PRAYER POSTERS

Yes! I am consumed with my soon-to-be five year-old daughter Rose! The Rosie posts are starting to mount up because we are constantly trying things and if something that we are doing (or not doing) is helpful to you as well, then we would be thankful. This is the third post of our personalization of, “Praying CirclesContinueContinue reading “PRAYER POSTERS”

PRAYER CHECKLIST

My wife and I recently read an incredible book entitled, Praying Circles Around Your Children by Mark Batterson. Batterson gives parents and leaders of children a great idea on how to pray for your kids. He says that our life is made of lists- a grocery list, an invite list, and a to-do list, why not createContinueContinue reading “PRAYER CHECKLIST”

CRAYON PRAYER REQUESTS

An exciting way to do prayer requests is to lay a large piece of paper on the floor and have groups of all ages write their prayer requests with crayons. If you have younger children, they can draw pictures of their prayer requests. Then go around the room and have each participant explain what theirContinueContinue reading “CRAYON PRAYER REQUESTS”

2) KEYS TO THANKSGIVING – PRAYER JOURNEY

Psalms 100:1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. (DELIGHT) 2. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. (SERVICE) 3. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of hisContinueContinue reading “2) KEYS TO THANKSGIVING – PRAYER JOURNEY”

SHARE A PRAYER

Coke-a-cola swapped their iconic logo with over 1,000 of the most popular names so you could “Share a Coke” with friends or loved ones. My wife came up with a creative prayer idea. Every time she gets a diet coke, she picks a bottle of a name she recognizes and then prays for that person. My wife sharedContinueContinue reading “SHARE A PRAYER”

1) PRAYER 101

We will be taking a break from our daily scheduled posts this week to launch the “Faith Work 101” sermon series that can be used as a back to school series for your church, student ministry or personal devotion. This message was originally preached at Adrian United by David Morehead on 8-8-10. Yesterday, August 7th,ContinueContinue reading “1) PRAYER 101”

P.R.A.Y. – A MODEL FOR PRAYER

Sometimes prayer can seem ambiguous. Following is a prayer model that we use in our family. It’s simple enough for Rose, our four year old to comprehend and can be complex enough for my wife and I. This would be a great model to share with your new converts, students or people simply looking for anContinueContinue reading “P.R.A.Y. – A MODEL FOR PRAYER”

7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY

7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY This resource will give your ministry se7en ways to make teaching prayer intentional: 1) HAVE A CONSISTENT PRAYER TIME At Se7en Student Ministries we adopted the“Se7en Prayer Challenge.” All you have to do is pray se7en minutes every day at 7:00 pm. 2) HAVE GROUP PRAYER EVERY WednesdayContinueContinue reading “7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY”

MIRROR, MIRROR

  Today’s post is an exciting way to get participants to interact with their prayer needs. Create an atmosphere of prayer by having mirrors around the room.  Give students dry erase markers Have students write prayer requests on the mirrors Allow students to go from mirror to mirror and reflect on the prayer request Lead yourContinueContinue reading “MIRROR, MIRROR”