We are starting a new unit in our curriculum and over the next few weeks we will be looking at Joseph. He is one of the most popular characters in the Bible. Today, babies are still named after him. His life is one never-ending example of attitude in action. Early on, it was the perfectly wrong attitude in action; however, immediately after his brothers dealt him a setback that would have shattered most of us, Joseph rebounded to become the master of an excellent spirit.
This section does not just skim across the headlines of Joseph's life, but rather investigates the details of the spoiled teenager becoming the spiritual paragon. We can learn from his life and apply its lessons.
Joseph was not about ruling the world but about allowing God to rule his heart. It is no different for us today.
The story of Joseph is one of the Bible's great success stories. The underdog becomes great! The last guy finishes first! The boy who did not stand a chance comes out on top! We always focus on the adult Joseph's success as the great leader who saves and forgives his wayward family, the family who once almost killed him but instead sold him into slaver. Yet often we overlook or underplay his indiscretions as a teen. What made the older brothers so jealous? What would cause them to be so filled with anger that they wanted to kill him? Was it simply their father's favouritism toward Joseph? We will take a deeper look at key characteristics in Joseph's story.
The memory verse for today is found in Proverbs 16:18 -
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall
Congratulations to all those that learnt their memory verse last week.
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Robin, Dave and Heather
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