• 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 • Realize that God never abandons us even if everyone else does • Know it is ok to feel bad • Realize God has a plan for their lives. • Understand that children need to be protected but this does not always happen

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY
Get a child to colour the Bible Verse Visual Aid before class begins.

HAPPY FEEL GOOD WORDS !
Get the children to sit in a circle 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 Twi 'Bible Verse Visual Aid' for the children of Ghana 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 the English 'Activity Book'
• Print 'A favorite son becomes a slave' Twi colouring pages for the children of Ghana
• Print the Twi 'Take Home Bible Memory Verse' for the children of Ghana
• Print Chapter #4 'And Puppy' for the Story Teller
• Print ‘’Helping Children Cope with Emergencies' English 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.

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4 Visual Aids

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4 Twi Visual Aids for the children of Ghana

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

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

5. TEACHING:

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4

a. Review

SLAVERY REVIEW: DOWNLOAD Lesson #4 Slavery picture for slavery review discussion

JOSEPH REVIEW: (5 minutes)

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:

Adapted from Bible for Children

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

Many men in the Bible showed their emotions and wept.

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.

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4 Visual Aids

DOWNLOAD Lesson #4 Twi Visual Aids for the children of Ghana

SLAVERY:

What are some examples of child slavery today?

Children abused in prostitution, pornography, or other forms of sexual exploitation. Children forced into begging, petty crime or the drug trade. Forced labour for example in agriculture, factories, construction, brick kilns, mines, bars, the tourist industry or in private homes.

Optional Art Therapy: Get the children to go home and draw what they imagine the middle passage was like.

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

ENGLISH ADULT EDUCATIONAL HANDOUT:

Optional: Download 'Helping Children Cope with Emergencies' Adult Educational handout

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

Heal a Hurting Heart Curriculum

HEAL A HURTING HEART - Natrual Disaster

HEAL A HURTING HEART - Corona Crisis

A DROP OF HOPE

GROW AND GO CURRICULUM

ENGLISH/YORUBA

ENGLISH

ENGLISH/EFIK

ENGLISH/SHONA

CHICHEWA

ENGLISH/NUER

SWAHILI

DUTCH

PORTUGUESE

FRENCH/LINGALA

FRENCH/HAITIAN

SOWING SEEDS OF SUCCESS - MORINGA CURRICULUM

SUPER FRUIT CURRICULUM

NEW LIFE CURRICULUM