Week 1. Prayer

Memory Verse:
"She kept asking Him.” (Mark 7:26)

Memory Verse craft:

Have one apple shape per child, cut from red cardboard with the

memory verse written on one side. In a large piece of cardboard,

make a door that can open and shut. Lean the cardboard door up

against a table or chair. The teacher stands or crouches behind

or to one side of the cardboard door, with a puppet or doll hiding

behind the door. Ask a child to come and knock at the door and

ask for an apple. The puppet/doll pops his head over the top of the

cardboard and tells the child that he can’t give her an apple because

he’s in bed. The child knocks a second time but the puppet/doll

again says he is too busy. The third time the child knocks and asks

for an apple, the puppet/doll opens the door and gives the child a

cardboard apple. The whole class calls out the memory verse “She

kept asking Him.” Repeat with the rest of the class taking a turn at

knocking and asking.

Story:
Read Luke 11:5-8 from your Bible

The disciples asked Jesus how they should pray.

Jesus taught them what we call the Lord’s Prayer.

Jesus told the disciples a story about the man who went to a friend late at night

because he needed food for a visitor. The friend was in bed but the man kept asking and asking until his friend gave him the food he needed.

Jesus told the disciples that just as our fathers don’t give us bad things when

we ask for food, so God our heavenly Father wants only to give good things to

us. We need to ask, seek, knock and keep on asking and trusting God and we will

receive.

Our heavenly Father will most certainly give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.

Craft: http://www.sonseekers.com.au/PDF_downloads/TRU7L1.pdf

Prayer time.

Discuss with the children the importance of prayer - talking to God - and that we need to pray whatever our circumstances. Help each child to say a short prayer in turn. Give each child a bookmark. While they colour the picture help each child to make up a short prayer and the they can write it on the back of the bookmark, or the teacher can do this for them.. Fill in the child’s name at the top of the sheet, eg. John’s Prayer.