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6.7.Invite the older girls to read out loud Genesis 24:57-58 from page 26.Encourage the older kids to mark the passage with a Spark Bible Sticker of theirchoice and to use a pencil to write their response in the margin.Who was the servant looking for? (a wife for Isaac) Who did the servant pick?(Rebekah) Would you like to pick out a husband or wife this way? Allow kidsto respond. This sounds strange to us, but the servant asked God to help himdecide. God helps us make the right decisions. Let’s write a skit about this story.Activate Faith (25 minutes)The Servant’s DecisionSet Up:• Place the costume items and the props where kids can choose among them.• Set the craft supplies where kids can access them.• Hang a bedsheet as a backdrop to designate a stage area.• Make several copies of the Servant’s Decision Writing Prompts.Activity InstructionsBefore the skit:1.2.3.Divide the kids into three groups, each representing one of the three acts ofthe skit. Hand out copies of the writing prompts to each group. Read your partof the story Rebekah and Isaac from the Spark Bible and Spark Story Bible.Answer the questions on the writing prompts to help you write your part ofthe skit. Leaders and Shepherds assist groups as needed.Have groups decide who will act in, narrate, and direct their part of the skit.Decide who will play each role in your part of the skit. Choose costumesfor the characters. You may need to share some of the props with the othergroups. Practice your part of the skit.Invite a couple of kids to create some props. Encourage creativity by askingquestions, such as How could you use the boxes to make a well? Place thewell onstage when it’s done. Create and decorate three signs: Act One, ActTwo, and Act Three. Decide who will hold the signs before each part of theskit.Perform the skit:Spark ResourcesSpark Story BiblesSpark BiblesSpark Bible StickersSuppliesFabric pieces, including brownBible time costumesSandalsWalking stickCostume jewelryBucketJarsCupBasketsArtificial foodBaby dolls, 2Cardboard boxesPaperPencilsMarkersKid-friendly scissorsTapeBedsheetPencilsThe Servant’s DecisionWriting Prompts (page 93),1 copy per 2-3 kids1.Gather all the kids near the stage. Direct the kids involved in Act One to taketheir places on the stage. Have the other kids in the other acts to sit in theaudience. Tell the sign holder to stand to the side of the stage along with thedirector for the current act.88 — Workshop Leader Guides Creative Drama Workshop, Isaac and Rebekah Rotation Leader Guide. Spark Sunday School © 2010Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only.