Props:
Floor or table lamp and flashlight.
Larry
Low:
Hi kids! Welcome back! I
sure hope Marty Mountaineer finds his way here.
He does seem to get lost quite often.
Marty
Mountaineer: (Enters carrying a lamp.) Hi everyone!
Larry
Low:
(Looking at Marty Mountaineer) Marty Mountaineer, what are you
carrying?
Marty
Mountaineer: (He sets down the lamp; then walks around the lamp.) It is a lamp!
Larry
Low:
I see it's a lamp. But why
are you carrying a lamp?
Marty
Mountaineer: It's my light. I
need to see at my campsite! if I hike at night, I won't be able to see without
light. So I picked this lamp.
It has a bright light, so I'll be able to see clearly.
Larry
Low:
And you plan to carry that lamp
on your hike?
Marty
Mountaineer: Yes.
Larry
Low:
Can you turn it on for me?
Marty
Mountaineer: Sure!
Let me see. oh, here's the switch. (Tries
to turn on the lamp. Pauses) Maybe my lightbulb has burned out.
Larry
Low:
Marty Mountaineer.
Marty
Mountaineer: (Turns toward Larry)Yes.
Larry
Low:
It's not your lightbulb.
Marty
Mountaineer: It's not?
Larry
Low:
No.
Marty
Mountaineer: Then why won't it
turn on?
Larry
Low:
It's not plugged in!
Marty
Mountaineer: Well, where's a
plug?
Larry
Low:
Marty Mountaineer, do you have a very
long extension cord?
Marty
Mountaineer: Why?
Larry
Low:
You won't find electricity on mountains.
You would have to plug in the lamp at the cabin at the bottom of the
mountain. Then you would have to carry the lamp and extension cord all
the way to the top!
Marty
Mountaineer: That's not going
to work very well. Do you have any
ideas? I don't want to be left in a dark camp. I need a lamp for my camp!
Larry
Low:
(Picking up a flashlight) I would
recommend this.
Marty
Mountaineer: It's small.
Will it really work?
Larry
Low:
it shines a nice bright light. It
will light your way so you can walk in the dark.
Marty
Mountaineer: Neat.
It is much easier to carry. And
it shines the light right where I need it!
It will light up my path on my hike.
Larry
Low:
"A lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Marty
Mountaineer: That's from the
Bible!
Larry
Low:
Yes, it's Psalm 119:105. God's
Word is a lamp and a light. God's
Word, the Bible, shows us the way to live.
Marty
Mountaineer: God's Word is like
a compass and a flashlight! It
shows us the way to go and makes the way bright-so we don't go the wrong way in
the dark!
Larry
Low:
Well, Marty Mountaineer. You
have learned two important things. First
we need to know where we are going. And
we need to be able to see to get there!
Marty
Mountaineer: I need to take my
lamp back home. I'll see you all
again! Bye.
Larry
Low:
I need to go too. See you
all later! Bye.