The addition of a simple drama to sermons is effective in bringing Bible passages alive and involve a variety of church members in preaching. In this book, James O. Chatham invites clergy to develop a use of drama to proclaim the gospel. Chatham writes that the Bible is comprised primarily of stories—stories of the relationship between God and God’s people spanning over more than a thousand years—many of which are so good that they need little explanation. There is no more engaging way to tell these stories, he says, than through effective sermon drama. This book contains five dramas, ready for use. The first, from Jonah, delivers the perplexing and challenging message of that small book. The second presents several modern contexts into which the Easter story poignantly speaks and proclaims the recreative power of God. The third tells the story of Rahab, testifying to the power of God by God’s use of the most unlikely person to fulfill God’s promises. The fourth focuses on the persistent widow in Luke 18. The fifth declares that God has been calling people since Abraham and Sarah, and that we should expect God to call us now.
