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06 January 2013

The Power Of Original Christian Play Scripts

By Gabrielle Lambert


Christian play scripts provide a far more interesting means of delivering a sermon or lesson. A riveting drama where the teachable moments are woven into a storyline will grab the audience by the scruff of their necks and keep them interested all the way to the end. Different kinds of plays can be written and enacted.

Creating a good drama always requires a lot of time. It needs to have a good plot with interesting characters. The story needs to have a smooth flow and a grand finale that ends with a clear illustration of the lesson.

The story takes twists and turns based on choices that are made by the lead actors. Such choices need to be highlighted as the main teachable moments. The pen wields a lot of power, and Christian play scripts can make a big difference. The intention here is not just to provide an entertaining show, but to show the right path and change lives.

A basic plot with a theme can be adapted for different audiences and styles. For instance, a drama can be converted into a play for children, or even modified into a musical. The customization can also be based on the occasion, number of actors in the skit, and the length of each scene.

Plays can be general and used at any time, or they can be very specific and themed scripts created for a special occasion. A story can be written to be enacted for Christmas, or just for Easter. A lot of themed stories are written entirely around just one passage from the Bible.

For example, the end of the Mayan Calendar on Dec 21, 2012 triggered worldwide panic and hysteria as the date approached. This was a good opportunity to deliver a skit based on the second coming of Christ in Matthew 24. The theme here would include apostasy, end-of-the-world events, and Armageddon predictions.

Another example that combines the "fiscal cliff" and Armageddon would be Psalm 46. It says God is a safe place to hide even for those standing at the cliff-edge of doom. Stories based on such combinations of current and biblical events tend to create awe and stir up some deep primordial instincts. Such plays resonate very well with the audience, which is then primed and ready to accept the lesson contained in the story.

However, fiscal cliffs and Mayan calendar endings do not happen every other day. Matching the real-world concerns of ordinary people with teachings from the Bible is not so easy. It's even harder to make it interesting enough so that people are willing to listen and learn.

To spice things up a bit, come up with a script that weaves the lives of fictional characters with passages from the Bible, set against a backdrop of current events. It establishes an instant connection with the audience and what they have in mind at the moment. Once this connection is established, passing on the lesson through the story is the easy part. Such finely-tuned Christian play scripts can only be created by a writer who has faith and believes in the power of the written word to uplift and help others.




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