Jesus calms a storm

Narrator:	There are lots of things that we all worry about. In this story we see that when Jesus is with us we have nothing to be scared of.

Disc1:	Who has the sandwiches?
Disc2:	Yes, Who has the sandwiches?
Disc3:	erm, don't you? ( point at Disc2 )
Disc2:	er .... er... (search pockets) er... no
Disc4:	I thought you were bringing them ( point at Disc3 )
Disc3:	No I was bringing the squash ( produces flask/bottle)
Disc1:	oh, I thought I was doing that. ( also produces flask)
Disc4:	Well at least we wont be thirsty.
Disc2:	It's not my fault.
Disc3:	don't blame me.
Disc2:	everyone gets things wrong.
Disc3:	hey it's not like  you've  never made a mistake
Disc4: O.k. point taken, now can we get in the boat please.
Disc2:	Is it safe, I mean it looks like it's already sunk.
Disc1:	Oh dear not another boat trip, I hate it, I'm really worried we're going to 		sink.
Disc3:	Where are we going again?
Disc4:	To the other side of the lake.
Disc3:	Yes, but where?
Discs:	Don't know
Disc1:	Excuse me.
Narrator:	Yes
Disc1:		Where are we going?
Narrator:	Um... to the other side of the lake?
Disc1: 	Yes, but where?
Narrator:	Hang on, I'll have a look....Mark says,  AJesus said to his disciples, >let us 		go across to the other side of the lake'@,	that's not very clear is it. Let's 		look at Matthew... (rifle though Bible)... mmumble...mmmm..Gasara.. 		You're going to Gasara on the other side of the lake.
Disc1:		We're going to Gasara.
Discs		mummble
Discs1:	Thanks
Narrator:	No problem
Disc1:		I don't suppose you can tell us the end of the story
Narrator:	No, not really.
Disc1:		How come?
Narrator:	I'll tell you what, If you want to know what happens to 	Jesus then come 		back at Easter
Disc1:	Great thanks.
Disc2:	I don't like Gasara.
Disc4:	Huh? sorry.. What?
Disc2:	Gasara, where we're going, I don't like it in Gasara.
Disc4:	Why is that?
Disc2:	They don't like us they're not nice to us.
Disc3:	They say nasty things about us. Do we have to go?

Disc1:	Yes. Now can we please get into the boat.
Disc4:	Come on, the boss must be exhausted.
(Enter Jesus)
Jesus:	I hope someone was taking notes that was a pretty  fine sermon. Oh here 		are your sandwiches.
Discs:	Oh great... cheers..let's go then..are we untied. then we're off then... 		thanks... would you like some squash?
Jesus:	Oh yes (drinks)  thank you ... If you'll excuse me I need forty winks.
Disc3:	Here's a pillow
Jesus:	Thank you. ( lies down ) { snoring noises}
Disc4:	Crumbs, he must have been very tired.
Disc2:	The weather looks a bit ropey, I think we should go back.
Disc3:	or go somewhere closer.
Disc4:	What are we doing here? let's go home.
( SFX : Storm, lightning, thunder)
Disc1:	Oh crumbs, it's getting pretty rough
(rock back and forward)
Disc2:	Water's starting to get into the boat
( water effects)
Disc3:	We're all going to die:
(more water)
Disc4:	Oh no the water's going every where
Narrator:	No stop at once uh uh that's an obvious cue to throw water over the 		congregation and I will not allow it.
Disc2;	Oh go on
Narrator:	no
Disc1:	please
Narrator:	Oh alright then.
(note:   at this point use buckets of glitter or polystyrene or news paper 		definitely not water.)
Discs:		no ah ahh arghhha  argha arrrrghh (etc)
Disc2:	Jesus help us
Disc3:	Doesn't he care we're about to drown.
Disc4:	Why doesn't he wake up and do something.
Jesus:	How little faith you have. Why are you so frightened?
Discs:		We're going to die.
Jesus:	(calms the storm)
Discs:		wow... awesome... incredible... how did he do that?...wow
Disc1:	Who is this man?	
Disc3:	Even the wind and the waves do what he says.

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Narrator:	Let's look again at the highlights....... The disciples were frightened (SFX)
Discs:	Ahhhhhhh
Narrator:	and things were going very badly for them.
( water effects)
Narrator:	But because they were following Jesus everything was alright
(quietening of SFX)
Narrator:	Incredible, let's see that again in slow motion
(same as above only slower)

Narrator:	Awesome, which just goes to show with Jesus in the boat we can smile 		at the storm.

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