Hey Man, got a minute?

SCENE DESCRIPTION
[Scene: A busy office cafeteria. The room hums with lunchtime chatter, clinking dishes, and the smell of coffee. At a small corner table, two coworkers, MARK and DAVID, sit across from each other, their lunches mostly untouched.]

CHARACTERS
• MARK
• DAVID
• NARRATOR

DIALOGUE

MARK: (setting his phone aside) Hey man, got a minute? I’ve been meaning to ask you something—and I hope I’m not overstepping—but do you ever think about the bigger picture? Like, what you actually believe about God?

DAVID: (gives a small, nervous laugh) Wow, heavy topic for a Tuesday. Honestly? I just try to be a decent person, Mark. I figure if there is a Creator, He’ll see I’m doing my best and that’ll be enough.

MARK: I totally get that. I used to think the same way. But the more I looked into it, the more I realized that being “good enough” is a moving target none of us can hit. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). It’s like trying to jump across the Grand Canyon—some might jump farther than others, but nobody makes it to the other side.

DAVID: (his smile fades a little) That’s a pretty sobering thought.

MARK: It is, because our choices here carry eternal weight. There’s a serious reality we have to face: “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). It’s a choice between being separated from God forever or living with Him forever. Nobody talks about it these days, but it is really worse than that, if that's possible.

David:

Man, you always read that little Bible during lunch. Doesn’t it ever get… heavy?

Mark:

Sometimes it does. Especially the parts where Jesus warns about the hereafter.

David:

Warnings? Like what?

Mark:

Well, Jesus talks about a place where there will be “weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

That exact phrase shows up in Matthew 8:12, 13:42, and 22:13.

David:

Gnashing of teeth… sounds rough.

Mark:

It’s meant to be. He wasn’t sugarcoating anything.

And then there’s Mark 9:48 — “where the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.”

David:

That’s… graphic.

Mark:

Because it’s real. Jesus didn’t describe hell as a metaphor.

In Matthew 25:46, He says some will go away into “everlasting punishment.”

David:

Everlasting? As in… forever?

Mark:

Forever. Daniel 12:2 says some will awake to “everlasting contempt.”

Revelation 20 talks about the “lake of fire.”

It’s not meant to scare people — it’s meant to wake them up.

David:

So you actually believe all that?

Mark:

I do. And I care about you too much to pretend it doesn’t matter.

If Jesus warned about eternal damnation, it’s because He wants us to escape it.

David:

You’re serious.

Mark:

Dead serious.

And honestly… I’d rather have this awkward lunch conversation than watch a friend walk blindly toward something Jesus begged us to avoid.

David:

I hear you.

Maybe I need to think about this more than I have.

Mark:

That’s all I’m asking.

MARK: (leans in a bit) But because God loves us, He provided a way back to Him. Jesus said, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

DAVID: So you’re saying it’s not about how hard I try?

MARK: Exactly. It’s not about you climbing your way up to God. It’s about what He has already done for you. Jesus took the debt for every wrong thing we’ve ever done. He died on the cross and rose again so we could be forgiven and free.

MARK: When you trust Him, you’re not just “improving” your life—you’re made new. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). You can start that relationship with Him right now.

DAVID: (looking down at his hands, turning his fork over slowly) I think… I think I’m ready for that. How do I start?

MARK: It begins with a simple, honest conversation with Him. The Bible promises, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). We can pray together right here, if you’d like.

DAVID: (nods) Yeah. Let’s do that.

[They bow their heads at the lunch table. Coworkers talk and laugh around them, but their corner grows quiet in the middle of the noise.]

MARK: (softly) Would you like me to lead, and you can repeat after me?

DAVID: Please.

MARK: (prays slowly) Lord Jesus, I admit that I have gone my own way and sinned against You. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the grave. Today, I turn from my old life and ask You to forgive me. I confess You as my Lord and my Savior. Take my life and make me new. Thank You for saving me. Amen.

[They lift their heads. DAVID’s eyes are a little wet, but there is a new peace in his face.]

DAVID: So… that’s it?

MARK: (smiling) That’s the beginning. The Bible says, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13). You’ve called on Him. You belong to Him now. This is the start of a new life.

[Around them, the cafeteria keeps buzzing, but for DAVID, everything feels different. The same table, the same job, the same lunch break—but a brand-new heart.]

NARRATOR: If you find yourself where David was—unsure, but longing for something real—you can make that same choice. Jesus is still inviting, still saving, still giving new life to anyone who will come to Him in faith.

NARRATOR: Picture this: two coworkers in business-casual clothes, sitting at a small wooden table in a bright, busy cafeteria. Their heads are bowed, eyes closed in quiet prayer. One reaches across the table and rests a hand on the other’s arm in a simple act of support. Around them, life goes on—but in that small corner, eternity is being changed.

NARRATOR: Maybe today, He’s asking you too: “Hey man, got a minute?”