Leader Guide

Prayer

Have the children sit down. In the video, the believers prayed a well-known prayer. What is this prayer often called? The Lord’s Prayer.  

When the disciples asked the Lord Jesus to teach them how to pray, He gave them this prayer as a model. (See Matthew 6:9–13; Luke 11:1–4.) 

Jesus taught His disciples to pray that God’s will would be done on earth as it is in heaven. Is there any sickness and suffering in heaven? No.

We read this description of heaven in Revelation 21:4:   

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

Think of some situations where people are hurting right now, and let’s pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. I’ll start, and if anyone would like to pray out loud, please join in. 

Pray: Heavenly Father, there is so much we need to pray for in the world. We see things every day that we know are not pleasing to You and that grieve Your Spirit. Allow time for children to pray silently after you name each situation. We pray for people who are hungry … sick … lonely … on drugs … fighting in wars … . Add other situations that may pertain to your community. Right now, we pray earnestly that Your will would be done in each of these situations, just as Your will is done in heaven. Help us to keep praying for these things because we know that You hear our prayers and will answer! In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.