Helmet of Salvation

Week #1

Armor of God Overview

NO SKIT

Week #2

Belt of Truth

“Belt of JUICE”

Joe- Next we have a very special guest who will be joining us.

Bob- (popping out of the stage door) Don’t forget to read my introduction!

Joe- OK, get back there! Cue cheesy music? Oh I wasn’t supposed to say that. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls give it up for the greatest warrior in the history of the world. BOB!

Bob- (comes out wearing the belt with 6 cans on juice in it) Hello every body! I am here today to teach you all about the “Armor of Bob”

Joe- Wait a second. The armor of bob?

Bob- that’s right

Joe- Who is bob?

Bob- me

Joe- Your name is (fill in their real name)

Bob- that is true, buuuuuut Bob is my middle name.

Joe- it is?

Bob- of course it is, but today I want to teach the kids about the first piece of the armor of Bob. You see, when you are fighting a battle, it is important to stay hydrated and drink plenty of fluids. So the piece of armor for today is the belt of juice.

Joe- What? The belt of Juice!

Bob- that’s right. It keep us hydrated and is nutritious. It is important to be healthy if you want to be a good warrior!

Joe- Bob, if that is your real name. (Bob just smiles cheezily waiting to hear what Joes says) We are not teaching the kids about the Armor of Bob. (Bob frowns but continues to listen) WE are teaching them about the Armor of God.

Bob- I bet God even wants us to stay hydrated and drink healthy beverages!

Joe- You are probably right, but that is not what our lesson is on today.

Bob- Oh, well what is it?

Joe- We are talking about the belt of truth.

Bob- I was close!

Joe- not really, Putting on the belt of truth is putting God’s truth at the center of our lives. When you wear a belt, where do you wear it.

Bob- Around my waist.

Joe- And your waist is at the center of your body. God wants us to put the truth at the center of our lives. The truth is the things he tells us in the bible. We need to base our lives off of the things that he tells us un the Bible.

Bob- I think I get it, but can I wear the belt of truth with my belt of juice?

Joe- Sure why not.

Bob- Awesome! I will be back next week with the next piece of the ARMOR OF BOB!

Week #3

Breastplate of Righteousness

“Righteous Plate of Chicken Breast”

Joe- Again give it up for our special guest- BOB!

Bob- (pops his head out of the stage door) you forgot to read the cue card.

Joe- I am not reading that ridiculous thing again! Just get out here!

Bob- (comes out wearing the chicken plat on his chest) OK, well I want to tell the kids about the next piece of the ARMOR OF BOB

Joe- Don’t you remember that we are talking about the Armor of God?

Bob- Yea, Right! The armor of BOB! Today I want to tell the kid about the “RIGHTEOUS CHICKEN BREAST PLATE!” This is so important. If you want to be a good warrior, you need a lot of protein. That why I always wear chicken. You never know when you will get hungry!

Joe- What are you talking about?

Bob- I have noticed that you always give the kids candy. You know candy causes cavities and even worse gingivitis! Warriors need nutritious meals. Like chicken! Not this junk food you are feeding them

Joe- I understand that the kids need good food, but that is not what we are talking about. We are talking about the armor of God. It is our protection against the devil!

Bob- But that doesn’t make any sense, How is chicken going to protect us from the devil?

Joe- That’s a good question! It is NOT! Today I wanted to explain to the kids about the breastplate of righteousness.

Bob- What is that?

Joe- Well God wants us to live a righteous life. That means obeying him and following his instructions. If we do that we guard our hearts against the devil. Do you know what a breastplate it?

Bob- A plate of chicken breast?

Joe- no, just a breastplate?

Bob- no clue

Joe- a breastplate is something that they wore in battle over their chest. It protected their hearts. God wants us to live a righteous life so that we can guard our hearts against the devil trying to trick us into doing things that we shouldn’t. Do you understand.

Bob- YEAHHHH!

Joe- Really?

Bob- No. But all this talking is making me hungry. Do you have a microwave that I can warm up this chicken?

Joe- Yep, there is one back stage.

Bob- GREAT! I will be back next week to teach the kids about the armor of BOB!

Joe- I don’t think he is getting it!

Week #4

Gospel Shoes of Peace

“Shoes of PEAS”

Joe- and now give a huge round of applause for our special guest.

Bob- that’s my intro?

Joe- that’s all you are getting today!

Bob- FINE! Anyway, Today we are going to talk about the next piece of the armor of BOB!

Joe- No! No! No! we are talking about the armor of GOD!

Bob- I know! So the next piece of the armor of Bob is the Shoes of Peas!

Joe- Did you say the shoes of PEAS? Like the vegetable?

Bob- Yep! If we are going to be warriors, we need to have our vegetables!

Joe- I hate Peas!

Bob- but you need your vegetables! And if you every need an energy boost, forget about the red bull. A healthy energy boost can come from peas! If you have your shoues of peas on, you just pop open the bag and eat em.

Joe- Aren’t those still frozen?

Bob- Yep!

Joe- that is disgusting!

Bob- It is actually quite tasty!

Joe- No matter how it tastes it is not what we are talking about! We are talking about the Gospel Shoes of Peace.

Bob- Shoes of Peas?

Joe- No Shoes of Peace! The gospel is the good news about Jesus how he died on the cross for us. Wearing the gospel shoes of peace is always being ready to go anywhere and tell other people about Jesus. We always need to have peace or be comfortable telling others about Jesus!

Bob- OHHHH!

Joe- Do you understand?

Bob- yes! I think these peas would taste better if we cooked them!

Joe- That’s exactly what I meant!

Bob- Well I will be back next week to teach about the armor of BOB!

Joe- Ok, see ya next week!

Week #5

Shield of Faith

“Shield of GRAPES”

Joe- Once again we have our special guest who is hopefully going to teach us about the armor of God

Bob- (holding a shield of grapes) That’s right Pastor Joe I am going to teach the kids the next part of the armor of BOB!

Joe- No, not the armor of Bob, the armor of God!

Bob- that’s right pastor Joe, today’s piece of the armor of Bob is the shield of grapes! You need the shield of grape to protect your body from sickness. You see grapes have nutrients in them that help your body fight off germs and disease! Everybody, do you want to use the shield of grapes!!!!!!!!

Joe- What are you talking about.

Bob- well warriors need to have a balanced diet. Fruit is a very important part of anyone’s diet.

Joe- That might be true, but that is not what our lesson is about today! We are talking about the shield of FAITH!

Bob- What food group is that a part of?

Joe- It is not a food. FAITH is believing and trusting in God to come trough for you even when it looks like you are in an impossible situation. God can do anything and having faith is believing that he is always there for you and that he will take care of you. You use the shield of faith by trusting God and doing that protects you from the devil.

Bob- I don’t get it!

Joe- that’s not a surprise! You see the devil tries to convince us that God can’t help you with things, but having faith is believing that God can do anything.

Bob- Would you like a grape?

Joe- NO!!!! Are you even listening to me?

Bob- of course I am, you just said you did not want a grape. That’s fine! More for me. I’ll be back next week to teach the kids about the armor of BOB!!!!!

Joe- Great! I can hardly wait!

Week #6

Helmet of Salvation

“Helmet of STARVATION”

Joe- Again we have Bob coming and he is hopefully going to teach us about…….

Bob- (pops out with the helmet) the armor of BOB!!!

Joe- that was not what I was going to say!

Bob- Today boys and girls we are going to learn about the helmet of STARVATION! When you are a warrior fighting a battle, you do not always have time to sit down and eat a good meal!

Joe- What are you rambling about!

Bob- Since you always need your nourishment whether you have time to eat or not, I have created a way to get nourishing stuff for the warrior on the run! I call it the helmet of starvation.

Joe- The helmet of starvation? So this helmet makes you starve?

Bob- NO!

Joe- that’s what it sounds like.

Bob- No this helmet keeps you from starving!

Joe- Well we were actually going to talk about the helmet of salvation today. Do you mind?

Bob- No not at all go right ahead.

Joe- The helmet of SALVATION is our way to protect our minds. You see when we give our lives to Jesus we receive salvation. WE are saved from spending eternity if hell and we spend eternity in heaven with Jesus.

Bob- well that sounds nice! Tell me more.

Joe- Well once we give our lives to Jesus we protect our minds because we never have to worry about whether or not we will go to heaven. It gives a confidence that we will spend eternity in heaven. What do you think about that?

Bob- well what do you eat in heaven?

Joe- What does that have to do with anything?

Bob- Well I want to make sure that I so not starve. I guess a better question is once I give my life to Jesus, and I go to heaven……… will I need to bring my helmet of starvation?

Joe- You are unbelievable!

Bob- Thank You!

Joe- (Just rolls his eyes)

Bob- Until next time kids! I will be back to teach you about the armor of BOB!!!!!!

Week #7

Sword of the Spirit

“Sword of the SPEARMINT”

Joe- Well today we are going to talk about our last piece of the armor of God! And again we will have Bob to tell us about today’s piece of armor.

Bob- (comes out wielding a giant candy cane) NOW WHO IS READY FOR THE LAST PIECE OF THE ARMOR OF BOB!!!!!!!

Joe- I am! I am! (rolls eyes)

Bob- today we are going to talk about a very important piece of armor! This piece is your best way to fight back.

Joe- It sounds like you are getting it! It is the sword of the Spirit! Right?

Bob- that’s right! The sword of the spearmint!

Joe- did you just say spearmint?

Bob- that’s right. The sword of the spearmint is our way of fighting bad breath after we eat. After we eat chicken, peas, juice, and grapes you can get some pretty nasty breath. That is why we need the sword of the spearmint!

Joe- NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!! That is enough! We are not talking about the sword of the spearmint! It is the sword of the spirit.

Bob- What is that? Can can it help with bad breath?

Joe- (calming down) no, but it can help us fight off the devil. The Sword of the spirit is the word of God or in other words the bible. God gave us the Bible to fight off the devil. We can do that by reading it and learning how God wants us to live and we can memorize it and use the verses to command the devil to leave us alone.

Bob- I think I like this. Tell me more.

Joe- Well today we are going to tell a story about Jesus and how he used the sword of the spirit to fight off the devil.

Bob- I bet Jesus never had bad breath!

Joe- What!

Bob- He was God, and he was perfect. I bet he never had bad breath. He probably would not even need the sword of the spearmint.

Joe- I guess you are right. Hey Bob?

Bob- Yes?

Joe- thanks for teaching us about the armor of Bob!

Bob- Anytime! I gotta go! Kidz don’t forget to wear the armor of God!

Joe- What did you say?

Bob- The armor of God. That is what we were talking about for that last 2 months right?

Joe- yes, but I thought you weren’t………… Never mind! Lets say good bye to Bob!