Backyard Servant 4 - Serving Community

In Backyard Servant 4 – Serving Community, Willie, Woodie, Tracey, and Lynn take their mission of service to the next level. After meeting and helping all their neighbors, they realize that true service doesn’t stop at the edge of their street—it reaches into the whole community! When they learn about an outreach program in a tough part of town, they face an important question: Are they truly ready to serve wherever God calls them?

This engaging and humorous skit helps audiences reflect on Mark 12:29-31 and the importance of showing kindness to those who need it most. With lively dialogue, heartfelt moments, and a dose of comedy (including Willie’s obsession with cream-filled snacks!), this skit is perfect for Vacation Bible School (VBS), church youth groups, and community service events.

SKETCH 4 OF 5 short sketches on the theme of “Who, (and why), do we serve?”
DRAMASHARE SUGGESTS The COMPLETE script, which contains all 5 sketches (more economical and user-friendly than ordering individual scripts).

The individual themes for the five days, (included in this script), are:

• Serving Family
• Serving Friends
• Serving Neighbours 
• Serving Community  
• Serving Jesus  
• NOTE: DramaShare has no relationship with Standard Publishing and no Standard Publishing materials were used in writing these scripts.

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)

Sample of script: Sketch 4 – Serving Community

(All actors walk on stage, animated, chatting excitedly.)

Willie: And Mr. Thompson he says, “I never realized you churchy guys could be so kind and helpful!” And he gives me twenty dollars!

Tracey: You are not serious? . . . You mean tight wad Thompson? . . . Sorry but that’s what everyone calls him.

Woodie: I know, but actually Mr. Thompson is a real nice guy when you get to know him.

Willie: Did you guys know that he has model railroads all over his basement? He invited us to come over anytime and help him build this humongous new track that he is putting together.

Woodie: And we invited him to go to church with us next Sunday. . . I mean, he didn’t say yes, . . but he didn’t say no either.

Lynn: That is so exciting Willie!

Willie: Sure is Lynn. We are having a blast serving our neighbours.

Woodie: And we owe it all to you guys. . . Thanks Tracey, Lynn!

Tracey: It's so exciting to see what God can do when we trust him, and show the love of Jesus to our neighbours. It’s just Backyard Service . . at your service!

Willie: Sure is! Do you realize that since you two introduced us to Backyard Service we have actually met, like talked face to face, with every single person on our whole block?

Woodie: Not every person has been all that friendly but, that doesn’t matter, we can still be friendly to them, right?

Lynn: For sure you can Woodie.

Willie: I think that our next step should be in some foreign country.

Woodie: Seems there are a lot of needs out there in some of those foreign countries.

Lynn: Well, for sure there are but do you are quite ready for that? That is a really big step you know.

Tracey: You guys thinking of something like Africa or Russia?

Willie: Well, could be, but I was more thinking like Hawaii or the French Rivera. All in the name of serving others, of course.

Lynn (smiles): Of course. . . Like you said, there are needs all over the world, but we don’t have to wait until we can go to other countries to serve others. There are people in need, depressed people, much closer to home.

Woodie: You got a point there Lynn. . . Like we could go assist the people in Topeka, Kansas (or any city).

Lynn: Is there a problem in Topeka, Kansas?

Woodie: My guess is you have never been to Topeka, Kansas, right?

Lynn: That wasn’t nice Woodie, I will have you know I have a really nice friend who lives in Topeka, Kansas.

Woodie: On purpose?

Tracey: Did you guys hear that our church is starting an outreach down on Main Street?

Willie: Wow, that’s a really tough part of town.

Woodie: Yeh, a lot of crime, drugs, homeless people.

Willie: Scares me sometimes, just driving through there.

Woodie: And you mean our church actually plans to like, send our people down there.