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If Christ Had Not Come is a 2-act play written by the author of Pure Praise and 30 Days of Renewal, Dwayne Moore, and his wife, Sonia. This 45-minute play is both powerful and effective in presenting the Gospel message of hope in Jesus Christ in a fresh and entertaining way.
If Christ Had Not Come requires a 12-member cast, and 3 or 4 extras with “bit parts.” A chorus of carolers is needed for the second act.
Act 1 describes a dismal world where Christ has never come. Act 2, on the other hand, contrasts a world where Christ has come and brought awesome hope and life. The setting is the same in both acts. The date in both acts is December 24. The characters are the same in both. However, in Act 2, the city sidewalk setting is now filled with Christmas lights and caroler’s music. And while the characters are the same, several of them have very different attitudes and actions, because in Act 2 they now have the joy and love of the Messiah.
We recommend you do this play as a part of a dinner theater within your church. When Dwayne’s church did this play, they first had a sit-down dinner for everyone who attended, then presented the play. Because the play is strongly evangelistic, several people trusted Christ as Savior at the end of the play. For more about it, go here and read what The Alabama Baptist newspaper reported.
Below is an excerpt from the end of both acts. Note the stark difference in the mother from hopelessness in Act 1 to hope in Act 2.
Keep reading (read more) so you can also download your FREE copy of the full script to If Christ Had Not Come. Read more…
Street peddler talking to mom and her son
FREE for LIMITED TIME ONLY:
If Christ Had Not Come is a 2-act play written by the author of Pure Praise and 30 Days of Renewal, Dwayne Moore, and his wife, Sonia. This 45-minute play is both powerful and effective in presenting the Gospel message of hope in Jesus Christ in a fresh and entertaining way.
If Christ Had Not Come requires a 12-member cast, and 3 or 4 extras with ”bit parts.” A chorus of carolers is needed for the second act.
Act 1 describes a dismal world where Christ has never come. Act 2, on the other hand, contrasts a world where Christ has come and brought awesome hope and life. The setting is the same in both acts. The date in both acts is December 24. The characters are the same in both. However, in Act 2, the city sidewalk setting is now filled with Christmas lights and caroler’s music. And while the characters are the same, several of them have very different attitudes and actions, because in Act 2 they now have the joy and love of the Messiah.
We recommend you do this play as a part of a dinner theater within your church. When Dwayne’s church did this play, they first had a sit-down dinner for everyone who attended, then presented the play. Because the play is strongly evangelistic, several people trusted Christ as Savior at the end of the play. For more about it, go here and read what The Alabama Baptist newspaper reported.
Below is an excerpt from the end of both acts. Note the stark difference in the mother from hopelessness in Act 1 to hope in Act 2.
Keep reading (read more) so you can also download your FREE copy of the full script to If Christ Had Not Come. Read more…
As much as secular society tries to commercialize Christmas, and no matter how often we see Santa Claus at the mall and on TV, Jesus is still the reason for this season! Do yourself a favor and read the “The Great Christmas Wars” by David Loy. I just came across it today. Below is an except from the article. Click here to read the entire article. - Dwayne
“No one is going to take Christ out of Christmas, because no one can remove our King from His throne. The Great Christmas Wars are already won. God saw to that when the virgin conceived and gave birth to a son, who is God-with-us. So if your neighbor or the cashier wishes you ‘Happy Holidays,’ don’t pull out your petitions and boycotts. Instead, take the opportunity to share the good news of Immanuel, God-with-us. Reply with a joyful ‘Merry Christmas’ or say, ‘I’m celebrating the birth of Christ.’”
This article by Dwayne was the feature article at WorshipLeader.com and in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox two Christmases ago. With the war against Christmas raging, we thought we needed to bring this one back to remind us of God’s perspective on the subject…
Let’s start with a question: What is the one thing God made sure Jesus got the best of when He first came to earth? Was it our riches? No, He was born in a stall with barn animals and hay. Was it our royalty? No. His parents were a shepherd boy and a hand-maiden. They were not kings and queens. Was it our 5-star resorts? Absolutely not. In fact, the hotel in Bethlehem didn’t even have room for Him and His family.
No, it wasn’t any of the things that we tend to think are important and valuable. However, there was one thing God made sure we gave our best of to His infant Son. When Jesus was born into this world, He got showered by our praise. The entire event of Jesus’ birth was literally wrapped in powerful and prominent praise. Think about it: Ten different times people and angels offered joyful, spontaneous praise to God because of Jesus’ arrival to this ball of sin-cursed humanity we call planet Earth. Read more…
