What is Prayer all about?

What is prayer? Prayer is talking to God. How do you Pray? You don't have to use big fancy words or speak forever. Prayer is like speaking to your

friend or parent.

*example* Relate talking to a friend on a cell phone totaling to GOD. In the Bible Jesus has given us an example of how to pray it is called the LORD's Prayer

The LORD's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-14) read this all the way through then break it down verse by verse.

(V.9) God deserves to be praised for all He has done and for al He is doing in your life.

(V. 10) Wanting to do whatever GOD wants you to do...Letting GOD use to do his will. (V.11) GOD provides for our every need. He is waiting for you to come to Him and ask for what you need. Ask the kids " who is hungry" the children who answers give them a snack (this is to be an example of How God provides for us. It can be done before or after verse 11. (V. 12) no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes and does stuff they shouldn't of done. But when you sin you need to ask GOD to forgive you.There are also times we need to ask GOD to help us forgive people who has hurt us. (V.13) Ask GOD to guide you where you need to go because GOD will never lead you the wrong way. Game Have the children pair into groups of 2. One person will be blindfolded and the other one will lead the other person to the other side. When they get to the other side have the people switch places and do the same thing back to the other side.
(Make it a little tricky by placing object in their pathway that they need to go around or over.)

Craft:
Materials Needed:
1) Gold Prongs
2) Stickers (glitter and or regular)
3) card stock or plain paper
4) Glue
5) Glitter
6) Form Sheets

Cut the paper down to size then punch three holes in the paper. Then punch holes in the form sheets. Put the gold prongs in the the holes of the form and paper. (make sure you have 2 form pieces for the front and the back.) then let the children go crazy designing their own prayer Journal.

What is Prayer all about?

Talking to GOD What is prayer? ___________________________________ No Do you have to use big fancy word's when you pray? ___________________ No Do you have to pray for a very long time? ____________________ Yes Is prayer as simple as talking to your friend? _________________

Matthew 6:9-14 This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Write down a prayer between you and God using the LORD's prayer as an example. Then draw a picture that goes along with your prayer to GOD.