Prayer Weeks - One Sunday Lesson, Followed by Prayer Stations

Prayer Wk 1

Opening Acts 

 Lords Prayer in a bag – give each table a bag and a piece of paper with the line written on it – for “posters” use banners they hold up

Lords Prayer Scriptures 

                Matthew 6:9-13 – look at in different versions on handout

Breaking it Down  

        Video: RightNow Media – ACTS prayer (3:40)

        Have Lords Prayer color books for younger kids on hand pin 

ACTS – Break the prayer apart into these four parts as a table

              Children can color the parts diff colors Lords PrayerColouring

1. Adoration    -  Praising, worshipping God, for Who He is
2. Confession    -  Asking God to cleanse us from sin
3. Thanksgiving    -  Believing, acknowledging God's grace
4. Supplication    -  Our specific prayer requests

Using the Lord’s Prayer as a Model 

What did Jesus say when He told us to pray like this? 

What are some downfalls of route prayers?

We have used the ACTS prompt to help us break down the Lord’s Prayer. What are some others?

Video: RightNow Media – What is Prayer – LOVE!

So remember…the Lord’s Prayer is a model! God wants CONVERSATION with us – He wants RELATIONSHIP with us!! The ACTS is simply a guide to make that happen. 

Have tables pray together in closing – using the ACTS if it helps – as a way of moving closer to God.

Take Home: Name of God Dominoes

The following Sunday we did Prayer Stations. Some stations had items to take home for families to make their own prayer stations, others had materials to make objects (like a balloon flower). For prayer station ideas, visit my Pinterest All Church Board.