This sketch is about the miracle of feeding the five thousand. However it does try to make the point that just as Jesus worked a miracle in the life of one boy, so he can still work a miracle with each one of us. The sketch requires only two people.
1: Long ago
2: 2000 years B.F.
1: B. F?
2: Before Facebook.
1: They just had sermons.
2: Sermons?
1: Yes, sermons on mounts,
2: And parables,
1: Parables on lost sheep.
2: Very uncomfortable!
1: There were talks for tax gatherers
2: And chats for children.
1: Who did?
2: He did!
1: Who did he did?
2: A carpenter.
1: A what?
2: From Nazareth.
1: Where?
2: And once he had 5000.
1: Sheep?
2: No! people come to listen.
1: It was a great sermon.
2: Marvellous parables.
1: Wonderful spirit.
2: No food.
1: Pardon?
2: Sorry, forgot about the caterers!
1: You mean no chip butties!
2: Not one.
1: No MacDonald’s!
2: Sorry.
1: Not even a cup of tea!
2: Fraid not!
1: UGH! (holds stomach)
2: Perhaps we could ask them to share.
1: Share what?
2: Any packed lunches they’ve brought.
1: You mean,
2: Appeal to their better nature,
1: Awaken their sense of charity,
2: Ask if they are willing to share,
1: And be trampled in the stampede.
2: ….(looks for stampede)
1: ….(looks for stampede)
2: He’s a bit small for a stampede!
1: Five lumpy loaves,
2: And two clapped out kippers.
1: If we feed that lot,
2: With this lot,
1: It’ll be a miracle!
2: That’s a good idea says Jesus.
1: So he miracled,
2: And miracled,
1: And,
2: Yum! Yum!
1: I’m full!
2: My compliments to the chef.
1: How about a tip?
2: Our tip is,
1: Don’t think your gifts are too small,
2: And no use to Jesus.
1: Bring your gifts to him,
2: And see how he’ll use them,
1: In fact to sum up,
2: They’ll multiply!
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Community of Christ Leeds House Church Website.
