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Faith Of Our Leaders

Faith Of Our Leaders

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seniors, faith, In this monologue the author of Hebrews is quoted as saying “don’t get carried away”. The advice means to learn from the past. Listen to our leaders. Shun the fads. Go with what in known and proven effective. Always listen to God and His teachings and we won’t go wrong.

Sample of script:

Actor walks on stage

Actor: Welcome to the new millennium! Oh, yes, I know, we have been in the new millennium for some time now. But it is very much new! A millennium! A thousand years! When you think of it from that perspective you realize that the time spent so far in this millennium is as the blink of an eye. A brief fleeting second. We have traveled from the old age of the former millennium to the infancy of this new millennium.

This new millennium, a time to be young, right? A time for youth to rise up and take ownership of this new world, to create a new world order.Well, yes, it is a time for youth. Just as last year was a time for youth. (point to person in audience) And, just as the time of your childhood was a time for youth.

(point to another person) And yours. (point to another person) And yours. (point to yourself) And mine.

Youth have a very special role to play in man’s evolving earthly significance. Youth brings a fresh new outlook to life, a willingness to seek new and uncharted paths, to blaze new trails in the forests and fields of our world, in the indulgence and understanding of our mind.

And this is as it should be. The age old cry, “Oh, to be young!” Oh, to feel the invincibility and immortality of being young! What wouldn’t we all give to once more be nine years old, (short pause) or 19, (longer pause) or 39!

The youthful capability to feel the God-given freshness of a “new page-like” existence, the knowledge that this fresh new slate has untapped and unlimited potential to sail forth into the new realities of this new millennium.

So, the new millennium is for the young, right?To find some answers I would like to take us to one of my favorite books of the Bible, that being Hebrews. Hebrews is a very interesting book, more like a sermon than the letter which it really was. In my mind, when I read the epistle of Hebrews, if I may refer to it as that, I notice a very different style from some of the other epistles in the New Testament. Compare the opening verse of Philemon to the first verse of Hebrews.

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  • Cast Number: 1
  • Run Time: 10
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Instructions about life, seniors and faith.

In this monologue the author of Hebrews is quoted as saying “don’t get carried away”. The advice means to learn from the past. Listen to our leaders. Shun the fads. Go with what in known and proven effective. Always listen to God and His teachings and we won’t go wrong.

Cast:    1 monologue

Bible Reference:    Hebrews 13:7

Set:      bare

Lighting:        standard

  Sound:     wireless mics if available

Song:     none

SFX: none

Costumes:      standard

Props:      none

Special Instructions:   none

  Time:     10

Sample of script:

Actor walks on stage, speaks

Welcome to the new millennium! Oh, yes, I know, we have been in the new millennium for some time now. But it is very much new! A millennium! A thousand years! When you think of it from that perspective you realize that the time spent so far in this millennium is as the blink of an eye. A brief fleeting second. We have traveled from the old age of the former millennium to the infancy of this new millennium.

This new millennium, a time to be young, right? A time for youth to rise up and take ownership of this new world, to create a new world order.Well, yes, it is a time for youth. Just as last year was a time for youth. (point to person in audience) And, just as the time of your childhood was a time for youth.

(point to another person) And yours. (point to another person) And yours. (point to yourself) And mine.

Youth have a very special role to play in man’s evolving earthly significance. Youth brings a fresh new outlook to life, a willingness to seek new and uncharted paths, to blaze new trails in the forests and fields of our world, in the indulgence and understanding of our mind.

And this is as it should be. The age old cry, “Oh, to be young!” Oh, to feel the invincibility and immortality of being young! What wouldn’t we all give to once more be nine years old, (short pause) or 19, (longer pause) or 39!

The youthful capability to feel the God-given freshness of a “new page-like” existence, the knowledge that this fresh new slate has untapped and unlimited potential to sail forth into the new realities of this new millennium.

So, the new millennium is for the young, right?

To find some answers I would like to take us to one of my favorite books of the Bible, that being Hebrews. Hebrews is a very interesting book, more like a sermon than the letter which it really was. In my mind, when I read the epistle of Hebrews, if I may refer to it as that, I notice a very different style from some of the other epistles in the New Testament. Compare the opening verse of Philemon to the first verse of Hebrews.

Philemon starts out: “Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker . . . .”

Now, that’s an epistle, a letter. I don’t have to be told that I’m reading a letter.

What about Hebrews? It starts: “In the past God spoke to our forefathers and the prophets in many ways. . .” Hey wait a minute? This? A letter? Sounds more like a sermon. In fact is sounds more like a “sermon in a hurry”. The author of Hebrews, probably a pastor or leader of the church to which he wrote, seemingly needed to get some advice across. Quickly! And so, with no pleasantries or pause, he launched into the “need to know” content.

The Hebrews author challenged his readers to leave old ways behind, and to grow in maturity in Christ. And while he spoke highly of all that was ahead, he cautioned the reader to take full counsel from the lessons of the past.

I particularly like the passage from Chapter 13: verses seven and eight:
“Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”

What was he saying? Well, in verse nine he cautions them not to be “carried away” by strange teachings. Sometimes I think the seventh and eighth verse should have come after the ninth verse, it may have been more instructive. Seems to me he is saying, “look, you are into a new experience here, it’s going to be challenging and confusing. But view the path ahead from the perspective of lessons learned in the past. And remember that all kinds of people will come along with all kinds of weird and wonderful suggestions and theories of how things should be done in this new world. But, ‘do not be carried away’”
“Don’t be carried away!”

Ever have someone say that to you? In what kind of situation is this advice normally offered? And what is the advisor really saying?
“Don’t be carried away!”

A little boy was quietly playing with his toy fire truck on the living room floor while nearby his mother was preparing his younger sister for bed. As the boy played he became more and more intense in his activities. And as he became more and more intense, so he became more and more loud. Came time for the mother to move the little girl to bed, and mother had justifiable concerns over the noise coming forth from the fireman-to-be. So kindly but firmly, Mother began to restrain the decibel level with a warning, “Don’t be carried away!”

Was Mother being unfair, was she attempting to restrict the little boy’s enjoyment? Why did she issue that request, (pause) that warning?
“Don’t be carried away!”

The mother’s concern was that, while she wanted fun and enjoyment for her son, she realized the need to have an environment which would allow her one child his enjoyment, while at the same time ensuring an environment where her daughter could find rest.
“Don’t be carried away!”
And, so, I think, it is with the author of Hebrews. He is saying, all of this wonder of service in Jesus lies ahead of you. There is all you can hope for right at your doorstep. But . .. .
“Don’t be carried away!”
Remember the past. Don’t base your future on the latest fad, base it on reality and fact. Take knowledge from those who have gone before. Remember the
leaders of your past, remember the elders in your community, seek and follow their advice. Hear what they have to say.

“Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you.
But more than just their words, emulate their actions, how they lived and what they lived for.

Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Every person is a work in progress. It is a common human failing to judge the person by what they are in their youth. That isn’t the author’s advice, he says, “consider the outcome of their way of life.” The outcome.

Think of a race. There are many people lining up at the starting gate, waiting impatiently for the sound of the starter’s pistol. And as the race is run, we see the runners jockeying for position, some very flamboyant and self-assured. But you know something; there is no prize for the most eager runner at the starting gate. And neither are there points awarded for how well the runner seemed to be doing at the mid-point marker. The only measuring stick used is the outcome of the race. And, outcomes happen at the end of the race.

But the author doesn’t stop there. He says, “and imitate their faith.”

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