Half Time Interview

Half Time Interview

John 4:24

Cast:  Two adults of any age.  One is a sideline sportscaster and the other a coach headed to the locker room for halftime.  This could be a stand alone drama, but it is designed as a follow on to Game Day.

Set:  Anything that presents a football stadium setting is helpful.  The interview will be standing with the sportscaster holding a microphone and moving it back and forth with the conversation.

The coach is running off the field with the players.  Sportscaster catches the coach running to the lockeroom and has a short interview.

Coach!  Coach, just a minute.

[Coach stops running and sportscaster launches into interview].

What a first half.  Are you pleased with how it all went?

We had some good moments.  We had good participation in reciting God’s word.  We still need to get everyone involved though.  Singing was good, but still a few not lifting their voices.

What else is it going to take to succeed in the second half?

We need to get to the heart of what this is all about.

You mean the heart of worship that you talked about before?

Yes, but we need to get to the meat and potatoes of it.

Just what exactly is the meat and potatoes of the heart of worship?

Spirit and Truth!

What do you mean by that?

Jesus said that God wants people to worship him in Spirit and in Truth.  Those are two big words.  Our spirit must seek to connect with God’s Spirit.  We must worship with our very being.

And truth?

Our worship must be genuine.  It must not be perfunctory.

That’s a big word for a halftime interview.

I’m sure you audience has already Googled it.

I’m sure, but for those of us who don’t do that…

Don’t just go through the motions.  Don’t just log time in the pew.  Don’t just come to a worship service and start thinking about everything else you could be doing.

You mean that when you are here, really be here.

Yes!  Think of God calling Moses up the mountain.  They would do some things during their time on the mountain but God wanted Moses just to be there.  God’s saying, come and enjoy this intimate time with me.

And in worship, we really connect with God?

Yes, if you worship in Spirit and in Truth.  Gotta get to the locker room.

Thanks coach.  That’s something to chew on for sure.  God wants people who will worship him in Spirit and in Truth.  Back to the booth.

The end.