The Great Banquet Feast
Drama
EXPANDED PARABLES
Dramatization in the Church
A parable of God's Kingdom for a Narrator, the Master, and four solo voices.
Narrator: When Jesus finished telling the parable of the marriage feast, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed,
Solo 3: What a privilege it would be to get into the Kingdom of God!
Solo 1: He was fascinated by the story.
Solo 2: He was moved by the great things Jesus told.
Solo 4: How God will reward those who open their hearts to the unfortunate.
Solo 1: Jesus replied with this illustration.
Narrator: A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to arrive.
Solo 2: [Calling to those on the right] Come, for all is now ready. [Pause, calling to those on the left] Come, for all is now ready.
Solo 1: Oh, it's time for the banquet already?
Solo 4: You're ready now?
Solo 3: Really, I didn't think you'd call so soon.
Solo 2: Come, for all is now ready!
Solo 1: I don't think I can arrange it.
Solo 3: I don't get organized that fast.
Solo 4: I've got so much to do.
Narrator: They all began making excuses.
Solo 1: I ... er ... ah ... I lust bought a field and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must go to inspect it today!
Solo 4: Well, it sounds logical.
Solo 3: You can't afford to neglect your business.
Narrator: Another came with this excuse:
Solo 3: I just bought five pair of oxen and need to try them out; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must go to try them today!
Solo 4: You need to make sure you get a good product.
Solo 1: That's his work ... it's important.
Narrator: And yet another came with this excuse:
Solo 4: I ... er ... ah ... um ... I ... ah ... have married ... a wife ... and therefore I cannot come; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must be with your wife today.
Solo 1: You need to take care of your family.
Solo 4: Your home ... it's important.
Narrator: The servant returned and reported to his master what they had said.
Solo 2: One said he bought a field and wanted to go to see it. Another said he bought some oxen and wanted to try them out. And another said he lust got married and had to stay home ... they all asked to be excused.
Narrator: Then the master was very angry and said,
Master: [To his servant] Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring the poor and crippled and blind and lame.
Solo 4: Maybe they will appreciate it and aren't so busy!
Solo 3: Maybe they will be prepared and have no excuses!
Solo 1: Maybe they will not have so many important things to do!
Narrator: And the servant did this and came and reported to his master,
Solo 2: Sir, what you commanded has been done and still there is room.
Narrator: And the Master said,
Master: [To the servant] Well then, go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
Solo 4: Drag in all those beggars?
Solo 1: All those pitiful poor.
Solo 3: All those ragged wretches.
Master: Urge anyone you find to come, so my house will be full. For none of those invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I prepared for them.
Solo 2: [To audience] They were too occupied with the things of this worldly life.
Solos 1, 3, 4: [To audience] Are you?
Narrator: When Jesus finished telling the parable of the marriage feast, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed,
Solo 3: What a privilege it would be to get into the Kingdom of God!
Solo 1: He was fascinated by the story.
Solo 2: He was moved by the great things Jesus told.
Solo 4: How God will reward those who open their hearts to the unfortunate.
Solo 1: Jesus replied with this illustration.
Narrator: A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to arrive.
Solo 2: [Calling to those on the right] Come, for all is now ready. [Pause, calling to those on the left] Come, for all is now ready.
Solo 1: Oh, it's time for the banquet already?
Solo 4: You're ready now?
Solo 3: Really, I didn't think you'd call so soon.
Solo 2: Come, for all is now ready!
Solo 1: I don't think I can arrange it.
Solo 3: I don't get organized that fast.
Solo 4: I've got so much to do.
Narrator: They all began making excuses.
Solo 1: I ... er ... ah ... I lust bought a field and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must go to inspect it today!
Solo 4: Well, it sounds logical.
Solo 3: You can't afford to neglect your business.
Narrator: Another came with this excuse:
Solo 3: I just bought five pair of oxen and need to try them out; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must go to try them today!
Solo 4: You need to make sure you get a good product.
Solo 1: That's his work ... it's important.
Narrator: And yet another came with this excuse:
Solo 4: I ... er ... ah ... um ... I ... ah ... have married ... a wife ... and therefore I cannot come; I pray you, have me excused.
Solo 2: Likely story ... you must be with your wife today.
Solo 1: You need to take care of your family.
Solo 4: Your home ... it's important.
Narrator: The servant returned and reported to his master what they had said.
Solo 2: One said he bought a field and wanted to go to see it. Another said he bought some oxen and wanted to try them out. And another said he lust got married and had to stay home ... they all asked to be excused.
Narrator: Then the master was very angry and said,
Master: [To his servant] Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring the poor and crippled and blind and lame.
Solo 4: Maybe they will appreciate it and aren't so busy!
Solo 3: Maybe they will be prepared and have no excuses!
Solo 1: Maybe they will not have so many important things to do!
Narrator: And the servant did this and came and reported to his master,
Solo 2: Sir, what you commanded has been done and still there is room.
Narrator: And the Master said,
Master: [To the servant] Well then, go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
Solo 4: Drag in all those beggars?
Solo 1: All those pitiful poor.
Solo 3: All those ragged wretches.
Master: Urge anyone you find to come, so my house will be full. For none of those invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I prepared for them.
Solo 2: [To audience] They were too occupied with the things of this worldly life.
Solos 1, 3, 4: [To audience] Are you?
