🎭 Sunday School Skit: Excuses vs Obedience

Scene 1 – Sunday School Classroom

(Students sitting, waiting for teacher)

Student 1: Hey, did you finish homework?

Student 2: Homework? Bro, I was binge-watching Friends. I know more about Joey than about Jesus right now.

Student 3: I played football till 10:30. Came home dead tired—slept like Lazarus before Jesus woke him.

Student 4: I had exams. My brain is fried. Homework? Forget it.

Student 1: So what do we do when teacher asks?

Student 2: Easy. Distract him. Flood him with questions.

(Teacher enters)

Student 3: Sir! If Jesus and the disciples lived today, what would their WhatsApp group be called? “The Twelve Bros”? “Fishers United”?

Student 4: Who’d be the admin—Peter or John? Or would Judas secretly remove people from the group?

Student 2: Would Jesus use Insta stories or just drop daily parables on YouTube Shorts?

Student 1: If Jesus texted “Let’s go to Bethany tomorrow,” would Thomas reply, “Are you sure?” 🤔

Teacher (waving hands): Stop, stop! Guys, does it really matter which app? What matters is His mission.

(Suddenly, loud snoring. Everyone looks. Teacher glances at time.)

Teacher: Oh! Time’s up already. Let’s pray. (All quickly close eyes so teacher won’t remember homework.)

Teacher (praying): Lord, give these children wisdom…and please, bigger brains. Amen.

(Teacher leaves. Students whisper excitedly.)

Students: Yesss! He forgot the homework!

Scene 2 – WhatsApp Group

(Projected on screen or acted out with phones)

Teacher (posting): Don’t forget your homework!

Students: 👍👍👍 (spamming thumbs up emojis)

Teacher (posting again): Let’s plan a one-day retreat at Cubbon Park!

Students: … (dead silence, no response)

Scene 3 – Next Week’s Class

(Students whispering again about excuses)

Student 1: Did you do homework?

Student 2: Nope. New excuse ready.

Student 3: Don’t worry, we’ll distract him again.

(Teacher enters. Students jump in with questions.)

Student 4: Sir! If Jesus lived in Bangalore, how would He beat the traffic?

Student 3: Easy—He’d walk across the cars like He walked on water. Ola Miracle instead of Ola Cab.

Student 2: Would Jesus subscribe to Netflix or Amazon Prime? Or just make His own streaming app: “Parables+”?

Student 1: Would He go to watch IPL cricket or ISL football? Or just feed everyone free popcorn instead?

Teacher (facepalming): Stop, stop! Again—it’s not about Netflix or cricket. What matters is what Jesus did for people wherever He went.

(Snoring again. Teacher suddenly pauses, remembers homework.)

Teacher (suspiciously): Aha! That’s why you’re asking all these “brilliant” questions. You didn’t do your homework, right?

• Teacher (to Student 1): Why didn’t you do it?

  Student 1: Sir, I was binge-watching a new web series.

  Teacher: Of course—that’s why you asked if Jesus uses Netflix!

• Teacher (to Student 2): Why didn’t you?

  Student 2: Sir, I was busy making reels—“How to eat noodles in 5 styles.”

  Teacher: Aha! That’s why you asked if Jesus uses Insta!

• Teacher (to Student 3): And you?

  Student 3: Sir, I went to a football match.

  Teacher: Exactly! That’s why you asked about cricket vs football!

📌 Teaching Points (Teacher concludes seriously)

Teacher: Listen, children—

• Jesus doesn’t want excuses.
• Faithfulness means doing small things well—like homework.
• What matters is not whether Jesus would “stream” or “scroll,” but whether we follow His mission.
• If we are faithful in little things, God can trust us with greater things (Luke 16:10).

End Scene – Double Punchline 🎉

(One student still snoring loudly in the corner.)

Teacher (grinning): Alright, before we end—let’s plan a one-day picnic. But this time… the sponsor will be our sleeping beauty here!

(Teacher shakes him awake.) Teacher: Will you sponsor the whole picnic?

Sleeping Student (half awake, still confused): Yes sir! 100%! I love Jesus! Whatever you say, I obey!

Teacher (smiling): Wonderful. See you all at the picnic—sponsored by him!

(Students clap, audience laughs. Teacher raises Bible for final word.)

Teacher (final punchline): “See? If you can sponsor a picnic in your sleep, imagine what you could do if you actually stayed awake for Jesus! Excuses may fill your day, but only obedience will fill your life with purpose.”

(Curtains close with students nodding, and one student pretending to snore again for comic effect.)