DRAMA - NAME OF JESUS, YEAR C
Bible reference: Philippians 2:5-11
A WAY WITH WORDS
CHARACTERS: Four people
People 1 to 4 enter and stand in a line across the front of the stage area. This script could be memorised or done as readers theatre.
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(Clears throat and begins) Your attitude . . .
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3:
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Your disposition . . .
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Should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God . . .
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4:
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(Gets a bit carried away) Holy, divine, Creator, Lord . . .
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(Cuts in, glaring at 4) Did not consider equality with God something to be grasped . . .
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4:
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(Getting carried away) Retained and held on to at all costs, and I'll zap the first person who tries to take it away from me! (Notices the others who are all looking at him/her in astonishment) Err . . . sorry.
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(Glares at 4) But, (Continues on) made himself nothing, taking on the very nature of a servant . . .
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4:
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(Sulking) Down-trodden doormat!
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Being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man he humbled himself . . .
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4:
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(Showing off his/her word power) Degraded, demeaned, effaced and humiliated himself!
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(Rolling eyes at 4) And became obedient to death . . .
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1: (Looks at 4 surprised) That's it?
4: Yes, I think that pretty well sums it up, don't you?
1: Err . . . yes. I suppose so.
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Suppose so! You just suppose so! When Jesus died on the cross it was the most incredible, amazing, awesome . . .
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2: (Chipping in) Wonderful . . .
4: (To 2) Thank you.
3: (Also chipping in) Marvellous . . .
4: (To 3) Yes! Most fantastic sacrifice he made for us!
1: (Flustered) Ah . . . right, now where was I . . .?
2: (Helpfully) He became obedient to death.
3: Even death on the cross!
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(Embarrassed) Alright, thank you. (Clears throat) Therefore God exalted him . . .
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2: Uplifted him . . .
3: Raised him . . .
4: Honoured, promoted and elevated him . . .
1: To the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name . . .
2: Title . . .
3: Designation . . .
4: Appellation . . .
3: (To 4, impressed) Hey, that's a good one!
2: You really have a way with words, you know. (4 tries to look modest)
1: (Rolling eyes) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . .
2: Kneel . . .
3: Worship . . .
4: (Getting carried away again) Praise, adore, laud, magnify, glorify . . .
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(Cutting in loudly) In heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess . . .
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2: Acknowledge . . .
3: Declare . . .
4: Admit, avow, profess . . .
1: That Jesus Christ is Lord . . .
2: King . . .
3: Sovereign . . .
4: (Getting carried away) Saviour, Redeemer, Deliverer, Messiah, Holy One . . .
1: Alright, they get the message!
4: Almighty, Creator, Eternal, Son of the Most High God . . .
1: Stop it!
4: Lamb of God, Light of the world . . .
2: (Joining in) Prince of Peace . . .
3: (Joining in too) The way, the truth and the life
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Oh, for heaven's sake! (Starts pushing the other three off stage, they continue as 4 pushes them)
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4: Good Shepherd . . .
1: Bread of Life . . .
2: Cornerstone . . .
4: Love . . . (1 gives the others a mighty shove off the stage area)
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(Comes back and finishes) To the glory of God the Father. (Exits)
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© Verena Johnson 2000
Permission is given for the owner of this disk to make sufficient copies of this script for their group or congregation, for rehearsal and performance purposes only.
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