LOSERS
by Craig Castleberry
Scripture: “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 10:39
Props: A Park Bench, a Cookbook, A Frisbee
Cast: A Guy and a Lady
Scene: Opens with a Lady reading a book while sitting at a park on a bench (You can vary this) A guy with a Frisbee runs in and pretends to throw it to himself. You can really make this part funny and grab the attention of those watching. Even intentionally miss it after throwing it up in the air and let it hit your head and react. Make it fun!
Guy: (Still throwing the Frisbee to himself) Hey, stop throwing it so hard!
Lady: (Looking annoyed as she looks up to see what is going on and frowning with confusion.) WHAT are you doing?
Guy: Playing Frisbee. It isn’t as much fun as I thought, I just bought it this morning.
Lady: (Laughing out loud) Don’t you know that someone is supposed to throw it to you and then you throw it back? You have got to be kidding me.
Guy: Well, the box didn’t say anything about that. Most games say...you know...”2 to 4 players” ...Like on those Milton Bradley games.
Lady: O.....K Then, could you go throw it to yourself maybe way over there? I am trying to find my life, you know, search deep within and find myself. So let me read and have a nice day.
Guy: You can find that? IN A COOKBOOK!?!?!
Lady: Hey, you play your game and I will read my book. Deal?
Guy: (Slowly walking away and looks back getting ready to say something. Stops, walks away a few more steps. Then quickly walks back to the lady.) Look, I am not sure what part of your life you will find in that cookbook, but it won’t last long...whatever it is. ESPECIALLY if you eat it!!
Lady: And your point is?
Guy: Ummm...with you looking for answers to life in a cookbook and me playing Frisbee without another player, it just seems like we are doing things the wrong way.
Lady: But, I love cooking, so the answers to my life must be wrapped up in this book.
Guy: And I love sports and playing outdoors, but I don’t think my answers come from a Frisbee!
Lady: But, cooking is all I do, all I think about, all I like.
Guy: And if you lost all of that cooking stuff, you would be miserable?
Lady: It would be the worst!
Guy: Maybe you need to lose it, then...
Lady: Lose cooking?
Guy: Yes, LOSE cooking.
Lady: No way, who would want to lose something they love so much? There has to be another way.
Guy: But, what if the only way to find your life was to lose it? I mean, right now, cooking IS your life.
Lady: You’re right. What if I am looking in the wrong place? Maybe losing cooking would be a good first step. My life as it is now would keep me from seeing the truth.
Guy: YES! And you know what else?
Lady: What?
Guy: What we were both doing just a few minutes ago we were doing alone. Someone else should be involved in our lives.
Lady: Right, someone who might just have the answers we are looking for.
Guy: So then if we give up our lives and talk with the one Who knows all and sees all and made all...
Lady: You mean...
Guy: Yes
Both: “God!”
Lady: I know I have heard that verse before. It is something about losing my life for His sake.
Guy: Sounds like church to me.
Lady: Then maybe we should go there.
Guy: My mom always said I could find a good many answers there. I just never wanted to go.
Lady: It’s not too late.
Guy: To go to church?
Lady: Yes, and to lose your life, Mr. Frisbee.
Guy: Well, actually my name is Norm. Short for Normal. (Laughing to himself)
Lady: OK Normal, let’s go throw some Frisbee.
(Both walking off stage)
Guy: Great, but I am giving it up soon. I guess this will make us both real losers.
Lady: And that IS a good thing. Ready? Catch!
(Offstage Guy yells out..."OWWWW!")
The End
Study Questions
What do you have in your life that you should give up?
Is there something in your life you think about more than God?
Is God a jealous God? HE WANTS YOUR TIME WITH HIM!
Some may say swimming is there life, volleyball, football, cheerleading, friends, skateboarding. Whatever it is, God wants more time than you would give to any of those things.
© 2004 by Craig Castleberry
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