A foundational piece of Christian education is learning how to pray, and teaching others to pray. Teaching children to pray is a core element of outreach and children's ministries, but it is just as important for parents to pray for their children and teach them how to pray as part of their Christian education.
Importance of Prayer for a Religious Family
For a religious family, prayer is an integral part of each day. Some simple children's Christian prayers to teach to children in house church, Sunday school lesson plans, or outreach ministries. These simple prayers for peace and happiness are easy to teach to children using the piggyback song technique. For an example of how to teach someone to pray, Christians believe that they should follow Jesus' example in Matthew 6:9-13 when He taught his disciples the Lord's prayer.
These Christian prayers are set to the music of familiar children’s songs. Since most children are already know these tunes, the only learning necessary is for the words. The following prayers are easily learned and retained using this method, and can be taught by parents or youth ministry workers.
Children's Christian Prayers - Praise
This set of children's Christian prayers is sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” They are suitable for outreach ministries, children's ministries, or house church:
"Resurrection: O Christ the God, / who is our life, / you did from the grave arise. / And when your sad disciples mourned, / appeared to them with glad surprise.
"Praise to God: To God the father, God the Son, / all praise and glory are to you. / And to the Spirit, Three in one, / we praise you to eternity.
"Praise to God 2: Within your courts my praise shall rise, / and while I bow, will lift my eyes. / Unconquered might, your face to see; / at eve, at morn, I’ll pray to thee."
Worship Prayers for Children
Here are some children's Christian prayers for outreach ministry or Sunday school lesson plans that can be sung to the tune of “London Bridge.”:
"Worshiping God: Here in your courts, O Lord, we bow, / and soul and body worship give. / Hear us, your faithful servants now, / eternal God in whom we live.
"Seeking God: O God of power, your servants seek, / your power divine, your power divine. / That so their hearts would love you more, / and evermore more incline."
Children's Christian Prayers - Glory to God
These simple children's Christian prayers for youth ministries are designed to be sung to the tune of “Frere Jacques."
"Glory to God: Glory to thee, O God, we bring, / and to the son, Heavenly King. / And to the Holy Spirit, / praises bring, praises bring, praises bring.
"Gift of Love: The Lord ascended into heaven, / that from above, from above, / He would send the gift of love, / gift of love, gift of love.
"Glory Be: To Thee the Father, and to the Son, /glory be, glory be. / And to the Spirit, three in one, / glory be, glory be."
Teaching children to pray is simple when repetition is spaced and easy techniques like piggyback songs are used. These children's Christian prayers are perfect for anyone involved in outreach ministries or children's ministries.
Sources:
Holy Bible, Kids Study Bible, King James version
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