Faith of Our Fathers-Drama Skit

Faith of Our Fathers-Drama Skit

Themes: Fatherhood; Father's Day; Parenting; Biblical Fathers; getting along with your children; accepting your children no matter where they are in life
Categories: Father's Day, Bible Characters 
Summary:

Four Biblical fathers (Abraham, Noah, the prodigal son's father, and Joseph--Mary's husband) gather at the local coffee shop and the discussion soon turns to family and children.  Noah remembers the days he was on the ark and says that even though times were tough he wouldn't trade the time he spent with his family.  Abraham admits that to this day Isaac is still afraid to be alone with him (after his near "sacrifice" experience); and the progidgal son's father (or Mr. P as he is known to his friends) wonders if his son will ever return.  Even Joseph seems to have it rough.  He laments, "Do you have any idea what it's like to raise God's son?...He isn't normal."  The main theme here is that through all the ups and downs of life, each father must find a way to connect with his children. 

 
 
Style: Comedy

$10.00
Add to cart

Characters: 4 (4 Male)
Length: 5-8 minutes
 
Excerpt (Sample)

Setting: A coffee shop

As the scene opens, Abraham sits at a table with four chairs, and 4 coffee mugs on the table.  He sips his coffee slowly, waiting for his friends to arrive. After a moment, Noah enters with a gift bag in his hand. He looks around and sees Abraham and goes to sit at his table.

Noah:

(looking at his watch) Am I late, Abraham?

Abraham:

No, I was a bit early this morning.  Thought I'd come in and snag a table before the early morning crowd rushes in. I ordered coffee for everyone.  Hope it's not too cold.

Noah:

(taking a sip of the coffee) No, it's just right. 

Abraham:

So, how have you been, Noah?  (with a grin) Build any more arks lately? 

Noah:

(smiles back) No, can't say that I have.  One was enough! Although, speaking of arks, Shem gave this to me yesterday as an early Father's Day gift.

Noah hands Abraham the gift bag.  Abraham opens it and pulls out a toy boat.

Abraham:

That Shem sure has got a good sense of humor!

Noah:

Yeah, he said he was thinking about all that time we spent together on the ark all those years ago and he got nostalgic. 

Abraham:

I have to admit, Noah, I don't know how you did it.

Noah:

What?

Abraham:

Survive in that ark for so long.  I think I would have gone mad!

Noah:

It took some effort, believe me!  Living with all those animals day in and day out; not knowing whether or not we were going to live or die; hearing the rain and thunder for 40 days...You're right, Abraham, it's a wonder I'm still sane at all!

Abraham:

At least we got a rainbow out of the deal. 

Noah:

Yeah, that was pretty amazing. Whenever I see a rainbow now, it brings me back to those rainy days.  I can't help but think about the time I spent with my family. Even though it was rough, I wouldn't trade the time I spent with my wife and my sons. 

Abraham:

I know what you mean.  It seems like the most difficult times in life are the ones that bring us closer together.

Noah:

Definitely.  Of course, after the ark incident my boys were deathly afraid of water.  It took them years to not run screaming "We're all gonna die!" whenever they saw a raindrop.

Abraham:

You think that's bad, to this day Isaac is still afraid to be alone with me.  One little time of tying him up to be a sacrifice, and he's scarred for life. 

Noah:

Ah well, we all make mistakes with our kids.  I'm sure Isaac knows you love him.

Abraham:

I hope so.  He's got kids of his own now, the twins, Jacob and Esau, so he's beginning to see it's not so easy being a dad. 

Noah:

In what way?

Abraham:

As a dad we have to make tough choices sometimes.  You know what I'm talking about--you had to endure all the barbs and criticisms as you were building the ark, maybe even some of the remarks came from your own boys.  But you kept building because you knew in your heart, it was the right thing to do for your family.

Noah:

I had God on my side, so no matter what happened I knew I had to do what He told me. 

Abraham:

Same as me.  Do you think I wanted to take Isaac up on that mountain--my beloved son-and offer him as a sacrifice?  Absolutely not! But I knew God had some kind of plan in mind, so I was obedient to Him. 

Noah:

No, you're right, sometimes our choices aren't easy.

Abraham:

And we aren't always perfect.  That's what Isaac is going through now.  He's trying to be a good dad to Jacob but he's struggling.

Noah:

Why is that?

Abraham:

Well, Isaac has always been more of the "outdoorsy" type; he likes hunting and fishing and all that wilderness stuff.  And so does Esau, so those two get along great.

Noah:

But?

Abraham:

But he's not doing so well with Jacob.  Jacob is more like his mom.  He likes to take long walks by the river and read poetry and cook; things of that nature.

Noah:

I see, and Isaac is having a hard time relating to him because of that.

Abraham:

Exactly.  Those two don't have much in common at all.  It's pretty obvious he favors Esau and I keep telling Isaac he's got to find a way to relate to Jacob too or it could have serious consequences down the line, but he doesn't seem to listen to me.

Noah:

No matter how much you love 'em or how much you tell them, sometimes our kids have to learn the hard way.  Maybe Isaac will come around eventually. 

Abraham:

I hope so, for his sake.