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| | | | |  | AGNUS DEI | By: Michael W. Smith, Arranger: Lloyd Larson | A modern sacred classic by contemporary Christian artist Michael W. Smith is touched with arranging excellence in this offering for Holy Week or anytime. Elegant fluid part-writing and a supportive keyboard part characterizes this beautiful selection. |
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| |  | AM I GUILTY? | A seven-part Lenten candle-extinguishing series | By: Audrey Surma | (Duration: 6 scenes, 3-5 minutes per scene; Speaking Cast: 1 female, 1 male, 2-7 total cast) | These meditations for Lent and Easter are a serialized Tenebrae service. A reader extinguishes one candle each Sunday of Lent after presenting a third-person account about these characters: 1. Caiaphas, 2. Moneychangers, 3. Voice from the Mob, 4. Claudia (Pilate's wife), 5. Barabbas and 6. Cornelius (a centurion). "Am I... read more |
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| |  | THE ANIMALS CELEBRATE EASTER | Children's sermons for the Easter season | By: William C. Hassel | (Duration: 6 scenes, 2-3 minutes per scene; Speaking Cast: 1 female, 1 male, 2-12 total cast) | These charming, kid-friendly children's sermons are told from the standpoint of animals and insects who witnessed the first Easter. Each Sunday a costumed animal character holds a spirited conversation with the pastor, telling his version of the events that unfolded years ago. The use of animals to tell the story holds special appeal to children while... read more |
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| |  | ASH WEDNESDAY - THE DAY OF ATONEMENT | A dramatized worship service serving as the gateway to Lent | By: June M. Todd | (Duration: 30-45 minutes; Speaking Cast: 7 either, 7 total cast; Flexibility: gender flexible) | Two narrators and four penitents give readings from the Psalms while telling the history of the early church's observance of Lent. Included in the narrative flow are three New Testament stories illuminating the significance of our Lord's sacrifices. This Scripture-based service of atonement and renewal accommodates two versions of the application of ashes to the... read more |
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| |  | AT THE CROSS | Biblical monologues with Lenten candles | By: Bradley N. Hill | (Duration: 8 scenes, 2-3 minutes per scene; Speaking Cast: 1 female, 3 males, 4-17 total cast) | Characters walk from the pages of Scripture into your sanctuary to express how their lives overlapped and intertwined with Jesus in the wake of his impending crucifixion. Their feelings range from skepticism to grief, but all were deeply affected by the man Jesus and his ministry. Each character extinguishes one candle every week to symbolize a growing darkness... read more |
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| |  | BITTER WITH THE SWEET | By: Patricia Mock, Arranger: Bobbi Heastings, Author: Charles Orr | This heartfelt lyric from our treasury of hymn literature is not often set. A new melody adds a contemporary sensibility in this version, and the well-designed arrangement is filled with beautiful moments to explore expressiveness. A gently supportive piano part weaves a tender spirit throughout this worshipful anthem for Lent, communion or anytime. |
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| |  | THE BURDEN | A Lenten drama | By: Greg L. Sullivan | (Duration: 15 minutes; Speaking Cast: 2 males, 1 either, 3 total cast) | Burdens both literal and figural are central to this short drama. A man encumbered by a heavy bag slowly trudges toward his destination of “freedom.” He struggles under the weight of his failures and bad memories. Then he meets the Liberator, a Christ figure, who offers to help shoulder the load, but says , “I can’t take it from you—you have to give it to me.” A... read more |
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| |  | THE CASE OF THE CONSPICUOUS CROSS | A Lenten play for youth | By: Keith Ellerbrock | (Duration: 20 minutes; Speaking Cast: 1 female, 2 males, 6 either, 9 total cast) | We all have crosses to bear—but none as obvious as Sam's. It's huge, it's cumbersome and it's inconvenient. Humor ensues as Jesus asks him to carry it throughout his day and he reluctantly agrees. First stop: work. His boss observes, "Ever since you got that cross, you haven't been making the kind of deals that put the company ahead." He loses a promotion. Then... read more |
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