{"id":165,"date":"2022-08-18T17:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2022-08-18T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T18:06:47","slug":"the-army-of-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.running2win.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/entertainment\/the-army-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Army of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Players: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Army Recruiter; <\/li><li>Average Guy; <\/li><li>Friends 1, 2, &amp; 3; <\/li><li>Navy Guy; <\/li><li>Drug Dealer; <\/li><li>Air Force Guy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scene 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[An Average Guy is walking along when he comes up to a military man dressed in Army clothes, preaching in a very gruff voice like a drill sergeant.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Army Recruiter:<\/u>&nbsp; <\/strong>Join the Army of God! Jesus Christ wants you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy walking along looks at the Army Recruiter and stops to listen.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Hey! What do I have to do to join the Army of God? Does it cost anything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Army Recruiter walks up to the Average Guy.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Army Recruiter:<\/span><\/strong> It\u2019ll cost you your life! Jesus Christ wants your miserable, meaningless, destitute life, <em>(mutters under his breathe \u2013 &#8220;Why, I can\u2019t understand&#8221;)<\/em>, but in return He\u2019ll give you His peaceful, joyful, eternal life. All you have to do is give Him your life, receive His eternal life, believe you\u2019ve received, and then confess it.&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Jesus, I want to enlist! Take this life, its Yours. I receive You eternal life in return. Thank you Jesus!<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Army Recruiter:<\/span><\/strong> Welcome to the Army of God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[Army Recruiter hands Average guy a small pocket book]&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Army Recruiter:<\/span><\/strong> Here is the Military Manual. I suggest that you study it. Learn it inside and out. It contains battle strategies and orders from the Commander in Chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scene 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone walks in front of the audience showing a card saying, &#8220;Several months later&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy is at a party smoking dope and drinking. He is extremely wasted. He tries to duplicate the Army Recruiter\u2019s speech, but something was lacking.]<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> <em>(With slurred speech)<\/em> You dudes have got to join the Army of God! Jesus Christ wants you! He\u2019ll take your disgusting, miserable, pathetic life\u2026\u2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[All of his friends, offended, interrupted him]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friend 1:<\/strong> Who\u2019s disgusting?!&nbsp;<br><strong>Friend 2: <\/strong>You better not be calling me pathetic or I\u2019ll\u2026\u2026..&nbsp;<br><strong>Friend 3:<\/strong> What makes you think I\u2019m miserable?&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> But wait a minute. Let me finish. Now where was I?\u2026 Oh, yeah! He\u2019ll take your rotten life and give you His.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[They all roll their eyes.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friend 2:<\/strong> Yeah, sure. Didn\u2019t you enlist a few months ago? Look at your life. Its still a mess.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The rest of them agree, blow him off, and walk away. The Average Guy drops his head and looks at the beer bottle he is holding, then throws it aside. He starts to pray.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Jesus, there has got to be more to this Army than just eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[A man in a Navy suit or hat overhears his prayers as he is passing by.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Navy Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Have you been baptized?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> I don\u2019t know. What is &#8220;Baptized&#8221;? I never heard of it.&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Navy Guy:<\/span><\/strong> You never heard of it!? It\u2019s in the military manual! Don\u2019t you read!? It is when you get dunked under the water, man! When you come up, you\u2019re clean! You gotta do it with water. <em>(Sarcastically)<\/em> The crazy Air Force thinks some spirit will baptize you, then they all talk baby talk, as if that proves what they believe. Take it from me, they are weird! A disgrace to the military, if you ask me. Water is the only way.&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> I really feel like I need to be cleansed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[Navy Guy baptizes the Average Guy]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Wow! I feel brand new!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scene 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone walks in front of the audience showing a card saying, &#8220;Several months later&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy is walking along and a grungy drug dealer walks up to him.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drug Dealer:<\/span><\/strong> Hey Dude, Do you want to buy some ganga?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy just stares at him, debating if he should or not]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drug Dealer:<\/span><\/strong> You know, man, Maui Wowie? Bud? Marijuana, Dude!?<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Is it possible to get just one joint?<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drug Dealer:<\/span><\/strong> Sure. No problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[They make the exchange, and the Average Guy sits down and lights up the joint. After taking a big hit, he prays.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Jesus, why don\u2019t I have the power to overcome these temptations?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[A guy dressed in an Air Force uniform or hat walks up. He overheard what the Average Guy had prayed.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Power! Did I hear you say you need power!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy looks up to him inquisitively.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> The power is in being full of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy\u2019s facial expression changes to scared upon remembering what the Navy Guy told him about the Air Force.]&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> You don\u2019t mean the baptism by the spirit, do you?&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Of course I do. But it is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Baptizer.<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> The Navy Guy said the only way to baptize is with water. He said you Air Force guys are all crazy and talk baby babble.<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> <em>(Sarcastically)<\/em> Those Navy Guys only believe what they want. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is in the military manual. Don\u2019t you read? The Commander in Chief told Jesus to tell the first Army to go wait for the Holy Spirit and power before He ever sent them out, Acts 1; 4-8. Then they all, after being filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke in other tongues, Acts 2; 4. Not baby babble\u2014It is a heavenly language. The Holy Spirit prays through you the perfect will of the Commander in Chief for your life, Romans 8; 27. This language helps you get the perfect strategies for battle, so you can have total victory in every area of you life, Romans 8; 26. Even temptations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[As the Air Force Guy is speaking, the Average Guy pulls his military manual out of his back pocket and looks up the different references.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Yep, it is all in here. I wonder why the Navy Guy said all of those bad things about the Air Force?<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Like I said, the Navy only believes what they want to believe. The Army Recruiters only want to get people to enlist. They don\u2019t care what happens to them after they enlist&#8230;a lot of casualties. Anyway, do you want to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and power?&nbsp;<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> I sure do! Ahh, what do I have to do?<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Just ask Jesus, with a sincere heart, and believe that you will receive, just like when you enlisted.<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit and power\u2026.Thank you so much! Shundie la bippie\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scene 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy is approached by the Drug Dealer.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drug Dealer:<\/span><\/strong> Hey Dude! You wanna buy some bud?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The Average Guy starts praying loudly in tongues.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drug Dealer:<\/span><\/strong> No, I think you already had too much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[Drug Dealer leaves]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> Hey, it works! I overcame that temptation pretty well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scene 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[The setting is at a Christian Rally. The Average Guy is giving his testimony. The Army Recruiter, Navy Guy, and Air Force Guy as well as all of his friends are in the crowd]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Average Guy:<\/span><\/strong> There was a time when I was real empty inside. I had no purpose or vision for my life. An Army Guy told me about the Army of God. So I enlisted. Immediately, the emptiness was gone. I had peace for the first time in my life, but my life was still a wreck. Then this Navy Guy baptized me in water. I really felt clean, like I had another start. It helped me through a hard time. I still stumbled a lot and wondered if I would ever have enough power to overcome temptations. Then an Air Force Guy taught me about being filled with the Holy Spirit. Now I can say, I am on of the proud, one of the few, and I want to share with everyone how the Army of God and all of its branches helped me grow to be the soldier I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[After hearing the Average Guy\u2019s testimony, the Army Recruiter turns to the Navy Guy and the Air Force Guy.]&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Army Recruiter:<\/span><\/strong> I thought the only important thing was getting people to enlist. He sure did need you guys though.<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Navy Guy:<\/span><\/strong> I am sure glad he received the power to overcome. I think I need to go look up some things in the military manual.<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Force Guy:<\/span><\/strong> This guy could have easily been a casualty before I ever met him, if it weren\u2019t for both of you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>All Together:<\/u> All of us are needed in the Army of God!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use this drama, if you would like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abundant blessings to you all,<\/p>\n\n\n<strong>Tina \u2013 Keep on <span style=\"color: #3e746e;\"> Running<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><em> 2<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> Win!<\/span><\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players: Army Recruiter; Average Guy; Friends 1, 2, &amp; 3; Navy Guy; Drug Dealer; Air Force Guy Scene 1 [An Average Guy is walking along when he comes up to a military man dressed in Army clothes, preaching in a very gruff voice like a drill sergeant.] Army Recruiter:&nbsp; Join the Army of God! 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