Scene I

Tom, Mike and Steve are standing together near a table. There is a bucket or other container on the table big enough for the boombox to fit in. If you do not have a boombox, use a box of similar shape.

Bob (walks in carrying boombox): Hi everyone! I've got this really great new boombox.

Tom: That is nice. It has a radio, a cd player and a cassette player..

Mike: My uncle has one just like it. The speakers are L.O.U.D. loud!

Steve: Bring it when we go to the lake tomorrow. I'll bring my cd's

(Bob sets the boombox on the edge of the bucket.)

Steve: Hey, watch out! There's water in that.

Bob: So?

Mike: Don't you know that water and boomboxes don't mix?

Tom: That's right. Water makes boomboxes really go boom!

(Bob picks up the boombox.)

Mike: Let's finish planning the trip to the lake. Steve's bringing the cd's, Bob's bringing the boombox. Who has an ice chest?

Tom: I can borrow Dad's and Mom has plenty of ice ready to go.

Mike: How big is it?

Bob (sets the boombox back on the edge of the bucket and spreads his hands out to show how big an ice chest is) : It's about this big. Don't you remember. We borrowed it before.

Steve: Bob, you are doing it again! That boombox will not last long if you don't take care of it.

(Bob picks up the boombox.)

Mike: We'll all bring our own cold drinks and sandwiches. Does anyone have a volleyball net?

(Bob sets the boombox back on the bucket and pretends to be serving a volleyball) Alright! Volleyball!

Steve: (Grabs the boombox) There won't be any music if we can't get Bob to remember to keep this thing away from the water.

Tom: Right! Today there's just one little bucket. Tomorrow there will be a whole lake he could forget to keep it out of!

Mike: Bob, didn't you read the instructions that came with this?

Bob: Instructions?

Mike: Yes, instructions. The little book that the people who made this boombox put with it to be sure someone did not ruin it by putting it in water.

Bob: I looked at the book but it was just full of rules so I through it away. I hate rules.

Steve: Some rules are necessary. For example, the one that says electronic things and water do not mix. The electronic things will lose every time!

Tom: How about a sign? Since Bob threw the book away, we could stick a sign to the boombox with the rules on it.

Mike: Better make it a bright red sign so Bob can remember to read it!

Bob: Now you are making me mad. It's my boombox.

Steve: You are right Bob, it is your boombox. We don't want to make you mad, we just want to keep you from being sorry because something you did ruined it.

Bob: O.K. I guess you are right. I would feel bad if I could not use it anymore. I guess I do need that sign to help me remember.

Scene II

Mike and Steve are standing by the table. Bob and Tom walk in from the side.

Bob: Hi! What's going on?

Mike: Not so loud, Bob. My head is killing me.

Steve: Mike's got a hangover from Paul's party last night.

Tom: I've heard Paul's parties are wild. Did you have a good time?

Mike: I guess so, I don't remember all of it. I must have had a great time. Paul says that you can always tell a great party because the next morning your head hurts too bad to get out of bed.

Bob: Paul says a lot of junk. Mike remember how you made the sign for my boombox so I wouldn't take chances with it?

Mike: Yeah, I remember. I almost ruined it by not taking care of it.

Bob: I think that hangover is your reminder! The Pastor says that the Bible is our instruction book for our bodies and it says that we should not walk in drunkeness¹.

Mike: Rules! Rules! Rules! You sound like somebody's mother!

Steve: Mike, I think you should listen to Bob. What he is saying makes sense. God made our bodies and He gave us an instruction book for how to take care of them.

Tom: Mike, do I need to make a red sign to put on your body?

Mike: No, Tom. I think I can remember without wearing a red sign! Thanks. I guess I needed that.

Scene III

Set up a Bible Study with Steve, Mike, Tom and Bob in chairs. Jim (the leader) opens his Bible.

Jim: God made people. He knows how our bodies work. He knows what will hurt us and what will help us. Ever since He made us, He has been trying to get us to listen to Him about this.

Tom: Adam and Eve did not listen for very long.

Jim: After Adam and Eve broke their agreement with God. God made another agreement. The rules for that agreement are called The Ten Commandments.

Steve: People sure broke that agreement!

Jim: That's right. Can anyone think of reminders God gave people to help them remember to live by the agreement?

Mike: They had to make sacrifices for breaking the rules. Was that one?

Jim: Yes, Mike, the sacrifices helped remind people that they should be living by God's rules instead of making up their own rules. How well did the people remember those rules?

Bob: They did not do very good. They broke everyone of them again and again.

Jim: Right, Bob. It's very hard for people to realize that God's way is better than their way. Does anyone know what God did to help us with this?

Tom: Is that why Jesus came?

Jim: Yes, Jesus came to be the last sacrifice that would ever be needed. He brought a new agreement between God and people. The rule for our behavior is very simple to remember. Does anyone know what it is?

Steve: ``We're supposed to love God with all our heart, soul, body and strength and we're supposed to love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves.''

Jim: This agreement is easier for us to remember and keep because we can have the Holy Spirit living in us to help us live by God's rules. All we have to do is take God up on the offer he has made us.

Bob: I know that offer. ``For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.''

Jim: Just before Jesus went to the cross, He ate the Passover meal with His disciples. Does anyone remember what He told them about that meal?

Tom: He said that they should remember Him when they ate it. Dad says that is why we pray when we eat together. So that we will remember what Jesus did.

Jim: What Jesus did is the most important event in the entire history of the world. He gave Himself as a perfect sacrifice for us. That means that if we accept His sacrifice all of our sins are forgiven.

Steve: Yes, and it also helps me to remember to depend on the Holy Spirit to help me live by God's rules.

Jim: Very good, Steve. It's really important for us to depend on that. It can be very hard to remember God's rules for His people, especially when our friends are breaking them. God said that if we hide His Words in our hearts, it will help us remember. Let's go to work on today's Bible verse.