Newspaper Prayers
Have the kids bring in copies of of recent city or national newspapers. Go through the pages and find articles that reference things and issues that kids can pray over. Don't limit the kids to just things on violence or crime but consider praying for political issues, community awareness and when you see an article on something good pray that God can be glorified in some way in it and that those t
Read MoreHunting for Treasure
During the Easter season egg hunts abound. Children are used to getting candy, money, toys or other such things as prizes from the eggs they collect, but why not give them the treasure of God's Word? An easy way to incorporate prayer into the holiday activities is to put scriptures or prayer requests on pieces of paper in plastic eggs and then hide them around the room, church, or outdoors. When c
Read MoreNational Day of Prayer
It is God’s will for Christians to be good citizens. We are to obey the laws of the land. We are to respect those in public office. And we are to pray for government officials. The annual National Day of Prayer is coming May 5th, 2011. This is great opportunity for kids to get involved in something that is bigger than just their local church group.As you train your kids to pray, have them pray o
Read MoreWin-Win Situation
by A.C. I haven’t yet found a down-side yet to training children in the fine art of effective prayer. Nobody’s gotten puffed up, kids actually enjoy praying, intercessors have been discovered, and positive life-choices are made under the direction of the Holy Spirit. I’ve been doing kids prayer training for nearly sixteen years now and it never gets old, watching God do “His thing” when
Read MoreKids Praying for Kids
Often during Kids Prayer meetings we pray for the orphans across the world and those who have been abused, abandoned, or been forced into child slavery and the military. Our hearts break for them. We shed tears. We intercede for them. However, the orphans and disadvantaged are not just in remote countries of the world but also in our modern cities and cultures that surround where we live everyday.
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