REJOICING CHILDREN REJOICE IN JESUS

“REJOICING CHILDREN… REJOICE IN JESUS!”

A 3O MINUTES EPISODIC CHRISTIAN CHILDREN TELEVISION PROGRAM

CREATED BY

OKWUCHUKWU VICTOR EZE (CWGN)

EPISODIC SCENIC SETTING SCRIPT

EPISODE ONE: “ Disobedience and Rebellion”

SCENE ONE:

REJOICE SCHOOL: INTRO:

EXT: OPEN SKY DAY

WE SEE THE DEEP BLUE SEA, TREES AND RUMBLING CLOUDS TREMBLING ABOVE.

XTERS: SCHOOL CHILDREN

SFX1 ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…

SFX 2: HEAVY SEA STORMS, HEAVY BREEZE AND RUMBLING THUNDER

A GOOD NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DRESSED IN COLORFULL DESIGNER’S AFRICAN FABRICS AND HOLDING BLUE/PURPLE/GREEN/SCARLET HANDKERCHIEFS SING AND DANCE HAPPILY.

SLOWLY MIX INTO

1. EXT: SCHOOL GATE DAY

THE SCHOOL’S BANNER IS SEEN BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYED.

UNDER THE BANNER IS A BIG COLOURED “BIBLE”WITH MOVING COLORFULL PICTURES ON A COLORED BIG TABLE.

SFX: ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”… I will rejoice in the Lord, for Jesus blesses me o!”

THE SCHOOL’S BANNER IS SEEN BEAUTIFULY DISPLAYED.

UNDER THE BANNER IS THE BIG COLOURED “BIBLE”

THE “BIBLE” SLOWLY FLIP TO NEXT PAGE

2. EXT: SCHOOL COMPOUND/PLAY GROUND DAY

XTERS: TIMOTHY, PETER, RUTH, DEBORA, DIVINEFAVOUR, MARTER AND ESTHER.

SFX: FULL ORIGINAL MUSIC OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…

A NUMBER OF THESE CHILDREN ARE SEEN PLAYING AND DANCING HAPPILY IN DIFFERENT DESIGNERS AFRICAN FABRICS AND IN STYLES.


3A. INT: CLASSROOM DAY

AN EMPTY BEAUTIFULL CLASSROOM WITH A BIG MARKER BOARD.

XTERS: NONE

SFX: ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…


3B . EXT: SCHOOL COMPOUND/PLAY GROUND DAY

XTERS: TIMOTHY AND SOME KIDS

CHILDREN ARE SEEN SINGING, PLAYING AND DANCING HAPPILY LED BY A FAT BOY, TIMOTHY.

SFX: ORIGINAL Music of “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…For Jesus blesses me o!” Hallelujah!


3C. EXT: SCHOOL COMPOUND/PLAY GROUND DAY




SUDDENLY, PETER, A FINE LOOKING BOY OF 9YEARS OLD STEPS ASIDE AND POINTS

PETER :( SMILING) Yey! Our assignments! Aunty little teeth teacher!

OTHERS STOP WITH A FREEZE

CHILDREN: (SHOCK) Jesus! Our assignments! Aunty little teeth teacher?

PETER: (EMPHATIC) Yes!

IN SHOCK, THEY RUN ABOUT IN CONFUSION WHILE THEY SING “Aunty little teeth... Little teeth teacher teaching me about Africa,, the home of culture! Teaching me about Jesus Christ.. Hallelujah!

THEY ALL QUICKLY RUSH OFF SINGING AS THEY GO.


4. EXT: FLOWER PASSAGE DAY

XTER: AUNTY LITTLE TEETH TEACHER AND THE CHILDREN

SFX: ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Aunty little teeth teacher song”

WALKING MAJESTICALLY ALONG AND DRESSED LIKE AN OLD WOMAN, IS DIVINEFAVOUR, A GIRL OF ABOUT 13 YEARS OLD HOLDING A BAG AND A BOUNCH OF FLOWERS LIKE A WHIPE.


4A. INT: CLASSROOM DAY

XTERS: ALL KIDS AND AUNTY LITTLE TEETH TEACHER.

SFX1: FULL MUSIC: Aunty little teeth.. Little teeth teacher teaching me about Africa,, the home of culture! Teaching me about Jesus Christ... Hallelujah!

SF 2: FULL ORIGINAL MUSIC OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…

MOST OF THE KIDS ARE SEEN SINGING AND DANCING WHILE TIMOTHY PEEPS OUT TO THE WINDOW.

SUDDENLY THE BOY RUSHES TO HIS SEAT, SITS DOWN PRETENDING TO BE READING.

UNEXPETEDLY TOO, OTHERS DO THE SAME AND EVERYWHERE BECOMES QUITE.

MOMENTS LATTER, AUNTY ENTERS

TIMOTHY: (FEARFULLY WISTLES AT HER)

AUNTY: (SHOCK) Jesus Christ! Reading or what? Thought I heard some singing and dancing.

THE KIDS PUT THEIR HEADS DOWN AS IF READING OR WRITING

AUNTY: (SMILING RELUCTANTLY) I understand you kids did not do my assignments.. But never mind... We will learn as we rejoice…

Rejoicing children... CHILDREN: (VIBRANTLY) Rejoice in Jesus!

AS SHE CALLS OUT THEIR SLOGANS THEY RESPOND.

Glory… Glory… Glory… Hosanna in the highest!Praise the Lord… Hallelujah! Blessed be the name of the Lord... (SLOWLY)He is worthy to be praised and adored! (MARCHY)

My Jesus is the king of kings… (SLOWLY)Hallelujah!

Hallow be thy name oh Lord!

AUNTY: (SMILING) Thank you for disobedience and rebellion”

CHILDREN: (LAUGHING) We are sorry Aunty little teeth teacher..

AUNTY: The lord will forgive you too. Our topic today is “disobedience and rebellion” let’s see a Short film as drawn from the bible..

THE KIDS QUICJKLY WRITE THE TOPIC AND SET TO WACTH THE MARKER-BOARD.


ON THE BOARD, A SHORT FILM BEGINS WHILE THE KIDS MAKE NOTE OF: “Disobedience and rebellion”

AS THE SHORT FILM ENDS THE “BIBLE” SLOWLY FLIP TO NEXT PAGE

5: CLASSROOM DAY

XTERS: ALL KIDS AS IN SCENE 4 ABOVE AND AUNTY LITTLE TEETH TEACHER.

SF 2: FULL ORIGINAL MUSIC OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”…

MOST OF THE KIDS ARE SEEN SMILING AS THEY MAKE NOTES.

AUNTY: Nice film... who can tell me the lesson there/

TIMOTHY: (RAISES HAND) Obey your parents and those in authority...

PETER :(( RAISES HAND) No… bringing worldliness into the church is sinful..

MARTER: No… in Africa, the children sweep and keep the home clean…

AUNTY: Cleanliness is next to...

OTHERS: Godliness!

AUNTY: All correct… Rejoicing children... CHILDREN: (VIBRANTLY) Rejoice in Jesus!

AS SHE CALLS OUT THEIR SLOGANS THEY RESPOND.

Glory… Glory… Glory… Hosanna in the highest!Praise the Lord… Hallelujah! Blessed be the name of the Lord... (SLOWLY)He is worthy to be praised and adored! (MARCHY)

My Jesus is the king of kings… (SLOWLY)Hallelujah!

Hallow be thy name oh Lord!

AUNTY: Alright viewers and children at home it time to say amen!....But first repeat after me… Lord Jesus, forgive me my sins come into my life as my God now in Jesus name… Good...

It’s time to just say amen!

1. You are covered by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name..AMEN!

2. ALL: Amen!

2 The sins of your parents and yours are forgiven you in Jesus name

3 Your glory shall not be stolen in Jesus name…AMEN!

4 Your destiny shall not be changed in Jesus name…

5 Your name shall not be stolen in Jesus name…

6 Your blessings shall not be stolen in Jesus name…

7 Anything you learn, you will not forget in Jesus name…

8 The vision of God for Rejoice shall not die in Jesus name…

9 Sickness will not kill you in Jesus name…

10 Accident and kidnappers will not locate you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ…

ALL: Amen!AUNTY: Rejoicing children... CHILDREN: (VIBRANTLY) Rejoice in Jesus!1112 AS SHE RAISES HER HANDKERCHIEF,

THEY GET UP DANCING HAPPILY WITH THEIR BEAUTIFULL HANDKERCHIEFS.

THE “BIBLE” SLOWLY FLIP TO

THE END

SF 2: FULL ORIGINAL MUSIC OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”… I will rejoice in Jesus for Jesus blesses me o!”

Hallelujah!

CREDITS ROLL.

EPISODE TWO:” Praising God in all our situations”

SCENE ONE: OPENING INTRO AS IN SCENE ONE.

1. EXT: OPEN SKY DAY

WE SEE A MASSIVE DEEP BLUE SEA WITH FISHIES, ANIMALS AND TREES.

SFX1: HEAVY BREEZE, THUNDER, STORMS AND TREMBLINGS AS IN SCENE ONE ABOVE.

SFX2: ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Rejoice in the Lord… rejoice in Jesus…”

XTERS: ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN AS IN SCENE ONE INTRO ABOVE.

A GOOD NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DRESSED AS ANGELS/GOBLIN SPIRITS IN COLORFULL DESIGNER’S AFRICAN FABRICS AND HOLDING BLUE/PURPLE/GREEN/SCARLET HANDKERCHIEFS/FLOWERS SING AND DANCE HAPPILY AS SOME OF THEM PLAY VIOLINS, TRUMPETS AND CYMBALS.

MIX INTO

2 EXT: REJOICE SCHOOL GATE DAY

THE SCHOOL’S BANNER IS SEEN BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYED.

UNDER THE BANNER IS A BIG COLOURED “BIBLE”WITH MOVING COLORFULL PICTURES ON A BIG COLORED BIG TABLE.

SFX: ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALS OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”… I will rejoice in the Lord, for Jesus blesses me o!”

THE SCHOOL’S BANNER IS SEEN BEAUTIFULY DISPLAYED.

UNDER THE BANNER IS THE BIG COLOURED “BIBLE”WITH MOVING PICYURES.


3. EXT: SCHOOL COMPOUND/PLAY GROUND DAY





4 EXT: FLOWER PASSAGE DAY

XTERS: KID GIRL, FATHER AND UNCLE


SFX2: CHILDREN LAUGHTERS

WE SEE TWO ELDERLY MEN OF ABOUT 55 YEARS OLD DRESSED LIKE SANTOS LED BY A KID GIRL OF ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD ON THE PARTWAY HOLDING FLOWERS.

KID GIRL: (SMILING) My daddy and my uncle… welcome to my school..

BOTH MEN: (SMILING CHEERFULLY) Yes. Very happy school... Rejuice school…

KID; No… daddy.. Rejoice…rejoice schools...rejoicing children... rejoice in Jesus!


5 EXT: SCHOOL COMPOUND/PLAY GROUND DAY




SUDDENLY, MARTER A GIRL OF ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD LOOKS TOWARDS A DISTANCE

MARTER :( SHOCK) Yey! Little teeth teacher and two monsters..

OTHERS: (SHOCK AND CONFUSION) Jesus!

THEY ALL RUSH OFF SCREAMING WITH FEAR


6. EXT: PASSAGE WAY DAY

XTERS: ALL THE KIDS IN SCENE FIVE ABOVE, KID GIRL, FATHER AND UNCLE.

SFX1: NATIVE AFRICAN DIRGES: NNE NNE UDU... OHUE DO MUZUO …OGBANTA…

SFX2: COMAMA” PRAISING GOD”

SFX3: SCREAMING CHILDREN VOICES

UNEXPECTEDLY, AS THE OLD MEN APPROACH, THE CHILDREN IN A MAD RUSH COLIDES WITH THEM

BOTH MEN :( SCREAMING WITH SHOCK) Yee.. Jesus…

THE MEN CRASH TO THE GROUND LEAVING THE KID STANDING

KID: (SHOCK) Jesus Christ what is going on here?

SHE TRIES TO PULL UP THE MEN

KID: (FEARFULLY) Daddy…daddy.. Uncle.. Uncle...is this Death? Jesus.. Help! Somebody help!

KID: (CRYING AND SINGING AFRICAN DIRGE)

SOME OF THE KIDS SLOWLY RE ENTER

ESTHER: What happened kid?

KID: (CRYING) My daddy and my uncle.. You rushed on them and they died.. Yee my only relatives..(SINGS SOROFULLY) The hunter.. How has the happy hunter killed my antelope.. Ah happy hunters killed my antelopes…carry.. Carry the antelopes..My calabash is Brocken… oh my God…

MORE CHILDREN RE ENTERS. THEY HOWEVER JOIN IN THE DIRGE SINGING OF THE KID BUT IN DEEP GUILT AND PITY.

MOMENTS LATER, AUNTY LITTLE TEETH TEACHER ENTERS LOOKING AROUND

AUNTY :( SHOCK) Lord have mercy! ESTHER… what’s going on here?

ESTHER :( FEARFULLY) Aunty… aunty…Little… Matter made us all afraid, we ran and collided with this… kid relative and they are now dead!

AUNTY :( SHOCK) Dead? Jesus! And you kids are crying instead of praising God in all situations… come on let’s always call on the Lord… Heeiya haiyeee…

ALL KIDS: (VIBRANTLY) Heeiya haiyeee…2x

AUNTY: (SMILING) Co coco co co co co mama comaa

coco co co co co co comamaa oo

SUDDENLY, THE UNCLE SNEEZES AWAKE LOOKS AROUND AND TAKES OVER THE SONG WHILE THE KIDS ARE HAPPY.

UNCLE: (SMILING) Co coco co co co co co mama comaa

AUNTY: (SMILING) Co coco co co co co co mama comaa

co mama comaa comama comama comama o

CHILDREN: (SMILING) Co coco co co co co co mama comaa

co mama comaa comama comama comama o

AUNTY: (SMILING) CO CO…

CHILDREN: COMAMA CO IYIN COMA


CHILDREN: COMAMA CO IYIN COMA

AUNCLE:! JEHOVAH! JEHOVAH ELOHIM

You are the eternal God…

JESUS CHRIST My Lord God

You are the highest God…


You are my sovereign God…


You are my sufficient Lord


You are my maker Lord…


You are my healing God…


You are our shepherd Lord…


You are my Lord of hosts…


You are my Provider…


You are my Almighty God…


You are our God of gods …


You are my Everlasting God…


You are my Lord my peace…


You are our banner Lord….


You are the Lord present God…


You are our righteousness…


You are our God of gods…


You are our God of glory…


You are the jealous God…


You are my God my king…


You are my gracious God…


You are my faithful God…


You are our sanctifier…


You are my messiah


You are my savior Lord…


The king of kings and the lord of lords…


CHILDREN: COMAMA MANA MANA COMA


COMAMA COM IYIN COMA…

SUDDENLY, THE OTHER MAN SNEEZES, WAKES UP AND JOIN IN THE SONG TOO HE BEGINS THE DANCE COMICALLY. ALL HAPPILY FOLLOW IN FULL SCALE DANCE.


Higher than the highest

Greater than the greatest

Mightier than mightiest

Wonderful counselor!

SUDDENLY, AUNCLE JUMPS WITH A STLYE

THEY ALL FREEZE INTO VARIOUS POSES AND EXPRESIONS

AUNTY: Yes Children at home and viewers watching it’s time to just say amen. But first repeat after me...my sins

are forgiven me as Jesus is my Savior in Jesus name…say it and believe it…

3. You are covered by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name..AMEN!

4. Sickness will not kill you in Jesus name…

5. Kidnappers will not get you in Jesus name…

6. You shall always be the head and not the tail in Jesus name…

7. The will of God for your life must be done in Jesus name…

8. The visions of God for rejoice must be done in Jesus name…

9. The plans of Satan for your life must backfire in Jesus name…

The plans of Satan for Rejoice must backfire in Jesus name…

UNCLE :( CALL & RESPONDS OF SOLO/CHORUSES)

UNCLE: Praise the Lord!Hallelujah!Rejoicing children... Rejoice in Jesus!Glory… Glory… Glory… Hosanna in the highest!Praise the Lord… Hallelujah! Blessed be the name of the Lord... (SLOWLY)He is worthy to be praised and adored! (MARCHY)

My Jesus is the king of kings… (SLOWLY)

Hallelujah! Hallow be thy name oh Lord!Be glad in your hearts oh you kids… (SPEAK)I shout for joy to the Lord! (SHOUT)Shout, shout shout…Glory Glory Glory to the Lord! Holy holy holy…Lord God Almighty!Hallelujah!Holy Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty!

THE “BIBLE” SLOWLY FLIP TO

THE END

SF 2: FULL ORIGINAL MUSIC OF “Rejoice in Jesus, “Rejoice in the Lord”… I will rejoice in Jesus for Jesus blesses me o!”

Hallelujah!

CAPTION ROLLS.

KIDS SING AND DANCE WITH HAND FANS, BEAUTIFUL MASKS AND PURPLE/BLUE/SCARLET HANDKERCHIEFS.

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