This experiment with skittles is colourful, easy and makes a great statement about what we are asking God to do when we pray. In essence, prayers are a way of joining with God and asking him to have an effect on the world and situations around us. We pray because we believe that our prayers, through God's power, will make a difference to the world. In this activity, colour is released from the sweets into the surrounding water, creating a colourful picture, symbolic of how the prayers we raise to God are a way of us joining with Him to release the kingdom here on earth and have an impact. You will need: A bag of skittles, a plate, hot water (not hot enough to scald, but hot enough to make the colour run!) Arrange the skittles in the plate Pour some hot water onto the plate to cover its surface. Pour it carefully so that the skittles stay in place. Wait and the skittles will gradually release their colour Try an alternative... Cover the s...
Could you explain how prayer stations work?
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Thank you, Dawn
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ReplyDeleteWe use prayer stations at the start of each Sunday session with our 5-11s. We set up about 6 of the stations around the room and when the children come in, the first 10 minutes or so are spent with them visiting whichever station they want to pray at (some visit all, some visit only one or two!) Then we spend 5 minutes sharing answered prayer and prayer requests. This means that we never run out of time for prayer and the children develop independent ideas for how they can pray. Have a look at the section on 'our sunday prayer routine' :-)
Thank you so much for the wealth of ideas. I am the Director of Christian Education at my church and I'm setting up prayer stations for my children beginning this August. I am so excited about the project and motivated by your ideas, and those of your children. Thank you for helping me add this new dimension to our program!
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