05 - God Gives Joseph Dreams

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen

Lesson No. (5)

Joseph and His Dreams 

References

Genesis 37:1-17.

Notes for Servants

• It is above our experience to talk about Joseph's purity, honesty, his love and sufferings.
  
• God, please open my heart to love You more and let Your weak servant learn and do what he
  teaches Your children.
  
• God, please guide me to serve Your Holy Name, Your way and not my way.

Objectives

General: God loves His children.
Specific:
The children will be able to...
            A. Understand that when we pray, we talk to God.
            B. Know that God cares about His little children and gives them good dreams.
            C. Pray, especially before bedtime.

Bible Verse

                                                                  “ Pray without ceasing. ” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Teaching Aids
           Felt figures and flannel board.

Introduction
       (1) Review last week's lesson.
       (2) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
       (3) Servant should give a brief summary of Jacob and his family.
       (4) Servant, please avoid talking about Jacob'slove forJosephmore than his brothers, or
            that his brothers were jealous of him.
       (5) Give more attention to the dreams and the bedtime prayers.

Story Time

        Once upon a time, there was a man. His name was Jacob and he had 12 sons, the second youngest
sonwasJoseph. Joseph was a very good boy, obeyed his dad, and loved his brothers. Joseph loved God
so much, he used to pray always, especially at bedtime. God loved Joseph very much and gave him nice
dreams.
        One night Joseph had a very nice dream, when he woke up in the morning, he told his brothers,
"I dreamed that we were all out in the field (farm) binding up the bundles of corn and my bundle rose and
stood upright while yours gathered around it and bowed down to the ground. "What!" said his brothers.
"Do you think that you will be Pharaoh someday or a ruler over us.?"
        The other night Joseph had another beautiful dream, when he woke up in the morning, he told his
father, "I dreamed that the sun and moon and eleven stars were all bowing down before me."
        "What is this dream of yours?" His father said. “Are you going to be Pharaoh one day?” His father
wondered.
          These nice dreams happened to Joseph because he loved God and he used to pray every night
before he went to sleep. You know what, when Joseph grew up he become the second man after the
Pharaoh.

Discussion

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities
         Colouring Picture.