A friend recommended this online video of a skit to me. Watch it, and then I will run through some thoughts on it.

First off, you can check out my post on my blog for some initial thoughts.Would this be appropriate for a church service? If so, when, how would you use it?

The first response is, “Man that’s powerful! Of course I’d use it! Right before the message! Or maybe at the end of the message before my altar call!” And I say, hold up yer hourses!!!!

Before you do anything else, realize that the skit is not related to the song at all – they are using the music to create an emotional atmosphere to accentuate the drama. Really. Read the lyrics. The lyrics are actually clean and good – nothing wrong there. Almost tempting to use as an offertory…but that’s another post…

Understanding that the skit could be done to any song, might there be a more appropriate song to use? I myself am slightly nervous about using a song for an illustration by a non-Christian group. It’s similar to the reservations I have about using a scene from a questionable movie for an illustration (even if the scene is ‘clean’).

That’s one issue. The other is, would using it before a message overshadow that message? And using it at the end, before an altar call, would it move the focus from where it should be at that moment?

In the end, though I enjoy the skit, I would have some reservations about using it in church. But maybe if I can find another song the skit would fit with….hmmmm….just maybe….