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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…
John Martin, our VP of Development at Next Level Worship, discovered this incredible dramatic sketch online yesterday. What a powerful way to illustrate the change Christ makes in people’s lives! This is a compelling tool for presenting the Gospel–and a great way to easily involve several people in your church!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ
Recently, we put together an effective and rousing “responsive reading” that supported our pastor’s message theme that day about the place and importance of God’s Church. Our entire congregation was on their feet clapping by the end of this stirring experience! Click here to download the PDF of the recitation.
We adapted this reading/recitation from an old Bill Gaither recitation. We added in the bolded phrases for the congregation. I recommend that your pastor or main worship leader do the bulk of the recitation–the part that is in the normal type. Your praise team reads with the congregation all of the bolded type. Read more…
My pastor, Randy Norris, has been preaching a series he has entitled, “Why-fi.” I wrote a 3-minute dramatic sketch to support each of the messages. Because of the broad ideas they are presenting, these humorous but thought-provoking skits can be used to enhance any number of sermon topics and services.
These are simple to do and require very few props. The total number of cast needed for all four is eight people. However, only two of the cast members are in all four skits. The setting is a coffee shop. For props, we simply made a small counter and placed a 4×8 board behind it with the name of the coffee shop–The Connections Coffee Shop. Then we had two draped card tables with chairs.
Here are all four sketches. Please feel free to download and use these if they can help you. Simply adopt them to work for you. Blessings! ~Dwayne
Week 1: Why Live?
Week 2: Why Pray?
Week 3: Why Give?
Week 4: Why (need to) Die?
