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The Way to Pray

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Elementary

Week 6

This Week’s Bible Story

Jesus Teaches About Prayer (Luke 11:1-13) One day, Jesus was with his friends and one of them asked, “Lord, how should we pray?” So Jesus started his prayer by praising God! The second thing Jesus prayed for was something he needed — food! The third thing Jesus prayed for was forgiveness. The last thing Jesus prayed for was the courage to obey God and say “No!” to sin.
Monthly Verse: For we live by believing and not by seeing. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7

Check-in + Worship
8:30 - 9:05
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10:30 - 11:05
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As kids check in, invite them to join their parents in the Auditorium during worship. Once the worship set ends, wait in the back for kids to join you and lead them back to the Zion Kids area.

Connect
9:05 - 9:15
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11:05 - 11:15
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Let kids answer today’s icebreaker question: If you could get the phone number of any famous person in the world, who would it be and why?

Bible Story
9:15 - 9:30
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11:15 - 11:30
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Look up Luke 11:1-13 and tell the Bible story in your own words.
Key Story Points:
One day, Jesus was with his friends and one of them asked, “Lord, how should we pray?”
So Jesus began to pray. “Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.” Jesus started his prayer by praising God!
“Please give us the food we need for each day.” The second thing Jesus prayed for was something he needed — food!
Jesus continued to pray. “Forgive us for the things we have done wrong, and help us forgive people who have done something wrong to us.” The third thing Jesus prayed for was forgiveness. When we do something wrong, we should tell God, “I’m sorry.”
Jesus finished his prayer by saying, “Help us to always obey everything that you say.” The last thing Jesus prayed for was the courage to obey God and say “No!” to sin. And Jesus said, “That is how you should pray!”

Debrief
9:30 - 9:40
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11:30 - 11:40
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What is one thing you can praise God for?
What is one thing you need that you can ask God for?
What is one thing that you need to ask God for forgiveness for?

Prayer Time
9:40 - 9:45
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11:40 - 11:45
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Close your small group time by praying with your kids. This week’s prayer focus is on PLEASE PRAYERS. Ask the kids in your group, “Where in your life do you need God’s help?” Take time to pray for each of the things that were shared.

Activity
9:40 - 9:45
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11:40 - 11:45
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Give each child one of the blank notebooks and share that this is their very own prayer journal. On each page there is a colored sticker in the corner with a prayer prompt (see below). Share what each color means and invite them to write or draw their response on the first page. Afterward, invite one or two kids to share what they wrote.
Blue: Please help with...
Yellow: My favorite thing about God is...
Green: Thank you for...
Red: I’m sorry for...

Play Time + Check-out
9:45 - 10:10
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11:45 - 12:10
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