Yo, so true story - One day Breanna was walking and bumped
into this chair that said, "Do Not Touch." She didn't seem to think
anything of it, there seemed to be no reason to not touch it. So she leaned on
it while texting, but when she went to walk away, she was stuck to it. No
matter what she tried, she couldn't free herself. A short time later, Hannah is
walking by and sees Breanna. She tries to pull Breanna off the chair, but can't
and in the process touches the chair. Now they're both stuck. Along comes
Elliott and Lauren. Upon seeing some damsels in distress, Elliott tries to be a
knight in shining armor. Again, the attempts are unsuccessful and Elliott and
Lauren both manage to get stuck on the chair too. Out of no where, Max comes flying
in with some ninja moves, assesses the situation, and like those who've gone
before him, winds up stuck to the chair. Christy was out for a run and finds
the group all stuck to the chair. Instead of helping, she starts taking
pictures of them, including a selfie (don't believe me? ask her to show you
this picture!). But she can be a little clumsy and stumbles into the chair,
getting herself stuck too.
Next Natalie comes walking by. She's a little smarter than the others. Rather than getting herself stuck, she actually manages to get everyone unstuck!
Galatians 5:1-6 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Next Natalie comes walking by. She's a little smarter than the others. Rather than getting herself stuck, she actually manages to get everyone unstuck!
Galatians 5:1-6 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Now say one of them decided that they really liked the chair. They didn't really mind being stuck to it, they actually kind of liked it. Although they've gotten unstuck from the chair, they want to continue staying stuck to it. How would you respond to them? What would you do if you saw Max or Hannah walking around with a chair stuck to them?
It would be silly for anyone of us to want to stay stuck to a chair, but that's silly skit is an analogy to the way that we live life. There are so many ways where we opt to stay stuck (submit ourselves to slavery), instead being unstuck (free because of Christ).
Check out the chorus of this song by Hillsong: "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom! Where the Spirit of the Lord is chains are broken, eyes are open. Christ is with us." I don't know about you, but I want that freedom Christ is offering. I don't want to live enslaved.
1) What's an area in which you see you are stuck to a chair?
2) For freedom Christ has set us _____________; stand firm therefore, and do not _____________ again to a yoke of slavery.
3) What's a practical step you can take this week to experience the freedom Christ offers?
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Written by Amber
I really like this skit. It's a fun way to get a big point across. I never thought of being stuck to a chair as sin creeping up. But it makes a lot of sense when I think about this skit. I've been struggling with lying and self esteem issues. I know I've been stuck for a while and I know I have to get unstuck but I need help. I can't do it by myself anymore. Can you guys please pray for me?
ReplyDelete(.....The first comment I made disappeared.) This was probably my favorite skit I've done, not like I've been in many. When we did it we showed fear. If we were to act normally and be happy everyone who saw it would be confused. That is how life is though, people see others enjoying things and they would want to enjoy it too. That may be why people don't see a lot of stuff as silly. We were all born sinners so we all have "a chair", but the chair may not seem so bad when you see other people with the same chair as you.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point about needing to show fear, Elliott. Like in the skit when you guys tried to pretend it was no big deal, it didn't fool anyone and just made you look that much sillier. We need to be honest about our struggles, with God and with others. That way we can actually get help getting unstuck.
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