ARMOR OF GOD PUPPET SCRIPT
In this puppet skit, Melody enters singing a current, popular secular song. Unfortunately, chances are that many of the children have already heard it. You can use the skit as it is written or simply replace these lyrics with any other current, popular song lyrics that are displeasing to God. This song was chosen because at the time of writing this (05/28/2005), A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shabooezy has been on the top of the charts for over a year.
Melody: (enters singing) Everybody at the bar gettin tipsy, everybody at the…
Sergeant Cornbread: (enters loudly) Halt! Drop and give me fifty for singing that filth in church! Then you’re going to run, run until you collapse!
Melody: (a little frightened) What? Why? What did I do wrong?
Granny Grace: (enters in a hurry) Sergeant Cornbread, stop that! You’re scaring her. Nobody is doing push-ups or running or being punished in any way.
Sergeant Cornbread: Did you hear what she was singing? In church!
Carlos: (enters a little confused) What’s all the shouting about? I’m sorry I’m a little late but my mom…
Sergeant Cornbread: Late is unacceptable! Drop and give me fifty!
Granny Grace: Stop that this instant! What did I tell you about push-ups and running? We won’t be doing any of that in church.
Sergeant Cornbread: It’s good for you, unlike that song Melody was singing.
Granny Grace: That may be so, but there is a time and a place for everything and church is not the place for military punishments.
Sergeant Cornbread: Church is not the place to be singing songs like that!
Granny Grace: Maybe so, but let’s show Melody some grace and the love of Jesus instead of being so swift to judge.
Sergeant Cornbread: You’re right, Granny Grace. I’m sorry, Melody. You know I love you, but I was just a little shocked to hear that out of you.
Carlos: I heard you singing it earlier. I heard that song one time at school and it was stuck in my head for a week.
Melody: I know! That’s what happened to me. I was at my friend’s house and her mom was playing it while she was cleaning the house and now I can’t get it out of my head. I’m sorry I was singing it in church. I know the words of the song aren’t good or pleasing to God.
Sergeant Cornbread: You need to put on your Helmet of Salvation, Soldier! We need to be very careful about what we allow to enter our minds.
Carlos: That’s right. I’ve been studying our Bible verse and learning that when we fill our mind with God’s word that it will renew and protect our mind.
Granny Grace: Good job, Carlos.God tells us in Romans 12:2, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test & approve what God’s will is - his good, pleasing & perfect will.”
Melody: I don’t want to conform and be like everyone else in the world, that’s for sure. I want to obey God so he can transform me into everything he wants me to be so I can live my very best life. How do I renew my mind? I really need to renew it and get this stupid song out of there.
Sergeant Cornbread: You renew your mind by filling it with God’s word. God’s word will clean up our mind from the old way of thinking before we knew Jesus and God’s word will protect our mind from believing anything that isn’t good or godly.
Carlos: When I’m unsure about something, I like how I can always go to God’s word to find out what God’s will or plan is. The Bible will let me know what’s wrong and what’s right.
Granny Grace: Absolutely, Carlos! Just like it says in Romans 12:2.
Melody: Thank you all for helping me with this. I am going to go listen to some good godly music and learn my Bible verse so I can renew my mind and get this song out of my head! (exits)
Carlos: Good idea, Melody. Wait up, I’ll help you. (exits)
Sergeant Cornbread: Everyone else can do push-ups. Attention!
Granny Grace: Absolutely, not! Let’s go, Sergeant Cornbread! (exits)
Sergeant Cornbread: It was worth a try. At ease, soldiers. (exits)
