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Arise & Shiners - CD Contents

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NOTE: Those sketches listed as sermon starters are open-ended, giving no answer to the problem, but setting up for the sermon to supply the answers.

A Child’s View of God© is a puppet sketch, a comical look at what kids think about God and the Bible. Can be 2 puppets, or 1 puppet and 1 person.

Broken Dreams© is about faith. Adapted from an old American folk tale, this sketch uses gentle humor and melancholy to illustrate Ps. 30:5 and Jer. 29:11. In the story-telling style, the narrators step in and out of character. view sample

Cash In the Attic© is a sermon starter about storing up treasures in Heaven and not depending on material things. Matt 6:19

Chosen© is a sketch about adoption and how seeking birth parents without first seeking God’s will can bring less than desired results. Good for Mother's Day or to honor adoptive parents. view sample

Christian Assistance Services© is a humorous sketch, written as a Sunday School (or Bible Study) recruitment tool.

DeTour© God didn’t promise a detour around problems; but He promised a guided tour through them. A humorous allegory about trials.

Got Plastic?© is a sermon starter on overspending. Written to work with a message on finances, it offers a tongue-in-cheek approach to a difficult subject.view sample

Hours Plus Advantage Card© While you can earn airline miles in a Mileage Plus Program, you can't earn your way into Heaven, no matter how many points you pile up. All they can buy is perhaps a church cookbook.

If God's So Loving© is a sermon starter on trials and why God allows bad things to happen.

Interior Designing© is a sketch that takes place at the local Home Improvement store and is about storing up treasures in Heaven. Matt 6:19.

Interviewing Enoch© is a sketch about faith when Barbra Waters interviews the patriarch Enoch. Listed in the Bible as a man who walked with God, Barbra digs deep to find out how he did that. Gen 5:22 & 24.

It’s A Good Thing© Rom. 8:28. A humorous sketch proving situations are not always what they seem. In the story-telling style, the narrators step in and out of character.

It's Not About Me© Life isn't about amassing the most money. It's about God and sharing Him. This sketch offers a unique plan to do that. view sample

Listen To Me© A sermon starter about parenting and follow-through.

Lost Dreams© A sermon starter about burdens, trials and lost dreams.

Love Is© - A readers theatre for two readers about based on 1 Cor. 13: 4-7

Ministers Minister© is a humorous sermon starter about ministering within and outside the church when two friends meet at the grocery store.

Obedience – A Choice© A sermon starter about faith and obedience, seen through the eyes of Abraham as he struggles with the decision he must make about Isaac.

Once Upon A Park Bench© We can see God in many forms and in many people. Part of this sketch is done in silence and uses a young child.

Pennies From Heaven© is a sketch about how something as small as a penny can remind us to trust in God.

The Gap© A sermon starter about how quickly communication disintegrates as a husband and wife lob grenades of anger at each other. view sample

The Mailroom© A sketch about giving thanks to God. Ps. 100:4

The Winkenby Shepherds© A Dr. Seuss style narrated pantomime about Pastor Appreciation. While there are only 2 speaking parts, this sketch uses a larger cast (9) than most. The pother parts are all pantomimed.

Two Frogs In A Bog© A humorous look at encouragement. 1Thes 4:18. In the story-telling style, the narrators step in and out of character. view sample

Who Do You See?© Do people see Jesus in you? This is a sketch about doing all things as unto God. In the story-telling style, the narrators step in and out of character. Col. 3:23