hi everyone its aunt Fernita
Today's story is called favourite son
the memory verse is from John chapter 15 verse 12
it says "Love each other as i have loved you "
Today's message is: God helps me love my Christian family
Is there anything that you really wished you had
Have you ever wanted it so badly
That it made you angry because someone else had it and you didn't?
10 boys wanted what their brother had
They were so jealous of him that they planned something terrible
Joseph had 11 brothers, 10 older brothers and 1 younger brother
The older brothers did not like him at all
They probably left him out of the games they played
They didn't take him with them when they went somewhere
They didn't want to be around him
The bible says they hated him
Joseph was father Jacob's favourite son
They're father always gave him the best presents
When Father Jacob made Joseph a colorful new coat, all the brothers were jealous
They didn't think that Joesph deserved nicer things than they got
Joesph's brothers also thought he was proud
When made them even angrier
Once God gave Joesph a dream that he and his brothers were cutting stalks of grain
and tying them into sheaves
Suddenly all of his brother's sheaves bowed to he's
Another time, he dreamed that the sun, the moon and 11 stars had bowed down to him
Father Jacob asked "Does this mean you will rule over your mother and me some day?"
They enjoyed being out on their own with no little brother to annoy them
but one day, Father Jacob asked Joesph to find them and to see how they were
Joesph wearing his bright new coat went in search of his brothers
and they saw him coming
"Here comes the dreamer" they said
"Let's kill him and throw his body into a well"
they were all alone with the sheep
no one would know what they had done
The oldest brother Ruben disagreed
"Don't kill him," he argued
"Let's not shed any blood, throw him into the dry well"
"But don't hurt him." Ruben knew that Joesph wouldn't be able to get out
The brothers could scare Joesph by leaving him in the well
Ruben didn't want to kill Joesph
He secretly planned to take Joesph out of the well later
Then he would take him back to their father
So when Joesph arrived, what a shock was waiting
His brothers didn't welcome him
They grabbed him and threw him into the well
then Ruben left for awhile
Before Ruben returned a caravan of traders passed by
And the 9 brothers sold Joesph to them
He would become a slave
When Ruben returned he looked for Joesph in the well but didn't find him
He tore his clothes to show how upset he was
and went to his brothers
"The boy is gone! What shall i do?" he cried
so the brothers killed a goat and soaked Joesph's beautiful coat in it's blood
They would tell their father that Joesph had been killed by a wild animal
Joesph was actually on his way to Egypt
He would be far away from his father, his brother's and his lovely coat
what would become of him?
Jesus asks us to love our brothers and sisters
he says this for a reason
Our families fall apart if we don't love one another
Jesus doesn't want our family to fall apart
He will help you love your home and church family
Ask him to help you be loving