AUTHOR: Craig Ledbetter
PUPPETS:
Gerry, and Sally
GOAL:
To Make Jesus Your Very Best Friend
Sally:
Oh
Wow! Wow! Oh Wow! Would you just look at all these potential FRIENDS!
Let’s see, if I just have enough, I could make him, and her, and her and him
and her, Oh, I could have all these people following me, and liking me, as my NEW
FRIENDS.
Gerry:
Hi
Sally, uh, what are you doing?
Sally:
Just a minute Gerry… Let’s see, at 10 euros each, I could buy 10 new
friends today!
Gerry:
Sally?
Sally:
Hi Gerry! I am running kind of low on friends lately, and I have started
saving my money so I could replace them!
Gerry:
How
do you expect to replace your old friends?
Sally:
Easy! Offer each one 10 euros each to like me, and play with me, and do
the things I like to do – you know, be my friend!
Gerry:
Are
you kidding me Sally?
Sally:
Uh, is that too low a price? Ok, how about 15 euros?
Gerry:
FIFTEEN
Euros!!!?
Sally:
Oh, all right – I’ll make it 20, but that’s my final offer!
Gerry:
Sally!
You can’t BUY friends!
Sally:
Really? It’s worked all the other times!
Gerry:
It
has?!
Sally:
Funny though – every time I ran out of money, they always seemed to
disappear. But this time, I have a new job babysitting, so I shouldn’t run out
of money.
Gerry:
Wait
just a minute Sally. This is NOT going to work!
Sally:
Oh yes it is – at 20 euros a piece, I can afford 5 new friends today!
Let’s see, I want the lady with the blue dress, the guy with almost no hair (I
think he NEEDS a friend), and the…
Gerry:
Stop
right there Sally! There is better way to get friends – in fact, it is the
ONLY way!
Sally:
How’s that Gerry? Oh, I know, with a new hair-style – maybe green,
huh? What do you think?
Gerry:
The
Bible says, TO SIMPLY BE FRIENDLY! Listen to Proverbs 18:24, “A man
that hath friends must shew himself friendly.” To get a friend, you
first have to be a friend!
Sally:
I don’t understand – you mean, no trading, no boasting, no waving
money in people’s faces?
Gerry:
No
Sally! You could have more friends than you can handle if you’d just BE
a friend to people!
Sally:
BE a friend?
Gerry:
Look
around, and starting finding out what somebody else likes to do, and then do it
with them – don’t always expect them to do things only with you!
Sally:
Hmmmmm. Sounds rough. I like my idea better. What if I paid 25
euros?
Gerry:
Tell
me again Sally – how many friends do you have today?
Sally:
(sighing) None. I guess my way isn’t working. Is there a THIRD
option here?
Gerry:
I’m
afraid not Sally. But the Bible has more to say about the friends we choose. You
see, the best kind of friends, are those that love Jesus most of all – it is they
who will love you, even when you are bold, and selfish, and have no money!
Sally:
Wow! I would like a friend like that?
Gerry:
Jesus
died to show you He wants to be your friend, and your Saviour from
sin. He loves you.
Sally:
I know He does Gerry! I asked Jesus to save me a few years back, but I
never thought of Him wanting to be my friend! Wow! I already have a friend –
one that loves me more than anything!
Gerry:
That
He does Sally! And because of Jesus, you can have a lot of new friends! Real
friends!
Sally:
You’re my friend too Gerry, aren’t you? And you never cost me
anything!
Gerry:
Well,
you WERE supposed to buy me that ice cream last week, remember!?
Sally:
Wait a minute! It was YOU who was supposed to buy the ice cream!
Gerry:
I
know! Just kidding – how about you and me going and getting that ice cream
right now!
Sally:
Ok – and tell you what! After that, I want to play what ever YOU
want to play! Thanks Gerry!
Craig Ledbetter
www.biblebc.com
Bible Baptist Church
Blarney, Co. Cork
Mallow, Co. Cork