ARMOR OF GOD PUPPET SKITS
Sergeant Cornbread: (enters loudly and commanding) Straighten up, troops! No slouching! Get those shoulders back!
Granny Grace: (enters) Sergeant Cornbread, what did I tell you about yelling at these kids?
Sergeant Cornbread: I’m not yelling. I’m just making sure they can hear me way in the back. I want everyone to sit up straight and pay attention.
Granny Grace: I’ll allow it, but they’re not doing push-ups.
Sergeant Cornbread: Awe. come on. It gets the blood flowing.
Granny Grace: The only blood I want to hear you talking about is the sweet blood of Jesus that saves us from our sins!
Sergeant Cornbread: Yes, ma’am!
Melody: (enters) Good morning, everyone! Has anyone seen Carlos? He was supposed to meet me before church but I can’t find him anywhere.
Granny Grace: It’s not like Carlos to be late, especially for church.
Sergeant Cornbread: Late is unacceptable!
Granny Grace and Melody: We know!
Melody: He did get the new video game that just came out that everyone was standing in line for hours to get. His friends came over last night to play it, but he said he was still coming to church.
Carlos: (enters yawning and tired) Sorry I’m late. I overslept.
Sergeant Cornbread: Late is unacceptable!
Granny Grace: Sergeant Cornbread!
Carlos: I know. I finally got the game I’ve been waiting for all year and my friends came over and we stayed up all night playing.
Granny Grace: That’s okay. You’re here now and you can help everyone with the Bible verse like we planned. Please recite the verse.
Carlos: Umm. Well. I don’t know it. I spent so much time trying to get my game and planning and waiting in line and all the excitement… I forgot to study my Bible verse.
Sergeant Cornbread: (loudly blurts out) You’re a disgrace, soldier!
Granny Grace: (shocked) Sergeant Cornbread! He’s not a disgrace! Don’t ever call anyone that!
Sergeant Cornbread: You’re right. I’m sorry, Carlos. You’re not a disgrace. All those years of being a drill sergeant will do that to me sometimes. I’m working on it.
Carlos: That’s okay. I forgive you, but I do wish I would have learned my Bible verse.
Melody: Speaking of wishes, remember King Solomon and his dream?
Carlos: Yes, I remember. God told Solomon that he could ask for anything at all and God would give it to him.
Granny Grace: That was even better than a wish because wishes are imaginary and God’s promises are real.
Melody: Solomon asked for wisdom to be a godly king. Solomon put God first and because he put God first he had all the other blessings in life. He was the richest king that ever was.
Carlos: You’re right. Maybe I should throw away my video game and put God first.
Sergeant Cornbread: Slow your march, soldier! There’s nothing wrong with your video game. It’s good, clean fun. We need good, clean fun in our lives, but we have to put God first. It’s good to get outside and play and there is nothing wrong with playing games.
Granny Grace: That’s right. Jesus is the only way to heaven, he’s our rock and salvation. We’re lost without him. When we put God first, everything else falls into place.
Melody: Like our Bible verse says, “But seek first his kingdom & his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Mathew 6:33.
Carlos: You’re right. I should have learned my Bible verse first and then started playing my game. I shouldn’t have stayed up all night before church either.
Sergeant Cornbread: Once me and my old buddy David were up for days spying on the enemy right outside their camp…
Granny Grace: (quickly interrupts) Sergeant Cornbread! We will not be telling war stories in church! Let’s go! (exits)
Sergeant Cornbread: Awe, yes ma’am. (exits)
Carlos: I’m going to go learn my Bible verse. (exits)
Melody: Good idea! (exits)
