• Sympathise with Joseph’s father who grieved the death of his son. Genesis 37: 31 – 35 • Relate to Joseph's fear, anxiety, betrayal and bewilderment. • Realize that connecting with others helps them to overcome fear and loneliness

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AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY
(Hand sanitization for each child, please ensure masks are worn, and the children have individual crayons for arts and crafts)

HAPPY FEEL GOOD WORDS !
Get the children to sit in a circle (3-6 foot apart) talking about things that make you “feel happy or good”!
Start off with what makes you happy ---and then take turns calling out things such as: Sunny days make me happy; Sunshine makes me happy; Warm cookies make me happy; Saturday mornings make me happy; Friday nights makes me happy….. Going to the movies makes me happy…..Ice cream…..Going on vacation…..Blue skies…..Summer time, etc.
When done in a light-hearted manner, the children will join in and share!

Supplies needed:

• Beans.
• FEAR written on a rock.
• Chalk, Crayons. Small pieces of paper, pencils.
• Balloons and marking pen.
• Print the review colouring page.
• Print out musical lyrics..
• Print 'Bible Verse Visual Aid' and get a child to colour it prior to the class.
• A multi-couloured piece of cloth torn up and dipped in red paint for dramatized Bible Verse.
• Print the road map.
• Print 'A favorite son becomes a slave' colouring pages
• Print the 'Activity Book'
• Print the 'Take Home Bible Memory Verse'
• Print Chapter #4 'And Puppy' one for each child.
• Print Poem, ‘How to Help Your Grieving Children’
• Print ‘Emotional Response’ Adult Educational Handout
• Create a ‘Heaven Corner’ with a gold cloth on a chair with Jesus’ crown, a wooden cross, covered with a red cloth representing His blood.

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2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)
Divide the children into two groups, boys and girls. Blow up balloons and write various emotions on each balloon, Fear, Anxiety, Bewildered, Grieving, Betrayal etc the children pass the balloons from one to the other until they find a balloon that best describes how they may have felt or are feeling the first team to identify the various emotions is the winner.

4. INTIMATE WORSHIP: (5 minutes)
Optional: Download 'I love the Lord' video

Optional: Download 'Cast all your burdens on Jesus' ( Download lyrics )

5. TEACHING:
a. Review (5 minutes)
Remember Joseph had a terrible experience at the hands of his brothers he probable felt all these emotions. (Use Visual Aid)

• When was Joseph happy? (When his father gave him a coat of many colours.)
• When was Joseph sad (When his brothers threw him in the pit)
• When was Joseph scared (When he was sold into slavery)
• When was Joseph mad (When he realized he was no longer free)
• When was Joseph proud (When he had the dreams of his family bowing down to him)

Dramatize this Bible Verse with the children playing the sons and daughters, someone being Israel (Joseph’s dad) and an old coat dipped in red paint.

Adapted from Bible for Children

c. Teach the Lesson (15 minutes)
Introduction:
Optional: (Download PowerPoint if possible)

32 They took the ornate robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”

33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”

34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son in the grave.” So his father wept for him

People are going to fail you, disappoint you, leave you hanging out to dry. Let that drive you to God.

Notice that through all of Joseph's troubles, God remained with him.

Paul said in Romans 8:28 that all things, even the bad things we face, will be made to work for the good of God's children. Joseph's loyalty to God was tested by his troubles and Joseph passed the test. Even though everything appeared to go wrong for thirteen years, Joseph managed to hold on to his faith. However, also notice that Joseph was being trained during this time to run a nation by first running a household and then a prison.

This is not the end of the story of Joseph and his brothers. There is a happy ending when Joseph is reunited with his father and brothers. But for today, we learn the lesson of the terrible things that happen because of the sin of jealousy and hatred.

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Optional: Download ‘How the Virus tried to steal Easter’ Poem

Optional: Download ‘How to Wash Your Hands’ video Optional: Download 'Hand washing' poster.

6. APPLICATION / ENCOUNTERING GOD:
Have the children write down times when they have felt afraid, sad and grieving. Create a ‘Heaven Corner’ with a gold cloth on a chair with Jesus’ crown and a wooden cross covered with a red cross to represent His blood. Get them to come and place it the papers at the foot of the cross.

CLOSING PRAYER:
Lord I place my life in your hands. I want to serve you and do what you want me to do. Lead me in the right path and remind me you are always there. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

NEXT WEEK:
Joseph arrives in Egypt, he trusted that God had a plan for his life.

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