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NEW: Pumpkin Prayer Challenge 4-Lesson Sunday School Curriculum for Kids

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The Pumpkin Prayer Challenge is a 4-lesson Sunday School curriculum designed for kids. It offers an easy-to-teach lesson plan with various resources to engage children in learning and understanding the Bible. Download the free sample lesson below to help kids grow their prayer life. The curriculum includes: The Pumpkin Prayer Challenge is part of the Sunday School Store’s collection of teacher-friendly lesson plans, including coloring pages, worksheets, discussion questions, prayer, and parent take-home sheets. The store offers

Classic Children Prayers

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When you were a child, do you remember saying model prayers? Prayers are a tradition that has been passed down for generations. This is the time when children can reflect on their day and ask for God’s protection during the night. In this blog post, we will share some of our favorite children’s prayers. Our hope is that these prayers will bring peace and comfort to your little ones as they fall asleep. Simple Prayers Have Spiritual

How-To Guide to Prayer Journaling for Kids

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Prayer is such a powerful thing, especially for our children. In fact, prayer is one of the most important parts of their regular spiritual routine! From mealtimes to bedtimes, the act of praying can set the stage for lots of spiritual growth, even long after their prayers have been said. That’s why prayer journaling is one of the most effective ways to help your child stay grounded in their faith. What exactly is prayer journaling, and why

Bible Craft Ideas (John 17:6-19) Jesus Gives Us Tools for Prayer

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Prayer is a powerful and important thing to teach to young children, but can be a little tricky to impart or explain. These crafts are meant to provide children with simple but fun visual reminders of why and how we pray. A prayer chain allows kids to consider things to pray for. The “prayer telephone” is a creative craft that reminds students we talk to God and listen for His voice, too. Jesus prays for us and

Children’s Sermon (John 17:6-19) Jesus Gives Us Tools for Prayer

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Children need to understand the power and importance of prayer, but it can be a challenging topic to teach. This message describes the way that Jesus has prayed for us and encourages children to recognize that God helps us pray. The illustration involved uses an object that requires tools and assistance to fix, in order to share with kids how God gives us tools and assistance to communicate with Him. Law/Gospel Theme: Jesus has given us all

Lesson: The Lord’s Prayer (part 1)

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Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach children the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Needed: Telephone, Bibles, various objects Intro Game: Finding the Difference  Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different in that same way. The first student who calls out the difference gets to name the next three objects. Play as long as time permits.

Lesson: The Lord’s Prayer (part 2)

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Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Needed: Bibles, various items, a loaf of store-bought bread Intro Game: How Did God Make It? Divide students into groups of two or three. Give each group an item from your home, from around the church, or from your classroom. Tell each group that they have to come up with the steps God used to make that item. Ask them to be

Kids Prayer Devotional: Praying Through the Psalms

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This is a guest post from Lynda Freeman about her new project. Don’t miss her excellent blog, About the Children’s Department. Today I am so very happy to let you know about Praying Deeper Through the Psalms for Children. This book is unique in two ways; first, it is specifically written and developed for children ages four through 14 to help them learn to pray by praying the Psalms back to God and secondly, my grandsons collaborated with

Sunday School Lesson (Luke 18:1-8) Prayer & The Parable of the Persistent Widow

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Download this free Sunday School lesson. It teaches the importance of prayer based on Jesus parable of the Persistent Widow in Luke 18:1-8. The download link below includes the full lesson plan, teaching activities, and bonus coloring pages. It’s every thing you need to share this powerful message with your Sunday School Class or Kids Church. “The Parable of the Persistent Widow and the Unjust Judge” from Luke 18:1-8 In Just Keep Asking?? Sunday School Lesson Lesson

Children's Sermon (Luke 11:1-13) The Lord's Prayer

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The Lord’s Prayer for Kids Teach this children’s sermon on the Lord’s Prayer to help kids understand what prayer is and how children can pray. The Bible is a resource that can help children learn how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer is a model prayer that Jesus gave to his disciples. It includes thanking God, asking for what you need, and forgiveness. God wants to hear from his children and will always be there for them. Download

National Day of Prayer Guide for Kids (2020)

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Too often kids are left out when it comes to grown-up prayer events, like the National Day of Prayer.. It’s Thursday May 7th 2020. That’s why we compiled the following resources. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14 NIV Prayer Guides for Kids The Hand Prayer – If you’re looking for a fun activity to teach your young elementary kids

Sinner's Prayer (5 simple examples) for Kids

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Imagine a child is ready to accept Christ …. but they can’t find the words. That’s when a simple example prayer asking for salvation (aka “The Sinner’s Prayer”) is helpful. Asking God to forgive your sins is not complicated and the words alone are not magic. Jesus looks at the heart of repentance and anyone praying to Him in faith can be saved. I’ve read about the debate about this practice, but still believe a model prayer is important

"The Lord’s Prayer" Children's Handwriting Tracing Practice Sheets

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The Lord’s Prayer is a wonderful prayer for children to memorize. It is THE prayer where Jesus shows us how we should pray. It was a simple prayer to show us that we don’t need to have long elaborate prayers and fancy words in order to speak to our Lord God. Click on the preview above to download the printable PDF  (file includes both cursive and printed text handwriting practice sheets) I have made these handwriting pages

Back to School Prayer Calendar

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Prayer is both a spiritual discipline and a holy habit. Sometimes a seasons of changing routines can break good habits or provide opportunity for start a positive new routine. That’s what I love about prayer calendars, especially for kids launching into a new year of school. Our friends at Children’s Ministry Deals have posted this eye catching free printable calendar. It’s designed to get kids into a better prayer and quiet time routine as they learn to

The Prayer Hand for Kids (Lord's Prayer)

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Use this simple method to teach kids how to pray based on the Lord’s Prayer and using their own hand as a guide! Don’t miss our complete coloring book based on the Lord’s Prayer – it’s 100% free too. If you’re looking for a fun activity to teach your young elementary kids (ages 4-8) about prayer, then look no further than your hand. The hand is a perfect tool to remember the parts of prayer that we

Lesson: Conversion Saul and Ananias Prayer (Acts 9:1-22)

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Transformation…It’s a fascinating thing, whether we are watching tadpoles and caterpillars or seeds and plants. What an amazing miracle that God can do such wonderful things…and that He can transform our lives, as well! In this lesson, we will take a look at one character in the Bible whose life was radically changed. Through Paul’s conversion and work, we see that anyone can be changed and used to serve God. Lesson focus: God’s amazing love can change

Lesson: The Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

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In the Bible Jabez is only mentioned one time.  All we know about him is that his name means sorrow, he prayed for God to bless him, and God answered his prayer.  Prayer is an important part of the Christian life and this lesson strives to teach kids that when they pray God hears them, just like he heard Jabez. Lesson Title: The Prayer of Jabez Bible Reference: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Target Age Group: Preschool Learning Context:

Lesson: And when you pray, essentials and essentiality of prayer (Matthew 6:5-7)

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We do it in church, before meals, when we need something…but many times students neglect or fail to understand just what prayer is and how to do it. Does authentic prayer require a certain ritual, motion, or series of words? Why bother to pray if God has a plan already? Here are some ideas and elements to cover when exploring how we communicate with our Father in Heaven. Age Range: Preschool-elementary (adaptable for any age) Materials Required:

The Lord's Prayer Booklet (Matthew 6:9-13)

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My Sunday School class is going to be learning about the Lord’s Prayer. I wanted a visual that they could take home in order to keep practicing it, so I made this booklet. It is written directly from Matthew 6:9-13 in the NASB version. It can be simply copied, cut, and stapled together to be sent home. You could also copy and cut the pages and then have the children color and glue them onto cut construction

Flashing Light Object Lesson about Prayer

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We’ve all heard the acronyms, FROG and PUSH (that’s Fully Rely on God and Pray Until Something Happens.) These might motivate teens and adults to pray but kids need something more. Prayer isn’t a natural impulse but once kids get the power of prayer, they will want to participate. Let me say this, when parents teach their children to pray, they team them a spiritual life skill that will provide them with comfort and hope for the

Bible Lesson: God Hears and Answers Hannah's Prayer

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The following Bible lesson was created for an older group of students to allow them to read Scripture and interact with the teacher discovering what the Scripture teaches.  This lesson from 1 Samuel focuses on how God hears and answers Hannah’s prayers. Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 1-2:10 Bible Story Title: God hears and answers Hannah’s prayer Target Age Group:  Ages 10-12 (4th-6th Grade U.S.A.) Target Time Frame: 60 Minutes Original Teaching Context: Sunday School Image Credits:  Distant Shores Media Activity #1: 

Thanksgiving Prayer for Children

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Teach kids this prayer of Thanksgiving and gratitude toward God. It includes simple hand & body movements to make it easy to memorize. The free download below includes the printable version of the prayer, the directions, and a bonus Thanksgiving coloring page. Children’s Prayer of Thanksgiving (Video Demonstration) Teaching a child to engage God in prayer should be a top priority for children’s ministry leaders. This is a great time to teach about being thankful, when so

4 Things Moms (and Dads) Should Teach Kids About Prayer

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Prayer has been on mind a lot recently. I have the privilege of parenting a son with Autism but my child (now teenager) has always been one to pray. From his kindergarten days when he’d come home crying to today when he has begun to show an interest in girls, I am thrilled my son takes everything to God in prayer. He even prays for his wife who says he will meet soon. (Yikes!) It wasn’t me

"Pretzel" Prayer Object Lessons 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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As you probably already know, I’m a big fan of simple object lessons. I love presenting an everyday object to kids and helping them to see the gospel or bring them to a greater understanding of a biblical principle. We recommend this prayer Pretzel printable from Marci Coombs’ blog. When looking for a new object lesson recently, I turned to my pantry and noticed the big bag of pretzels hiding there. A little research turned up some