Everything Is Possible with God - Skit

I wrote this as a final skit for a VBS-themed Sunday service that followed up on our church’s recent VBS week. This skit is a follow-up on the week’s skit series on the character of “Flash Skyrunner” (as summarized in the first paragraph below).

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The passage for the message later in the service is Mark 10:13-31—the story of the Rich Young Ruler coming to Jesus.

Leader: Some of you probably remember Flash Skyrunner from this past week. He wanted to be a pilot, but it turned out all he had ever done were airplane videogames on the Nintendo Wii. But he finally entered flight school and graduated—and was hoping to attend the Flight Academy next year. And as you might remember, we were helping him learn a couple lessons about trusting God through this time. No matter who you are...TRUST GOD! No matter how you feel...TRUST GOD! No matter what other people do...TRUST GOD! No matter what happens...TRUST GOD! And no matter where you are...TRUST GOD! I sure hope he learned those with us. And in fact, I actually just received a letter...

(Flash stumbles in, wearing his flight jacket, hat, and scarf, and holding onto a TV and videogame controllers)

Leader: Oh, hi Flash! Wow—you’ve got quite the load there. What are you up to?

Flash: Well, I just beat level 493 on my flight simulator! It’s the level where you have to fly through a whole fleet of teenage mutant snail copters and take your passengers safely to the other side. It was hard—but after 3 days straight, I beat it!

Leader: Um, wow. That’s pretty impressive...So I was just telling everyone here how I just received a letter from the flight academy!

Flash: Woohoo! Um, you might have to read it—I’m kind of tied up here (motioning about TV he’s still holding)

Leader: (reading letter)

Dear Sheldon,

You probably already received our previous letter, in which we wrote that all the spots in this year’s flight academy were full. However, we are pleased to offer you an exciting opportunity that has just come up. A famous airline pilot has started teaching at our Academy, and he’s offering free flying lessons—in his own plane—to anyone who is interested. Please reply ASAP to confirm your interest in this opportunity.

Sincerely, Sky Angels Academy

Leader: Wow!

Flash: Woo-hoo! (tries to dance while holding TV) I’m gonna fly a real plane! I’m off—up, up, and away! (starts running/hobbling offstage with TV, but is stopped by Leader)

Leader: Hold on Flash! You’re not going to take all that stuff with you, are you?

Flash: Of course I am! I’m the best at these videogames. No one can touch me! I’m like the Red Baron!—except a bit more brownish, I guess...

Leader: But those are just videogames. They won’t help you up there. That pilot said he would teach you. He’ll be with you up there. Plus, I don’t think you’d fit through the cockpit with that load.

Flash: But this is everything I’m good at! I’ve worked at this for years—I can’t give it up! Won’t the pilot be impressed with my skills in level 348 where I singlehandedly defeated Glob the Mutant Airplane Eater and rescued the damsel in distress?

Leader: I’m afraid not, Flash. Let’s see if they left any more instructions. (looks at the letter again) Oh wait—there’s a note from the pilot himself!

Flash: Oh boy! What’s he say?

Leader: “P.S. Don’t bring anything with you. You just have to watch me and learn; I’ll teach you how to fly. And while we’re learning, I’ll have to teach you how to leave behind all you thought you knew from any videogames you’ve been playing. Remember, there’s no “B-button” up here!”

Flash: (motioning to TV, etc.) But, this is my whole life! This is all I’ve worked on! If I leave it behind and if he teaches me to forget all this, what will I have left? The pilot won’t be impressed with me, and then I’ll never fly!

Leader: I think it’s ok if he isn’t impressed with you. He’s the pilot remember. He knows you don’t know anything yet—that’s why he offered to teach you.

Flash: But how can I give this all up? I’m afraid...I feel like I’ll have nothing left... (walking off stage as he’s talking)

Leader: Don’t forget all we’ve been learning this week at Fly VBS. Trust God! Even if you feel you can’t leave your videogames behind, I’m sure he’ll help you. Remember, no matter what you’re afraid of, trust God! You can never impress him enough to make him teach you how to fly—he’s already offered to do it for free. Just forget about your videogames and go learn the real thing from him! Even if it seems that you can never get along without your videogames, trust God—and remember, everything is possible with God!

Flash: Thanks for all your advice; you’ve been a big help this past week. Let me think about that a bit...

Leader: I sure hope Flash learns that he can trust God with everything—no matter what he’s afraid of. In fact, I’m not sure Flash’s fears are so different from some of ours...But until next year, just remember, everything is possible with God!