In Your Dreams - Week 1
As the sun sets and you nod off the sleep, an entire nighttime world awakens. Along with our dreams and slumber, the night can also mean shadows and unfamiliar sounds. Who makes us feel safe when the world is dark and scary?
In this four-week series based on the life of Joseph, our families will learn about how God watches over us and loves everyone the same. No matter what we go through, God will make things right, which is why we can obey God above anyone else.
BIG IDEA: God loves everyone the same.
BIBLE: Genesis 37:1–28
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "By day the Lord directs His love, at night his song is with me." Palm 42:8A (NIV)
Toddler Twist: "God is with me, night and day!" Psalm 42:8
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Never Let Go of Me
DISCIPLE:
Use a bathrobe to represent Joseph’s robe to play a modified version of “Tag.” Have the person who is “it” wear the robe and be “Joseph.” Everyone else in your family gets to be the siblings who have to run away from Joseph. Once tagged, partipants have to stand there with their arms crossed. Play until everyone is tagged. If you have older kids, introduce a player to be “Jacob,” who helps Joseph tag other players.
Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son. Joseph got the beautiful robe and none of the other brothers got one. Joseph’s brothers did not like that Joseph was loved more than they were. It’s hard for us to feel happy when someone else gets all the attention and all the best things. That’s why it feels good to know that God loves everyone the same.We are all God’s favorites!
Pray: Dear God, thank you for loving all of us the same. Help us to love other people like you love them. Amen.