Game Show between Moses and Jesus

Gospel Puppet Show

March 11, 2012

 Lent 3  Cycle B

Characters:

Moderator (stands in front of puppet theatre)

Moses

Jesus

Fr. Phil as Moderator:  Boys and Girls, you are invited today to a special game show.  Do you like games shows?  We have two special guests for our game show today.

And the name of this game show is: The Yes Challenge!   And what is the Yes challenge?  It is a game where you challenge a person to change a big NO! into a big YES!  And that is pretty hard to do.  Which word do you like best?  No?  or Yes?

Our first contestant is the most famous Lawman ever.  His name is Moses.  Let’s give a big hand for Moses, the Lawman!

Hello Moses, welcome to the show.  Tell us something about yourself.

Moses: Well I’m a Hebrew man who was born when our people were captive in Egypt.  But I was raised by an Egyptian princess and so I became a prince of Egypt.  But God called me to save my people from slavery in Egypt.   So I led all of my people out of the land of Egypt and God did some great things to save us.  And when we arrived at Mount Sinai, I went up and God gave me a set of rules and law for us to live by.  I have the 10 big laws written on these stones.

Fr. Phil:  Thank you Moses and good luck in the show.  And you are the great Lawman and you are on the side of the great NO.  Tell me about your challenge today.

Moses:  Well, the laws that I received begin with the most important word in the Law:  NO.  What is one of the first words a baby learns?  NO.  A parent has to say NO to a baby so a baby or child won’t hurt themselves.  So NO is the most important word in the Law.  

Fr. Phil:  And so Moses, what is your challenge today?

Moses:  My challenge is for someone to change my laws that say “NO, you can’t” into laws that say “Yes, you can.”

Fr. Phil: Your challenger today is the famous Jesus of Nazareth.  Let’s all welcome Jesus of Nazareth with a round of applause.  Jesus is not a stranger to any of us.  And he is also a good friend of Moses.  Tell us Jesus about yourself.

Jesus:  Well, I was born in Bethlehem into the household of Mary and Joseph.  But most people know me as God’s Son and Messiah.  I came to earth to tell people about God’s love.  Not everyone liked my message.  As you know, I died on the cross but I came back to life and when I left this earth I sent the Holy Spirit to be with each person.

Fr. Phil:  Jesus, you know that your friend Moses has a challenge for you.  He challenges you to change his “you can’t laws” into “you can laws.”  How do you think that you can change NO into YES?

Jesus: You know I added an eleventh commandment.  The eleventh commandments says, “Love one another as God has loved you.”  I think the way that we will turn the NO’s into Yes’s is through the power of love.

Fr. Phil:  Okay, Moses are you ready for your first challenge?  For 10 points what is your first challenge.

Moses:  My first challenge is this: Just say NO to many gods!

Fr. Phil:  That’s a good one.  Now Jesus how do you respond to this!

Jesus:  Just say Yes to the One God.  The word God means there is no one like the one.  So we can only say YES to the One God.

Fr. Phil:  (ding..ding..ding)  Good one Jesus, that’s 10 points for Jesus.  Good try Moses, what is your next challenge? For 10 points.

Moses: Don’t make any statues to worship.  Don’t worship anything in this life.

Fr. Phil:  Jesus what about not worshipping idols?

Jesus: Worship God the Creator.  If God created men and women and the world, how could anything that God created be greater than God?

Fr. Phil: (ding..ding..ding)  That a winner, Jesus!  10 more points.  What’s your next challenge Moses?  The score is 20 points for Jesus.

Moses:  You cannot work on the Sabbath, the day of prayer.  NO work on the Sabbath.

Fr. Phil:  Jesus, what do you say to this?

Jesus:  Say YES to prayer and worship and rest on the Sabbath.  Everyone needs a day of rest!

Fr. Phil:  Judges what do you say? (ding..ding…ding) Yes!  Another ten points for Jesus.  That’s 30 points now.  Moses, you’ve got a great law.  What’s next?

Moses:  How about this?  Just say NO to swearing and using God’s name in a wrong way.

Fr. Phil:  That’s are hard one.  What do you say, Jesus?

Jesus: Always use God’s name in the right way and live your life that shows that you believe in God.

Fr. Phil:  Wow!  (ding….ding…ding)  another 10 points for Jesus.  40 to nothing is the score.  Moses, don’t get discouraged.  What do you have next?

Moses: Well, this one isn’t exactly a NO!  Honor your parents!

Fr. Phil:  Honor your parents!  What do you say about that Jesus?

Jesus:  Well I agree with Moses.  Yes! Honor your parents.

Fr. Phil:  The judges are speaking in my ear piece and they say, “They’re both right!”  (ding, ding, ding, ding)  So both Jesus and Moses get 10 points for that Yes! Law.  The score is 50 to 10 now.  What next Moses?

Moses:  Well, I am going throw four quick NO….laws:  Don’t kill, don’t lie, don’t steal, and don’t hurt people’s marriages!  Those are four big “NO-NO’s”

Fr. Phil:  Jesus, that is quite a challenge.  What is your anwer?

Jesus:  Say YES to life, respect all life!  Say Yes to Honesty and Truth!  Say Yes to respecting the property of other people!  And say Yes!  to respecting marriage!

Fr. Phil: (ding..ding..ding..ding)  That’s a clean sweep Jesus.  That Forty more points for you.  You now have 90 points.  Okay Moses, you are running out of time.

Moses:  Well, I’m down to my last challenge.  I’m losing by a score of 90 to 10.  Can I bet 90 points on this last challenge?

Fr. Phil: Let me listen to what the judges are saying….Yes you can bet 90 points on this last challenge.  If you win this challenge you will win the game.  What is your challenge?

Moses:  Okay, here I go!  Don’t covet!  Don’t be envious or jealous of other people or the things that they have.

Fr. Phil: Moses is going for the win!  What do you say Jesus?

Jesus:  Be content with what you have and be gracious about the good fortune of other people!

Fr. Phil: (ding..ding..ding..ding)  We have a winner.  90 more points to Jesus so he finishes the game with 180 points.  Great game!  You both were good sports.  What do you have to say Jesus?

Jesus: Moses and I just did this game as a  way of teaching these boys and girls about God and how they should live.  Moses and I are good friends;  When we hear the word NO in our lives, we need to find a way to say YES to all of the good things that God has given us to do.  I have sent the Holy Spirit to be in you to help give you power to say YES and do all of the good things for your life.  Boys and girls can you remember that you have power to do good things in your life?  Can you just say, YES!

Fr. Phil:  Thank you Moses and Jesus.  Let give them a big hand and thank them for what they taught us today.