The 411 on the 316
John 3:16
Psalm 90:12
Cast: Two men of any
age. One could be young and up on all
the current lingo and the other older if desired, but two of the same age will
work as well. Younger cast members may
need to listen to the theme
song to Hawaii Five-0.
Set: Any. Action moves with dialogue and gesturing.
Lights come up with both men center stage.
P1: Saw you downtown
yesterday.
P2: Yep. Was trying to get the 411 on what that big
crowd was about.
P1: What?
P2: The 411. C’mon, I was trying to the information about
what was happening.
P1: And?
P2: It started with
the 911.
P1: What?
P2: C’mon now. Somebody called in an emergency.
P1: Yeah, OK, I know
that one. And?
P2: The next thing
you know the “Five Oh” is on the scene.
P1: The who? What?
P2: The PoPo. You know the police. Hawaii Five O. Da Da Da Da Da Da, Da Da Da Da Da..
P1: Yeah, sure. Book ‘em Danno.
P2: I’m telling you
the 511 was heating up after that.
P1: I don’t have clue.
P2: You know, the
place that covers weather and travel advisories.
P1: I might want to
remember that one.
P2: What have you
done up until now?
P1: Looked out my
window and if I saw a tornado, I drove the other way.
P2: That could work,
but you’ve got to learn your numbers.
P1: I know some
numbers.
P2: Hit me.
P1. One is the loneliest
number.
P2: What?
P1: That one is a
double whammy because it is by Three Dog Night.
That’s a one, and a two, and a three…
P2: Really? Your numbers are out of date.
P1: This one is not
out of date.
P2: Let’s have it.
P1: Lord, teach us to
number our days.
P2: What?
P1: I want to number
my days.
P2: They already have
numbers, like July 4th or Cinco de Mayo or Valentine’s Day or…
P1: I don’t think
that Valentine’s Day is actually a number.
P2: Yeah but it‘s
always on the 15th of February.
P1: It’s the 14th,
but that explains why you can’t keep a girlfriend.
P2: If you want to
get your flowers and candy at 75% off, you go with the 15th.
P1: Goes to my point
of you not being able to keep a girlfriend.
P2: Maybe I’m just
playing the field.
P1: I think you are
mostly riding the bench, but back to numbering our days. By number, the psalmist means to value as a
scarce commodity.
P2: Like counting
gold bars.
P1: Pretty close.
P2: OK, I’m liking
your numbers.
P1: Really.
P2: Yeah. I’m not all shallow and just care about being
the coolest person around. I’m still
looking for ways to improve my game.
P1: Ok, but I don’t
want to hit you with this right away. I
don’t know if you’ve got game enough for it.
P2: I don’t have
game? Really? Hit me with your best shot!
P1: OK, here comes
the 411 on the 316.
P2: What?
P1: Here is what you
need to know about God’s love.
P2: I thought we were
doing numbers.
P1: Hang with me.
P2: OK, I’m in.
P1: God loved
everything he had made so much that even though everyone and everything seemed
to be rebelling against him, he took away everything that was wrong with us and
the creation by making an unbelievable sacrifice for us.
P2: What?
P1: God loved us when
we didn’t love him. He still loves
us. His heart desires to love us
forever.
P2: For the rest of
my life?
P1: And then some.
P2: That’s some heavy
stuff. How much does it cost.
P1: More than you can
afford.
P2: Bummer. I knew there was a catch.
P1: No catch. God paid the price for you. When you accept this incredible gift that he
has for you, it is like you never did anything wrong at all, ever.
P2: That’s a big
slate to wipe clean.
P1: He did it and he
did it because he loves you and me more than we can imagine.
P2: Now, that’s some
411, but I don’t get the 316 part.
P1: That’s the Bible
verse. John 3:16.
P2: I’ve seen that on
signs at Football games and wondered about it.
P1: Now you have the
411.
P2: With news that
good, we should put it on the 911.
P1: You’re right, but
first I want to talk to you about the ONE and only Son of God.
P2: I’m in.
Both begin to walk off the stage.
P1: Learn the verse
and we will talk for as long as you want.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that
whoever would believe in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
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