Bible references:
Mark 10:13–16; Luke 18:9–14; Exodus 16:1–18; 2 Chronicles 20:1–30; Exodus 3:1–15; John 18:1–8

Individual nightly Bible stories:

• Sunday — Abba, our Father
  Bible story: Let the Children Come to Me
  Reference: Mark 10:13–16
• Monday — Jehovah Tsidkenu, our righteousness
  Bible story: Pharisee and tax collector
  Reference: Luke 18:9–14
• Tuesday — Jehovah Jireh, our provider
  Bible story: Manna and quail
  Reference: Exodus 16:1–18
• Wednesday — Adonai Tza’ot, Lord of Hosts
  Bible story: Jehoshaphat
  Reference: 2 Chronicles 20:1–30
• Thursday — YHWH, I AM
  Bible stories: Burning bush and Jesus’ arrest
  References: Exodus 3:1–15; John 18:1–8

Cast number:
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 5
Flexible cast: 4–5 performers

MADDIE:
Teen helper. Organized, responsible, slightly anxious when things do not go according to plan.

JAX:
Funny, energetic kid or teen helper. Uses humor when he feels unsure.

NORA:
Quiet, observant, thoughtful. Notices what others miss.

TUCKER:
Younger child. Literal, hungry, honest, and unintentionally funny.

MR. PETERS:
Optional adult helper, custodian, or retired Sunday School teacher. Calm, kind, and practical. His lines may be reassigned to Maddie or Nora if only 4 actors are available.

Run time:
Approximately 2–3 minutes per skit
Approximately 12–15 minutes total if performed as a complete series

Setting:
VBS check-in table, church hallway, supply area, or opening assembly space.

Props:
Clipboard, nametags, markers, snack box or supply box, and a box/envelope/binder labeled “To Know His Name,” containing five name cards.

Sample Script

Sunday — Abba: Our Father

Scene opens at the VBS registration table. MADDIE is carrying a clipboard, a stack of nametags, and several markers. She is trying very hard to keep everything organized.

MADDIE:
Okay. Nametags here. Markers here. Allergy stickers here. Nobody touch the allergy stickers unless you are allergic to something—or responsible for someone who is.

JAX strolls in wearing a crooked nametag.

JAX:
What if I'm allergic to boring instructions?

MADDIE:
Then you're going to have a very difficult week.

JAX:
Already feeling symptoms.

NORA enters and quietly begins helping straighten the table.

NORA:
Maddie, where do you want the extra name cards?

MADDIE:
Alphabetical... no... by grade... wait... leaders separate from kids. Preschool separate from everyone because last year somebody named a glue stick "Kevin."

TUCKER wanders in with several nametags stuck to his shirt.

TUCKER:
I found extras.

MADDIE:
Tucker... why are you wearing six nametags?

TUCKER:
In case I forget who I am.

JAX:
Honestly... that's planning ahead.

MADDIE:
Please take them off. Carefully.

TUCKER attempts to remove one.

TUCKER:
This one is part of me now.

MADDIE:
Could you just stand over there for one minute? I need to get everything ready before the kids come in.

TUCKER:
But... I am one of the kids coming in.

A brief silence. NORA notices Tucker's expression.

NORA:
Maybe he could help.

MADDIE:
He has nametags on his elbows.

TUCKER:
Only one elbow.

JAX notices a decorated box sitting on the table.

JAX:
What's this?

MADDIE:
Careful. That's for this week's theme.

JAX:
It says... "To Know His Name."

TUCKER:
I already know my name. Most of it is stuck to my shirt.

NORA opens the box and removes the first card.

NORA:
Tonight's card says... "Abba—Our Father."

TUCKER:
Abba? Like the music group?

JAX:
My aunt cleans the whole house whenever those songs come on.

MADDIE:
Not that ABBA.

NORA:
Jesus used this word when He talked about His Father. It's a family word. A close word.

TUCKER:
So... like Dad?

NORA:
Very much like that.

JAX:
That's different than I expected.

NORA:
Tonight's Bible story is about people trying to keep children away from Jesus.

TUCKER:
Why would anybody do that?

JAX:
Probably because children are sticky.

TUCKER looks at the nametags covering his shirt.

TUCKER:
Fair.

NORA:
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me." He wasn't bothered by them. He wanted them close.

The group grows quiet for a moment as everyone looks toward the "Abba" card. . . 

Sample Script

Tuesday — Jehovah Jireh: Our Provider

The VBS snack table is covered with boxes, cups, and napkins. MADDIE is counting snack packs while JAX watches suspiciously. NORA carries a stack of cups. TUCKER follows the snack box wherever it goes.

MADDIE:
Twenty-one... twenty-two... twenty-three...

She stops and counts again.

MADDIE:
Twenty-one... twenty-two... twenty-three. That can't be right.

TUCKER:
What can't be right?

MADDIE:
We have twenty-three snack packs.

TUCKER:
Okay.

MADDIE:
We have thirty kids.

TUCKER freezes.

TUCKER:
This is not okay.

JAX:
Nobody panic.

TUCKER:
You always say that when it's time to panic.

JAX:
I say it before, during, and after panic. It's kind of my thing.

MADDIE:
I checked the cups, the napkins, the craft sticks... I even checked the emergency glitter.

NORA:
There's emergency glitter?

MADDIE:
There shouldn't be.

TUCKER:
Can we cut the snacks in half?

JAX:
Emotionally or physically?

TUCKER:
Both.

MADDIE sets the snack box on the table and sighs.

MADDIE:
I really messed this up.

NORA:
Maybe there's another box somewhere.

MADDIE:
I already looked.

JAX:
Did you check the cabinet nobody opens because it smells like old crayons?

TUCKER:
That cabinet has possibilities.

NORA reaches for the week's theme box and carefully removes another card.

NORA:
Tonight's name is... Jehovah Jireh—Our Provider.

TUCKER:
Provider? That sounds snack-related.

JAX:
For once, Tucker may actually be on to something.

MADDIE:
Tonight we're talking about when God provided manna and quail for His people in the wilderness.

TUCKER:
Definitely snack-related.

NORA:
The people were frightened because they didn't know where tomorrow's food would come from.

JAX:
And they complained.

MADDIE:
Quite a bit.

TUCKER:
I'd probably complain too.

NORA:
Instead, God faithfully gave them exactly what they needed for each day.

Everyone looks thoughtfully at the card marked "Jehovah Jireh."

Sample Script

Thursday — YHWH: I AM

The week is almost over. The registration table is quieter than usual. MADDIE puts away supplies while NORA stacks unused nametags. TUCKER sits beside the "To Know His Name" box. JAX enters and pauses.

JAX:
Last night already.

MADDIE:
I can't believe how fast the week went.

TUCKER:
Do we have any leftover snacks?

MADDIE:
That is not the emotional focus right now.

TUCKER:
It can be two things.

NORA smiles as she nods toward the box.

NORA:
There's one card left.

TUCKER carefully opens the box and removes the final card.

TUCKER:
It says... Y... H... W... H.

JAX:
That's not a word. That's what I sound like when I stub my toe.

MADDIE:
It's God's holy name.

TUCKER immediately handles the card more carefully.

TUCKER:
Oh.

NORA:
Many people pronounce it "Yahweh," but throughout history God's people have treated this name with great reverence.

JAX:
So what does it mean?

MADDIE:
"I AM."

TUCKER:
I am... what?

JAX:
Hungry?

MADDIE:
Not exactly.

NORA:
When Moses met God at the burning bush, he asked what name he should give the Israelites.

MADDIE:
God answered, "I AM WHO I AM."

A thoughtful silence settles over the group.

JAX:
That feels... different than the other names.

NORA:
It reminds us that God has always been, always will be, and is always with His people.

TUCKER:
So He isn't just the God of Bible stories.

MADDIE:
No. He's here with us today.

The group quietly looks at the final card as the week of discoveries comes full circle.

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