Hattie And Earl Reviving The Spark
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REVIVING THE SPARK
Study Skits Of Biblical Truths For Youth
Hattie:
What are you doing, Earl?
Earl: Playing solitaire, Hattie. Nothing better to do.
Hattie:
You used to have lots of better things to do.
Earl: When you fail at everything you try, pretty soon you stop trying.
Hattie:
And start dying. Is that what you want? (Pause) Whatever happened to those songs you used to compose and play on the guitar?
Earl: I got away from that when I got married and started raising a family. That was another of my disasters.
Hattie:
You remember the one you wrote about dreams? That's what inspired me to go out for volley-ball in high school. And that's how I got my scholarship that enabled me to become a teacher.
Earl: You never told me that.
Hattie:
Earl, I've been kind of discouraged myself these days. Would you get out your guitar and play that song again for me?
Earl: You know, Hattie, I'd do anything for you.
Reviving The Spark
Questions to consider:
1. Why is it important to have dreams?
2. How can we become encouragers of others to have dreams?
The key point:
We need dreams. Dreams keep us motivated to strive upward rather than slide downward to mediocrity. Dreams give us a purpose for living and make us interesting people.
The second question invites a brainstorming session. The key is that encouragers are people who focus on others, rather than always being into themselves. Thus, it is more a state of our hearts than the knowledge of techniques.
What are you doing, Earl?
Earl: Playing solitaire, Hattie. Nothing better to do.
Hattie:
You used to have lots of better things to do.
Earl: When you fail at everything you try, pretty soon you stop trying.
Hattie:
And start dying. Is that what you want? (Pause) Whatever happened to those songs you used to compose and play on the guitar?
Earl: I got away from that when I got married and started raising a family. That was another of my disasters.
Hattie:
You remember the one you wrote about dreams? That's what inspired me to go out for volley-ball in high school. And that's how I got my scholarship that enabled me to become a teacher.
Earl: You never told me that.
Hattie:
Earl, I've been kind of discouraged myself these days. Would you get out your guitar and play that song again for me?
Earl: You know, Hattie, I'd do anything for you.
Reviving The Spark
Questions to consider:
1. Why is it important to have dreams?
2. How can we become encouragers of others to have dreams?
The key point:
We need dreams. Dreams keep us motivated to strive upward rather than slide downward to mediocrity. Dreams give us a purpose for living and make us interesting people.
The second question invites a brainstorming session. The key is that encouragers are people who focus on others, rather than always being into themselves. Thus, it is more a state of our hearts than the knowledge of techniques.
