Lights, Camera, Action Bible Skits: Based on the Book of Ruth

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Teaching Kids to Act On Their Faith!

The book of Ruth is a beautiful, Hebrew short story, which focuses on Ruth’s unselfish loyalty to Naomi and Boaz’s commitment to these two widows. The story is primarily about Naomi’s transformation from despair to joy due to the self-giving love of Ruth and Boaz.

Ultimately, the story of Ruth is about God’s love and provision for those who are part of his family, not because of birthright, but because of their faith and loyalty in God. In this story we also learn about Boaz, the Kinsmen Redeemer of Ruth and Naomi. It is he who paid off their debts and restored their relationship in the community. In turn, Jesus is our Kinsmen-Redeemer. He has brought us out of slavery to sin, cancelled our debt, and restored us, giving us a hope and joy for the future.

The skits in this series require little to no set up for staging or costuming. However, children can participate in decorating, costuming, or improvising as part of their hands-on Bible skit experience. Ideally a costume box, clothes rack or wardrobe closet will be provided for the actors. If your church cannot afford costumes, then improvise by using various wide strips of cloth, towels or smocks to drape over shoulders and heads and then tie off with cloth belts. Wigs, beards, costume jewelry and theater makeup are also fun to include. If you’d rather not use costumes, then simply assign parts and/or pin signs on actors to indicate who they are portraying.

Whenever possible, and before handing out the scripts to the actors, read the Bible story from a child-friendly Bible or relay it in your own words. After you’ve told the story, choose your actors, and have them highlight their parts. The length of each script varies; allow plenty of time for practice. Make sure you help children learn to pronounce difficult words before beginning. Encourage your actors to “ham it up” or keep it serious when appropriate. If possible, videotape your skits. Not only will this make it more fun for them, it will serve to reinforce the lesson while the class watches their video, and it will provide a “living Bible” memory-maker for your church! You could also provide a copy for each actor to take home. The amount of time you put into the skits is determined by how elaborate you want to make them. You could easily spend several weeks creating the sets and costumes, or spend no time at all with that aspect of it.

Learn more about the book of Ruth Bible Skits and download a sample from the book at SundaySchoolNetwork.com.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B098GT2GBZ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 3, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8531100030
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.06 x 11 inches

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