Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
THE F WORDS
On a cruise to celebrate his 50th birthday, a man struggles with where
his life has gone, what it means and the emptiness he feels. He considers
whether to take a new risk at this stage in life.
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8;
The American Resolution
A series of people make their list of resolutions for the New Year.
Ecclesiastes 3:1; 8:5
FIVE MORE MINUTES
Here we get a
peek at David in an all-too-familiar day at the office. David has a problem
with over committing and not setting priorities. His lack of planning
causes trouble with his boss, his wife, his coworkers and even a stranger.
This
sketch hits close to home for many of us who feel overworked and stressed.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; 8:5-7
SCHEDULING OURSELVES TO DEATH
To show, through hyperbole,
how easy it is to get bogged down with a busy schedule, no matter what
you age or occupation.
Ecclesiastes 4
DOG EAT DOG
One of the biggest challenges to male
friendships is competition. Men seem driven to edge each other out in
even the smallest ways. Sometimes such competition pushes a friendship
to the brink of destruction, especially when fueled by revenge.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
AMONG FRIENDS
Three friends meet to watch the March Madness NCAA basketball
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999
On New Year's Eve, 1999, a young computer
programmer who has worked on the Y2K project, can let go of the worry
about what might happen if all the computers did not get corrected. Minutes
before midnight, his friends remind him that having people who stand together
with one who is anxious is better security than any technology can provide.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
BLIND INVESTMENTS
Joe is trying
to balance the family checkbook and chides Shelly for her extravagance
— she bought two loaves of bread for the week when the family clearly
only needs one. Shelly, at her wits’ end with Joe’s “financial
savvy” and what it’s doing to their checking account, has called
a Christian financial consultant to help out. This humorous script is
a good discussion starter on financial responsibility.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
BIGGER AND BETTER
A husband and wife worry about how affluence heightens
both their own and their teenage son's materialist expectations.
Ecclesiastes 10:8-9
A WAY WITH PEOPLE
It's not often we're forced to think
seriously about our selfishness and the effect it has on our relationships.
But every once in a while, when our failures are too large to deny, we
come face to face with the fact that we care more about ourselves than
those around us. When we allow ourselves to operate on autopilot, we tend
to use people instead of love them as Christ commanded. This sketch, in
true mime style, exaggerates this tendency to mammoth proportions. But
the message comes through loud and clear: don't use people for your own
benefit or you'll face the consequences.
