In the 7 th grade my teacher announced

In the 7 th grade, my teacher announced her plan for our class to present a play to the whole school. “Auditions are tomorrow, ” she said. At that moment, I said to myself: “I’m going to be a star! I’m sure that she will give me a main role, and I will be a star! When she announced the cast, I did not get a main role…in fact, I got no role! I couldn’t believe it. It was incredible! Until that moment, I highly respected her as a very intelligent person, but when she didn’t perceive my talent …I knew I had misjudged her.

But that’s not the worst. The worst was that she gave a role to my friend, Don Walker? !? ! Have you ever seen a picture of Don Walker? And then came the lowest moment of all: she assigned me the job of. . .

Finally came the day of the presentation … I knew Don would blow it, and I couldn’t wait to see it!

He only had to enter from SR carrying a pipe wrench, walk to CS, say one line, and disappear to SL. How more simple could it be? Don was going to blow it!

He entered…walked to CS … and by mistake dropped the wrench. As he picked it up, he adlibbed a line …

Mrs. Lummus: “Don was the star of the show!” But since then, I’ve thought much about Don, because I came to understand that some of the heroes of the Bible were just like Don Walker: a nobody, who became a significant nobody.

POINT: they had very small roles: they entered from SR, came to CS, said their line, brought their prop, and then exited. Although they had very small roles, what they did had a significant effect on others and on what God was doing in the world. I want to look at some “Don Walkers” of the Bible, to learn some lessons about our roles as

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The Angry Leper with: Elisha Prophet - and - Naaman (the warrior of Syria) Produced by 2 Kings 5 REo. W and introducing: Gehazi

The two stars of this story are easy to identify: Naaman, captain of the Syrian army, and the great prophet, Elisha. With a minor role, but with a lot of screen time, is Elisha’s servant, Gehazi (v. 18). But none of these three stars played the most critical role in bringing about this miracle. Travel with us, now, back to a Bible galaxie far, far away, and let’s see what happened. The Feature Angry Presentation Leper

The Angry. Leper Prophet Elisha Naam an (the warrior starring: of Syria) Produced by 2 Kings 5: 1 -3 - Now Naaman was commander of the army of the Gehazi king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. Now bands from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman's wife. She said to her mistress, "If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy. " and introducing:

The Angry. Leper 2 Ki 5: 9 -14 - So Naaman went with his starring: Prophet Elisha horses and chariots and stopped at Naam an (the warrior the door of Elisha's house. Elisha of Syria) and sent a messenger to say to him, Produced introducing: by "Go, wash 2 yourself seven times in the Gehazi Kings 5 Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed. " But Naaman went away angry and said, "I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damas-cus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed? " So he turned and went off in a rage. Naaman's servants went to him and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'!" So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and

The Angry. Leper Prophet Elisha Naam an (the warrior starring: of Syria) Produced by 2 Kings 5 and introducing: Gehazi POINT: that miracle happened only because 2 unknowns decided to speak to the star, Naaman. Who influenced Naaman to go to the “star” prophet in the beginning of the story? (vv. 1 -5) Her name: ____ 1. Why did they do it? What reward or honor did they 2. receive? 3. What do we learn from this story? When the “star ” ran away from his remedy, who came forward to make all the difference? (v. 13) His name:

with Jesus (star of Nazareth) Today’s Second Feature Featuring The 12 Disciples band (& 1000 ’s of extras) Palm Leaves Productions, Jerusalem Lucas 19 Studios—No. 29 -38 (Colt provided courtesy of Mr. Anonymous)

As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying With to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied Jesus (star of Nazareth) there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it? ' tell him, 'The Lord Luke 19: 29 -38 needs it. '" They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the

With Jesus (star of Nazareth) Luke 19: 29 -38 POINT: this insignificant man played a significant role in fulfilling 550 they year oldit? prophecy. 1. Whereadid find 1. How important was his small role in 2. Who was its owner? that dramatic entrance of the Lord? 2. What recognition or thanks did he 3. strangers to take his 3. Why Whatdid do he weallow learn? get? m e l a s u r e J d e r Jesus ente he T. e f i l s i H f o eek w l a n i f e h t r s o i f h t d e t c i d e r hp a i r a h c e Z t e h prop. C. B 0 2 5 n i t n eve Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. y tr n E l a h p m iu r T e th l il lf To fu prophecy, Jesus sent 2 disciples to get a colt.

THE HUNGRY ASSASSINS Watch 40 terrorists ensnare themselves in their “swear now-pay later”desperate conspiracy of death! -Starring. Paul, the trouble maker Next Presentation The Fraternity of Hunger & a special appearance by the Roman Legion Directed by Nephew de Paul & based on the famous novel, ACTS – part 23 /12 - 16

THE HUNGRY ASSASSINS -Starring. Paul, the trouble maker The Fraternity of Hunger special appearance by the Roman Legion ACTS of 23/12 - 16 Acts 23: 12 -18 - T he next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More than forty men were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here. " But when the son of Paul's sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him. " So he took him to the commander. The centurion said, "Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell

THE HUNGRY ASSASSINS -Starring. Paul, the trouble maker The Fraternity of Hunger special appearance by the Roman Legion ACTS of 23/12 - 16 WHO IS THE HERO? *not the star, Paul. *not the centurion with his 470 soldiers *WAS an insignificant person with a role so small, he is not named. 1. What recognition orconspiracy thanks did he Who learned of the ? Name: receive? 2. ______ How was that person to saving Whatimportant do we learn? Paul’s life? Paul, the star, is in danger. A group of 40 men conspired to assassinate him. It looks really bad until we learn that someone just happened to hear of the conspiracy, told Paul about it, and took the information to the authorities. An intense drama!

Scene: Location: Starring: Script: Action: Coming later this Summer THE LAST SUPPER upper room Jesus & 12 disciples Mark, chap. 14, v. 13 Man with a jug of water 2 disciples Lead them to the house

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations for It was His last night with His disciples and He THE LAST SUPPER Scene: Upper room you Passover? " So he sent eat twothe of Location: hadtotoeat do the some important things: his disciples, tell-ing into the city, and Starring: Jesus & 12 disciples Passover, establish them, Lord’s"Go supper, wash their a man carrying a jar willlead meet you. Script: Mark 14: 12 -16 feet, identify Judas as of thewater traitor, the Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he Lead to Man with jug disciples to the garden to pray, and then go to the 2 disciples Action: of water house enters, 'The Teacher asks: Where is my guest His death. But first, He sent 2 disciples to secure room, where I may eat the Passover with my a place to eat the Passover. He will show you carrying a large upper THE POINT : Jesus & the 12 were thedisciples? ' stars … butto athe nameless man, a _____ 1. Who led them upper room ? Name: furnished Make preparations jug of water, was used to find the room, room where Jesusand did ready. those great things. 2. How important was the smallleft, rolewent of that man for us there. " The disciples into the 1. Do we ever him to hear cityof and found things just as Jesus had told ? the rest the story inhe chp. 14? them. So they prepared the Passover. 2. again What recognition orof thanks did receive? 3. What do we learn?

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Heb 11: 32 -38 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Unnamed Heroes - the nobodies Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, y Scary ces b on i o Samuel and the prophets, who h c m stori Now? c i m sacri es of Hero dies: co face, no & fice, Why? through faith conquered kingdoms bruta sufferin nobole w/no lause …¡ The story g, l tort peop, no appape! u r & of of e administered justice, and gained deat e, nam no esc h Heb. 11 what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging … others were chained and put in prison … stoned … sawed in two … put to death by the sword … went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreatedthe world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains,

So many people… many hard choices, so many incredible heroes, so many actors with small roles, of whom we know nothing. Unnamed Heroes y ces b on i o h ic c mm Hero dies: co face, no & nobole w/no lause …¡ peop, no appape! e nam no esc How? Why? The NOBODIES of Heb. 11 Scary stori sacri es of fice, bruta sufferin g, l tort u r & of deat e, h POINT: They were actors with small roles & who are not named, but God used them to teach a great lesson about normal 1. Why did they make those extreme decisions? people 2. How could they do what they who made extraordinary did? in they order? to. Names: serve Him. 1. choices Who were ____, 3. What do we learn? ____ 2. What monument honors them? 3. Which special days celebrate

Very few of us ever will be a star: most of us have very small roles: we are nobodies who enter the scene. . . set up the action. . . provide a prop that helps the action … or a place where things can happen. We walk to center stage, say our lines, & then exit. Though we are not stars, we can have a great impact on others’ lives. We are insignificant actors … nameless nobodies on the stage of this world, simply trying to scratch out our pleasant simple parts in the work of Heaven.

a t o N ? o r e H REo. W As servants of God, all of us can be Significant Nobodies