This series of nine dialogues built around the I am sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John offers a fresh perspective while meeting the demands of extra services during the Lenten season. Able to be performed by two readers, each conversation is a children's message that uses easily obtained props to reinforce the day's featured I am statement.

If you want to try something different for Advent this year, "Bethlehem's Closet -- A Reunion of Grace" is a great resource that provides congregations with an intriguing learning experience. It's a unique series of five monologues telling the fascinating stories, warts and all, of the women mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. Donald Neidigk believes that the embarrassing events in some of these women's lives are important for us to know, since they demonstrate that Jesus was born into an imperfect family, with secrets in the closet, just like you and me. And that makes him a...

Each monologue in this informative and motivational series features a Bible character who gave something to Jesus during Holy Week, and one who had nothing to give. A children's sermon accompanies each message.