Here’s a readers’ theatre setting of Colossians 1:
1-14. It is set for two voices.
Readers’
Theatre: Colossians 1: 1-14
One: This letter is from Paul,
chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of
Christ Jesus,
Two: and from Timothy, his brother in Christ.
One: We are writing to God’s holy people in the
city of Colossae,
who are faithful brothers and sisters in
Christ.
Two: May God our Father give you grace and
peace.
One; We always pray for you,
and we give thanks to God, the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
For we have heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus
and your love for all of God’s people,
which comes from your confident hope
of what God has reserved for you in heaven.
Two: You have had this expectation
ever since you first heard the truth of the
Good News.
One: This same Good News that came to you
is going out all over the world.
It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing
lives,
Two: just as it changed your lives
from the day you first heard and understood
the truth
about God’s wonderful grace.
One: You learned about the Good News from
Epaphras,
our beloved co-worker.
Two: He is Christ’s faithful servant,
and he is helping us on your behalf.
One: He has told us about the love for others
that the Holy Spirit has given you.
Two: So we have not stopped praying for you
since we first heard about you.
We ask God to give you complete knowledge of
his will
One: and to give you spiritual wisdom and
understanding.
Two: Then the way you live will always honor and
please the Lord,
and your lives will produce every kind of
good fruit.
One: All the while, you will grow as you learn
to know God better and better.
Two: We also pray that you will be strengthened
with all his glorious power
so you will have all the endurance and
patience you need.
One: May you be filled with joy,
always thanking the Father.
He has enabled you to share in the
inheritance
that belongs to his people, who live in the
light.
Two: For he has rescued us from the kingdom of
darkness
and transferred us into the Kingdom of his
dear Son,
who purchased our freedom and
forgave our sins.
