Pentecost Pageant

Many people write Christmas Pageant scripts. Few write ones for Pentecost. That's why I enlisted my husband to help write this play. Perhaps it could help bring the Holy Spirit's message to your congregation too!



VOICE OF THE SPIRIT

A Pentecost Pageant
Written by Dan and Wendy

Copyright April 2008
(Feel free to print and use this. Just don't publish it.)


(Instrumental: The Fruit of the Spirit. By Ralph P. Merrifield.
Fruit of the Spirit song
John, Jesus, Paul and Peter enter and stand on the top step in front of the altar. Music stops.)

SCENE I – John's Message

JOHN - I am John – the disciple Jesus loved. I have recorded stories of his life so that you may believe Jesus is God's Son, the Messiah. By believing in Jesus, you will have eternal life.

You see, Jesus came from heaven to earth as a baby. He grew up to teach God's ways. He was rejected and killed on a cross. He died to pay the price for you and me – for our sins. Three days later, God – our Father in Heaven – raised Jesus to life anew.

He appeared to us disciples many times and spoke about the kingdom of God. Jesus said:


JESUS - Remember. I have told you about this before. John the Baptist baptized with water. In just a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power. Then you will tell people about me everywhere – to the ends of the earth. I must return to my Father in Heaven, so the Spirit will come. If I do not go, the Spirit will not come.


JOHN - Jesus was raised up into the heavens. A few weeks later, the day of Pentecost came. We disciples were meeting together when suddenly there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm. Flames of fire appeared and settled upon each one of us. Everyone was filled with the Holy Spirit.


Scene 2 – The Holy Spirit Enters

(Pianist plays "Are You Sleeping Brother John" tune while children sing "WIND AND FIRE Song (see words below) and enter from various corners in small groups:
WIND - children in white lift and carry blue crepe paper streamers on a stick;
TONGUES of FIRE - 9 children in bright solid colors lift and carry foam-paper fireballs with Bible verse messages on the back;
DESCENDING DOVE (on a pole) is carried by a child dressed in white.)



EVERYONE (sings to tune of "Are you Sleeping Brother John") –

Tongues of fire. Tongues of fire.
Mighty wind. Mighty Wind.
The Holy Spirit's coming. The Holy Spirit's coming.
Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

(Repeat as many times as it takes for the groups to come in front of the altar: Wind on the lowest step, tongues of fire on middle step, dove on top step amidst Jesus and the disciples.)


Scene 3 – Paul's Message

PAUL - I am Paul. Once I was against the followers of Jesus. I worked to put them in jail. But on the road to Damascus, I was blinded. A voice from heaven called out:


JESUS – 'Why do you persecute me?'


PAUL – It was Jesus who spoke. Later one of Jesus' followers prayed over me and I received my sight again. Now I work for the Lord, Jesus Christ, to lead others to believe in Him and the power of His Spirit.

We plant in the springtime and harvest in the fall. Whatever we sow, that is what we will reap. When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us:

(Children dressed in bright bold colors step forward with their Tongues of Fire and read/recite:)

TONGUE #1 – LOVE. Jesus said, "My command is this: Love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12

TONGUE #2 – JOY. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3

TONGUE #3 – PEACE. My peace I give to you… Do not let your hearts be troubled and not be afraid. John 14:27

TONGUE #4 – PATIENCE. Be completely humble and gentle. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2

TONGUE #5 – KINDNESS. Always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. 1 Thessalonians 5:15

TONGUE #6 – GOODNESS. Live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. James 3:13

TONGUE #7 – FAITHNESS. He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much. Luke 16:10

TONGUE #8 – GENTLENESS. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1

TONGUE # 9 – SELF-CONTROL. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness. 2 Peter 1:6


Scene 4 – Fruit of the Spirit Song

(Pianst plays an intro and then pageant participants sing first two bars four times while the church choir sings the whole song once through. This will give the song a "round sound" and make it easy for even the youngest children to sing.)
Fruit of the Spirit song



Scene 5 – Peter's Message

PETER - I am Peter – the disciple that Jesus commanded to care for his flock. On that Pentecost day when the Holy Spirit came upon us, many people visiting from foreign lands heard us speak about Jesus in their own languages. When the people heard about Jesus, 3,000 believed and were baptized. And the people sang and praised God.


(CHOIR sings the "Fruit of the Spirit" song while the children recess.)


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