THE STORYTELLER'S BIBLE
Act VIII - General Epistles and Revelation
Script by Bob Allen
For four voices




                                                                             Scene 3


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ALL: Peter!

VOICE FOUR: Why should we listen to him?

VOICE ONE: He walked on the water—

VOICE TWO: And sunk in the waves.

VOICE THREE: Christ commended him for spiritual insight—

VOICE FOUR: And almost immediately called him Satan.

VOICE ONE: He swore to be faithful to death—

VOICE TWO: And the same night betrayed Him three times.

VOICE THREE: Unstable!

VOICE FOUR: Unpredictable!

VOICE ONE: Transformed!

ALL: Peter!

VOICE TWO: Christ said, “I go to prepare a place for you.”

VOICE THREE: Peter wrote about obtaining “an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.”

VOICE FOUR: Christ said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

VOICE ONE: Peter said, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

VOICE TWO: Christ told Peter to put up his sword into the sheath.

VOICE THREE: Peter responded by writing, “Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.”

VOICE FOUR: Christ singled Peter out from the other disciples with the command to “feed my sheep.”

VOICE ONE: Peter taught others to “feed the flock of God which is among you.”

VOICE TWO: Jesus called him Peter, the rock.

VOICE THREE: The stable one.

VOICE FOUR: Transformed by the power of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

VOICE ONE: Stamped with His image.

VOICE TWO: An image of divine power.

VOICE THREE: His power grants us “everything pertaining to life and godliness.”

VOICE FOUR: Power seen in the authentication of Peter’s ministry through the healing of the lame man and the raising of Dorcas from the dead.

VOICE ONE: An image of divine glory.

VOICE TWO: His glory makes us “partakers of the divine nature,having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

VOICE THREE: Glory seen in the transformation of Peter’s character from sinner to saint.

VOICE FOUR: His glory develops all the moral graces, choreographing them together to contribute lavishly to the increase of each believer’s own personal faith.

VOICE ONE: Virtue—a courageous determination to do what is right.

VOICE TWO: Knowledge—the ability to make godly choices.

VOICE THREE: Temperance—self-discipline that sweetens the disposition.

VOICE FOUR: Patience—the determination to persevere whatever life brings.

VOICE ONE: Godliness—practical growth in Christ-likeness.

VOICE TWO: Brotherly kindness—acts of love and kindness toward all.

VOICE THREE: Charity—love in action, the crown of Christian growth.

VOICE FOUR: Why should we listen to Peter?

VOICE ONE: Because he grew in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and he teaches us to do the same.