as it is broken up to include opportunities for music and/or lighting of individual Advent candles between each scene.

Our Actors explore their gift unwrapping styles while remembering to say “thank you” for the gift.