Christ Gives Five Kinds of Workers to His People

Christ Gives Five Kinds of Workers to His People
About 5 minutes, applies Eph. 4: 11-16

Participants (No need to memorize lines; the aim is to relive sacred events,
not to perform)
Â Â DisciplerÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Where it says Mr. Discipler, change to Mrs. if a woman does the part.
Â Â Learner Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Where it says Mr. Learner, change to Mrs. if a woman does the part.
Â Â LuciferÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â When you talk, approach Learner from behind on tiptoe;
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â stay behind him, Â Â Â pointing index fingers up like horns
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â above your forehead. Then back away.
Â Â PrompterÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shout a brief line and Echoes repeat it.
Â Â EchoesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Children and all adults who want to take part. Echoes need no script.

Discipler	Mr. Learner, God gives five kinds of gifted people to His churches to equip believers to work together as a loving body. Ephesians 4 lists all five. First are apostles. The word apostle means â€œsent one.â€
Prompter & Echoes	They have itchy feet!
Learner	What do apostles do?
Lucifer	Â Â (Hiss) Apostles travel afar, have lots of money, and hire locals to do all the work. Be an apostle and get rich, Mr. Learner!
Prompter & Echoes	Wealth!
Learner	Aha! I’ll be an apostle, Mr. Discipler. They fly first class to tourist spots.
Discipler	Where did you get that egoistic idea? God gives many ordinary believers to be apostles, who go and start congregations nearby and afar. Often no one recognizes them to be apostles.
Learner	Oh! I see! Help me do true apostolic work, Mr. Discipler.
Discipler	Next are prophets. Do you recall what they do?
Lucifer	Prophets go into trances, get visions, scold in a shaky voice, and predict doom. Everyone will fear your great power, Mr. Learner!
Prompter & Echoes	Power!
Learner	I will love being a prophet! Everyone will jump when I say to!
Discipler	Wait! 1Â Corinthians 14 tells all believers to prophesy, but in the New Testament way: edify, strengthen, and encourage each other.
Learner	All are to prophesy? Oh! I have much to learn.
Discipler	Next are evangelists.
Lucifer	Evangelists expound eloquently before huge, admiring crowds, you will love being a popular evangelist. You will be famous!
Prompter & Echoes	Fame!
Learner	I will be a world-renowned evangelist and hold massive crowds spellbound!
Discipler	Listen, Mr. Learner. For every professional evangelist, God gives hundreds of ordinary evangelists, people like you and me, who simply tell others the Good News about Jesus.
Learner	Oh! Help me do that.
Discipler	You need my help, and I need yours. Next are pastors; they shepherd others.
Lucifer	Pastors are clergy elite; they do the important work and get great salaries. People will leave their churches and flock to hear your superb sermons!
Prompter & Echoes	Prestige!
Learner	Thousands will come to hear me preach! I will be rich and famous!
Discipler	Stop dreaming, Mr. Learner. For every professional pastor, God gives hundreds of volunteer shepherds; they lovingly care for the newborn lambs, starting with their own families.
Learner	Oh! I will do that if you help me.
Wise	Next are teachers.
Lucifer	Teachers tell students what they may need to know years later. They display their compelling sagacity in huge classrooms. Scholars will come from all over the world to hear your grand wisdom.
Prompter & Echoes	Wisdom!
Learner	Aha! I will be incredibly wise and wealthy!
Discipler	Where do you get all these ideas? For every professional teacher, God gives hundreds of normal teachers Â that equip friends to obey Jesus, especially while they’re out working with people, and not just voicing abstract truths.
Learner	Oh! Please help me teach that way! I will not listen to that voice again. Now I know where it’s coming from. I simply want to serve others.
Prompter & Echoes	Let us love and serve others!