Joseph in Egypt (Come Follow Me Lesson for Kids: Mar 9-15)
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Joseph in Egypt faced much opposition. His brothers sold him into slavery, and he rose to a leadership position. Then he was accused of adultery and was imprisoned, but again he went on to become a great leader. Joseph is a great example of how to rely on the Lord in times of trial and prosperity.
Use this week's lesson to help your kids learn to rely on the Lord like Joseph in Egypt.
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➤ P R E P A R A T I O N
You will need a large bowl filled halfway with water, lots of dry beans (any type), and a ping pong ball. If you don’t have a ping pong ball, you can use any other small object that floats.
➤ L E S S O N
Open the lesson with a song and a prayer.
🎶 O P E N I N G S O N G : "Dare to Do Right"
➤ I N T R O D U C T I O N
Place the ping pong ball in the water and invite the children to drop beans on the ball to try to make it sink! They can throw the beans at the ball one at a time or all at once! Just make sure they know they are not allowed to touch the ball. After they have used up all of the beans, have them return to their seats and discuss the following questions:
1) What happened when you tried to make the ball sink? (It kept floating back up!)
2) Why did the ball keep floating back up? (Because it is filled with air, and the air wants to go up out of the water!)
Explain: This ball represents each one of us, and the beans are kind of like trials! If we love God and we ask Him to help us, then our trials won’t sink us! This life is a test to see if we are willing to obey Heavenly Father even when things aren't going well. We can have the faith to obey God, and we can have the strength to keep doing the right things no matter what.
🎥 V I D E O : "Joseph in Egypt | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids"
Explain: Now we are going to watch a video about a righteous man named Joseph who lived in Egypt! Sometimes things were going well for Joseph, but sometimes things were not going well for Joseph! Let’s see what he does when his faith is tested.
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Discuss the following questions after watching the video:
1. When Heavenly Father tests us, what does He want to see? (He wants to see if we will trust Him and obey Him always, no matter what happens!)
2. What did Joseph do when things were going well for him? (He kept obeying God, and he kept doing the right things!)
3. What did Joseph do when things were not going well for him? (He kept obeying God, and he kept doing the right things!)
➤ S C R I P T U R E
Read the scriptures below and discuss the questions that follow.
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
1. How did Joseph have so much strength in his trials? (The Lord helped him!)
2. Do you think the Lord will help us be strong in our trials if we have faith in Him? (Yes.)
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
1. How can we have strength in our trials? (By building on the rock of Jesus Christ.)
2. What are some things we can do to build on the rock of Jesus Christ? (Discuss.)
➤ A C T I V I T Y
[Pass out the activity page]
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Invite the children to color the scenes from the video. Use this time to talk about Joseph’s example of faithfulness through his trials, and how he relied on God’s strength.
➤ T E S T I M O N Y
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