Leader Guide

Prayer

Have children form a circle around you. We just mentioned doing God’s will. That means doing what pleases God and following the plan He has for us. You see, God has a specific plan and purpose for each of us. Yet some parts of God’s will are the same for all of us—like being thankful. I will read two of the shortest verses in the Bible. They come right before today’s SuperVerse, and they also represent God’s will for every believer.

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16–17:    

¹⁶ Always be joyful. ¹⁷ Never stop praying.  

Let’s say them together:

Always be joyful. Never stop praying.

Around midnight, in prison, Paul and Silas were singing hymns and what else? Praying. 

We can all do God’s will today by praying together!  

Let’s pray together and name things that we are thankful for. It could be for your family, or any other blessings. I will start, then {child’s name} on my left will thank God for something, and we’ll keep going all around the circle. If you prefer, you can just say “Thank You, God.” 

When everyone has had an opportunity to pray, close in prayer: Heavenly Father, we desire to do Your will every day—and Your will for us is to be joyful, to pray, and to be thankful. Help us remember this each day. Thank You for sending Jesus to die for us and save us from our sins. This is a reason to rejoice and be thankful, no matter what the circumstances are! Let us be witnesses to those around us, so they can come to know You and have this wonderful joy and peace. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.