The Story of Joseph
Genesis 37-48
Memory Verse: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20 For littles "No matter what, God can use it for good! "
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Introduction
Introduction
Who is Joseph? Let’s meet Joseph who had a coat of many colors. Joseph was also one of twelve brothers! Joseph was loved very much by his dad but this made all his brothers really, really mad. So his brothers got together, and came up with a plan to sell Joseph to a far off land. This land was Egypt, he was made into a slave but everyone he worked for liked how he behaved. God was with Joseph, even in this far off land. He works all things for good, because he always has a plan.
The Pharaoh ended up making Joseph second in command and Joseph had to store food to feed the whole land. A famine came - that means there was no food to eat- and Joseph's brothers longed for food. Egypt was doing fine because of what Joseph had done. People everywhere came for food, even his brothers came for some and they didn’t recognize who Joseph had become! It had been many years since the bad things they had done. He revealed who he was to his brothers and they were scared of the punishment they deserved. But Joseph forgave them instead of being mad. He said God can make good things even out of the bad. God was with Joseph, even in this far off land. He works all things for good, because he always has a plan.
Part 1: Joseph and his coat
Part 2: Joseph in Egypt
Part 3: Joseph forgives
Part 4: Joseph and the promised land
Activities
Activities
Activity 1 "Joseph's Coat"
Activity 1 "Joseph's Coat"
Time: 10-15 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Big roll of paper
Scissors
crayons/markers
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Activity 2 "Sequencing Relay"
Activity 2 "Sequencing Relay"
Time: 10-15 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Scissors
Glue
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FOR LITTLES: Have the kids cut out all of the picture squares and paste them in the order they go while watching the story videos.
FOR BIGS: Divide the kids up into two teams, this will be a relay. Have one person from the team run to the other side of the room and cut out one square from the page. After they get the square cut out, they will run back to their teammates and place the square where it belongs on the sequencing page. The first group to get the story in the correct order wins!
Activity 3 "Joseph in Jail"
Activity 3 "Joseph in Jail"
Time: 10-15 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Hole punch
Marker/Crayon
String.
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Directions:
Have the kids draw Joseph on a piece of white paper, color, and cut him out.
Let the kids pick a piece of construction paper and paste Joseph on.
Punch 8 holes in the construction paper as pictured above and have the kids thread their string through the holes to look like a jail.
Write the scripture on the top of the page as seen in the picture above.
Activity 4 "Genesis Review Game"
Activity 4 "Genesis Review Game"
Time: 10-15 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Review questions in the drop down menu
Game of your choice! (or I will provide you with a few ideas!)
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Questions:
How many years old is Lifeline Church Christiansburg? (6)
What is Lifeline Church's motto? (Love God, Love Others, Serve God, Serve Others... or "We exist to meet the needs of people")
What is the first book of the bible? (Genesis)
What day did God make the sun? (Day 4)
What day did God make land? (Day 3)
What day did God make the sky? (Day 2)
What day did God make animals? (Day 6)
What day did God rest? (Day 7)
What day did God make the dark/light? (Day 1)
What day did God make the stars? (Day 4)
What day did God make man? (Day 6)
What day did God make the plants? (Day 3)
What day did God make the moon? (Day 4)
What day did God make the water separate from the sky? (Day 2)
What day did God make the fish? (Day 5)
What day did God make trees? (Day 3)
What day did God make the birds? (Day 5)
Who was Adam? (the first man, was in the garden of eden, etc...)
Who was Eve? (the first woman, etc..)
What did Adam and Eve do that got them kicked out of the Garden of Eden? (ate the apple)
What did Adam and Eve do when they realized they had done wrong? (Ran and hid)
Who told Eve to take a bite of the apple? (The serpent)
Who was Cain and Abel's parents? (Adam and Eve)
What did Cain do as a job? (farmer)
What did Abel do as a job? (shepard)
Who was born first Cain or Abel? (Cain)
Who was a murderer Cain or Abel? Cain
Why was Cain jealous of Abel? (because God liked his offering better than Cain's, unlike Cain, Abel gave his best to God)
Who was Noah? (the man that built the ark)
How many of each animal boarded the boat? (2 of a kind)
What animal did Noah send to see if it was ok to look for land? (a dove)
What did the dove bring Noah back? (an olive branch)
What did Abram change his name to? (Abraham)
Who was Sarah? (Abraham's wife)
What did God promise Abraham and Sarah? (A child and many blessings)
Was Abraham and Sara old or young when they had a child? (old)
What did Abraham and Sarah name their child? (Isaac)
What did Abraham build for God? (An alter)
What did God provide for Abraham to sacrifice instead of Isaac? (A ram)
Who did Isaac marry? (Rebekah)
How did Isaac meet Rebekah? (he sent his servant and the servant ran into Rebekah at a watering well)
How did Isaac's servant know that Rebekah was a good person? (she gave water to the men and their camels)
What did Isaac and Rebekah name their twin boys? (Jacob and Esau)
What did Jacob and Esau look like? (Esau was hairy all over his body like a sheep and Jacob wasn't hair.)
Who was the first one born, Jacob or Esau? Esau
What did Jacob do for a job? (farm, cook)
What did Esau do for a job? (hunt)
Who was Isaac's favorite son, Jacob or Esau? (Esau)
Who was Rebekah's favorite son, Jacob or Esau? (Jacob)
Why did Jacob want to trick his father Isaac? (because he wanted God's blessing and Esau's birth right)
How did Jacob trick Isaac? (Isaac couldn't see so Jacob put sheep's wool/fur on his arms and made Isaac a good meal while Esau was away hunting)
Did Jacob get God's blessing even though he tricked Isaac? (yes)
Wrap It Up!
Wrap It Up!
**Snacks can be given at this time, if needed**
**Snacks can be given at this time, if needed**
-Come together and sit in a circle to talk about what they learned today. Ask them the same questions that you asked at the beginning of the day. How are their answers different now that they know more about Joseph? Talk about what they can go home and tell their family about Joseph. This is also a time they can update their journals (big kids only).
-Come together and sit in a circle to talk about what they learned today. Ask them the same questions that you asked at the beginning of the day. How are their answers different now that they know more about Joseph? Talk about what they can go home and tell their family about Joseph. This is also a time they can update their journals (big kids only).
-Ask if anyone has a prayer request/praise report. Pray over requests.
-Ask if anyone has a prayer request/praise report. Pray over requests.
-Worship time- Have the kids go find a spot to themselves and have some time with God (play the song below for around 3/5 minutes).
-Worship time- Have the kids go find a spot to themselves and have some time with God (play the song below for around 3/5 minutes).
Worship
Worship
Last Minute Filler Ideas
Last Minute Filler Ideas
-Have them gather around the table and draw a picture or write a letter to their families about what they learned today.
-Play a game of some sort. (If you have the hula hoops, have them join hands in a circle and pass the hula hoop around the circle without breaking their hands)
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