God's Power in Action Book 3

By Phyllis Courtney

God’s Power in Action, Book 3 is Phyllis’ third book of Christmas plays and skits published. It consists of eight plays, six regular Christian plays, two Pastor Appreciation plays, and one Christmas play. Each story line is derived straight from the Word of God and gives a visual content through Phyllis’ writings. Once again, the characters found on the front cover of this book consist of people in her church congregation as they were performing these plays. The man playing the King on the front cover is her son, Michael. Mother Mary is being performed by her daughter-in-law, Nikki. The baby playing the part of Jesus is her newborn grandson, Ayden.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664165717

Phyllis Courtney

Phyllis grew up in a large family of nine children which she is number seven. She has been married for forty-eight years to Roy Courtney. They had two children, Elizabeth (Beth) and Michael. She is the proud grandmother of two little grandsons, Lucas and Nicholas. Her daughter, Beth, died at the early age of eight. She and her husband have always enjoyed working in their local church ministries with people of all ages. Other than serving as a Sunday School Teacher, Women’s Ministry Treasurer in their church, Phyllis enjoys writing most all the plays and skits performed there. Her desire has always been to inject a little humor to bring to life God’s word, in her writings, for all ages to enjoy as they witness God’s love and power in action for his people.

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God’s Power in

Action Book 3

Phyllis Courtney

Copyright © 2021 by Phyllis Courtney.

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Rev. date: 03/25/2021

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CONTENTS

Faith and Trust (Rahab and the Spies)

Let Go and Let God Be God (Gideon, The Mighty Warrior)

Moses, The Visitor (Burning Bush)

God’s Favor 1 (David Becomes King)

God’s Favor 2

Jesus, The Campion (Pastor Appreciation Skit)

Jesus Defends His People (Pastor Appreciation Skit)

The Nativity (Christmas Skit)

Faith and Trust

Rahab and the Spies in the Walls of Jericho

Joshua 2:1-24 & 6:20-25

Characters: Narrator, Rahab, Two Spies, Two Guards, Two High Priest, four or more Israelite army men, Rahab’s family (two or three people), two or three or more town’s people, and God’s voice.

Props: Jericho walls, sheep, some flax, Ark of the Covenant, building front (optional), two ladders, two horns, and a red cord.

Costumes: Rahab’s costume, two High Priest costumes, white head gear with white shorts, and white t-shirts for spies, black head gear with black shorts and black t-shirts for guards and their army. White head gear for Israelites carried the Covenant.

Narrator: We all remember a man named Moses, who led the Israelites to freedom out of Egypt. Before entering the Promised Land, while still in the wilderness, Moses died, leaving a man named Joshua as the new leader of the Israelites. God had spoken to Joshua and said:

God’s Voice: Lead my people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land, the city of Jericho. I say to you now, what I had said to Moses: Wherever you go will be part of the land of Israel. No one will be able to oppose you as long as you live, for I will be with you just as I was with Moses; I will not leave you or fail to help you. Trust in me, be strong and be brave, for you will be a successful leader of my people. Remember, I your God will be with you wherever you go.

Narrator: (Introduces Rahab) "Now, in the city of Jericho, where no one believed or served the one true God, there lived a very brave woman who was a sinner that lived as a prostitute, named Rahab. She and her family owned and lived in an Inn.

Rahab: (enters and walks over to stand in front of the Inn.)

Narrator: Our story is also about two Israelite men who Joshua ordered to be spies. Was it dangerous to be a spy? Yes, it was because they would be killed if caught. Joshua believed and trusted God, so he told the two spies to go into Jericho and scout out the city. There they were to discover the best way to attack and destroy the sinful people living there."

Two spies: (Enter room and go upon the platform to talk to Rahab)

Narrator: "As the two spies enter