GOODNESS - Champions by the Fruit of the SpiritSample

Goodness vs Impurity

Bible story: Joseph and Potiphar Genesis 39:1-21

Theme Verse: 2 Thessalonians 1:11

Impurity is something that ruins the uncontaminated nature of something. In this case, our hearts are what we would like to be pure and uncontaminated, and our actions show what is going on in our hearts. For example, if your actions are impure, we know there is impurity in your heart.

In today's Bible story, Joseph was trying to have the fruit of the spirit "goodness," but Potiphar's wife was trying to pull him down with impurity. When Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery, he was brought down to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, the captain of the guard. Here, he had dreams of success but was experiencing the opposite. As a slave, the Lord blessed Joseph, and he found favor in his master's eyes. Potiphar put Joseph in charge of everything in his house. Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while, his master's wife took notice of him. She flirted with Joseph and invited him to sin with her, but Joseph refused. She chased him every day, but he always ran away. One day she grabbed his cloak, but he ran away, leaving his cloak behind. She kept his cloak with her until her husband came home, and then falsely accused Joseph. Potiphar was so angry that he fired Joseph from his job and threw him in jail! Once again, Joseph was back at the bottom wondering when God was going to fulfill those dreams he had when he was young. Again, God blessed Joseph, and he prospered even from jail.

It is important to note that Joseph had done nothing wrong. When another person attacks you or me, we have not sinned. They sinned against us. God does not look at us as damaged or no longer of use. God looks at our hearts. Since Joseph remained pure in his heart and fled away from the impurity, God continued to bless him. People may sin against you, but they cannot take your heart: that you give away. If we can watch our hearts during hard and easy times, we can remain pure and win the match fight against impurity!

Questions:

1. What do you think about all the students in your school that have boyfriends/girlfriends?

2. Are you handsome/beautiful?

3. If someone has been hurt, are they damaged and no longer pure?

Life Application:

Take care of your heart this week. If something has been done against you, remember that they are the ones who sinned, not you. Say in prayer every day, “I am pure before you, God." If you have done something against someone else, apologize to that person and to God. Then you can keep praying, "I am pure before you, God.”

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This reading plan is taken from Equip & Grow's children’s curriculum and looks at being a champion by putting into practice the Fruits of the Spirit. Enjoy this plan at home, and then do the full curriculum at church with student books, games, crafts, songs, decorations, and more!

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