"Joseph Obeyed" Teaching Ideas

These teaching ideas for "Joseph Obeyed" relate to Jesus Christ's childhood. On this website there is another teaching called "Joseph Obeyed God" as a part of the "Obeying God" teaching series.

Theme Verse: “But be doers of the word” James 1:22a ESV
Printout of verse
Song: “Joseph Obeyed” from"Home Where the Word Lives" CD by Cindy Bernardini. Have your child play a maraca or shaker during the “Da-da” parts.

Parent Preparation: Matthew 2:13-23, Psalms 119:59, James 1:22-25, Jesus Christ's Birth and Childhood Series Overview

Supplies: Bible, print out signs of “Israel” and “Egypt”, print out of teaching outline

Day 1

(Read in a children's Bible or Matthew 2:13-23)
God was Jesus’ father. Mary was Jesus’ mother. Joseph was married to Mary and helped to take care of Jesus.
When Jesus was a toddler the Magi came to visit.
God sent an angel to talk to Joseph. An angel gives a message from God.
The message the angel told Joseph was to leave the town of Bethlehem and move to Egypt. It wasn’t safe for little Jesus in Bethlehem right then.
Let’s see if Joseph obeyed (read Matthew 2:14)
Joseph obeyed and did what God told him to do.
(Read theme verse)
Joseph heard the Word of God, and did it.

Day 2

(Read in a children's Bible or Matthew 2:13-23)
God told Joseph to travel to Egypt. Joseph obeyed.
When it was safe for Jesus to go back to Israel, God had an angel give another message. The angel told him to move back to the land of Israel. Let’s see what Joseph did.
(Read Matt 2:21) Joseph obeyed again!
(Have your child echo the theme verse)
Joseph heard the Word of God the angel told him and he was a doer of God’s Word.
We want to always obey what God tells us to do. God loves us. Adults have to obey God and children have to obey God. God tells children to obey their parents.

Day 3

(Read in a children's Bible or Matthew 2:13-23)
God sent an angel to tell Joseph to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt.
Joseph obeyed. (Hold up the “Egypt” sign and have your child pretend to travel to Egypt).
God sent an angel to tell Joseph to take Mary and Jesus back to Israel.
Joseph obeyed. (Hold up the “Israel” sign and have your child pretend to travel to Israel).
(Have child echo theme verse.)

Additional Activities:

More Songs: “Hear the Word Of God” from Gospel Light’s “Sunday School Preschool Songs #1” CD and “Doers of God’s Word” from George Hackett’s “Always Giving Thanks” CD.

Make a Puppet: Use a picture from a Bible coloring book of them traveling to Egypt. Use it to travel between Egypt and Israel. I used a picture from The Really Big Book of Bible Coloring Pages

“God Gave His Son” Bible Verse Notebook