Dependable God
God's Trustworthy Character
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(Requires two people. You will need a phone and a Bible. This
skit makes a great add-on message to our Psalm
23 - Good Shepherd Bible lessons.)
Person 1: (takes phone out of pocket or purse and starts scrolling through Amazon.)
Person 2: (slightly annoyed) Um, what are you doing? Don’t you see we’re ready to start talking about God to the kids?
Person 1: Oh, sorry! I’m looking at some reviews of sheep pens.
Person 2: (incredulous) Sheep pens?! Why on earth are you looking at sheep pens?
Person 1: I want one for my sheep.
Person 2: You don’t have a sheep!
Person 1: Not yet.
Person 2: You don’t know anything about taking care of sheep!
Person 1: Well, I can learn. There are books and videos; maybe even a shepherd lives nearby. I could ask him—or her!
Person 2: True. So did you find a sheep pen? Are the reviews any good?
Person 1: I saw one, but it has some bad reviews. I need to do more research!
Person 2: Ok, can we get back to doing what we are supposed to be doing.
Person 1: Sure! I’m ready!
Person 2: As it turns out, the Bible verse we're discussing is about Jesus, our Good Shepherd,
from Psalm 23:3, which says (opens Bible and read),
“He restores my soul: he leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
Person 1: Hey, this verse is sort of like a review of God’s character.
Person 2: You are right! King David wrote this Psalm to help us understand that
God is like a good shepherd who cares for his people. Verse 3 lets us know that God’s reputation—his good name—is on the
line: he leads us in paths of righteousness for his name's
sake. And just like a good shepherd who leads his sheep along the right
paths so they won't get hurt, our Good Shepherd, Jesus, leads us, and he's
given us his Word, the Bible, to show us the right paths to take in life.
Person 1: That’s amazing! This means we can count on him to be a trustworthy and loving God—all the time—with no bad reviews!
Person 2: Yes! That’s exactly the point! Children, Jesus is our Good Shepherd;
He loves us and we can trust him. He wants to lead us to be more and more like
him, and to make the right choices in our lives in all that we say and
do.
Let’s pray now. “Dear Lord, thank you for being a trustworthy God in whom we can always depend!
Lead us to be like you, and thank you for helping us follow the right paths. Amen.”
Person 1: Ok, kids, see you “baaa-ck” next week!
Person 2: (Shakes head, rolls eyes, and sighs)
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Copyright 2024 S.A. Keith
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