Prayer

Today we will talk with God through “Praise Prayers.” What does a Praise Prayer include? Thanks and praises to God for who He is, what He has done, and what He can do!

Remind the children that during this type of prayer we don’t ask God for anything! Our SuperTruth for today is: “Jesus humbled Himself and became a servant.”

Jesus was humble. Most kings would expect a parade with a magnificent ceremony, lots of decorations, and a big band playing. In our Bible story today, Jesus, the True King, the King of kings, rode on a lowly donkey—even though He would soon conquer death. The people waved palm branches and laid them in the road as Jesus passed by. They shouted praises to Jesus for all the miracles He had done! The religious leaders told Jesus to tell His followers to be quiet! Do you remember what Jesus said to them in our video today?

Jesus told them that if the people were to keep quiet that the stones would immediately cry out!

Today, many churches use palm branches as a reminder of Jesus’ triumphal entry and His victory over the grave. We don’t need palm branches to praise Jesus during our prayer time today. We can raise the palms of our hands to praise Him today or any time!

We have so many reasons to praise Jesus! Let’s go around the circle praising God for who He is, what He has done, or what He can and will do! You can say things like, “You are awesome, Lord; we praise You for helping us every day; thank You for loving us; thank You for dying for us!”—or else you can simply say: “Praise God, Praise Jesus, or thank You, God!”

Start the prayer time with your own short praise. Have children raise their hands as they praise God. After going around the circle, close by saying Amen.