Read: Matthew 6:9-13
Here’s what happens…
Prayer was an important part of Jesus’ life on earth, and it is an important part of our lives too. Every good relationship depends on great communication and we must communicate with God if we want to grow our relationship with Him. Prayer is
how we do this. Jesus showed his disciples – and us – how we should pray and how important prayer is.
The Lord’s Prayer may sound like a lot of fancy words, but it’s a very simple and to the point message that shows us what we should say when we pray. We should address God as our Father. We should praise God’s name. We should pray for God’s will to be done. We should pray for God to provide for our needs. And we should pray that God forgives our sins and helps us to forgive others.
Talk About…
- Why did Jesus teach His disciples to pray?
- When and where can we pray?
- What are some things we shouldn’t do when we pray?
- Can you think of any times or places where we shouldn’t pray? Why or why not?
- Why is prayer an important part of our day?
- How does prayer draw us closer to God?
- Do we need to say special words when we pray?
Through the week
Find a copy of the Lord’s Prayer to print and hang at home, somewhere that you will see it often (if you need one, ask Jess).
Whenever you see it, take it as a reminder to pray… not only by saying the Lord’s Prayer, but taking to God whatever is on your heart, and listening to what God has to say to you.