Christian Plays: Volume 1

By Dorian Scott Cole

These seven plays, children's sermons, and Dramatic Readings are about aspects of the Christian experience. The children's sermons are simple illustrations often using simple props. All are based on Bible passages.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF PLAYS AND CHILDRENS PLAYS

Christ the King
A staged reading or play based on Colossians 1:10 – 20
We are in the Kingdom of Christ. Through him we gain Forgiveness and reconciliation to God, strength, patience, and endurance.

The Road to Emmaus
A staged reading or play based on Luke 24.
The emphasis of this play is the transforming power and the effect in people's lives - the message - which is as alive, relevant, and powerful in today's contemporary setting as then, and worth taking to others.

Martin Luther King
A staged reading based on Amos 5:24 and the King sermon, “I Have a Dream.”
Key concepts: The equality of humanity in Christ. Justice, human dignity. Non-violent protest.
The True Followers – Children's Sermon
Key Concept: Good things come from those who follow Jesus.

The True Followers – Play
A staged reading or play based on Matthew 7: 13—28
Key concepts: The transforming power of Christ’s message. Good things come from those who follow Jesus. Hot air and illusions come from those who only mimic Jesus.

What a Sacrifice! - Children's Sermon
A staged reading or play based on Matthew 9: 1--26
Key concepts: Forgiveness brings people closer to God and transforms lives.

What a Sacrifice! Play
A staged reading or play based on Matthew 9: 1--26
Key concepts: Forgiveness brings people closer to God and transforms lives.

Sunday Morning Quarterback – Play
A staged reading or play based on Matthew 11:1-30
Key concepts: Belief is not a mental game, a pastime, nor subject to people’s understanding and criticism. The mysteries of God are understood by experiencing God’s ways. Christ is gentle, carries our burdens, and will help us understand God’s ways.

Faith, Hope, Love – Children's Sermon
Based on 1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Key concept: There are things we can never touch, see, or hear, but they are gifts of God and are always with us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dorian Scott Cole
• Release date: Jan 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370103485

Dorian Scott Cole

Dorian Scott Cole is a professional communicator, with education and experience in writing, engineering technology, psychology, religion, radio announcing, acting, and movie and TV production, having had full careers in several fields. He worked as a senior development analyst for Writers Workshop, L.A. He teaches writing and acting in independent settings, and has written VisualWriter.com since 1996.He is the author of several Web sites, and produces entertainment videos through his company, Movie Stream Productions. His production series, STL Comedy, included 22 professional actors, and 10 writers.Dorian lives near St. Louis.

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Christian Plays – Volume 1

Plays

Children's Sermons

Dramatic Readings

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by

Dorian Scott Cole

These 7 plays are free to use for non-commercial purposes.

Copyright © 2018

Individual plays have copyrights from 2007 onward.

ISBN: 9781370103485

Published by Smashwords

License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook, and plays within it, may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to your point of purchase or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank-you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Cover Images

Original Art Composition by Dorian Scott Cole

Jesus With Children: MorgueFile.com - Photojock https://cdn.morguefile.com/imageData/public/files/p/photojock/preview/fldr_2008_11_10/file0001603263233.jpg

Acknowledgements

Grateful appreciation to my wife, Sheila, who sacrifices so that I can write, and who is my beta reader and strictest critic.

Disclaimer

This is an original work of fiction. Any similarities to any person, living or dead, or any organization, or any other literary work, are strictly coincidental.

Table of Contents

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF PLAYS AND CHILDRENS PLAYS

CHRIST THE KING - ABOUT

CHRIST THE KING - PLAY

THE ROAD TO EMMAUS - ABOUT

THE ROAD TO EMMAUS - PLAY

SCRIPTURES QUOTED

MARTIN LUTHER KING - ABOUT

MARTIN LUTHER KING - PLAY

REFERENCE

THE TRUE FOLLOWERS - ABOUT

THE TRUE FOLLOWERS – CHILDREN'S SERMON

THE TRUE FOLLOWERS

TRUE FOLLOWERS - PLAY

SCRIPTURES QUOTED

WHAT A SACRIFICE! CHILDREN’S SERMON

#WHAT A SACRIFICE! - PLAY

#SCRIPTURES QUOTED 2

SUNDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK - PLAY

SCRIPTURES QUOTED - 4

FAITH, HOPE, LOVE – CHILDREN'S SERMON

SCRIPTURES QUOTED

About the author

Other books by this author

Connect with Dorian Scott Cole

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF PLAYS AND CHILDRENS PLAYS

Christ the King

A staged reading or play based on Colossians 1:10 – 20

We are in the Kingdom of Christ. Through him we gain Forgiveness and reconciliation to God, strength, patience, and endurance.

The Road to Emmaus

A staged reading or play based on Luke 24.

The emphasis of this play is the transforming power and the effect in people's lives - the message - which is as alive, relevant, and powerful in today's contemporary setting as then, and worth taking to others.

Martin Luther King

A staged reading based on Amos 5:24 and the King sermon, I Have a Dream.

Key concepts: The equality of humanity in Christ. Justice, human dignity. Non-violent protest.

The True Followers – Children's Sermon

Key Concept: Good things come from those who follow Jesus.

The True Followers – Play

A staged reading or play based on Matthew 7: 13—28

Key concepts: The transforming power of Christ’s message. Good things come from those who follow Jesus. Hot air and illusions come from those who only mimic Jesus.

What a Sacrifice! - Children's Sermon

A staged reading or play based on Matthew 9: 1--26

Key concepts: Forgiveness brings people closer to God and transforms lives.

What a Sacrifice! Play

A staged reading or play based on Matthew 9: 1--26

Key concepts: Forgiveness brings people closer to God and transforms lives.

Sunday Morning Quarterback – Play

A staged reading or play based on Matthew 11:1-30

Key concepts: Belief is not a mental game, a pastime, nor subject to people’s understanding and criticism. The mysteries of God are understood by experiencing God’s ways. Christ is gentle, carries our burdens, and will help us understand God’s ways.

Faith, Hope, Love – Children's Sermon

Based on 1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Key concept: There are things we can never touch, see, or hear, but they are gifts of God and are always with us.

CHRIST THE KING - ABOUT

A staged reading or play based on Colossians 1:10 - 20

NIV Colossians 1:10-20 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom