Game

Joy wanted to help Peter—and fast! She was shocked that Mary and Rhoda were only going to pray; do you remember why? She asked Rhoda if God really answered her prayers. She thought they needed to do something “real” to bring results.

When our prayers rise to God, His answers will come down. Prayer produces results! In this game, you will play in pairs. You will bat the balloon in the air to your partner, who will bat it back to you. Take a step backward each time you bat the balloon. When it goes up in the air, this represents a prayer to God. When the balloon comes down, it represents God’s answer or response to the prayer.   

• Divide the class into teams of two. Try to pair up children who don’t know each other well.
• Give each team a balloon; have each player stand to face their partner at the center line—leaving several feet between teams.
• If there isn’t enough room for all teams to play at one time, play another round with the remaining teams.
• Start the game. Each player will bat the balloon to the partner and then take a step backward.
• If a balloon hits the floor, the team must begin again at the middle line.
• Continue until a player from a team reaches the taped line near the wall. That team wins.
• Play more rounds as time permits.    

Conclusion: Did anyone hit a balloon and it didn’t come back down? No.

It is the same with prayer; when our prayers rise to God, an answer will come down to us—without fail. Sometimes the answer we receive isn’t what we expected, or it doesn’t come in the manner we expected, yet God always answers and does what is best according to His wisdom and will. Let’s say the SuperTruth together. “Prayer produces results!”

Now, let’s learn more about the results of prayer in the teaching time.