Use this fun creative prayer idea to teach about the Bible story of Joseph and his coat of many colours

Joseph is given a cloak of love by his father Jacob. Today we are going to make a cloak of love for God.

What do you need:

- a large cardboard cloak - download here: Coat-of-Joseph---Creative-Prayer-Idea.pdf
- coloured strips of paper
- pens
- paper glue

Giving thanks

A creative prayer idea about praising God, which can be used with the story of Mary meeting Elisabeth, and the song that Elisabeth sang. 

This idea is part of a complete Sunday school lesson on Mary meeting Elisabeth as part of our series for advent and Christmas. 

What do you need:

- bottles of bubble mix
- food colouring
- paper hearts and pens

What do you do: 

Thankfulness

A creative prayer idea about being thankful that you can use with the story of Mary meeting Elisabeth, and the song that Elisabeth sang. 

This idea is part of a complete Sunday school lesson on Mary meeting Elisabeth as part of our series for advent and Christmas. 

What do you need:

- balloons

What do you do: 

Time for Psalm 151

A fun idea / creative activity to help the children reflect on the Bible book of Psalms...

This idea is part of a complete Sunday school lesson on Psalm 150.  It will help the children in your Sunday school lesson, youth ministry, Bible lesson, children’s church or children’s ministry to reflect on this powerful Bible passage. 

What do you do:

Tell:
The writer of psalm 150 sings this song for God and encourages others to sing for God. He gives the psalm to God as a gift as it were. The song, the singing, and the music is not just any old song. It is a present for Him.

Do:
Divide the children into small groups and ask them to write a song or a rap for God. A psalm 151! The groups can take turns to read, sing or rap their song.  

What do you need:

- Pen and paper

A real British idea...

In the prayer room there is a plate with various tea bags on it. Take a tea bag and pray for a friend, family member or work colleague with whom regularly drink a cup of coffee or tea.

Themes:

Creative prayer, praying for others.

Setting:

Creative prayer moments, prayer room

Bible Verse:

"And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered;” (Romans 8:26)

Ages:

8 - 88 years old

Materials:

-    Tea bags
-    Plate

A creative prayer idea for working in a creative way with a Bible story / theme.

"He leads us to green pastures."

What do you do:

As you can see there are sweets on the pastures in the prayer room. You can eat one and think about what you're thankful for. God gives us so many good things. Take the time to thank Him for that.

This idea is part of a complete Sunday school lesson on Psalm 23 and the Bible passage in John 10: 11-18 on Jesus being the Good Shepherd.

This creative activity will help the children in your Sunday school lesson, youth ministry, Bible lesson, VBS, kidmin, children’s church or children’s ministry to reflect on this powerful Bible passage.

Themes:

Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the church as a flock

What do you need:

-  plastic grass
-  sweets

Pet a sheep - a creative prayer idea

In this corner of the prayer room  you can find a soft cuddly sheep and a love letter from the Heavenly Father.

Take the sheep on your lap, pet it and remember that the Heavenly Father wants to take you on his lap like this. 

Read the love letter and believe that these words count for you.

This idea is part of a complete Sunday school lesson on Psalm 23 and the Bible passage in John 10: 11-18 on Jesus being the Good Shepherd.

This creative activity will help the children in your Sunday school lesson, youth ministry, Bible lesson, VBS, kidmin, children’s church or children’s ministry to reflect on this powerful Bible passage.

Themes:

Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the church as a flock, God's love

What you'll need:

-  a soft cuddly sheep
-  a love letter from the Father (you can laminate it to make it last longer)

Having a conversation round the campfire

We’re going to think about the calling of Moses sitting around a campfire.

Themes:

Moses, calling, fire

You can use this for:

Creative prayer idea, creative illustration of a Bible story/theme

Bible text:

“There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. Moses thought: "I will go over and see this strange sight- why the bush does not burn up." (Exodus 3: 2,3)

What do you do:

Tell:
This activity fits in with the story of the calling of Moses.

Do:
The question to ask around the campfire is: "What would you ask or tell God, if you were to meet Him?".

Make a camp fire in a barbecue or on a suitable piece of ground. Using some good bits of wood and firelighters you’ll have a nice fire in no time.

While the fire is burning and the children are standing around it, tell them the story of the shepherd Moses who is walking with his sheep through the desert. Suddenly he also sees a fire. But this is a very special fire, because the wood is not burning up.

Tell:
Tell the story..

God talks to Moses through the fire.

Ask:
Today I have a question for you. Moses met God at the fire:
-  What would you say to God if you were to meet Him,  just like Moses?
-  What would you want to tell Him?
-  Or ask Him?

Symbols on the candle as silent prayers...

On the floor in the middle of the prayer room there is a very large candle. Next to it there’s a notice that explains that this candle is going to be used in the services in the coming year, as a symbol of Jesus’ presence. We do this to remind ourselves that Jesus is the Light of the world and that He is always with us. Next to the candle are sheets of coloured candle wax. Children and adults can use this to decorate the candle, so that it will really become ‘their’ candle in the coming year.  

What do you need:

-  a very large candle
-  sheets of coloured (candle) wax
-  a pair of scissors

Biblical themes:

Creative prayer, burning a candle, Christmas, Easter, light of the world

Setting:

Children's Sunday School, children's ministry, children's work, kids ministry, Messy church,  small churches , prayer room

Scripture reference:

1 John 5:14-16, 1 Chronicles 16:11, 2 Chronicles 6:21, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 6:18, Jeremiah 29:12, Job 22:27, John 17:15, James 5:13, Mark 11:24, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 26:41, Proverbs 15:8, Psalm 17:6, Psalm 102:17, Psalm 141:2, Romans 12:2, Romans 12:12, Psalm 4:1, Psalm 145:18, Luke 11:2-4, Proverbs 15:29, Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 7:11, Luke 6:12, Luke 18:1, Romans 8:26, Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 4:14, James 1:7, James 4:3, James 5:16, 1 John 1:9, 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Introduction:

Recently I visited a church where they had literally built their own prayer wall. It looked like a real wall, but it was made out of cardboard boxes and cleverly chosen wall paper with a stone print. Church members and visitors were encouraged to write their prayers on pieces of paper and put these through ready-made holes in the wall. Very impressive, but also very easy.

It's important to let people know what you do with their prayers. Do you read them and pray about them afterwards? Or do you see the prayers as being for God's eyes only, and you throw them away without reading them?

A giant prayer wall in the church!

Small holes through which you can place your prayer notes.

As light as a feather and very easy to move.

Introduction:

In this creative task the children are going to decorate a cross. This is a follow-up of writing and drawing prayers on the cross (see idea 4).

Themes:

Light of the world, the death and resurrection of Jesus.

This idea can be used for:

- Creative prayer or interactive moments during a service
- Prayer rooms
- Teaching concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus

Bible text: 

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18)

Description:

A big wooden cross is lying on the ground. In small groups the children get a few minutes to decorate part of the cross. Every child can glue beads to the cross, paint on the cross, or find another creative way of expressing what Jesus’ cross means for him or her. Within the preparation of this creative task around 50 holes have been drilled into the cross. After the decorating is completed fairy lights can be put through these holes. The cross can then be hung up somewhere and become a cherished memory, or be referred to within future settings.

You will need:

- A wooden cross (with holes drilled into it for fairy lights).
- Glue
- Beads
- Paint
- Fabric
- Scissors

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