Description
Starry, Starry Night…
Bible Ref: Matthew 1 & 2; Luke 1
Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as
individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to read the linking text as well as the
characters in the scene itself.
List of scenes:
A Birth in Bethlehem
Joseph Proposes, Mary is Pregnant
The Shepherds
A Shepherd Tells His Mother
The Wise Men
Simeon and Anna – Jesus is Circumcised
A Birth in Bethlehem
The scene was set over Bethlehem. The small, sleepy town was about to play host to the greatest
awakening of all time. In a dark, dusty cave, a tired couple fell to the straw, exhausted by the
journey and the night. The place was little more than a shed, a few slats of wood fronting a cave
set in the hills.
Mary whispered: I’m so tired…
Joseph replied: Don’t worry; I’ll make a bed.
Their voices were strained, their throats dry from the travelling and their bodies weary from the
long day. Joseph busied himself with a makeshift bed of hay and blankets.
Continues ...
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