Is That Your Final Answer?
(A drama about accepting Christ)

Director's Notes: Pastor Stark was doing a series called 'Regis and Jesus: Same Questions, Different Answers.' It was an excellent series on asking people what their final answer is when it comes to marriage, kids, and career. Well, naturally, I had to do a 'Millionaire' knock-off. I thought it would be interesting if the final million dollar question was totally subjective and, more importantly, eternally important...

I've posted misc. Millionaire audio I've found on the net. Simply right click on the blue link, select 'Save Target As', and save the MP3 file to your hard drive...
THEME, START, WAITING, CORRECT, WRONG and ALL TOGETHER.

Cast:
Regis: (Host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
Jim: (A contestant)
Laura: (Jim’s wife)
Ray (Your pastor): (A life line)

Props:
2 chairs (about 4 feet apart facing each other)
PowerPoint presentation (right click on link HERE)

Setting:
The set of a game show.

(LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE with Regis and Jim sitting there.) (It would be great if you taped and played the theme. I found it on the web and recorded each part and burned it to a CD...)

Regis: Well, welcome back to Who Wants to be a Millionaire?! If you missed it, young Jim Duncan here has us all on the edge of our seats! With the help of two of his lifelines, Jim has breezed through the questions here like no other contestant! And now he’s on the verge of winning 1 million dollars! Jim, in your wildest dreams, could you ever imagine this happening?

Jim: Not really. I mean, I had a little trouble with the interpretive ancient Hebrew dance question and that one about the US value of 126,423 francs was a bit bothersome but I’m feeling pretty good about it now.

Regis: Well I should say so! Tell us a bit more about yourself Jim.

Jim: Well, I live in a college town in Virginia and I work in admissions at a junior college there called Piedmont. I enjoy hiking and relaxing.

Regis: Well, if you get this next question right, you’re gonna have a lot more time for that! We know your wife Laura is in the audience. Laura, can you believe this guy? You must be pretty proud.

Laura: I sure am, Regis.

Regis: What will you two do if he wins the million dollars?

Laura: You mean WHEN he wins the million right?

Regis: Whoa! She’s more confident than he is!

Laura: Well, I’m going shopping in Richmond. Jim has to cut the grass.

Regis: Whoa!

Jim: She’s just joking around Regis!

Laura: No I’m not.

Regis: Okay, okay, okay. Well, you two will have to work that out. Maybe a compromise is a gold plated lawn mower eh?

Jim: (laughs)

Regis: Well, I think it’s about time we get to the million dollar question, don’t you?

Jim: I’m ready.

Regis: Well, you’ve got 1 life line left. You’ve got Laura in the audience and you have all of us rooting for you so let’s play Who Wants to be a Millionaire?!

(PLAY 'thinking' music)

Regis: (Reads question) Which one of these describes your relationship with Jesus Christ?

A) Not Interested
B) Spiritual Seeker
C) Casual Christian
D) Committed Believer

Jim: Wha? What kind of question is this?

Regis: I don’t write em? I just read em and make a lot of money doing so.

Jim: Well, hmmm. (looks over the question over and over)

Regis: You’ve still got a life line left if you want to use it.

Jim: (pauses a lot between the following sentences) Yeah, I know. It’s just that I don’t think about this too much. I mean, I went to church as a kid but they didn’t talk about this. And now I go every once in a while. Hmmm. (thinks more) Okay, I’ll phone a friend.

Regis: Okay, who are we calling?

Jim: Well, I thought I’d call my pastor. His name is Ray Stark.

Regis: Well, that would be perfect now wouldn’t it. If anyone knows the answer it’s him. Okay, our friends at AT&T are going to give him a call.

Ray: Hello?

Regis:  Hello Ray? Regis Philbin here from ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Ray: Hey Reg!

Regis: Hello. We’ve got someone here you know – Jim Duncan and he’s going for the million dollar question so he’s really counting on you.

Ray: Well, I’ll do the best I can.

Regis: That’s all we can ask. Okay, the next voice you’ll hear is Jim’s. You have 30 seconds and it starts now.

Jim: (Reads question) Which one of these describes your relationship with Jesus Christ?

A) Not Interested
B) Spiritual Seeker
C) Casual Christian
D) Committed Believer

Ray: You mean your relationship with Christ?

Jim: Yeah. My relationship.

Ray: Hmmm.

Jim: Hurry Ray. I’ve only got 15 seconds left.

Ray: Well I’m afraid I can’t help you there, Jim. I have no idea.

Jim: What do you mean? You’re a pastor for crying out loud. What do you think?

Ray: It doesn’t matter what I think. The answer to the question is between you and God.

Jim: But...

Regis: Time’s up Jim. Well, the only question I have for you is: What’s your final answer?

(LIGHTS OUT SLOWLY)

END

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