{"id":11,"date":"2007-09-13T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2007-09-13T16:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nealbreeding.com\/blogs\/?p=11"},"modified":"2007-09-20T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2007-09-21T03:08:42","slug":"jesus-loves-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nealbreeding.com\/blogs\/jesus-loves-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Loves Me!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: normal\" align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-size: 34pt\" size=\"7\"><strong>Jesus Loves Me<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font style=\"font-size: 17pt\" size=\"5\">by Neal Breeding<br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\">Copyright<\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"> 1994<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><em><strong>Performance directions:  <\/strong>The song is sung one time through, then each <strong>boldfaced <\/strong>line is sung followed by the comments. At the end, the actors should ask the audience to sing along with them and exit while the audience is singing.  If more than one actor is used, all actors can sing together.  Individual actors can take turns saying the spoken lines.  The whole cast can sing the sung lines.<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Jesus <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">   We are speaking about Jesus, the son of God; who became human like you and me but lived a sinless life while He was here on earth.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>loves me <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">   He not only love me, but He loves you <\/font><font size=\"4\"><em>(pointing at different members of the audience), <\/em><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">and you, and you, but not just you, and you, but He loves all of us!<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>this I know    <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">I<\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong> <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">know this for a fact.  Not just up here in my head, but down here, in my heart where it counts and where I will never forget.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>for the Bible tells me so <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">    It really does!  It tells me in John 3:16 &#8220;God so loved the world [that&#8217;s us] that He gave His <\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><em>one and only <\/em><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">son [that&#8217;s Jesus] that whoever believes in Him [and asks Him into their heart] shall not die [which is separation from God in Hell] but have eternal life [which is fellowship with Him in Heaven].&#8221; <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Little ones, to Him belong <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">\u00e2\u20ac\u201c We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just be little babies because we all start out that way, but once we ask Jesus into our heart, we become babies again, but we are spiritual babies that belong to Him.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>they are weak but He is strong <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">   Although we might be weak when we first become spiritual babies, Jesus is strong. Stronger than the Incredible Hulk, Superman and every other Super Hero combined!<\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><em>  <\/em><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">And that is pretty strong! <\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><em>(pause if there is laughter) <\/em><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">When we rely on His strength, we grow stronger.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Yes, Jesus loves me <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">   and you and you, and you&#8230; <\/font><font style=\"font-size: 13pt\" size=\"3\"><em>(pointing to different members of the audience)<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Yes, Jesus loves me <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\">   and you and you, and you and you&#8230; <\/font><font style=\"font-size: 13pt\" size=\"3\"><em>(pointing to different members of the audience)<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Yes Jesus loves me the Bible tells me so.<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 200%\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>Why don&#8217;t you join and sing it with us, <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><em>(pause) <\/em><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><strong>to Him. <\/strong><\/font><font style=\"font-size: 13pt\" size=\"3\"><em>(pointing upward)<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><font style=\"font-size: 15pt\" size=\"4\"><em>(as the audience begins to sing, actors exit the stage).<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p id=\"sdendnote1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> ____________<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; line-height: 0.17in\" align=\"left\"><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\">This sketch may be used freely. 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