Backyard Servant 1 - Serving Family

Willie and Woodie think serving family is a chore—until Tracey and Lynn from Backyard Service challenge them with Mark 12:29-31: Love your neighbor as yourself. Through humor and real-life lessons, the boys realize that serving family is a way to show God’s love—even to their not-so-favorite sister! By the end, they’re ready to jump in and help, proving that service starts at home. Join the fun and discover the joy of serving others!

SKETCH 1 OF 5 short sketches on the theme of “Who, (and why), do we serve?”
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The individual themes for the five days, (included in this script), are:

• Serving Family
• Serving Friends
• Serving Neighbours 
• Serving Community  
• Serving Jesus  
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Cast:  4 (m or f any age)

• Woodie
• Willie
• Tracie from Backyard Service Company doing good deeds
• Lynn from Backyard Service Company doing good deeds

Bible Reference: Mark 12:29-31

Set: bare with picnic table

Lighting:  standard

Sound:     wireless mics if available

Song:     none

SFX: none

Costumes:  standard

Props:

• photo albums, rake, hoe, Bible

Special Instructions:   none

Time: 15 (approx. 15 min for each sketch)

Sketch 1 – Serving Family

(Willie and Woodie are sitting at a picnic table on stage looking at a photo album. Tracey and Lynn enter and stand upstage, leaning on a rake and hoe, listening.)

Willie: Yeh and that’s Cousin Beatrice.

Woodie: Strange lookin’ gomer ain't she?

Willie: That was one gal that was ‘way behind the door when looks were handed out I tell ya!

Woodie: Who’s this here?

Willie: Mom’s Uncle Ned.

Woodie: Never did hear of him I don’t believe.

Willie: For a fact. Old Ned, he was kinda the black sheep of the family.

(Willie and Woodie see Tracey and Lynn.)

Willie: Hey, who are you guys?

Tracey: I’m Tracey, and this, (points to Lynn), is my partner Lynn.

Lynn: We are from the Backyard Service Company, we’re here to get your backyard all spruced up and special for your family!

Woodie: Wow, like you just come in and take care of everything in the backyard?

Tracey: For sure we do, Woodie... Cut the grass, trim the hedges, rake the leaves... everything!

Willie: You mean, you do this kinda work, like... on purpose?

Lynn: Backyard Service, at your service!

Tracey: That there is like our motto.

Willie: Wow, I sometimes do those things, like mowing and raking and such, but only if I can't, like, get outta it.

Lynn: Well, we should get to work; fix everything up here in your backyard.

Tracey: Hope we don’t make too much noise, wouldn’t want to disturb you if you are doing anything special.

Willie: Naw, we’re just lookin’ at these old family albums.

Woodie: Funny lookin’ gomers mostly.

Lynn: Pardon me for saying so, but that’s like not a real nice thing to say about your family, is it?

Willie: Not really family, see these are like uncles, cousins, that sorta thing.

Lynn: Well, uncles and cousins, they’re still family.

Woodie: Really? I always thought that family was like parents and brothers and sister, stuff like that.

Willie: Ya, and I am not so awful sure about Mary Ellen. Dad said that we had to be nice to Mary Ellen ‘cause she is our sister, but way I see it, we could maybe hope to trade Mary Ellen for a package of bubble gum.

Tracey: That’s not a nice thing to say about your sister.

Woodie: Well don’t make rash statements like that until you see Mary Ellen.

Willie: Ya, and ‘specially if the deal is for Triple Bubble Bang bubble gum!

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