Let's have a Dance Party with Jesus!
God speaks - we listen. When we speak, God listens too.
Will you listen to God? God speaks to us many different ways.
Why pray? It's simple, to talk with God and to get His direction for our lives. God is so good and will help us when we are happy, sad, sick or even when we're in trouble. God will give us wisdom, strength and understanding if we only ask Him. In fact God is willing to give us many good things as long as we ask for them in accordance to His Will. God answers our prayers with signs, the Holy Spirit and His Word, the Bible. When we pray our relationship with God grows.
đź“– Read 1 Samuel for the whole story.
C.H.A.T. with God
Confession
Confession is when we tell God how we have sinned—the ways we have turned away from following Him.
By confessing to God, we show Him that we trust Him with everything. Knowing that He will still love us no matter what we confess, will in turn bring us closer to Him.
By confessing first in our prayers, we experience a closer relationship with God, and we know we can trust Him with our requests.
Honor
God loves our worship. When we honor Him with our prayers—especially after confessing—it is pleasing to Him. We declare what we know to be true about Him!
Honor statements generally start with “God, you are ______.” And we tell Him truths we know about Him from the Bible!
Ask
God says we can ask for anything in His name—and asking is usually the first thing we think of when it comes to prayer.
Asking is when we lay our requests before our God. This comes after we have built trust in confession and recalled His attributes in honor.
Often, kids can move to asking too fast, which can distract from the reverent posture we need to take through prayer.
Thank
Saying thank you to God comes quite naturally to kids. Encouraging them to end their prayers with statements of thanks should be an easy way to encourage them as they pray!
Help kids think of things they can be thankful for. This could be anything from answers to asked prayers, things they see in nature, their family, and even small things that they delight in!
By breaking down the different parts of prayer, we help kids slow down. Then they can consider who they are talking to and why it is important to pray.
You can use the phrases like these to help you remember how to pray:
“I’m sorry”
“I love you”
“Please”
“Thank you”
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart"
Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
Let Us Close in Worship Together
With Liz Chew from 9am Rose of Sharon, and Rachel Tia, Josh Chew from 9am Kindy
Silver Boxes PRAYER JOURNAL
Discuss what you have learnt today with your family, and write/draw them down in your prayer journal.
Which part the story of Hannah's life speaks to you the most, and how is God calling you to make a change in your own attitude and actions?
Draw or write about how you trusted in Jesus this week.
Take a photo of your journal entry and email it to us at silverboxesplmc@gmail.com
Silver Boxes DAILY MANNA
My Daily Bible Reading Plan
My Daily Bible Reading Plan
Follow this plan and read the Bible passage for the day. Pray and ask God to help you understand His Word.
Here are some pointers to guide you along:
What was the main event or message?
Who were the people involved?
When, where and why did it happen?
What does this teach me about God?
What does this teach me about how I should live?
How can I apply God’s promises to my life?
Memorise a key verse from the passage.
Hide God’s Word in your heart and practise it in your day to day routine.