Built On Love

Two kinds of home builders are hard at work in this skit. I hope they are using good building materials!

Characters:

2 Home builders, Building supplies, Narrator, Children to be the storm

Props & Setup:

The home builders could dress as construction workers if they wish.

The Skit:

Narrator: “Once upon a time there were two home builders who decided to build houses next to each other on the same street, on the same day. Let’s see what happened.”

Two home builders are constructing houses side by side. The Material Builder is making his house out of bad building supplies such as anger, haste, hatred, jealousy, slander, fear, etc. The Spiritual Builder is making her house out of good building supplies such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. The two builders take turns constructing parts of their houses, which are portrayed by youth who take on the characteristics of the building supplies.

The construction of the houses goes something like this:

The Material Builder picks up two youth like boards and says, “I’m gonna get this house done first, so I’m gonna slap on these boards of haste right here and here.” He positions them as sides of the house and steps back to take a look. The two boards lean a bit to the side and look somewhat confused. The Spiritual Builder smiles and says, “Well isn’t that nice? I too am going to build a house today. Won’t this be fun! Now lets see, I’ll carefully place these boards of love and patience right here and here.” He steps back and admires the start of his house as the two boards smile back.

As the two builders take turns adding parts to their houses, the Spiritual Builder compliments the other on how nice his house looks even though it’s a disaster. The Material Builder watches jealously and makes snide remarks about the appearance of the other’s house even though it looks fantastic.

The material builder hastily slaps parts on his house: windows of jealousy, walls of hatred, doors of anger, nails of rage, and a roof of fear. The building supplies act out their parts, for example: the doors are angry, the roof is terrified, etc. The spiritual builder carefully places parts on his house with tender care: windows of praise, walls of joy, doors of love, nails of self control, and a roof of faith. The building materials act out their parts, for example: the walls smile and laugh, the windows sing praises, and the doors say “I love you” as they open and shut, etc.

Narrator: “When the two builders were done, a storm came and beat against the two houses. (Little kids from the congregation come up and shake the houses as they sway back and forth) The worldy house built with bad materials collapsed .(house falls down) But the spiritual house built with love and care stood strong. (house stands firm and happy) The end.”

The End

Scripture Emphasis:

Matthew 7:24-27 We are called to build our house on the rock of obedience to Christ. Our faith has to show in what we say and do. It has to be real, not built on sand.

Discussion Starters:

1. Tell of a time when a family member used “bad building materials” on you.
2. In what ways can we use “good building materials” in our family relationships? Discuss.
3. Pray for God’s help in strenghening our family relationships.

“Built On Love” Copyright 2005 Cross the Sky Ministries, www.crossthesky.com
Permission granted for local use.