Enter through the Narrow Door (“City of Gold” Airlines Skit)

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13, 14

Props: narrow and wide gates or door frames, several pieces of luggage

Characters: airline attendant, traveler

The following is a skit to illustrate the importance of coming to God through the narrow door, without all of the baggage of life.  

 Airline attendant stands by the gates.

 Traveler: (enters carrying several heavy bags, approaches attendant) Excuse me, I’m here for the next flight out to the City of Gold.

Attendant: Do you have your ticket?

Traveler: Oh, yes.  (hands over ticket)

Attendant: Looks like your ready, just one final thing.

Traveler: What’s that?

Attendant: You can’t go through the gate with those bags.

Traveler:  What do you mean?

Attendant: In the City of Gold, the King won’t allow any extra bags.  Passengers only.  Don’t worry, though.  He gives everyone all they could ever hope for and then some.  So you really won’t need all of those things anyway.

Traveler:  But you don’t understand.  I have to take these bags.

Attendant:  If I might ask, what is so important that you can’t let go of?

Traveler:  Well, this bag right here has lots of broken toys and things in it.  The broken things remind me of who broke them and how much they hurt me. 

Attendant:  So you carry unforgiveness?

Traveler:  Not exactly, I mean I just carry the things around so I don’ t forget…Well… I guess you could say…Yeah, it’s unforgiveness.

Attendant: What’s in this bag?

Traveler:  These are all the things that make me cool.  CDs, videos, magazines…

Attendant:  Things you’re not supposed to have?

Traveler:  Uhhh…yeah.

Attendant:  And what about the backpack?

Traveler:  These are things that remind me of all my problems and things I have to worry about.

Attendant:  You know you can’t take that in either.  Wouldn’t you feel much better if you just let those bags go?  Your back must hurt.

Traveler:  I’ve been carrying them around so long I’m used to them.  Now there must be some way to get through without having to get rid of my things.

Attendant:  There is another gate, but it doesn’t lead to the same place.

Traveler:  Well, I’ll just have to take that gate.  (Moving through the gate)  I’ll see you there.

Attendant: I don’t think so. (exits)

Follow up:  Jesus said that if you want to get to Heaven, you have to take the narrow gate.  To get through a narrow gate, you can’t carry loads of “stuff” with you.  If you have bad things in your life (fighting, bad language, disobedience), you have to let them go.  You’ll never make it into Heaven with sin in your life.  You must be willing to take the narrow gate to find God and get rid of whatever you have to in order to see Him.  In the end it’s all worth it.