Prayer Zone

Have the kids greet each other in a hurry. Be very fast and move on to the next person as quickly as they can. Let’s see how many people we can greet before time is called. You and the adult volunteers take part as well. Get into it!

Play this game like "Hot Potato" as you teach the children the Lord's Prayer.

Let us not forget that Christ loved the children.

A talk on the power of praying in Christ’s name. Praying in Christ’s name is as if Jesus handed us His own divine credit card, it will never run out. We must, however, ask for the things that He would want and would be pleasing to Him. (John 16: 24)  

A FUN Easter Prayer using Jelly Beans to tell the Easter Story!

The story of the raising of Lazarus teaching that Jesus is never too late, but always on time for His greatest glory! We should never put a deadline on our prayers. (John 11)

Don't forget to keep on praying. God sets down several conditions for effective prayer. One of them is persistence. So keep on asking and believing.

This is a game to encourage the children to memorize the Lord's Prayer.

Jen prays for her friend who isn't feeling well and he begins to recover.

This craft reminds kids of Prayer!

If God cares enough to send rabbits (even HUGE ones) for a little toddler, how much more will he hear and answer the needs we bring to Him that are much more important.

I find the story of Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10, Luke 18) ideal for teaching children about how we should pray.

I have found that it is relatively easy to get the younger children to pray out loud in class, but those aged about 8 and above are more self-conscious, and so less inclined to do so. The following is a technique that I have found to be very effective in encouraging older children to pray in public.

A talk teaching that God will give us what we need most in prayer even if it doesn’t match up to every detail that we prayed. (Joshua 10:12).  

How to teach children the real meaning of the Lord's prayer.

Showing children how to remember who to pray for by using their fingers.

It isn't right to whine and pout for something when our parents have said "NO". God wants us to keep on asking Him for what we want or need.

Become a prayer fanatic for you-know-who because that kid needs God’s love.  

This is the fourth lesson in the series. It is an about the Spiritual Discipline of Talking to God. The lesson lets children know that prayer is just talking to God as if you would talk to your best friend. It also lets children know that it is important to talk with God consistently.

A poem on a sheet of paper that kids can color and then wrap around a rock to remind them to pray.

A skit introducing the idea of praying for God's will to be done in our lives, instead of just asking God to give us what we want.

What God Wants Most is an interactive discussion designed to be the last talk with 5th graders before they move up to Middle School Ministry

A scout is a vital member of the evangelism team, especially if they are one of the team's prayer warriors. A scout can help the team be at the key spot where God wants to reach children for His kingdom.

Teaching young children to remember what to pray for by using each finger to represent something.

How do we find time to pray in the midst of conflicting pressures of time and responsibility which crowd our lives? This article suggest briefly some ways in which we can look at Jesus' prayer life with a view toward applying the resulting principles to our own.

This PowerPoint can be used as a Bible study on prayer that highlights the different answers God gives us when we pray to Him. Use the PowerPoint slides as illustrations to go along with the discussion below.

George Washington 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation full text and background information

Prayer is talking and listening to God. We can learn from the Psalms that we sometimes need to take a Selah break and meditate on God's goodness. Spending time in prayer to God can help us grow closer to Him.

A short talk for kids on learning to pray without ceasing.

Lesson Introduction for 3-5 year olds, who try to open boxes while learning about the figure of speech, "open doors"

3-5 year olds practice the postures of prayer.

After a year of prayer, we gave thanks for God's goodness to us.

Here is a tangible way for kids to connect with missionaries.

This lesson introduces the discipline of prayer to children. While we often talk about HOW to pray with children (I hope), this lesson focuses on how to develop the discipline of prayer.

Praying for one another.

Through prayer we can have conversation and relationship with God.