God’S Power in Action

By Phyllis Courtney

Gods Power in Action, is Phyllis first book published of eleven skits and plays which she feels were inspired by God. She studied the stories found in Gods word and always tried to write her skits and plays with a little humor injected when demonstrating Gods power and love as he interacted with his people. The characters on the front cover are actual people in her church congregation as they performed the skits found in this book. She found that audiences of all ages enjoyed the skits as they realized the truth found in the love of God. There are two Christmas plays and two Easter plays in this book, as well as, seven other skits based on the stories found in Gods Word.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503581654

Phyllis Courtney

Phyllis grew up in a large family of nine children which she is number seven. She has been married for forty-eight years to Roy Courtney. They had two children, Elizabeth (Beth) and Michael. She is the proud grandmother of two little grandsons, Lucas and Nicholas. Her daughter, Beth, died at the early age of eight. She and her husband have always enjoyed working in their local church ministries with people of all ages. Other than serving as a Sunday School Teacher, Women’s Ministry Treasurer in their church, Phyllis enjoys writing most all the plays and skits performed there. Her desire has always been to inject a little humor to bring to life God’s word, in her writings, for all ages to enjoy as they witness God’s love and power in action for his people.

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Rev. date: 06/29/2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Best Birthday Ever Christmas Play

The Rest Of The Story Christmas Play

The Purpose Jesus Is My Savior

The Real Meaning Of Easter Jesus Is Alive

Sticky Situations Story Of Jonah And The Whale

David And Goliath Jesus Is My Helper

Fishers Of Men Who Can Be Disciples?

Just One Encounter Story Of Zaccheus

Jesus Controls The Storm

Lazarus Come Forth

Jesus Is My Healer Jesus Heals The Leper

BEST BIRTHDAY EVER

Christmas Play

Characters:

A few children, a mom, a dad, and a clown.

Nativity Scene Characters: Mary, Joseph, Shepherd Boy, Three Wise Men, Inn Keeper, and an Angel.

Props:

Decorated Christmas tree, rocking chair, and manger.

Optional: Structures of some sort to represent the stable and the Inn.

Opening Stage Scene:

Christmas tree and a rocking chair on left side of stage.

Manger structure will be far right stage.

Optional: Building structure for the Inn will be Center Stage

All children: (Enter laughing and giggling as they walk upon the stage and sit down around and in front of the Christmas tree, facing the congregation.)

1st child: I’m so happy you all came to my Party! I just love Birthdays, don’t you?

All children: Yeah

2nd child: My best birthday party was last year because I had a clown come to my party.

Clown: (Comes in bouncing down center aisle like a clown would, goes over to someone and ask them to smell the flower on her chest, and when they do, she will spray them with water from the flower.)

Optional: (Clown could also have a bucket of loose flower pebbles which she becomes careless with and accidentally dumps it on some people who are sitting there watching the play. Clown then goes up and sits among the children in front of the tree.)

1st child: WOW! That must have been a fun party.

2nd child: Oh yes, it was a lot of fun.

1st child: What does everyone else like about their birthdays?

3rd child: I know, I know, I like all the presents I get!

Mom: (Enters carrying a bunch of gifts, and gives each child one. Then she sits down with the children.)

Clown: All these things are all really nice and fun, and all…but…my favorite birthday to remember is Jesus’ Birthday. Let’s ask your Daddy if he will please come in and read us the story about Jesus’ Birthday.

1st child: (Yells) "Daddy. (Breath) (Even louder) Daddy"

Daddy: (Yells) What do you kids want?

1st child: Daddy, will you please come and read us the story about Jesus’ Birthday?

Daddy: I would be happy to.

(Daddy comes up and sits in the rocking chair with his Bible. As the children turn slightly to face him, he begins to read)

(Have story already written up and daddy can place it in his Bible to read)

Daddy: A young virgin girl named Mary, lived in the village of Nazareth. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, who was a carpenter.

Mary: (enters from the left and stands on the floor level in the center of the stage.)

Daddy: An angel appeared before Mary one night with the bright lights of a many stars.

Angel appears: (Center Stage)

Mary: (looks up at angel and appears confused and frightened)

Angel: Do not be afraid Mary, for you are blessed. God’s has found favor in you and has chosen you to have a special child, and shall his name shall be called Jesus.

Daddy: Though Mary had fear in her heart, she said

Mary: This cannot be, because I have not known a man?

Angel: The Holy Spirit will be present as the power of the highest shall over power you; therefore, the child to be born of you shall be the Son of God.

Mary: Behold, I am a handmaid of the Lord; let it be unto me according to his word.

Angel: (exits)

Mary: (exits)

(Brief Pause)

Daddy: "Mary is