Narrator Claire: It was a wonderfully radiant Christmas morning, and the students were bustling with excitement as they decorated their classroom to embrace the festive spirit. 

G4 Line 3:   “C’mon~ party will start in a minute! Let’s fill this room with Christmas spirit~”

Narrator Claire:  Everyone was excited about Christmas.  In the spirit of Christmas, one asked,  

G4 Siena, Aria, William:   “Isn’t it nice to have friends to share Christmas with?” 

Narrator Claire:   In the spirit of Christmas, all said, 

G4 Line 3:   “Yeah, sure is.”

G4 Haon:  “Oh, it is so lovely to host a party for our grade 4 class~”  

G4-Emma, Yeehyun:  “I wonder where they are, 

G4-William, Siena, Aria, Haon: It’s about time they arrived.” 

Narrator Claire:  And they came, singing a happy BIS Song, 

We here at BIS, Let’s march into the world and share God’s love,

We open all our hearts,

To our divine mission,

Let God’s great providence 

Be revealed in us.

G4 Line 1 and 2:   “Hello~ Merry Christmas~”

G4 Line 3   “Hello, family and friends! Welcome to our BIS Grade 4 Christmas party.”

G4 Line 1:  “Thanks for inviting us~"

G4 Line 2:  “As a present, we prepared a little dance for you.”

G4 Line 3:  Oh~ Goodie! Can’t wait to see!

G4 Blue:  Are you ready for grade 4?

G4 ALL:  Yeah, Yeah, Let’s Go~!

Narrator Claire:  Thank you~ (if the audience does not clap, encourage them to applaud with a hand gesture)

G4 ALL:  Thank you (All, take a bow)

G4 Line 3:  “Here, have a seat right here.”

G4 Emma, Yeehyun:   “We were just finishing up the decoration.” 

Narrator Claire:   G4 set the decorations on the table, and placed the baby Jesus in the center.

G4 Line 1 & 2:   “What’s that?”  

G4 Haon, Emma:  Baby Jesus~

Narrator Claire:  At that moment, one student let out a big sigh.

G4 Taeyun:   (sigh)“You know~, It looks good and all,

G4 Monica:  But  I wish we had the real Jesus, not a figment."

G4 Red:  “True…. I wish we had real Jesus with us, here…”

G4 Blue:   “Well, then, let’s go this minute and,

G4 Yellow:  “Find the real Jesus this Christmas!”

G4 ALL:   “Yeah, Let’s do that!” 

Narrator Claire: "G4 donned their caps and warm scarves before setting out in search of Jesus. 

                        The cold wind meandered through the bare trees, causing their noses to water and their bodies to shiver."

G4 Yellow:   “Hey guys, let’s sing a song to warm ourselves up.” 

G4 Red, Blue:  “Yeah, yeah, that’s a good idea!”

Narrator Claire:  so, they sang.

Narrator Claire:  They finally made it to the end of the tunnel, and all shouted with great joy!

G4 Blue:  YES~! End of the tunnel~! 

G4 ALL:  We made it~!

Grinch Taeyun, Julie:   “Ha~ End of the tunnel?  

Grinches Ella, Lydia:  We will not let you out of this place!  

Grinches All:   “We don’t want you to find God.”  

Narrator Claire:   a dark, scary, grinch-like voice said. Grade 4 wondered.

G4 ALL:  “Why not?” 

Grinches (Ella, Julie):   “Well, because we are the enemy of God!” 

Grinches (Taeyun, Lydia):   “We don’t want you getting closer to God!”

G4 ALL:   “ Well, we love our God!

              “Nothing can stop us!”

Grinches:  “Let’s see about that!”

G4 ALL:   They are mean, they are really, really mean!

Grinch Julie:   "Ha, nonsense! Do you think we're going to stop you from searching for God with spiders and dirty socks?"

Grinch Ella:   “We are the smart ones, We don’t work like that. 

Grinches all:  Music!  hit it~”

        Grinch Ella :  “Here, take this iPhone 15 pro, 

Grinch Julie:  or this amazing Samsung foldable phone.  

Grinch Taeyun, Lydia:  The cutting-edge technology. 

Grinches:   It is the latest kind..”

G4 ALL:  “Ooh!!! Give me, give me”

(Grinch music plays as the phone is thrown to the students.)

(After tossing the phones, the Grinch sits in front and smiles mockingly)

Grinch Julie, Ella:   “Now you can fiddle with that phone for hours and hours, like the whole~~~~~~ day,

And forget all about ever wanting to find God.”

(Grinches move to the side of the stage on the steppers. Narrator reads)

Narrator Claire:   As if enchanted, the students forgot all about their quest to find their God and instead spent hours and hours, day after day, playing games and watching YouTube on their phones.

(when the narrator says ‘time flew and flew’ Time Dancers enter dancing, with the time.)

Narrator Claire:  Time flew and flew.  The time was dancing away from their lives.

G4 Blue:   “Oh my goodness!!!! Look at the time!!!!

Narrator Claire:  Everyone looked at their watch in great dismay, and all said,

G4 ALL:   “Uh oh! 

G4 Red:  What have we done with our precious time!?!”

Narrator Claire:   They were lost, they were scared,  they didn’t know what to do...

G4 Yellow:   “Hey guys, I forgot why we are here in the first place”

G4 Red and Blue:  Me too ….

Angels Crystals, Siena, Emma:   “Hello~ BIS friends.  I hear that you are in search of God, and you are lost,”

G4 ALL:   “Who are you? How do you know us?”

Angel Crystals, Siena:   “We are the angels, God sent us to you.” 

G4 ALL: “What? Angels?”

Narrator Claire:    They were so surprised.

Angel Emma:   “He was pleased that you were in search of God.  God told us to help you guys, that you are lost.”

G4 ALL:    “So,  where is he?”

Narrator Claire:   The students looked here and there to find where God is.

Angels All:   “He is already here, he has always been with you”

G4 ALL: “What? I don’t see Him~”

Angel Crystal, Siena, Emma:   "Here, our Head Angel, Mr. Yoon, will be happy to assist you with your questions."

(Mr. Yoon's Video Play)

Head Angel-Mr. Yoon:  "Recall from the Bible, (John 16:7) Jesus proclaimed that as He departs through crucifixion and ascension to Heaven, He will send the Holy Spirit to help us."

Angel: These are the promises Jesus gave us.  (John 14:16-17)

"I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth."

Angel: John 14:26

"The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."

Angel: These are the disciples' Gospels.

1 Corinthians 3:16

"Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?"

Angel: 1 Corinthians 6:19

"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?"

Galatians 4:6

"Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba, Father.'"

Romans 8:9

"You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you."

G4 Yellow:  We were never alone! 

G4 Red:  God was looking after us at all times, 

G4 Yellow:   God is encouraging and cheering for us as we journey through our lives!

G4 ALL:    We rejoice in You, God! 

Student Claire:  You loved us so much that You gave us Jesus Christ 

G4 Blue:  to take away our sins, 

G4 Yellow:  allowing us to draw closer to You, God! 

G4 ALL:   Thank You~ God~!

G4 Yellow:  Let’s sing the song of joy~! 

G4 Yellow:  “Hey, Guys! We can do this! 

                  “Jesus has already won the battle for us on the cross!”

G4 Red:   “The end is written.  

G4 Blue:  “The victory is ours!”

G4 ALL: “Yeah~ Yeah~ Let’s go~ Let’s do it again!”

Grinches All:   "Hey, cuties! 

Grinch Julie:  Who these days still believe in God 

Grinches Ella:  and follows His way?"

Grinches Taeyun, Lydia:  “Believe in yourself”

G4 ALL:  No, I believe in God…

Grinch Taeyun, Ella:  “Fool~! You are an old timer~”

Grinches Julie, Lydia:   “Out of date”

Grinch Taeyun, Ella:   “You are no fun~”

Grinches Julie, Lydia: “You are weak!”

Grinches: (sneering) "What a loser!" 

(students isolated, laughed at, made fun of)

G4 Crystal, Ashley, Monica: "Stop! We must continue moving!"

G4 ALL: "We will persist!"

Grinch Ella, Julie: "Here, I will offer you a glimpse of our culture." 

Grinches All:  "Let arrogance be seen as confidence."

Grincheses: (Giggle)

Grinches Taeyun, Lydia: "Yeah, to hell with humility!"

G4 ALL:  No, the Bible says to humble ourselves before God.

Grinch Julie:  Yup~ humble yourself as much as you want!

Grinches Ella:  People will think you lack confidence.

Grinches Taeyun, Lydia:  You are nothing! You’re a loser.

Narrator Claire:  Right then came another culture. Another big obstacle.

Grinch Jullie, Lydia:  We will capture your heart with our artistry. 

Grinch Ella, Taeyun: There's a reason we've named this kind of people 'the idols.'

Grinches Julie: You won't be able to resist them.  

Grinches All:   Worship your idol~!

Grinches Julie:  Dress like them,  (Class add motion)

Grinch Ella:  think like them,  (Class add motion)

Grinch Lydia:   speak like them,  (Class add motion)

Grinches Taeyun:  Act like them,  (Class add motion)

G4 Ellie, Haon, Crystal: "No, no, no, no!! Hold on a minute."

G4 Ellie: "Guys, we were nearly ensnared by that spell! Let's stay clear-headed and vigilant."

G4 ALL: (shake their heads as if rousing from a nightmare) "Grinches! No Way~!"

G4 Red:  We worship our God only!

G4 Blue:  We are the Christ-followers!

G4 Yellow:  Come on, guys~! Let us keep going!

G4 ALL: We are on a quest to find our God!

Grinch Taeyun, Lydia:  Here, play the game.  You want it.

G4 ALL:  No, my mom said to do the homework first.

Grinch Julie:  Your mom is not here right now.  

Grinch Ella:  She will never find out~

G4 ALL:  No, God said to obey your parents…

G4 ALL:  We want to please our God! 

G4 Line 1: Teach me your way, O Lord,
G4 Line 2: that I may walk in your truth; 

G4 Line 3: Unite my heart to fear your name. (Psalm 86:11)

Grinch Julie, Ella:  Yup~ You are a weakling and a fanatic!

Grinches All:  Mama’s baby~ Bo hoo hooo~!

G4 Blue:  Guys, the quest is more challenging than we thought….

G4 Yellow:  But we have to get going…

G4 ALL:  Yes… let’s go…

We can’t go over it, (We can’t go over it)

We can’t go under it, (We can’t go under it)

Oh no, we’ve got to go through it, (Oh no, we’ve got to go through it)

Grinch Julie:  C'mon~ Save the trouble~!

                      Here, if you lie just once, 

Grinch Ella: We will give you all this treasure!

Grinch Taeyun, Lydia:  Here. if you watch this just once, 

(Show something to the students on the phone)

(Students catch a glimpse of the phone)

G4 All:  Ooh la la~~

Grinches: We will give you all the pleasure!

Grinches: I give you what you want~ 

Julie: Wouldn’t you love to feel the pleasure? 

Ella: Wouldn’t you love to have it all~ 

Grinches:  Are you sure now? 

*You think you really want to 

**walk in God’s way?

Student ALL:  Wow!~~ (many swoon over the gift)

Grinch Julie, Lydia: "Live as you please!"

Grinch Ella, Taeyun: "Your life is yours!"

Grinches: "Do as you wish!"

G4 ALL: (look greedy) “Yeah….. What’s wrong with living as we want?”

(Angels come again…but the students hideaway)

Angel Emma: "BIS students,

Angel Siena, Crystal: "You, who are God's beloved children.

Angel Emma: "You, whom God loves so deeply that He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, for you.

Angel Siena, Crystal: "BIS students, you are the light and salt of this world."

G4 Red: "No, Light, go away!"

G4 Yellow: “I am broken…. I’ve failed….

G4 Blue, Red:  “I am no good for God…Go away…” (starts to sob)

Narrator Claire:  “Thank you, Jesus! For coming to us to bear the cross for our sins!” 

G4 Red: “We were already forgiven,” 

G4 Yellow:  “Your love was the same, 

               Even when we failed..”

G4 Blue:  “Thank you, Jesus!" 

G4 All:  "You are our LIVING HOPE!”

Narrator Claire:  We might fall, but we will get up again! 

                        Because Jesus has written the end for us!  

G4 ALL:  The victory is ours! 

Narrator Claire:  because Jesus has won the battle for us!! 

G4 ALL:  “How Great is Our God!”

Narrator Claire:  Thank you, God! 

G4 ALL:   Thank you for Jesus Christ, Our Savior!

G4 ALL:   Merry Christmas~!

The End!