Family Worship
Lord’s Day 8
Starting February 15, 2026
* These elements are the best for families new to family worship.
Call to Worship
Hear God call the family to worship and respond in unison:
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing! Psalm 100:1-2
Or:
Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
His steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 106:1
Confession
(Optional) Take a moment and give each family member an opportunity to confess their sins verbally.
The father prays on behalf of the family:
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have sinned against you
and done what was evil in your sight. Psalm 51:4
We have done things we should not do,
and we have not done things we should do.
O Lord, have mercy upon us. Psalm 51:1
Grant us to live a godly and righteous life,
To the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Receive the Word of God as the father reads:
God has said in His Word that:
We have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous.
He is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 2:1-2
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
*Song of Adoration
Sing a song of your choosing with your family in worship to God.
Suggested song(s) of the week: The father holds out his fist and asks the question which the whole family responds while raising a finger for each answer:
What does the Lord your God require of you? Sing together:
Gloria Patri: Or:
Doxology: Either recite the memory verse together or have the children do it individually.
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
The father leads the family in a Bible lesson or a catechism question. Catechism Questions
19.Q. Have you a soul as well as a body? Bible Study Weekly Bible study for older children/teens: Colossians 2:16-23. Weekly Bible study for younger children: Read Genesis 37:1-4.
Q. Do you know how many sons that Israel had? Read Genesis 37:5-8.
Q. Can you tell me what Joseph’s dream was about? Read Genesis 37:18-24.
Q. What did Joseph’s brothers plot to do to him? Read Genesis 37:26-28.
Q. What did the brother decide to do with Joseph? Read Genesis 39:1-6.
Q. Whose house was Joseph taken to? Read Genesis 39:19-23.
Q. Potiphar’s wife accused Joseph of doing something that he did not do. What happened to Joseph? Read Genesis 41:25-31.
Q. Do you remember how Joseph had dreams about his brothers? Read Genesis 41:37-41.
Q. What did Pharaoh do with Joseph after their conversation? Read Genesis 42:1-5.
Q. Why did Jacob send his sons to buy grain? Read Genesis 42:6-9.
Q. Do you remember what Joseph’s dream was about his brothers? Take turns letting everyone pray and conclude with the Lord’s Prayer in unison:
Our Father in heaven, Confess together what you believe about the Christian faith:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
"God Always Keeps His Promises" - Sovereign Grace Music
*The Requirements of God
1. Fear the Lord your God
2. Walk in all his ways
3. Love him
4. Serve the Lord with all your heart
and all your soul
5. Keep the commandments and
statutes of the LORD Deuteronomy 10:12-13
*Gloria Patri or Doxology
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen. Amen.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above you heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Memory Verse
Genesis 3:6
Bible Lesson or Catechism
A. Yes. I have a soul that can never die.
Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34- 38; 12:30
20.Q. How do you know that you have a soul?
A. Because the Bible tells me so.
Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34-38; 12:30
21.Q. What is your soul?
A. My soul Includes all of me that should know and love God.
Mark 8:34-38; Ephesians 3:16-19
A. Twelve.
Q. Which son did Israel favor?
A. Joseph.
Q. What did Israel make for Joseph?
A. A coat of many colors.
Q. What did Joseph’s brothers think of him?
A. They were jealous of him and hated him.
Q. Should we hate anyone?
A. No. God calls us to love other people.
A. He dreamed that his brothers would one day bow down before him.
Q. How did this make them feel about Joseph?
A. They grew even angrier with him.
A. They wanted to kill him and throw him into a pit.
Q. Which brother talked them out of killing their brother?
. Reuben.
Q. What did they do to him still?
A. Took his robe and threw him into a pit.
A. They sold him into slavery.
Q. Where did the Midianites take Joseph?
A. To Egypt.
A. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh.
Q. Was the Lord with Joseph? How do we know?
A. Yes. God blessed Joseph and made him in charge of all of Potiphar’s house.
Q. What can you learn from that?
A. Let them answer. God is always with us and that we can trust Him even when things are going badly.
A. He was thrown into jail.
Q. Was God with Joseph? How do we know?
A. Yes, the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners.
A. Let them answer.
Q. Pharaoh also had a dream and needed someone to interpret it for him. He had heard from his cupbearer that Joseph could interpret dreams. What did Joseph tell Pharaoh that his dream was about?
A. That God was going to send 7 years of good harvest and 7 years of famine.
A. Pharaoh set Joseph over everything in the land of Egypt.
Q. Joseph had been thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, then wrongly imprisoned by Potiphar. Now, he is over all of Egypt. How could this even be possible?
A. Because God was with Joseph and with God all things are possible.
A. Because there was a famine in the land just like God had told Pharaoh in his dream.
Q. Who did Jacob send to Egypt to buy grain?
A. His sons.
A. He dreamed that they would one day bow down before him and he would rule over them.
Q. What did his brothers just do?
A. They bowed before him.
Q. How could this be possible?
A. Because our God is in control of all things.
Q. What did Joseph accuse his brothers of?
A. Being spies.
Q. Why do you think he did this?
A. He was testing them.
*Prayer
Hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen.
*Apostles’ Creed
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.