March 9-15, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- Mar 3
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 6
I can be kind to my family.
Reading about the hard feelings in Joseph’s family could prompt a discussion about how we should treat family members. To tell the story of Joseph and his brothers from Genesis 37, you could use the pictures in this outline or in “Joseph’s Inspired Dreams” (in Old Testament Stories, 47–51). Let your children share details they know about the story. You might ask your children to imagine they were in Joseph’s family. What would they have said or done to be a peacemaker in the family? For example, what does it mean to “speak peaceably” in our family? (verse 4). How is Jesus Christ a peacemaker in God’s family?
Here is a fun idea. Bring a piece of white fabric. Every time the students say something they can do to be kind to their family, have them draw or color the fabric with a marker. Maybe it is the artist in me, but I really don't think the coat of many colors was just stripes. I believe it had stitched moons, flowers, stars, and much more. I would let them make your white cloth beautiful as they share their ideas.
You could also invite the children to draw pictures of their families. Ask them to share ways they can be kind to their family members.
For younger students:
Sing together a song about loving our families, such as “A Happy Family” (Children’s Songbook, 198). What can we do to help our families be happy?
How is Jesus Christ a peacemaker in God’s family?
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Here is the video that shows you how to assemble the book.
Not only is this a beautiful decoration, but on the back is a surprise, A count down for easter, with QR codes for music and movies.
God can help me when bad things happen.
When your children face hard times, they need to know that the Lord will be with them, as He was with Joseph. Perhaps you could help your children make a list of hard things that happened to Joseph (see Genesis 37:23–28; 39:20; or “Joseph’s Inspired Dreams” and “Joseph in Egypt,” in Old Testament Stories, 47–51, 52–56). After each hardship they find, invite your children to repeat, “The Lord was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:2).
Perhaps your children could search Genesis 39:1–3, 20–23 for every instance of the phrase “The Lord was with Joseph” and similar phrases. Let them share what they think this phrase means. How do we know that the Lord is with us? Tell each other about how you felt God was with you during a challenging time.
With the Lord’s help, I can flee temptation.
Here’s an object lesson that can help your children follow Joseph’s example of fleeing from Potiphar’s wife: Use two magnets to represent Jesus Christ and Satan. Use a small metal object, like a paper clip, to represent us. Then let your children see how the influence of a magnet on the metal object is stronger when they move the object closer to it. How does Joseph’s experience in Genesis 39:7–12 illustrate this truth? What can we do to move away from sin and closer to Jesus?
2 Object lessons
2nd object lesson.
This video is an object lesson idea of how to avoid temptation.
1. As you sprinkle the pepper you (or they) can name some things that are temptations to them. (gossiping, being mean to family members, or cheating in school).
2. Have one of the kids put their finger in, notice how they got some pepper on their finger? They weren't protected or prepared to fight against temptation.
3. Have another child put dish-soap on their finger and try again. Now it repelled the temptation. Make a list of things that help us fight against temptation. (Scripture study, prayer, having good friends, or our love for Jesus Christ.)
The video “Temptation Fades as We Seek Christ in Every Thought” (Gospel Library) and a song like “I Need Thee Every Hour” (Hymns, no. 98) can help with this discussion.
This was from 4 years ago, but I left it here for families.
Scatter pictures of food around the room, and invite the children to gather them and “store” them in a container. Use this activity to tell the children about how God warned Pharaoh to prepare for a time when there wouldn’t be food (see Genesis 41:15–36, 47–57).
I think it would be good to "store" this paper food in a tuba-wear container with a sealed lid.
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