12 Short Christian Plays on The Fruits of the Spirit
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There is no better way to illustrate God's word than drama - real people facing real life challenges right before your eyes and hearts.
We use these short plays in the worship services, often just before the sermon. As scriptural illustrations, they gather up the congregation's attention before the sermon and focus it forward.
They can also act as catalysts to bring a theater group together, or to facilitate discussion, or just to have some meaningful fun. And since these dramas can generally be presented with two or three actors, and minimum sets, they're easy to put on.
Use them as templates, too. Drama ministries get artists involved, and artist’s creates new and interesting ways to present the Gospel. Let these plays encourage you to create your own short plays designed specifically to address issues important to your church.
If you purchase a copy for yourself and each cast member, each play may be presented at least three times within a year from the date you purchase cast member copies.
In this, the 5th volume of short plays, we center on the fruits of the Spirit - Galatians 5:22:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Self-control): against such there is no law.
Here are brief descriptions of the plays:
Loving Who (Love)
When you show up and root for your kid at a basketball game, does that mean you love him? Maybe yes, Maybe no.
A Joy So Deep (joy)
Can joy exist in the darkest places - in the valley of the shadow? Can Jesus dwell within the terror? His is a joy so deep.
See How it All Works Out (joy)
The joy of giving is in the heart, not necessarily in the gift. As if the shock of giving too much.
Mums the Word (joy)
Joy takes great joy in her rare mums. She’s won prizes with them, but she also gets a lot of satisfaction working with them in her garden. But what might her joy be when they’re destroyed?
Peace Like a Hallway (peace)
We’re at an inner city high school and a student has been murdered. Many of the students know who did it, but they’re afraid they might be next if they say anything. Will peace ever return to these hallways?
I Want It Now (longsuffering - patience)
When you need an idea, don’t expect it to come from your guardian angel. He’ll keep you alive, but the rest is between you and God.
A Gentle Force (gentleness)
A young Christian woman from an abusive home has chosen to leave the church and the Lord and move in with a wealthy, worldly man. Meet the gentle force who comes to her aid.
Bully (gentleness)
Lumpy is a 15-year old terror. He’s a bully is every sense of the word. Tim, at 13, knows he’s no match for his physically, but maybe he can beat him spiritually. Or maybe “beat” isn’t the right word.
Good for Ramsey (goodness)
Ramsey Smith is in prison for armed robbery and assault. Although he’s from a Christian family, no one visits him until Sybil Towns, a young woman who just wants to do some good in the world, decides to. When the visit ends, neither leaves with what they expect.
The Faith of Toni Snow (faith)
Raised by a Christian aunt, Toni Snow takes it hard when she dies. But while she traverses the grief, she develops a relationship with her Lord and brings her to a small Amazon River dock, a dock where she waits, money running out, for the Lord to use her.
The Meek Executor (meekness)
Max looks up from his work to find his four older siblings ready to lynch him. Their father has just died and Max is the executor of his estate. A key provision of their dad’s trust will cost of them a $million dollars each. Will Max bend to the threats?
Marcie and Greg Take A Walk (Self-control)
Marcie and Greg have been going out for 6 months. They’re reached that place in their relationship when they’re mostly just trying to get to know one another. Marcie, however, wants more, will Greg risk everything to
William Kritlow
Indiana born, California raised, a Christian at 9, a returning prodigal at 37, I published my first books with Thomas Nelson Publishing Company when I was 50 and now have 7 novels in print, and a number of non-fiction books, some with, some without my name on them. I'm currently pioneering a Theater Arts Program for adults and children in Fountain Valley, CA. God is working faithfully in His children's lives. My passion is to explore His love and grace.
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12 Short Christian Plays on The Fruits of the Spirit - William Kritlow
12 Short Christian Plays
The Fruits of the Spirit
By
William Kritlow
Galatians 5:22:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Self-control): against such there is no law.
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2011 William Kritlow
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Additional Permissions: If you purchase a copy for each cast member each play may be presented at least three times within a year from purchase of the cast member copies. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, email: mailto:billkritlow@gmail.com
Cover Art by Sally Truong: sally@inkit-printing.com
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Table of Contents
Author’s Introduction
Loving Who
(Love)
When you show up and root for your kid at a basketball game, does that mean you love them? Maybe yes, Maybe no.
A Joy So Deep
(joy)
Can joy exist in the darkest places - in the valley of the shadow? Can Jesus dwell within the terror? His is a joy so deep.
See How it All Works Out
(joy)
The joy of giving is in the heart, not necessarily in the gift. As is the shock of giving too much.
Mums the Word
(joy)
Joy takes great joy in her rare mums. She’s won prizes with them, and she gets a lot of satisfaction working with them in her garden. So what might her joy be when they’re destroyed?
Peace Like a Hallway
(peace)
We’re at an inner city high school and a student has been murdered. Many students know who did it, but they fear they might be next if they talk to the police. Will peace ever return to these hallways?
I Want It Now
(longsuffering - patience)
When you need an idea, don’t expect it to come from your guardian angel. He’ll keep you alive, but the rest is between you and God.
A Gentle Force
(gentleness)
A young Christian woman from an abusive home has chosen to leave the church and the Lord and move in with a wealthy man of the world. Meet the gentle force who comes to her aid.
Bully
(gentleness)
Lumpy is a 15-year old terror, a bully in every sense of the word. One of Lumpy’s targets is 13-year old Tim who knows he’s no match for Lumpy physically, but perhaps he can beat him spiritually. Or maybe beat
isn’t the right word.
Good for Ramsey
(goodness)
Ramsey Smith is in prison for armed robbery and assault. Although from a Christian family, no one visits him until Sybil Towns, a young woman who just wants to do good in the world, decides to. When the visit ends, neither leaves with what they expect.
The Faith of Toni Snow
(faith)
Raised by a Christian aunt, Toni Snow takes it hard when her beloved aunt dies. While she navigates through the grief, she develops a relationship with her Lord that brings her to a small dock on the Amazon River, a dock where she waits, money all but gone, for the Lord’s next directions.
The Meek Executor
(meekness)
Max’s four older siblings are about ready to lynch him. Their father has just died and Max, as the executor of the estate, stands between each of them inhereting a $million dollars. How will Max deal with their threats?
Marcie and Greg Take A Walk
(Self-control)
Marcie and Greg have been going out for 6 months. Each believes they’ve come to a place where there are decisions to make. Greg decides to make a big one.
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Author’s Introduction
As Christians mature, as the Holy Spirit’s work within us transforms us from children of the world to Children of God, we exhibit, with greater consistency, what God calls, the Fruits of the Sprit. Galatians 5:22 identifies them: as love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:
and against such there is no law.
These twelve short plays explore ways these fruits are displayed in the Christian’s life. In the cases of Joy and Gentleness, I’ve written more than one. And since Meekness is also one of the Beatitudes, another short play on Meekness, also appears in my eBook: The Next 10 Short Christian Plays: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/83908
Of course, these are just snap shots. But I’ve tried to be true to God’s Word, while making them unique, interesting, and, above all, entertaining. If you have comments or suggestions about these or others of my plays, email me at: mailto:billkritlow@gmail.com
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Loving Who
a short play by William Kritlow
© 2011 Kritlow
Cast:
Queeg - adult
Brad - adult
Galatians 5:22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Set: A bench upon which two men can sit. (Or, if casting requires, two adult anythings)