ACTIVITY PACKAGE

THE LORDS PRAYER

An In-Depth Study

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Games
Games are fun and range from imaginative to cognitively challenging. Kids will learn the essential meanings of each part of the prayer by participating.

Crafts
Crafts are designed to reinforce the teachings on the Lords Prayer. They can be presented as reinforcement for one of the two easy lessons enclosed or with something of your own devising. Dont just send kids home with a craft; send them home with a message that makes it special.

In troduc t i on
he Lords Prayer is one of the first pieces of scripture that any child will learn. However, they will need lots of help and clarity about what it means and why we say it. The contents of this package will help make the Lords Prayer a real and active part of kids lives.

and even a science lesson. You can use one of our object lessons in conjunction with one of our games and crafts for a great themed Sunday, or you can use all the materials, spreading your message over several weeks! Our two object lessons can be taught in 10 to 15 minutes, and each contains a fresh, creative approach to looking at the Lords Prayer. All teachers words are presented in bold. Teachers
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Songs
Songs are designed for teachers to incorporate easily even if the only instrument they play is the spoons! The scriptures are put to wellknown tunes in the public domain, so that the tune is easily recognizable.

We want our youth ministry leaders to have a wealth of approaches for teaching the Lords Prayer, and hence, were providing object lessons, games, crafts, songs, snacks,

report great success when they read the lessons and the assistant fulfills any demonstrations, or vice versa! If you can read and throw in some exciting inflections, its easy to grab kids and keep them with our lessons and activities! Nearly all activities will work well in mixed age groups unless otherwise indicated! Its important that older children learn the important concept within the Lords Prayer and younger children learn to say it and pray it. We have material to meet the needs of kids of all ages.

Our foremost wish with this package is that teachers can present the very important messages of the Commandments, feeling that they have a wealth of support material. We dont want you to lack for anything, and were confident you will find the ideas are original, thoughtful, economical and fun! Without spending days or dollars preparing, you have enough materials herein to create lessons kids will cherish and remember well into the future.

Snacks
Snacks will also help you reinforce the message, only this time using food! Well show how things like graham crackers can relate to a prayerwhich proves how Gods word is relevant to everything we do, including eating.

Worksheets
Worksheets that are printable always come in handy! Some teachers nd them gratuitous and others feel they are great to help with details like the spelling of places and concepts. Either way, they are great for everything from an absent teacher to lling in the last few minutes of a class. Kids who use our sheets will visualize all concepts involved in the Lords Prayer by lling them in!

Lords Prayer Main Scripture

Matthew 6:9-13, King James Version. This is the form of the Lords Prayer used throughout this package with the exception of the song. 9 After

this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy

kingdom come, us this day our daily bread. forgive us our debts, lead us not into temptation,

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give 12 And

as we forgive our debtors.

13 And

but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Object Lesson #1 - A Balloon Shows the Importance of Prayer Lesson #2 - Difference between Prayer and Much-Speaking Game #1 - Put the Lords Prayer in Order Game #2 - Lords Prayer Flip Card Game Game #1 and 2 Supplement - Lords Prayer Flip Cards Meditation Activity : Praying the Lords Prayer with Meaning Reprint: How to Teach Kids the Lords Prayer Craft #1 - Lords Prayer Scrolls Craft #2 - Personal Prayer Booklets Craft #2 Supplement - Personal Prayer Booklet Pages Craft #3 - Praying Hands / Special Prayers Songs of the Lords Prayer Song - The Lords Prayer Snack #1 - Oreo Prayer Snack Snack #2 - Prayers in Heaven Torches 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 26 27 28 29 30

Science Project - Balloon Shows How Our Prayers Work In Heaven 31 Worksheet #1 - Lords Prayer Word Search Worksheet #2 - Prayer Meanings Crisscross Sheet 33 34

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Object Lesson #1 - A Balloon Shows the Importance of Prayer

t may be hard for kids to understand how seriously God takes our prayers. This lesson using a balloon will show that words are not empty; they take form and substance and are very real in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Household Object: Balloon Other Materials: Large balloons, one for yourself and one for each child Scripture: Revelation 5:7-8 (To be read before the lesson) Lesson: Sometimes we may not want to pray. We may feel that prayers are just silent thoughts that dont do a whole lot. We cant see prayers as they go out of our mouths. 7 The Lamb went over and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. 8 After he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders knelt down before him. Each of them had a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of Gods people. Not only thatPrayers go up to heaven and they take form! Up in heaven, according to the scripture we just read, our prayers take on a beautiful scent, like the smell of incense. The citizens of heaven have great bowls filled with our prayers, and they appreciate them and celebrate with them and worship God with those prayers. Try and catch the air in front of your face again as you pray: Father, make me a really good teacher so my students will know you as well as I do.

Pretend you are trying to grab hold of the air in front of your face as you pray: Our Father, who art in heaven Whisper: And if our prayers are silent, or little whispers, we cant even hear them It may seem like its much more worthwhile to go outside and play! At least our friends talk back to us in a voice we can hear. Have you ever heard Gods voice?? However! That is all deception. Prayers are very real. Jesus does not miss a single one!

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Am I being silly to try to catch my prayers? Yes. But are my prayers real? Yes. Heres one way to know that prayers are real and they take shape up in heaven. Take out your balloon. Each time you say a line of the Lords Prayer, stop to blow a small breath into the balloonlook very sincere, like you are thinking about every line between breaths:
9Our

heaven. You are sending something up to him that is very real! Thats why its important to not fool around when you pray. Thats why its important to understand the realness of God. Your earnest prayers are what connect you to himand dont think that he misses a single word you say! This balloon will not fly up to heaven why not? Its filled with air and not helium. StillIm going to send my prayers up to God nowLook up at the ceiling and, keeping a pinch hold on the balloon, let go of the mouth and let all the air fly upward. Because I really meant my prayerit will go up to heaven and turn into incense. Before learning the Lords Prayer, lets learn the most important thing, which is to pray to God sincerely, with our whole hearts, so that what were sending up isnt a lot of hot air! Have them take turns praying, blowing into the balloon and letting that prayer go on up to heaven. It can be healing for a friend or family member, thanks for something awesome that happened, a request that they really want. Offer praise for all prayers spoken with great sincerity. Do you believe that your prayers are in heaven now? Do you believe that they smell really great up there, like incense or flowers? Because thats what Revelation says is true!

Father who are in heaven, kingdom come,

Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give 12 And

us this day our daily bread. forgive us our debts, lead us not into temptation,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 And

but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Pinch the mouth of the balloon but dont tie it Amen. Does this balloon have a bigger shape now? Yes. Whats inside of it? Air. But what else is inside of it? Your prayer. When our prayers get up to heaven, its as if they take shape. Like this balloon. If you can picture balloons wandering all over the skies of heaven, that would be like all of our prayers. When we pray to God, lets remember that its like sending a balloon up to

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Lesson #2 - Difference between Prayer and Much-Speaking

hildren need to understand that, even though we have some memorized prayers which are an important part of tradition, sincere talking with God is the best way to pray. They should understand that saying the Lords Prayer 25 times without thinking about its meaning is the same as sending hot air up to heaven. They want to send things that God can actually listen to!

This lesson using lunch bags and cookies ought to help get the point across. Note: This lesson requires your assistant. If you dont have one, pick one of the kids to help out and go over this before class. Materials: 9 brown lunch bags 9 cookies Crown or bed sheet robe (to put on assistant so that she can look a little like God up in heaven) Scripture: Matthew 6:7-8 (To be read before the lesson) And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. First of all, let me tell you how great I can pray! I can say the Lords Prayer 25 times without even thinking about it! I For the next part, ham it up and be very arrogant and proud of yourself. can do it on my knees! I can do it with

Put your bags on the table in front of you folded. Put the cookies out of sight for now. Lets pretend that [Assistant] is God up in heaven, and I am a Christian here on earth. Give the assistant the crown to put on or the bed sheet to make into a toga.

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one foot in the airthats how great a pray-er I am! NowIm going to send my prayers up to God, knowing that he will gladly receive my prayers. Pick up one of the bags, dramatically with your pinky in the air. Snap it opened. Our Father who are in heaven! Very snooty, pass it off to the assistant. Open a second bag. Hallowed be thy name!Pass it off to the assistant. Open a third bag. Thy Kingdom come! Pass it off to the assistant. Open a fourth bag. Thy will be done!Pass it off to assistant. Have her start to look very confused, staring into the bags. Have your assistant say, Umexcuse me? Do you mind if I say something? Why, YES, Lord! Are you going to compliment me on my marvelous praying? Have your assistant say, Umactually no. These prayers? She should drop all the bags except one accidentally-on-purpose and shake the one remaining. Theyre empty.

Gasp. What do you mean, my prayers are empty?? Whats supposed to be in them?? Have your assistant sayUhthought! Meaning! Sincerity! Love! Caring! Why dont you try again? Pick up all the bags, including the one from the assistant. Wow. I thought I was doing so well. That was humbling. This time..Im going to mean my prayers. Bring out the cookies. Put one in one of the bags. Our Father, who art in heavenFather I love to picture you up in heaven making a nice place for me and my family Absently pass it off to the assistant. Hallowed be thy nameFather, you are so awesome. You made the deep sea fish and the farthest star, and my mom and my dad! Absently pass off another cookie in another bag to the assistant. She should look pretty impressed when she looks in the bag. Thy Kingdom ComeFather, I cant wait until your son Jesus reigns in Jerusalem again someday!

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Absently pass off another cookie in another bag to the assistant. Thy will be doneFather, sometimes I dont want to do things your way, but give me the good sense to anyway! On earth as it is in heaven. Absently pass off another cookie in another bag to the assistant. At some point she should remark, Wow! I really love cookies! Give us this day our daily bread Father, make sure that my family has enough to eat! Pass off cookie in bag And forgive us our trespassesFather, forgive me for yelling at my cat this morning. She didnt mean to spill her food.Pass off cookie in bag As we forgive those who trespass against usFather, I forgive my neighbor for yelling at me the other day. She might have been having problems of her own. Pass off cookie in bag Lead us not into temptationFather, dont let me give in to gossiping about you-know-whoI really want to sometimes!Pass off cookie in bag

But deliver us from evilFather, dont let me be tempted tomorrow. Give me the strength to only say nice things. Pass off cookie in bag For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever I love you God! I love you times ten! Amen! Have assistant bite into a cookie and say: Well done, good and faithful servant! That was a super prayer! To class: You see, you can be as eloquent and stuck up and Miss Perfect as you want. But if you arent thinking about what youre saying to God, its empty. He wants to be filled with your prayers! Lets fill up on some cookieswhich can show us another great thing about the way to really pray!

Note: Follow this lesson with The Oreo Prayer Snack, also included.

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Game #1 - Put the Lords Prayer in Order

This easy game will help young children memorize the Lords Prayer and encourage older kids to have fun while saying it! Materials: Lords Prayer Flip Cards (included) Object: Have all children be in their proper order, depending which cards they are holding, and having recited the Lords Prayer in less than a minute. Preparation: Cut up the Lord s Prayer Flip Cards. There are nine cards all together. Keep the flip cards! They are used with another game also! Instructions: Count the number of students. If you have more than nine students, some will have to team up in pairs. If you have less than ten students, play with the first five cards and, in a second round, the second five cards. Shuffle the cards and pass out to students. When you say Go! students have a minute to get themselves in order so that the cards containing the Lords Prayer read in order, and then they must read the prayer aloud. If they cant do it in time, reshuffle and try again. Repeat the game, starting with step #1. At the end, have them all recite the Lords Prayer simultaneously.

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Game #2 - Lords Prayer Flip Card Game

This game using flip cards will help kids think of what each part of the Lords prayer means until they are comfortable using the images without having to rack their brains. It will make their home prayer lives easier. Materials: Lords Prayer Flip Cards (included) Stop watch Object: To be able to flip over a card containing a piece of the Lords Prayer, and immediately repeat a personal prayer that would correspond with its meaning. Preparation: Put all flip cards face down on a table at one end of the room. Have students divide up into two teams, trying to mix older kids with younger ones on the same team, so they can help each other out. Line students up at the far end of the room away from the table. Instructions: When you say go! one student from the first team will run up to the table and pull a flip card. Time him! Depending on which part of the Lords Prayer is on the flip card, he or she will have to say a personal prayer that corresponds with the real meaning of the portion on the card. For example: If the student pulls, as we forgive those who trespass against us, he will have to say, I forgive Jonny for being mean to me on Tuesday! If a student is up who is too young to read well, an older student may go too and read for him, but cannot give the answer. The student must answer in a complete sentence. The student must then run back to the starting line. If his reply to the flip card was accurate and shows that he understands the meaning, his team gets to keep the card. If his answer made no sense or he is timed out, he has to put the flip card back on the table. Repeat for the other team. Play until all the flip cards are gone. The team with the most flip cards and/or lowest times win. Closing: Obviously when we pray, we are not in a race! We should speak to God without rushing and take our time to listen when we ask him for something! What we learned today is to think of what each part of the Lords Prayer means. When we really pray, we should apply it.

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Game #1 and 2 Supplement - Lords Prayer Flip Cards

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name! Give us this day our daily bread

Thy Kingdom come thy will be done...

And forgive us our trespasses

On earth as it is in heaven.

As we forgive those who trespass against us

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever

Amen!

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Meditation Activity : Praying the Lords Prayer with Meaning

Kids memorize the Lords Prayer quite easily just from regular use. This group meditation will help them to understand what thoughts and images to put with each of the nine parts of the prayer so that it becomes meaningful and not just rote. Its great if this exercise can be done outside, where kids can hear the wind rustling in the trees, see the clouds moving, or hear the sounds of the sea. Two different suggestions make the game appropriate for younger and older kids. Instructions: 1. Use Appendix 2 as a guide for this exercise. 1. If you dont live in a noisy area and the weather is nice, take the kids outside to a nice, peaceful spot. Have everyone sit in a circle and hold hands. 2. Say the first of the nine parts of the Lords Prayer, read the meaning, then apply it personally to your own life as per the example in the Appendix. a. For older students: Have each student go around, do the same, and offer up the same sort of applied, personal prayer. b. For younger students: After you open with the first example from the Appendix, state the second part of the Lords Prayer, followed by the meaning. Have one child add an applied, personal prayer for that part. Repeat for each of the ten parts. At the end, students should be clear on how to apply the words of Christ!

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Reprint: How to Teach Kids the Lords Prayer

Lords Prayer for Little Ones Makes Memorizing Easier This article, written by a mom and Sunday school teacher in New Jersey, provides a cool means to making the Lords Prayer clear to young children! Our Father, in Heaven, hollow be Thy name that was my version of the Lords prayer when I was a little girl in Sunday school. As you can imagine, I was pretty confused! It was many more years before I learned it correctly. One of the problems was I was never actually taught the Lords prayer; we just recited it as a class. The prayer that Jesus taught His disciples to pray is a beautiful example to us as believers of how to approach God ourselves. But, it can also be a daunting task for children to learn it. Its full of big words that are sometimes hard to say and even harder to understand. These ideas can help you make teaching the Lords prayer easier for your Sunday school class. Create a Visual of the Lords Prayer A great way to teach kids is to provide them with something interesting to look at. You can easily make a poster with the Lords prayer on it with everyday craft supplies. Using a large piece of poster board, write out the Lords prayer line by line. At the end of some of the lines, add an interesting picture to help them remember that line. If youre good at drawing, you can make a picture yourself, or print one you find online. Heres an example: Our Father who art in heaven (picture of a bright, castle like city surrounded by clouds) Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come (a kings crown) Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven (Earth and the bright city picture next to each other) Give us this day our daily bread (loaf of bread) And forgive us our debts As we forgive our debtors (broken shackles) And do not lead us into temptation (the word Temptation in a circle with a line through it) But deliver us from evil For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen ( a picture of Jesus, maybe on the throne)

Be prepared to help explain some of the words the children might be unfamiliar with, such as hallowed, debts and debtor and for younger crowds, temptation. Most kids love music, and one tool Ive used with my own children is teaching the Lords prayer through song. If youre musical, you can make up your own tune, or you can choose from some of these great songs by well-known artists. Steve Green, Our Father in Heaven, from Hide em in Your Heart Volume 1 The Wonder Kids, The Lords Prayer, from Bible Songs for Baby and Me The Praise Baby Collection, The Lords Prayer, from Sleepytime Lullabies All of these songs are catchy yet reverent, and you can find them in Mp3 format on Amazon.com. As you prepare to teach the Lords prayer, take some time to study it and pray it yourself. It is amazing to think we can pray the same words our Lord Jesus did. What a precious lesson to teach our Sunday school kids!

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Craft #1 - Lords Prayer Scrolls

have 5 sections, 6 inches long each 4.Mark one solid line from side to side almost in the middle, so that the 6-inch sections are now split in half, with an upper half and a bottom half. Materials: Wrapping paper, enough for each child to have a piece 30 inches by 6 inches 8-inch wooden dowels, enough for each student to have 2 Masking tape Pencil Scissors Dark markers Yard stick Ribbon, enough for each student to have a foot-long piece Preparation: 1.Cut a section of wrapping paper for each child that is 30 inches by 6 inches. 2.Turn over each sheet so the white side is up and it is lying horizontally 3.Using the yard stick and pencil, mark off a vertical line every six inches, so that you 5.Cut ribbon into foot-long pieces. Instructions: 1. Starting in the top left section of the paper, write Our father who art in heavenhallowed be thy name 2. In the bottom left section write, Thy kingdom come 3. Using Appendix for splitting up the Ten Commandments into 9 themed sections, using only the words to the prayer. Continue filling in the squares from left to rightup, down, up, down until all squares are filled except the bottom farright, which will be blank. 4. In that square, having students draw something creative, like one of their prayers going up to God as a cookie or piece of cake. 5. Starting at both ends, roll them fairly tightly toward the middle. Then let go, so the paper is loose but forming the right shape. 6. Use masking tape to tape the paper edges to the dowelsbe certain the paper is straight! 7. Roll the scroll tightly so that the dowels meet in the middle. 8. Tie the ribbon around them in a bow so the paper doesnt rip on the way home. Conclusion: The Lords Prayer is meant to be a record of what Jesus wanted us to think about when we are praying to him. Lets open these at night and say the Lords prayer, thinking of what each section means, and applying something from our lives to it!

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Craft #2 - Personal Prayer Booklets

n this easy booklet, the Lords Prayer is on the left-hand page, and the personal prayer faces it. The little book can help stand as a record, to see how God answers your students prayers!

2. Using the ribbon, tie 3 bows through the three sets of holes so that they stay together. Advise or help students to tie loosely or the pages can tear. 3. Open the book to the first sheet, which should be blank. 4. Write: MY LORDS PRAYER. 5. Turn the page. You should see on the left, Our Father who art in heaven: Hallowed be thy name! 6. On the right, the facing page, draw a picture of something God made or did that impressed you and write a title for it 7. Turn the page. You should see on the left: Thy kingdom come; 8. On the right page, draw a picture of something you would like to have happen when Jesus comes back. 9. Continue this same process until all nine parts are filled in.

Materials Manila file folders, 1 for each child, any color Printer paper, enough for each child to have nine sheets 3-Hole Punch List of Lords Prayer on Pages (included) Crayons and markers Ribbon, enough for each student to have a 18 inches Preparation 1. Print out Lords Prayer on Pages, so that each child has a set. 2. Be careful here: You want to punch the pages on the right side instead of the left, which is counterintuitive. Make sure you follow this instruction, most easily accomplished by turning each stack over before sticking it in the 3-hole punch. 3. Punch as well the manila folders near to the fold 4. Cut ribbon into 6-inch lengths so that each child gets 3. Instructions 1. Line up the pages in the book inside the manila file folder so that all the holes correspond. It will look like the pages are in backwards, but thats okay.

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Craft #2 Supplement - Personal Prayer Booklet Pages BLANK PAGE THAT IS NEEDED AT THE BEGINNING TO MAKE BOOK WORK NOTE: PRINT PAGES IN THIS EXACT ORDER!

AMEN!

FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL

LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.

THY KINGDOM COME; THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN: HALLOWED BE THY NAME

Craft #3 - Praying Hands / Special Prayers

hat the Lord was really giving his disciples with the Lords Prayer was meant to serve as a list of subjects. He was implying that we should pray for anything that is important to us. Putting special prayers inside praying hands is more meaningful than reciting words without thinking about them, and it will help kids understand the spirit in which the Lords Prayer was intended

7. While that is drying, take a quarter sheet of the printer paper and make a list of things you would like to pray for right now: Healing for a family member, safety of a troop, a new job for parents, any needs of your own. 8. Fold the paper small enough so that it will fit into the pouch of the praying hands Conclusion: When Jesus gave his disciples the Lords Prayer, he was answering their question, What should we say to God? They were curious like we are, and they wanted to know: God is so importantshould we save talking to him only for emergencies, or very special things? Will he be offended if we just start talking away about things that are important to us? Jesus answer, the Lords Prayer, meant GO FOR IT! What the Lord was really giving his disciples was a list of subjects: How great God is, how wed like to behave, whom we should forgive, what we are sorry for, and how much we believe in Gods desire and ability to hear it all! He meant we should pray for anything that is important to us. Putting special prayers inside praying hands is more meaningful than reciting words without thinking about them. Lets pray about the items inside the prayer hands when we get home Lets keep them in a safe place. Every once in a while, sneak that special piece of paper out and see how God is moving to answer the prayers!

Materials Construction paper, two different-colored sheets for each child Printer paper Scissors Stapler Stick glue Markers or pens Preparation Cut printer paper into quarter sheets Instructions 1. Put one piece of construction paper under the other and line them up. 2. Staple them together at the corners to keep them from coming apart. 3. Put your hand down on the top sheet and trace around it. 4. Cut out both sheets at once so that they look like praying hands 5. Glue together the thumbs, fingers, and the side of the hand under the pinkie, leaving an opening under the palms. 6. Write on one of the hands, MY SPECIAL PRAYERS.

Songs of the Lords Prayer

Due to the difficult syntax of the Lord s Prayer, not many musicians have tried to put it to song! However, there are a few really diverse and beautiful renditions available. Your kids could sing along to the easy ones or enjoy the beauty of the more difficult ones. A few renditions are listed below with links. As well, we are including our own version, a parody to the old classic, This Little Light of Mine, on the next page! Kids Sing-Along Possibilities: A bouncy version sung by kids Joy and Jazz (amazon download) A light rock version by Jim Nast (amazon download) Classical version: Andrae Bocelli and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (YouTube) Latino Version: Latino Version by Agape (amazon download)

Song - The Lords Prayer

T u ne : T h i s l i t t l e L ig ht o f Min e

Our Fa-ther who art in heaven, hal- low-ed be thy name Thy Kingdom will come hal- low-ed be thy name Thy will be done hal- low-ed be thy name Theseare our wordsto the Lord... On earth, as it is, in hea-ven, hal- low-ed be thy name Give us this day hal- low-ed be thy name Ourdai-ly bread hal- low-ed be thy name Theseare our wordsto the Lord... For-give us all our debts, hal- low-ed be thy name As we for-give our debt-tors, hal- low-ed be thy name Lead us from temp-tation, hal- low-ed be thy name Theseare our wordsto the Lord... De-liv-er us from evil, hal- low-ed be thy name For Thine.. is the king-dom, hal- low-ed be thy name The po-wer and the glo-ry, hal- low-ed be thy name Ah-ha-men, ah-ha men, ah-ha men!

Snack #1 - Oreo Prayer Snack

his snack, using everyones favorite cookie, will show how prayer joins us together with God.

This icing is a little like prayer. Its the thing that brings us back to God. Its the thing that sticks us to God. Father, I believe in your son Jesus and I want to be united with you on earth, starting now, and in heaven for eternity Put the cookie back together. Prayer is like this icing. It brings us together with God, and helps keep us that way! Lets enjoy our snack! Pass out cookies and milk.

Materials: Oreo cookies, enough for each child to have 2 Milk (if your kids enjoy dunking) Cups (if you serve milk) Preparation: Before passing out cookies, place one in front of yourself and unscrew it, so that the icing is on one half and you are holding up the other plain half. Mini-Lesson: This Oreo half cookie is a little like me. Sometimes I feel all alone in the world. Dont you? Yes. Sometimes I feel like Im missing something! All men feel that way deep on the inside. Thats because men were made to commune with God all the time. But because the world is in a fallen state, God seems far off! Pick up the other half with the icing on it.

Snack #2 - Prayers in Heaven Torches

Note: This snack requires that you make cupcakes. . Materials: Cake Mix Ice Cream Cones Oven Vanilla Frosting Toothpicks Scissors Red Fruit Roll-ups Yellow food coloring 11. Stick the toothpick through the yellow icing and into the cupcake so that it stands up as a flame. Lesson: The book of Revelation tells how Jesus disciple John got to make a trip up to heaven long after Jesus had come back from the grave and ascended. Very few people have gotten a peek at heave like John did. In Revelation 5, it mentions how some of the very important beings up there were carrying gold bowls full of incense that smelled really pretty. John said that that incense was actually the prayers of Gods people. Up in heaven, our heartfelt prayers turn into something very real. Hold up your torch cupcake. Lets remember to get a fire in our hearts when we prayand know that our prayers actually light fire in heaven because prayer is so very real! Serve and eat.

Preparation: 1. Preheat your oven to 350. 2. Mix your cake mix. 3. Place ice cream cones standing up in a bread pan or other pan with high sides. 4. Spoon cake mix into the cones until they are full. 5. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes (check by sticking with a toothpick, just like a regular cupcake). 6. Let cool. 7. Mix up vanilla frosting with yellow food coloring until it is bright yellow. 8. Ice the cupcakes generously. 9. Use scissors to cut a flame shape out of a fruit roll-up. 10. Wrap the flame around the very top of a toothpick.

Science Project - Balloon Shows How Our Prayers Work In Heaven

n this project, a plain old water bottle becomes Simon the Gloomy Boy, and vinegar and baking soda become his gloomy problems. He thinks prayers are just a concept and they really dont have any poweruntil they blow up a balloon over top of his head!

3.Using a funnel, put a teaspoon of baking soda into the balloon. 4.If you hold the balloon by the neck, the baking soda should all drop down to the top of the balloon. 5.Put the neck of the balloon over the bottle, being careful not to get any baking soda into the bottle yet. 6.Let the part of the balloon with the baking soda in it dangle down over the side of the bottle like a hat. 7.Draw a face on the bottle with a frown.Put the dozen metal teaspoons on the table. Lesson: Hold up your water bottle. This is Simon the Gloomy Boy. Simon has a lot to be gloomy about. Hes about to get a D in science. His dog, Rosie, ran away from home. His mom started a new job, and so the house is always a wreck and Mom and Dad rarely smile anymore. Simon needs to pray to God! God can help! Shake Simon slightly and pretending you are him, say, Nah.I dont believe in all that prayer stuff. Talk to him. Simon. Prayers are very real! God hears them all. He helps out. He can bring your doggie back. He can give you strength to study harder. If you get really

Materials: 1 water bottle Vinegar Baking soda Funnel Large balloon Sharpie pen Preparation: 1.Put a cup of vinegar into the bottle. 2.Blow up the balloon once to get it soft, then release the air.

good at prayer, God can be a sort of study partner with you! Things go wrong for all of us. James 5:16 says, The prayers of a righteous man availeth much! Shake Simon slightly and have him say, Prayers are just empty words. Theyre not real. Nothing ever happens when I pray.

other things to do so Im not the victim of Moms wrath when she comes in from work! Tip Simons balloon hat slowly into the vinegar. Watch the balloon grow. Wow, Simon! Can you believe that your prayers took on a substance? Now do you believe theyre real? Yes! I believe God heard me! And whats

Did you try praying with faith? Hebrews 11:1 says, Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In other words, your prayers turn into substance, something substantial up in heaven, when you pray. Have Simon say, Oh, All rightwhatever. Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day Woe! Simon. Thats an empty prayer. You have to believe. You have to mean it! Try it again. WellOkay! Lord, God. I know you are very strong and good. I know you can solve my problems with me. Help me study! Help me not be lazy! Help me find

that scratching noise inside my closet?? Rosie! Have you been locked in there the whole time?? What really happened here is that our bottle is filled with vinegar. In the balloon we had baking soda. Vinegar and baking soda create a chemical reaction , an acid-based reaction, which creates carbon dioxide. Vinegar is a lot like our problems. It smells bad and nobody likes to get too close to it. Baking soda is a little like faith. You put faith on top of a problem and your prayers become magical, and they can do magical things!

Worksheet #1 - Lords Prayer Word Search

Find all the words related to the Lords Prayer in the word search below!

e r h r p o w e r e e e

d a a l t t d e d t g s
Father heaven hallowed name kingdom earth heaven

r v f o r g i v e r t e

f a t h e r b m w e n t

g k e m s m p i o v g h

h i a a p t e g l e t r

e n e v a e h d l r e d

a g n t s h d a a o e b

v d i o s a a e h f r a

e o h r e v i l e d m y

n m t r s e l i v e s h
evil thine power glory forever amen

d v b r o e y a n t o e

daily bread forgive trespasses lead temptation deliver

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Worksheet #2 - Prayer Meanings Crisscross Sheet

Draw a line from the personal prayer to the part of the Lords Prayer that it was inspired by.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread Forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us Lead not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever Amen!

Father you are so awesomely talented! I love your zebras! Father, help me not to eat so many fatty snacks Father, please protect me from the bullies at school Forgive me for yelling at my sister Help me to behave like I would up in heaven! I forgive my sister for yelling at me she was just tired I hope that Jesus comes back soon!

I know you have heard this and will help me out, so thanks!

Please help me get new sneakers cuz mine are falling apart! You are the bestest most powerful God and I love you!

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