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Scene of sellers etc in the outer part of the temple. Money changes changing money & selling doves

Narrator:
The temple was being used by rip off merchants who were robbing people, not giving them their correct change

(Worshipper comes in to offer sacrifice with their own doves.)

Seller: You can't come into here unless you have your bird inspected.
(Sellers looks at bird and says it is not up to standard)

Seller: You can't offer this inferior bird. You will have to buy one of these approved birds.

Buyer changes his money (and gets ripped off) and then buys the doves and goes to offer them in the temple. As soon as he is out of sight the seller says.

Seller: Another sucker. We did not give him the right change, and now we can put his birds in with the rest and sell them as approved birds.

Narrator: At this time, it was the near the Passover of the Jews and Jesus had come to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.This made him cross. Jesus Made a whip of cords that lay on the temple floor. Jesus (whirling the rope around his head and thrashing is onto the sellers tables as he kicks them over says....)

Jesus: “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace where you are robbing people!”

Narrator: The sellers quickly grab what they can saying

Sellers: He is a madman. We have to get out for our own safety'.

Narrator: Jesus was very sad that people where using God's house for personal gain.

	"Cleansing of the Temple"
	Today's selected readings: – John 2: 13-22
	Kid's Church talk: - • Are there things that make you cross? (Discuss) • There are times when it is right to be cross. Especially when you see someone being picked on or being bashed. When that happens, we need to seek help. • In today's special reading, Jesus too was cross at what was happening. • Sellers were using the temple(Church) as they would any shopping area. They were even stealing from people (Explain what they were doing) • This made Jesus lose his temper (Explain what Jesus did) • Jesus tells them they were abusing and insulting God by what they were doing. • At times we see this happening when people rubbish the church, or they just use the church (Explain about Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals where often people never attend church and just want to use the building) • Your task and mine is to stick up for God and not allow others to rubbish him or his church. • Those who try to make fun of you because you go to church, you need to invite them to a special service so they can see that things have changed. • We are very lucky to have a weekly family service where this is possible, and also to have special events like Pet Sunday, Teddy Bear's Picnic etc as well. • So next time anyone tries to rubbish God, stick up for him.
	Kids Church Activity: Flannel graph talk about the Gospel story. Children to enact a plan on the theme.
	What you need to get ready: Script, various props, Coins, tables, doves in cages, money to be changed, ropes to be made into a whip, dress up material.
PLAY	Scene of sellers etc in the outer part of the temple. Money changes changing money & selling doves Narrator: The temple was being used by rip off merchants who were robbing people, not giving them their correct change (Worshipper comes in to offer sacrifice with their own doves.) Seller: You can't come into here unless you have your bird inspected. (Sellers looks at bird and says it is not up to standard) Seller: You can't offer this inferior bird. You will have to buy one of these approved birds. Buyer changes his money (and gets ripped off) and then buys the doves and goes to offer them in the temple. As soon as he is out of sight the seller says. Seller: Another sucker. We did not give him the right change, and now we can put his birds in with the rest and sell them as approved birds. Narrator: At this time, it was the near the Passover of the Jews and Jesus had come to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.This made him cross. Jesus Made a whip of cords that lay on the temple floor. Jesus (whirling the rope around his head and thrashing is onto the sellers tables as he kicks them over says....) Jesus: “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace where you are robbing people!” Narrator: The sellers quickly grab what they can saying Sellers: He is a madman. We have to get out for our own safety'. Narrator: Jesus was very sad that people where using God's house for personal gain.