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Synopsis

In this short skit, a Christian couple, Jonathan and Jeanie, have two sisters, Caron and Vivian over for dinner. After the dinner, however, the couple find themselves struggling to answer simple questions that the two sisters’ ask.

Caron: Hey, thanks for having us over for dinner.Vivian: The fried rice was terrific, Jeanie.Jeanie: Oh, thank you.

(Sits down)Jonathan: No one beats Jeanie’s fried rice!Jeanie: Would you care for another cup of tea? Caron: No, thank you.Jeanie: So, what now? A game of badminton? Jonathan: PINGPONG! Jeanie: MAHJONG?!Caron: Actually, Vivian and I were hoping that you two

could help us out with something.Jonathan: Sure, what is it?

Vivian: Well, you two go to church, right?Jonathan: We sure do! Don’t we, dear?Jeanie: Yes siree! Ten years now… and counting. Jonathan: We’re not ashamed to say that we’re Christians!Jeanie: No siree!Caron: Vivian and I have never gone to church. In fact,

we know very little about the Bible.Vivian: We figured since you were Christians, you read

the Bible…Jonathan: It’s the foundation of our faith.Jeanie: The B-I-B-L-E, yes, that’s the Book for me!

It’s a song. Caron: Vivian and I are curious about becoming

Christians and wanted to know if you could tell us about the Bible.

Jonathan: Well, of course we will.The Bible starts out with the book of Genocide…

Jeanie: Genesis…Jonathan: I mean Genesis. God created Adam and Eve and

put them in the Garden of Gethsemane.Vivian: Wait. I thought it was the Garden of Eden.Jonathan: Well . . . we know it was a garden of some sort,

don’t we?Jeanie: Adam and Eve spent their days walking through

the Garden, eating fruit and calling each other names.

Caron: I thought they named the animals.Jeanie: They did that too.

Jonathan: Not too long after they were kicked out of the Garden, the world got so bad that God decided to destroy it with a flood.

Jeanie: So Noah built an ark out of bulrushes big enough to house two of every kind of animal in the world. And after the flood, the ark landed on dry ground

Jonathan: Then those poor Israelites carried that ark around the wilderness for forty years.

Vivian: That seems almost impossible.Jeanie: That’s why so many died, turned into pillars of

salt, or were trampled by golden calves.Caron: Wow.Jonathan: That’s where Moses came in and walked across

the Red Sea with the Israelites in tow.

Caron: I thought Jesus walked on the water.Jonathan: In the Bible, everyone was walking on the water.Vivian: Didn’t Moses bring down the Ten

Commandments from a mountain?Jeanie: That’s right, he did.Vivian: What are the Ten Commandments?Jonathan: Well, uh . . . let’s see. Thou shalt not steal. Thou

shalt not kill. Jeanie: Thou shalt not lie. Oh, thou shalt make straight

A’s.Jonathan: Thou shalt recycle … and a bunch more like that. Vivian: As a kid, I remember hearing stories about David.Jonathan: Oh yes. David and Golgotha!Jeanie: You mean David and Goliath.

Jonathan: Certainly. You’re right. Goliath was from the land of Golgotha.

Jeanie: Then, of course, there is Samson and Jezebel.Caron: Wasn’t it Samson and “Delilah”? Jeanie: Yes, pardon me. “Jezebels” are the instruments

the angels played on that first Christmas night!Caron: How about those three guys in that fiery

furnace?Jeanie: You mean the three wise men? Jonathan: No. He’s talking about Shadrach, Meshach, and I- Better-Go! Vivian: They weren’t disciples, were they?Jeanie: Oh, no.Vivian: Then who were the disciples?

Jeanie: They were Jesus’ . . . school chums.Caron: Then who were the apostles?Jonathan: Uh, they were the cousins of the disciples.Vivian: Then who were the epistles?Jeanie: The epistles . . . oh, they were the wives of the

cousins of the disciples.Jonathan: And Jesus was a shepherd! Caron: I’m confused. I thought Jesus was a carpenter.Jonathan: Oh, He was. He was a carpenter for the

shepherds. He built corrals and fences . . . you know, for the sheep.

Vivian: And Jesus lived in Jerusalem.Jeanie: That’s right, until the walls fell down after the

Philistines marched around Jerusalem seven times because the Israelites would not share their five loaves and two fishes.

Vivian: The Bible seems so chaotic. Jonathan: Well that’s probably because there’s 166 books

to read.Caron: There are books in the Bible?Jeanie: Yeah, like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.Jonathan: Peter, Paul, and Mary!Jeanie: And don’t forget about Amos and Andy! Jonathan: Would you like for us to share with you the story of how Nickelodeon came to Jesus by night and asked how he could be born again? Jeanie: And how Jesus just stood there and looked up at

that little man in the tree and said, “Let My people go”?

Jonathan: And guess what? And there was light!Jeanie: Would you like us to tell you the whole story?Caron: Uh, no, thank you. Actually, it’s a little late. Vivian

and I have to pick up little Jacky at the babysitter’s.

Vivian: Thanks for having us over for dinner. Jeanie: And listen, you two. If you ever have any

questions about God, or the Bible, we’ll be glad to continue this conversation at another time.

Caron: So you two know your Bible pretty well? What you just told us was true?

Jonathan: For the most part! Hey, we’re Christians . . . we know the Bible. Right, Jeanie?

Jeanie: Yes siree!

Vivian: It sounds so different from what I remember.Jonathan: It’s a new millennium, Vivian.(Jonathan and Jeanie say their good-byes and then go back into the house and sit together at the table)Jonathan: That felt good. Jeanie: What felt good?Jonathan: It felt good to share God’s Word. Did you have

any idea what you were talking about?Jeanie: No.Jonathan: … Neither did I.Jeanie: Where’s that Bible? Jonathan: It must be around here somewhere. Jeanie: I saw it on the bookshelf about a year ago. Jonathan: I think I saw it in the trunk of the car.

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Lesson

Recently, the youth group has been talking about witnessing to other people. Obviously, we, as Christians, want to do a much better job than the couple in the play about sharing the gospel. We want to be prepared when the time comes, so study hard, act modest, and good luck!