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The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
by David A. Campton
THE BLACKSMITH Good Friday - Easter Day Monologue Holiday-makers! Damned nuisance if you ask me! Every year it's the same Hardly any work for the ten months after Pentecost, then they all flock into Jerusalem for the Passover. And they all want a few wee jobs done when they're he…
Looking for Love
Looking for Love
by David A. Campton
Monologue: Looking for Love John 8: 1-11 (A woman, clearly pregnant) I suppose I was looking for love, but I got more than I bargained for. Everyone talks about love... But there’s precious little of it about. When I was a kid, my Mum and my Dad both called me “Love...” “Love, wo…
The Man Must Die
The Man Must Die
by David A. Campton
The Man Must Die Monologue based on Caiaphas Matthew 21: 12-16; 26: 1-5: Mark 11: 15-18; Luke 19: 45-48; John 2: 13-21; 18: 12- 14 The man must die. He is worse than that madman in the desert that Herod disposed of a few years ago. John the Baptizer... We breathed a sigh of relie…
Nativity Pieces
Nativity Pieces
by Roy Jackson
Monologues for an alternative carol service written 2013 for Norbury Methodist Church by Roy Jackson Some supporting characters from the nativity story lead the worship. Gabriel I couldn't get anyone important for your carols tonight – Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, the Donkey – the…
I will follow you
I will follow you
by Michael Docker
Monologue Based on Luke 9:51-62 'I will follow you' Monologue – the voice of an (imaginary) Samaritan who encounters Jesus on the road to Jerusalem – based on Luke 9:51-62. Originally delivered in a soft Yorkshire accent, but would work with any regional accent. The accompanying …
Times and Seasons - Mary’s visit to Elizabeth
Times and Seasons - Mary’s visit to Elizabeth
by Marjorie Dobson
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth When Mary arrived she looked worn out. The journey was bound to be tiring in her condition and I know she’d not been having an easy time in her home town and with her gossiping neighbours. But as I saw her approaching I could feel the excitement building…
Times and Seasons - Expectation
Times and Seasons - Expectation
by Marjorie Dobson
Expectation That first faint fluttering of movement seems so insignificant that it can be dismissed as imagination. As the days pass and the growing continues and the stirring becomes stronger, then the realisation dawns that new life is beginning to make its presence felt. Conti…
Michal's Story
Michal's Story
by Rev. Margaret Roe
King Saul’s daughter, Michal, tells of her stormy marriage to David David’s Wives Two I Samuel 18:17-29 2 Samuel 3:12-16 2 Samuel 6:12-23 Michal’s Story When David first came to my father’s court I knew I loved him. He was in favour then. I was jealous when my older sister was pr…
The Bride
The Bride
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth tells of her marriage to Boaz – Ruth ch4 The bride In the cold light of morning my fears came back. I was impatient. What would happen when Boaz met this relative? What was he like? Would he want me? And if he did would I be happy with him? I was more than content for Boaz t…
The kind landowner
The kind landowner
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth reflects on the kindness of Boaz when she goes to glean in his field Ruth ch2 The kind landowner I don’t know why he was so kind. I hadn’t done anything to deserve it. I was a foreigner. A widow. I had no right to be here at all. But he spoke kindly to me. He not only allowe…
Coats at your feet
Coats at your feet
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic monologue/poem: Coats at your feet Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 7: 55 – 60 How could you just stand there watching with hatred and anger in your heart, but your eyes unaffected by the sight of that cruel death? How could you be so callous and calculating, plotting …
Thomas
Thomas
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Dramatic Monologue: Thomas Second Sunday of Easter - John 20: 19 – 31 It must have felt like walking into a nightmare. All those sensible, down-to-earth friends of yours, ranting and raving; telling you the most bizarre stories; jumping up and down with excitement, flinging …
On the move
On the move
by Marjorie Dobson
2nd Sunday in Lent Genesis 12: 1 – 4a Drama Monologue: On the move I see they’re off again! That couple next door. Some families always seem to be on the move, don’t they? Of course they’re not really from round here anyway. They’re foreigners. Been here a long time mind, but the…
Judas Monologue
Judas Monologue
by Michael Docker
A Judas monologue - Judas 'standing at a distance' watching the death throes of Jesus on the cross. Holding in one hand (or miming) a coin, and in the other a piece of bread (as from the Last Supper). Can be read from a central lectern, or acted without a lectern!!): My two hands…
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