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MEMORY VERSE: “I Can Do All This by the Power of Christ OFOF THETHE LESSON SNAPSHOT BOTTOM LINE: God is always looking out for us. OBJECTIVE: Kids will learn that God’s eye is already on them, protecting them. KEY PASSAGE: Genesis 37:12-36, Joseph Sold Into Slavery MEMORY VERSE: “I can do all this by the power of Christ. He gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 (NIrV) SUMMARY: Sometimes we think we have to be a grown up for God to see us. But kids will learn that God is there protecting and providing for them right now. SIMPLE PRAYER: Dear God, Keep your watchful eye on us, and guard our hearts from danger. In Jesus’ name, Amen KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH OFOF THTHEE MEMORY VERSE “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 (NIV) “I can do all this by the power of Christ. He gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 (NIrV) LARGE GROUP: Divide the room between girls and boys. Have the boys read the verse aloud, then have the girls read it aloud. Who can read the loudest? SMALL GROUP: Put each word of the memory verse on a card. Have the kids rearrange the cards and put the words in order. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH OFOF OFOF THTHEE THTHEE MEMORY VERSE SKIT “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 (NIV) WHAT IF GOD SAW US? “I can do all this by the power of Christ. He gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13 (NIrV) ITEMS NEEDED: None LARGE GROUP: CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: 3M Divide the room between girls and boys. Have the boys read the verse aloud, then have the girls read it aloud. Who can read the loudest? CHARACTERS: Jacob- Joseph’s father SMALL GROUP: Dan and Gad- Two of Joseph’s brothers Put each word of the memory verse on a card. Have the kids rearrange the cards and put the words in order. Jacob, Dan, and Gad enter, sobbing and wailing. JACOB: My boy, my poor, poor boy! DAN: Dadgummit, Joe! JACOB: Why did it have to be my Little Joe? GAD: Poor Little Joe! DAN: Dadgummit, Joe! JACOB: Oh, Lord, please watch over my poor Little Joe. GAD: We love you, Little Joe! DAN: Dadgummit, Joe! Jacob walks off wailing. Gad and Dan wave to him, sobbing and wailing. As soon as Jacob’s out of sight, they stop crying. DAN: He’s gone. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH SKIT GAD: And so is Little Joe! DAN: You know it! They high five. GAD: Where do you think that troublemaker is now? DAN: Who cares? Far, far away, never to return. GAD: No more Little Joe, no more coat of many colors, no more dreams about us bow- ing down to him. Like that would ever happen! DAN: Did you hear him as they were dragging him out into the desert? “No! Please! I don’t even speak Egyptian!!” They laugh out loud. Then Gad stops. GAD: Hey, wait. What if… nah. DAN: What if what? GAD: No, it’s a silly thought. DAN: What’s a silly thought? GAD: You don’t suppose God heard him? DAN: Who, Joe? GAD: No, Dad. When he prayed for Little Joe. You don’t think God knows where Little Joe is, do you? DAN: N-n-n-no. No way. Why would he? He’s little. GAD: And it’s Joe. DAN: He’s like number eleven in this family. GAD: Twelve, counting our sister. DAN: God’s not watching him. He couldn’t be. He has too many better things to do. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH SKIT SKIT GAD: And so is Little Joe! GAD: Like what? DAN: You know it! DAN: Like, uh, like watching the rivers, or elephants. You know, big things. They high five. GAD: Yeah, big things. God watches the big things. GAD: Where do you think that troublemaker is now? DAN: He doesn’t have time for little things. Like Little Joe. DAN: Who cares? Far, far away, never to return. GAD: Not at all. GAD: No more Little Joe, no more coat of many colors, no more dreams about us bow- Long pause. ing down to him. Like that would ever happen! DAN: Because if he does, we’re in big trouble. DAN: Did you hear him as they were dragging him out into the desert? “No! Please! I don’t even speak Egyptian!!” GAD: Yes we are. They laugh out loud. Then Gad stops. GAD: Hey, wait. What if… nah. DAN: What if what? GAD: No, it’s a silly thought. DAN: What’s a silly thought? GAD: You don’t suppose God heard him? DAN: Who, Joe? GAD: No, Dad. When he prayed for Little Joe. You don’t think God knows where Little Joe is, do you? DAN: N-n-n-no. No way. Why would he? He’s little. GAD: And it’s Joe. DAN: He’s like number eleven in this family. GAD: Twelve, counting our sister. DAN: God’s not watching him. He couldn’t be. He has too many better things to do. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH OFOF THTHEE OBJECT LESSON OR KIDS SERMON ITEMS NEEDED: A microscope with a slide of human skin cells Invite a few of the kids up to look at the slide. Can they identify what they see? What you saw in the microscope is human skin cells. You can’t see them just looking on your hand. You need an instrument to give you such a close look at such a tiny part of your body. I showed you that slide to tell you this: as tiny as those skin cells are, they are not too tiny for God to see. God’s eyes are on you, on every part of you. He knows you inside out. He knows every one of you even better than you know yourselves. God doesn’t miss a thing. Nothing is too little, and no one is too small. God is always looking out for you. He knows when you are in need before you know. And he knows how to keep you safe. Trust God to look out for you. When you’re sad, lonely, or sick, God is still watching you. He will never leave you. He will always be there for you. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH OFOF OFOF THTHEE THTHEE OBJECT LESSON OR KIDS SERMON LARGE GROUP GAME ITEMS NEEDED: WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN CONTEST A microscope with a slide of human skin cells ITEMS NEEDED: Invite a few of the kids up to look at the slide. Can they identify what they see? “Walk Like an Egyptian” soundtrack by the Bangles What you saw in the microscope is human skin cells. You can’t see them just looking on INSTRUCTIONS: your hand. You need an instrument to give you such a close look at such a tiny part of Since Joseph was taken to Egypt as a slave, have a few of the kids come up to have an your body. Egyptian dance contest. Play the song, and have the kids do their best Egyptian walk/ dance. The winner, chosen by applause, gets a prize. I showed you that slide to tell you this: as tiny as those skin cells are, they are not too tiny for God to see. God’s eyes are on you, on every part of you. He knows you inside VARIATION: out. He knows every one of you even better than you know yourselves. Another way to do this game is to pit adults vs. kids. Pick a team of adult leaders to go first (show how it’s done), then let the kids go next. Let the audience pick the winner, God doesn’t miss a thing. Nothing is too little, and no one is too small. God is always which will probably be the kids. looking out for you. He knows when you are in need before you know. And he knows how to keep you safe. WHAT’S THE POINT? God was always watching and protecting Joseph, even as a slave in Egypt. Trust God to look out for you. When you’re sad, lonely, or sick, God is still watching you. He will never leave you. He will always be there for you. KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH KIDS OF THE BIBLE: JOSEPH OFOF THTHEE LARGE GROUP LESSON BOTTOM LINE: God is always looking out for us. OBJECTIVE: Kids will learn that God’s eye is already on them, protecting them. KEY PASSAGE: Genesis 37:12-36, Joseph Sold Into Slavery INTRO Isn’t it frustrating being small? Being small is really limiting. There are many things you can’t do because you are small. When you’re small, it limits your options at the theme park. You can ride all the kiddie rides, and you can ride all the boring stuff like carousels and antique cars. But what about the Pirate Ship? What about the roller coasters? What about ferris wheels, or that tower that takes you a hundred feet in the air and drops you straight down? Being small means it’s harder to shoot hoops in basketball. Being small means you can’t reach the good snacks and the good cereals your parents hide up on the top shelves. Being small means you have to ask for help all the time. Let’s face it, sometimes being small stinks. But even as small as you are, you are not so small that you don’t matter to God.
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