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The Apostle Paul
Premiered June 14, 1988, at Prayer
Mountain Church, Meansville, GA. Paul pens his letter
to the Ephesians while imprisoned in a Roman jail. He
then worships through psalms and dance before charging
the church and presenting the simplicity of salvation
through confession and faith. Length of drama: 55
minutes.
Excerpt
from20th anniversary show.
Father Abraham
Premiered November 22, 1988, at Prayer
Mountain Church, Meansville, GA. Abraham lived before
any of God's Word was recorded. As the patriarch of the
Israelites, Abraham was used by God to re-establish a
blood covenant relationship with His beloved creation -
humanity. Abraham shares his life story from when he
was called by God to leave his father's house to when
God requested a sacrifice of his son Isaac in Moriah.
Abraham intrigues the audience by telling how God used a
ram's horn to save his sons life and ultimately save a
great nation. Length of drama: 40 minutes.
Excerpt from20th
anniversary show.
Jesus,
The Christ
Premiered
April 21, 1989, at Prayer Mountain Church, Meansville,
GA. Jesus is the final of the original trilogy of
dramas - the spoken Word, the written Word and the Word
made flesh. The sermons are taken mainly from the book
of Luke and include several well-known parables before
turning to focus on Jesus' emotional struggle prior to
the crucifixion. John 17 is prayed in the garden before
a passionate portrayal of the cross is depicted to a
very moving piece of classical music. In a brief
passage, one can hear the hammer driving the spikes into
the flesh of God's Son. After a very somber entombment,
Jesus arises to charge the church before His triumphant
ascension into heaven. Length of drama: 65 minutes.
Excerpt
from20th anniversary show.
Isaiah, The Prophet
Premiered March 27, 1994, at the Bright Star Church,
Douglasville, GA. Isaiah is considered the Messianic
Prophet because he wrote more about the coming of a
Redeemer for the nation of Israel than any other Old
Testament prophet. The drama is purely God's Word from
the opening declarations of Isaiah 1:1 to the promise of
peace during a millennial reign that is yet to come.
Length of drama: 35 minutes (11% of the book of Isaiah).
Excerpt
from20th anniversary show.
King David
Premiered April 9, 1995, at the Bright Star Church,
Douglasville, GA. King David is the longest of the
Bible dramas because it encompasses all of the elements
of the arts. David, a newly crowned king perfumes the
sanctuary for the ark of the covenant before dancing in
praise before the Lord. He then shares the events of
his young life up to his sin with and repentance over
Bathsheba. A brief musical intermission allows David to
age 40 years and close out the drama as a feeble king
passing his sovereignty to his son, Solomon, who has
been commissioned by God to build the temple. King
David falls prostrate before the ark in a
heart-thrilling finale. Length of drama: 80 minutes.
Excerpt
from20th anniversary show.
This concludes the
section of Bible dramas available at this time. In
January, 1999, Penn did a brief portrayal of JOSHUA for
a winter Bible Study at Silvertown Baptist Church in
Thomaston. He has yet to expand this material into a
full drama. It may prove to be an excellent way to
better utilize David's ark and tell the story of Moses
and the exodus.
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