Spontaneous Melodramas: 24 Impromptu Skits That Bring Bible Stories to Life

by Doug Fields; Laurie Polich; Duffy Robbins

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2010

Overview

You know them as hilarious, boisterous skits that get kids involved, whether they’re hamming up front, or in the audience cheering for the good guys, hissing the bad guys, and getting nearly as animated as the onstage actors. Better yet, these no-rehearsal skits are comic takes on 24 classic Bible stories, from Babel to Zacchaeus. Use these skits to take your students into or out of your Bible lesson -- for the humor never buries the central message of the Bible passage. Inside you’ll find 12 Old Testament and 12 New Testament stories -- like these: - The First Tongue Twister (the Tower of Babel) - Josephine’s Dream (Joseph and his brothers) - The Young and the Hairless (Samson and Delilah) - Dave, the Wave, and the Giant Kahuna (David and Goliath) - Dances with Lions (Daniel) - World Serious: The Empire Strikes Out (the temptation of Jesus) - Good Sam, the Levis, and Judas Priest (parable of the Good Samaritan) - Showdown at Tombstone (Jesus and the demon-possessed man) Unchurched teenagers who can’t tell Samson from Solomon, or long-time youth group kids -- everyone will love not merely hearing or reading Bible stories, but doing them. Welcome to more than a year’s worth of slapstick, pratfalls, and melodrama. These Bible-story skits are anything but solemn, but they’ll make Bible stories memorable for your students.

Contents

What Are Spontaneous Melodramas, Anyway?
The First Tongue Twister - The Tower of Babel, Genesis 11
A Salt with a Deadly Woman - Death of Lot’s wife, Genesis 19
Josephine’s Dream - Joseph and his brothers, Genesis 37
I Spy - The twelve spies, Numbers 13-14
Soul Train ’Round the City - The battle of Jericho, Joshua 6
The Young and the Hairless - Samson and Delilah, Judges 16
Caveheart - The disobedience of Saul, 1 Samuel 13
If the Shoe Fits, Crown Him - The young David is chosen to be king, 1 Samuel 16
Dave, the Wave, and the Giant Kahuna - David and Goliath, 1 Samuel 17
Split Decision - The wisdom of Solomon, 1 Kings 3
Dances with Lions - Daniel in the den of lions, Daniel 6
Joe and the Wannafights - Jonah and the big fish, Jonah 1
Rocky 12: Fight of the Foundations - Parable of the wise and foolish builders, Matthew 7 (also Luke 6)
WWF Master of the Universe Heal-O-Rama - Jesus heals a paralyzed man, Mark 2
(also Matthew 9 and Luke 5)
Seeds and Soils - Parable of the sower, Mark 4 (also Matthew 13 and Luke 8)
Showdown at Tombstone - Jesus and the demon-possessed man, Mark 5 (also Matthew 8)
The Wicked Witch of the Beast - Jesus clears out the Temple, Mark 11
(also Matthew 21, Luke 19, and John 2)
World Serious: The Empire Strikes Out - The temptation of Jesus, Luke 4 (also Matthew 4)
The Greatest Show on Earth - Jesus heals a leper, Luke 5 (also Matthew 8 and Mark 1)
Good Sam, the Levis, and Judas Priest - Parable of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10
Adventures of the Pro - Parable of the Prodigal Son, Luke 15
Pride Comes before a Fall - The Pharisee and the tax collector, Luke 18
Zacchaeus the Swinging Sinner - Zacchaeus meets Jesus, Luke 19
Legend of the Blind Man - Jesus heals a blind man with spit, John 9

Product Details

• Title : Spontaneous Melodramas: 24 Impromptu Skits That Bring Bible Stories to Life
• Authors:
  • Fields, Doug
  • Polich, Laurie
  • Robbins, Duffy
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN: 9780310877417