Prefer One Another

Tired of being ignored, unappreciated, or limited by your traditional church? Then you’ll love the satirical pitch for the Self-Absorbed Church of Us! In this fast-paced comedic monologue, one over-the-top "salesperson" delivers a hilariously exaggerated infomercial for a church built around pride, entitlement, and me-first thinking.

But beneath the laughs lies a sharp and convicting message: the body of Christ is called to love, prefer, and serve one another, not elevate ourselves. With biting humor and truth, this skit is a perfect opener for sermons or discussions on humility, unity, and spiritual maturity.

Run-Time: Approximately 4 minutes
Cast:

• 1 Infomercial Salesperson (preferably familiar to the audience)
• 1 Off-stage Voice. Infomercial Salesperson (can be male or female, use of real first name is the easiest with this piece. 

Directorial Note
The “Saints Salute” is something specific to my church, and can be replaced with a program the Director’s church does that is encouraging, but might be under fire sometimes.

Sample of script:

Off-stage Voice:
(speaking while the Infomercial Salesperson sets up a small desk with paper, pen, Self-Absorbed Bible and chair and then stands in frozen position leaning on the desk waiting to begin.)
The following is a paid commercial. The ideas presented in this commercial are not supposed to be the views of the present listening body, or of anyone who follows the word of God.

Salesperson: Hello, I’m Sheila Arnold and I’m an actress. You may have seen me in various shows portraying someone who was a Christian. But I’m here to talk to you about a very real life-changing group. I’m here to introduce and invite you to attend Self-Absorbed Church of Us. I know you may have questions about this wonderful group, and I’m here to tell you of my personal testimony.

You see I used to attend a “traditional” church, but I found myself confined to the guidelines and restrictions of others. I was involved in several organizations and whenever I would give a suggestion to the leader, they would never listen to me. And my suggestions were always good and timely. I often played the devil's advocate for my groups so they could truly see the entire picture of any decision they were making, but they didn’t listen to me. I tried several times to become the President or at least some type of leader in the different groups, but I was never elected or nominated. I was told once I was so opinionated I caused conflict. Well, the church is a microcosm of society and we have conflict in society don’t we?

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