John 11
POY! SKIT GUIDELINES:
- In a small group, participants might simply read their lines, or glance at their lines to get the idea so they can speak in their own words.
- Most POY! skits require no practice in advance.
- Have any small children play a brief part. Most scripts have an optional part for children, listed last under Participants.
- Most scripts have a Narrator who should read the script beforehand to see how to keep moving the story along.
- It is not necessary to employ costumes and objects, unless the skit recommends such.
- It is not required to have an audience watch the skit. All present may participate.
- Scripture and paraphrases, if any, usually appear in bold.
PARTICIPANTS:
Martha, who also serves as Narrator
Voice (of Jesus) Stand to one side, read slowly and loudly.
ThomasPrompter (Optional). Prompter shouts a brief line and Companions repeat it.
Companions (Optional): children and all adults that want to take part. Make sure Companions know who the Prompter is, and that they are to repeat Prompter’s words.
SCRIPT:
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Martha |
My sister Mary and I, Martha, of Bethany, sent word to Jesus that our brother Lazarus was ill. Â I found out later from John what Jesus told His disciples about that. |
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Voice |
I love Lazarus and his sisters very much. This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. |
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Martha |
But Jesus waited two days longer, before He told His disciples they’d go to Judea again. This disturbed the disciples. Listen to Thomas. |
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Thomas |
Rabbi, the Jews tried to stone You, and are You going there again? |
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Voice |
Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep. |
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Thomas |
Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover. |
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Voice |
I meant, Lazarus is dead. Let us go to him. |
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Thomas |
(Groan) Then let us go, too, so that we may die with Him! |
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Prompter & Companions |
Oh! We’re in for it now! |
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Martha |
When Jesus finally arrived at our house, He found that my brother Lazarus had been in the tomb four days. Many of the Jews had come to Mary and me, to console us. I had heard that Jesus was coming and went to meet Him. I told Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.†|
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Voice |
Martha, your brother will rise again. |
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Martha |
I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day. |
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Voice |
I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies. |
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Martha |
When Jesus saw Mary and the Jews with her weeping, He was deeply troubled in spirit. |
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Voice |
Where have you laid him? |
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Martha |
They took Him to the tomb, a cave. Â When we arrived at the tomb, Jesus wept. |
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Voice |
Remove the stone. |
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Martha |
Oh, Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days. |
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Voice |
I’ve told you, Martha, that if you believe, you will see the glory of God. (Shout loudly) Lazarus, come forth! |
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Martha |
My brother, who had died, came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings. We all screamed. |
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Prompter & Companions |
He’s come back to life! Look! Look! |
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Voice |
Unbind him. |
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Martha |
After seeing what Jesus had done, many of the Jews believed in Him. But some went to the chief priests and told them about it. |
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They convened a council, and plotted,†If we that man Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.†|
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Caiaphas, high priest that year, told them, “You’re not taking into account that it is expedient for us that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.†|
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From that day on, they planned together to kill Jesus. He no longer walked publicly among the Jews, and the chief priests gave orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him. |
DISCUSS:
What did Jesus mean when He told Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life?â€
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