The Faith The Faith Be With Be With

YouYoubased on based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-13

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Princess Alleah:Princess Alleah: AlissaAlissaLuke Cloudrunner:Luke Cloudrunner: AlleeAlleeNarrator:Narrator: KelliKelliThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: NicoleNicoleHoda:Hoda: AustinAustinAmToo BeToo:AmToo BeToo: TobiasTobiasI’ll Be One Kanobe: I’ll Be One Kanobe: MattiasMattiasHandsome Shilo:Handsome Shilo: MattMattChoo-Barker:Choo-Barker: TylerTyler

Narrator:Narrator: (Music in (Music in background). background). Not so long Not so long ago, in a galaxy very, very ago, in a galaxy very, very close by, a galactic struggle close by, a galactic struggle between good and evil between good and evil wages in the every day life wages in the every day life of Christians everywhere. of Christians everywhere.

Narrator: One particular Narrator: One particular Christian, by the name of Christian, by the name of Luke Cloudrunner, with his Luke Cloudrunner, with his loyal metallic friend, AmToo loyal metallic friend, AmToo BeToo and his trusty BeToo and his trusty certified public accountant, certified public accountant, ThreeCPA, seeks the true ThreeCPA, seeks the true meaning of the God given meaning of the God given benefits of giving.benefits of giving.

ThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: Master Luke, Master Luke, while I can’t be certain, I do while I can’t be certain, I do believe you are looking for believe you are looking for I’ll Be One Kanobe in all the I’ll Be One Kanobe in all the wrong places. I…wrong places. I…

AmToo BeToo:AmToo BeToo: (Various (Various beeps & squeaks)beeps & squeaks)

ThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: Oh, you be Oh, you be quiet, AmToo. It’s all you’re quiet, AmToo. It’s all you’re fault we’re here in the first fault we’re here in the first place. place. (I’ll Be One (I’ll Be One appears.)appears.)

Luke:Luke: Excuse me, but I’m Excuse me, but I’m looking for the famous looking for the famous Jesus master, I’ll Be One Jesus master, I’ll Be One Kanobe.Kanobe.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Hmm. I’ll Be Hmm. I’ll Be One. I haven’t heard that One. I haven’t heard that name for many, many, name for many, many, years.years.

Luke:Luke: So you know him?So you know him?

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Know him? I Know him? I am him. am him.

Luke:Luke: But if you are a Jesus But if you are a Jesus Master, how is it that you Master, how is it that you don’t carry a light saber?don’t carry a light saber?

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Oh this? Oh this? (Pulls (Pulls saber out of his robe.)saber out of his robe.) Light Light sabers are child’s play. I sabers are child’s play. I carry a more powerful carry a more powerful weapon: the word of God weapon: the word of God (draws a testament out of (draws a testament out of his robe)his robe). Now, please, . Now, please, introduce me to your introduce me to your friends.friends.

Luke:Luke: Well, this little fellow Well, this little fellow is AmToo BeToo. AmToo is AmToo BeToo. AmToo has a message recorded has a message recorded that he keeps playing. I that he keeps playing. I don’t understand the don’t understand the message, and my message, and my accountant robot, accountant robot, ThreeCPA, here has some ThreeCPA, here has some concerns about concerns about implementing the strategy?implementing the strategy?

ThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: I should say I I should say I do. This annoying little do. This annoying little trash can trash can (motions to (motions to AmToo BeToo)AmToo BeToo) has been has been following master Luke following master Luke around and keeps playing around and keeps playing this image of a princess this image of a princess encouraging master Luke to encouraging master Luke to give his wealth away.give his wealth away.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Well, let’s hear Well, let’s hear it.it.

Luke:Luke: Okay, here it is. Okay, here it is. (Luke hits trash can and (Luke hits trash can and message plays—Princess message plays—Princess Alleah appears with a Alleah appears with a strobe light.)strobe light.)

Princess Alleah:“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, (cont’d)

Princess Alleah: “…not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

I’ll Be One: Well, that seems pretty basic.

Luke: Basic? I didn’t understand a word she said.

I’ll Be One: Well, young master Luke. Perhaps it is because you are young and untrained in the ways of the Faith.

Luke: The Faith? What’s that?

I’ll Be One: The faith is what those of us to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life have. As we mature in the faith, it flows through all areas of our life: what we do what we think, and--as this message relates--what and how we give.

Luke: Give? I don’t get it.

I’ll Be One: Well young Luke. Perhaps I should get some help with this. Perhaps we should seek help from the Jesus Master himself.

Luke: You mean…

I’ll Be One: Yes, come, follow me. (I’ll Be One, Luke, AmToo, & ThreeCPA walk.)

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Say, it looks Say, it looks like the bunch of you could like the bunch of you could use a lift.use a lift.

Luke:Luke: Who are you?Who are you?

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: I’m Handsome I’m Handsome Shilo, this is my loyal Shilo, this is my loyal wookie companion, Choo-wookie companion, Choo-Barker Barker (Chewy “barks”),(Chewy “barks”), and this is the fastest ship and this is the fastest ship in the galaxy, my in the galaxy, my Millennium Falcon.Millennium Falcon.

Luke:Luke: Pardon me for being Pardon me for being a critic, but your wookie a critic, but your wookie looks like the winner of the looks like the winner of the ugly dog contest, and your ugly dog contest, and your fastest car in the galaxy fastest car in the galaxy looks a lot like a ’68 Dodge looks a lot like a ’68 Dodge Dart to me.Dart to me.

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Hmm, big talk Hmm, big talk for a small boy wearing a for a small boy wearing a bathrobe and dragging bathrobe and dragging around a trash can and a tin around a trash can and a tin man.man.

Luke:Luke: Why, I… Why, I…

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Luke, I’ll Luke, I’ll handle this. handle this. (Pause.) (Pause.) The The boy, his oversized DVD boy, his oversized DVD player and tin man and I player and tin man and I would like a lift to see the would like a lift to see the Jesus Master Hoda.Jesus Master Hoda.

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Hoda? Why he Hoda? Why he lives way over by the lives way over by the swamp on the other side of swamp on the other side of town.town.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Ada Hayden Ada Hayden Park Park (substitute name of (substitute name of local lake/pond)?local lake/pond)?

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Whatever. Whatever. Anyway, what do you want Anyway, what do you want to see him for? He’ll just to see him for? He’ll just tell you about that old tell you about that old fashioned thing called the fashioned thing called the Faith.Faith.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Exactly. Exactly. That’s just what we want to That’s just what we want to hear. Specifically, we need hear. Specifically, we need Hoda to explain the Hoda to explain the benefits of giving in the benefits of giving in the Christian life.Christian life.

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Giving? What Giving? What do you want to do that for? do you want to do that for? Listen to me and not the old Listen to me and not the old man, kid. Life isn’t about man, kid. Life isn’t about giving. It’s about getting.giving. It’s about getting.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: And if you And if you transport us to Hoda, I’ll transport us to Hoda, I’ll give you what you want, give you what you want, and we’ll get what we need.and we’ll get what we need.

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Climb in old Climb in old man. man. (All get in Millennium (All get in Millennium Falcon and travel to Falcon and travel to swamp.)swamp.)

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: (Knocks on (Knocks on door.)door.)

Hoda:Hoda: Coming, I am. Right Coming, I am. Right there, I’ll be. there, I’ll be. (Opens door.)(Opens door.)

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Master Hoda.Master Hoda.

Hoda:Hoda: I’ll Be One! Master, I’ll Be One! Master, you call me, but only one you call me, but only one master there is. What is it master there is. What is it you want, tell me.you want, tell me.

Hans:Hans: Well, the scarecrow Well, the scarecrow needs a brain, the tin man needs a brain, the tin man needs a heart, the wookie needs a heart, the wookie needs some courage, and needs some courage, and the boy in the bathrobe the boy in the bathrobe needs to click his heels needs to click his heels together and find his way together and find his way home.home.

Hoda:Hoda: A comedian you A comedian you have. have.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Pay no Pay no attention to the cab driver, attention to the cab driver, master Hoda. The AmToo master Hoda. The AmToo BeToo unit has a message BeToo unit has a message from Princess Alleah…from Princess Alleah…

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Hey, you mean Hey, you mean the gal with the cinnamon the gal with the cinnamon buns on her ears?buns on her ears?

Luke:Luke: You know her?You know her?

Hans Shilo:Hans Shilo: Man, I’ve got Man, I’ve got all her DVDs. She’s one all her DVDs. She’s one righteous babe.righteous babe.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Children, may I Children, may I continue? continue? (Hans and Luke, (Hans and Luke, embarrassed, clam up.)embarrassed, clam up.) Princess Alleah—the Princess Alleah—the “righteous babe”—used “righteous babe”—used this little AmToo unit to this little AmToo unit to relay a message from 2 relay a message from 2 Corinthians 9:6-8.Corinthians 9:6-8.

Hoda:Hoda: Hmm. I see. The Hmm. I see. The secrets of giving, you want secrets of giving, you want to know.to know.

Luke:Luke: Giving schmiving. I Giving schmiving. I just want to know how to just want to know how to live a great life instead of live a great life instead of herding robots around in herding robots around in the sand.the sand.

Yoda:Yoda: The secrets of giving, The secrets of giving, you want to know then.you want to know then.

Hans:Hans: Don’t listen to the Don’t listen to the little green troll, kid. You little green troll, kid. You earn your keep and you earn your keep and you keep what you earn. That’s keep what you earn. That’s my motto.my motto.

Yoda:Yoda: No, wrong you are. No, wrong you are. Much for you, will giving do. Much for you, will giving do. First, make your life First, make your life fruitful, it will. fruitful, it will.

I’ll Be One:I’ll Be One: Luke, as it Luke, as it says in the scriptures, “You says in the scriptures, “You will be made rich in every will be made rich in every way so that you can be way so that you can be generous on every generous on every occasion, and through us occasion, and through us your generosity will result your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”in thanksgiving to God.”

Yoda:Yoda: Second, make your Second, make your life joyful, giving will.life joyful, giving will.

I’ll Be one:I’ll Be one: Luke that’s the Luke that’s the part where it says “Each part where it says “Each man should give what he man should give what he has decided in his heart to has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”loves a cheerful giver.”

Luke:Luke: So I should be joyful, So I should be joyful, even cheerful about giving?even cheerful about giving?

Yoda:Yoda: Have it no other way, Have it no other way, you would. you would.

AmToo BeToo:AmToo BeToo:(Miscellaneous beeps.)(Miscellaneous beeps.)

ThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: AmToo BeToo AmToo BeToo says when you truly love says when you truly love someone, it will make you someone, it will make you happy to give to them.happy to give to them.

Yoda:Yoda: Third, make your life Third, make your life useful, giving will. useful, giving will.

Luke:Luke: Hey, you’re right, Hey, you’re right, when I’m giving I never when I’m giving I never have time to whine about have time to whine about my place in life--herding my place in life--herding robots around in the sand—robots around in the sand—I actually feel like I have a I actually feel like I have a purpose bigger than purpose bigger than myself.myself. (Hans starts to (Hans starts to leave.)leave.)

ThreeCPA:ThreeCPA: Handsome Handsome Shilo! Where are you Shilo! Where are you going. going.

Hans:Hans: Sorry boys, but Sorry boys, but there’s just a little bit too there’s just a little bit too much love going on around much love going on around here. If I stick around much here. If I stick around much longer, you’ll have me longer, you’ll have me singing verses of Kum-Ba-singing verses of Kum-Ba-Ya with the wookie.Ya with the wookie.

Wookie:Wookie: (Loud bark.)(Loud bark.)

Hans:Hans: Okay, okay. I’ll stick Okay, okay. I’ll stick around.around.

Hoda:Hoda: Fourth, make your Fourth, make your life grateful, giving will.life grateful, giving will.

Luke:Luke: I get it. Only if I get it. Only if you’re giving in a God-you’re giving in a God-pleasing fashion will you pleasing fashion will you have a clear understanding have a clear understanding of all that God has given to of all that God has given to you and how pleasing it is you and how pleasing it is to share your blessings.to share your blessings.

Hoda:Hoda: Young master Luke, Young master Luke, a Faith master you will be. a Faith master you will be.

Wookie:Wookie: (Loud bark.)(Loud bark.)

Hans: Okay, okay, I’ll go get the guitar out of the Dart.

(Play either “Kum Ba Yah” (Play either “Kum Ba Yah” or “Star Wars Theme” as or “Star Wars Theme” as exit music.)exit music.)