SPiritual Life Application Teaching!

"Toss it out there and see what sticks!"

SPLAT is a series of original outlines that help you to use the album tracks from the Prime Example CDs and scripts in your classroom. This page is #1 in the series and is intended for use with the first Prime Example album, "Comedy Skits and Songs," which can be ordered on the Soundtracks page. You may preview it by downloading the MP3 file.

Track Title: "The Trials of Rev. Milton Blumquist"

Synopsis:

The good Reverend Blumquist has a weekly radio program on a local Christian station that he records at home. This week, his topic is "Patience." Unfortunately, Milton has some problems with patience in his own life, and each point that he brings out in the sermon comes back at him through irritations that threaten to stop the program: a psycho poodle, a noisy neighbor, a tremor-inducing train, etc. All of these are intended to help him learn his own lesson. But will he learn it before he completely loses it and ruins his testimony?

Questions for discussion:
These questions are intended to stimulate open discussion and thought. You may take the lessons further with your own insight and answers that you share after hearing the class input.

Q: Is the man in the skit a Christian? Explain your answer.
Q: Who do you think sent all the interruptions: God, to teach him, or the devil, to tempt him to sin?
Q: How do we see difficulties in our lives: as opportunities to learn and grow, or hinderances to trip us up?
Q: Can a temptation by the devil be used of the Lord for our good?
Q: What was the result of his impatience? Who was affected by his outbursts?
Q: Are we ever in situations where our actions are different from our words?
Q: If we "lose it" like the character, how can we go about correcting the problem, or repairing the damage?

Scripture references to look up and read:
These scriptures are either referred to in the skit or inferred by the message. After reading each scripture, discuss how it relates to the message of the skit, and how it relates to our own lives.

Luke 21:19
James 1:2-4 and 5:11
2nd Co 6:4
2nd Timothy 2:24
Romans 5:3, 12:12

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