Skit for Church or Youth Group
with 'Ron/Rhonda Reacher' and 'Don/Donna Doubter' and God's voice from above. 'Narrator' Bible verses can be read by multiple people. Slides add emphasis.
Narrator: Ron Reacher can see that his friend Don Doubter is upset. Don has a lot of questions.
Ron Reacher: Don, I know you've been going through some tough times lately. I wanted to tell you I'm here for you.
Don Doubter: Ron, why did this happen? I just don't get it.
Ron: I don't know why, but I know God has a plan for you. He loves you.
Don: How can I believe in God at a time like this? Am I supposed to believe in an all-powerful, all-knowing, loving Creator God?
Ron: Why don't you ask Him?
Don: Okay, God, if you're even there, why don't you show your 'holy glory' with a sign from heaven?
God (echoing voice from offstage): I did. (Slide 1 Fire on Mt Sinai)
Narrator: 'There was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.' (from Exodus 19:16-18)
Ron: God showed his holy power many times in many different ways.
Don: I get it, God is powerful. But, God who are you really?
God: Look and see. (Slide 2 Galaxy)
Narrator: The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. They speak without a sound, yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. (From Psalms 19)
Ron: You see Don, the majesty of the heavens, the beauty of the Earth, the details in a butterfly wing, even the information coded in DNA all point to an incredibly ingenious, intelligent Creator.
Don: Huh, Guess that makes sense. But God, how do we know what you want us to do?
God: I told you. (Slide 3 Bible)
Narrator: 'Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples.' (Exodus 19:5) And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children.' (Deuteronomy 6: 5-7a)
Don: That all sounds great on paper, but what about real-life? How can we know what to do?
God: I will help you. (Slide 4 Holy Spirit)
Narrator: 'Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant...I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. (Jeremiah 31: 31a, 33a) The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.' (John 14:26)
Ron: When we invite him in, the Holy Spirit will guide us.
Don: But why me? Why do bad things happen to me?
God: My ways are higher than your ways. (from Isaiah 55:9) (Slide 5 Perseverance)
Narrator: 'When troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.' (James 1: 2-3)
Don: Okay, so God the Father is teaching me something. But why does it matter if we're just going to die anyway?
God: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) (Slide 6 Resurrection)
Narrator: 'Christ died for our sins...He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said...Our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory.' (1 Corinthians 15:3b,4,53,54)
Ron: When we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, he promises us eternal life with him.
Don: But how can I have hope for the future when things just get worse and worse?
God: 'For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' (Jeremiah 29:11) (Slide 7 Second Coming)
Narrator: 'And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately. And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens...And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.' (Matthew 24: 6,30)
Don: So,God, if you are so powerful and loving, why don't you do something now about all the pain and suffering in the world?
God: I did, I created you!
