Born again and again...
Director's
Notes: I've known a number of people who have become a Christian a
dozen times. Well,
they think they have. When someone comes to know Christ, it's
a joyous experience
but following Christ is a long distance run (as I previously
mentioned.) What
happens when we 'lose that feeling' we had when we first became
saved? When we are
simply walking with Him through the highs and the lows? We
need to be confident
that God is working in us and He's not going anywhere :)
Cast:
Katie: A woman seeking
assurance.
John: Her husband.
Props:
2 chairs
Remote
Journal
Setting:
The Family room
(LIGHTS UP CENTER
STAGE where John is watching TV.)
Katie:
John? John?
John:
I'm in here, honey.
Katie:
John, you'll never believe what happened to me today!
John: (deadpan) You
stepped forward at an altar call.
Katie: I stepped
forward at an altar call!
John: (deadpan) You've
become born again.
Katie: I've become
Born again!
John: (deadpan) And
you've been filled with the Holy Spirit.
Katie: I'm now filled
with the Holy Spirit!
John: (deadpan) Congratulations.
(pulls out a book and writes in it)
Katie: What
are you doing?
John:
I'm writing down this momentous event in this book here.
Katie: Cool! That's
so thoughtful of you!
John: No problem.
I'll just chronicle this under SAVED along with the other entries.
Katie: What
other entries?
John:
You know, the other 10 times you've become Born Again in the past year.
Katie: Oh but
this one was different!
John: Different huh?
Katie: Yeah. I'm sure
I wasn't saved before. Those times weren't nearly as
emotional. I mean,
this one was Special!
John: (writes) Special.
Okay, the last one you said was Wonderful.
Katie: Uh huh.
John: And before that
we had Splendorous, Majestic, Magnificent, Breath-taking,
Amazing, Brilliant,
and Glorious.
Katie: Really?
John: Katie, as your
devoted husband, can I share a bit of insight with you?
Katie: Sure. Just
don't wreck the mood.
John: That's
exactly what I'm talking about. It's not based on emotion. Katie, once
you realize the Father
has chosen you to be His, and once you trust in Jesus
because His sacrifice,
then the Holy Spirit lives inside you and you are His. At that
moment you're saved.
You don't need to keep doing it again and again just
because you've lost
the salvation high. You need to be confident in your adoption by
God.
Katie: Hmmm. I'm not
sure that that's Biblical.
John: Okay. Let's
find out. (opens the Bible and reads a verse) "For you have been
chosen by God to
inherit His plan of salvation. This is a gift of grace, not of anything
you can do on your
own. He is calling you to come forward, over and over, to assure
your spirit that
He is living inside you. And if the feeling of His gift leaves you, even
for a moment, enter
His gates again and He will save you once more!"
Katie:
Yeah! See? Exactly!
John:
I made that verse up.
Katie: Oh.
John: Let me read
you the real thing: "And because of what Christ did, all you
others too, who heard
the Good news about how to be saved, and trusted Christ,
were marked as belonging
to Christ by the Holy Spirit, who long ago had been
promised to all of
us Christians. His presence within us is God's guarantee that he
really will give
us all that He promised; and the Spirit's seal upon us means that God
has already purchased
us and that He guarantees to bring us to Himself. This is just
one more reason for
us to praise our glorious God. Ephesians 1: 13-14"
Katie: Hmmm. Now that
sounds special.
John: Yep. Even Majestic.
Katie: Yeah.
John: Or Glorious.
(teasing)
Katie: I get the point.
John: (Smiles)
(LIGHTS OUT)
END
(c) 1999 Dave Marsh
Born again and again...
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