Not What I Wanted
Let your light shine in the darkness, and help set some captives free.
(Skit for four: Julie, Sam, Frank and Mary.)
TOPICS:Bible, Christmas, Feelings, Happiness, Giving, Word of God MATERIALS:4 snack lunches DURATION:Approximately 8 minutes |
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| (Julie, Sam, Frank & Mary are sitting at a table in the school cafeteria eating lunch) | |
| Julie | So! Did everyone get what they wanted for Christmas? |
| Sam | Yeah, this year we all made a killing! |
| Frank | My Grandparents really love to spoil me! It's great! |
| Mary | This was the best Christmas I ever had. It was so good! |
| Frank | Okay, so who'll go first, let's hear about all those newly acquired treasures! |
| Julie | Well, I sure didn't get everything I wanted for Christmas. My Grandma gave me an old, wooden, hand me down, chest. She said it was a "Hope Chest." Yeah right, the only hope I had was that there would be something better inside. There wasn't! |
| Sam | Hmmm, I can relate, this year I got a lot of clothes and only a couple toys. My parents thought I'd be more interested in clothes at "my age." Worst yet my Uncle Jim gave me a savings bond. (sigh) What a waste... |
| Frank | (Laugh) Well like I said my Grandparents really love to spoil me! They got me the new video game system. Only bad thing is there are only a couple games out for it right now, which of course I got, but I'm already bored with it. I hope they make some new games soon. |
| Julie | Come on Mary tell us what you got, you must have made a haul. You said it was your best Christmas ever! |
| Mary | I didn't get that many presents, but I did get one really special gift. |
| Sam, Julie, Frank | Ooooh cool, what was it? |
| Mary | (Big smile) A Bible! |
| Frank | A Bible? How can that be a cool gift! |
| Mary | The Bible my mom and dad gave me is a newly acquired treasure. In fact it's a gift that keeps on giving. The Bible is the best. It showed me how I can have a real relationship with God, how much God's Son Jesus loves us and how we can get to Heaven. It's like a hope chest filled with love, joy, peace and wisdom. The stories are real and so exciting, you'll never get tired of reading them. |
| Julie | Wow, I never knew the Bible had all that stuff in it! |
| Frank | The Bible sounds more like a treasure chest than a hope chest. |
| Sam | Hmm, my birthday is coming up soon. I think I'll ask for a Bible. |
| Mary | In the mean time I'd be happy to share my Bible with all of you. |
| (Julie, Frank and Sam crowd around Mary and they all begin looking at the Bible) | |