Description
Slaughter of the Innocent
Bible Ref: Matthew 26 -27; Mark 14 -15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19
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:
The Jewish Trial
Peter Denies Jesus Three Times
Judas Returns Thirty Pieces of Silver
The Roman Trial
Herod Meets Jesus
Pilate Releases Barabbas
The Crown of Thorns and the Flogging
Jesus is Crucified
The Two Criminals Crucified with Jesus
John and Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Jesus Dies
The Centurion Believes
Joseph of Arimathea Asks for the Body of Jesus
Guards Stationed by Jesus' Tomb
Jesus Dies (Short Sketch… follows on from John and Mary, the Mother of Jesus)
Jesus: I’m thirsty… Please get me a drink…
The soldiers ran for a sponge, soaked it and jammed it onto the end of a hyssop branch. They held up the sour wine and Jesus drank. He shook the drops from his mouth and called out again.
Jesus: It’s done, at last it’s over.
Soldier: What’s he talking about?
Jesus: It’s finished. Father – into your hands I commit my spirit.
And with that he bowed his head, breathed his last and died. In the same moment there was an earthquake, tombs cracked and split open, and the bodies of many of the dead arose refreshed and alive again. The curtain in the Temple hiding the holiest place from the people was torn in two, rendering access for everyone.
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