LESSON 3
TOPIC: The Right Attitudes in Prayer
TEXTS: Matt. 6:5 & 7; Mark 11:22-24; 14:32,35-36; Luke
18:10-13; James 1:6-7; 5:15
AIM: That the learners will have the right attitudes as they
come to the Lord in prayer every day.
IN ADVANCE:
 Pray for God’s anointing on the learning process.
 Pray for the scholars that they will be able to understand
and apply the lesson in their lives.
 Read and study the passage and the whole lesson well.
 Prepare the needed materials.
CLASS SESSION
Greetings
Opening Song: I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my
heart
Opening Prayer:
ENTRANCE
Method: Word Search
Instruction: In advance, prepare a word search (written in a
Manila Paper). Then present the word search to the class.
Make sure that the only words formed in your word search are
the following: Humility, Sincerity, Faith, Prayer and Attitudes,
but don’t let them know what are the words. Let your scholars
look for the words by encircling them.
Transition Sentence: In our lesson today, let’s find out the
importance of these Keywords in a person’s prayer life.
(Introduce the Topic & Texts)
SUBSTANCE
Method: Question Hunting
Instruction: Prepare the questions with treats and hide it in
different areas inside the classroom. Then let the scholars look
for it and answer the question that they have found.
1. What did Jesus want his disciples to do when they pray in
Matt. 6:5 & 7?
Ans: Jesus wanted that his disciples pray NOT like
hypocrites who love to pray standing in synagogues and on
the street corners to be seen by men and they should NOT
keep on babbling like pagans do thinking that they are
heard because of their many words.
2. Why do you think God does not want His children pray like
the hypocrites? (cf. I Sam. 16:7b)
Ans: For God looks at the heart not the outward
appearance.
3. How should we receive the Kingdom of God according to
Luke 18:17?
Ans: We should receive the Kingdom of God like a little
child.
4. What did we do to receive God’s kingdom?
Possible Ans: By communing with God through prayer day
by day and moment by moment. Prayer is certainly an act
by which we receive the Kingdom of God and it makes
sense to pray not as an expert nor even as an adult but as a
little child.
5. What do you think is the attitude of a child when he prays?
P.A: Simple, direct to the point, no pretense, sincere.
ASK: What do you think is our first main point?
I – Pray with Sincerity
Say: Jesus instructed his disciples to pray not like the
hypocrites do but as a child who prays
wholeheartedly/sincerely.
6. What is the scenario in Luke 18:10?
Ans: The scene is there are two men went to the temple to
pray, a Pharisee and a tax collector.
7. How did the two men pray? Luke 18:11-13
Ans: The Pharisee prayed with pride and the tax collector
prayed with humility.
8. Whose prayer do you think is accepted by God? Why?
P.A: The tax collector’s prayer because he humbled himself
before God.
9. What did the Son of Man (Jesus) do in Mark 14:32,35-36?
Ans: He prayed to the Father to take the cup from him but
only if it is His Father’s will.
10. What attitude did Jesus display when he prays to the
Father? (Mark 14:36, Cf. Phil. 2:7-8)
Ans: Humility because even He is God, he did not consider
himself equal with God but he humbled himself and
became obedient to the will of the Father.
11. In Prayer, how can we show our humility?
Accept possible answers…then present the second main
point
II – Pray with Humility
Say: Praying with humility pleases the Father and it is
manifested by obeying and submitting to His will just like what
Jesus Christ did when it comes to the answers of prayers.
12. What did Jesus say in Mark 11:22?
Ans: To have faith in God.
13. What will happen if we pray having faith in God? Mark
11:22-24
Ans: Impossible things happen (we can say to the
mountains throw yourself into the sea) and whatever we
ask for in prayer we will receive it.
14. What will happen if prayers are offered in faith? James 5:15
Ans: It will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise
him.
15. What will happen to prayers offered without faith? (cf. Heb.
11:6; James 1:6-7)
Ans: His prayers will not please God because it is
impossible to please God without faith and he won’t receive
anything because he doubts.
ASK: What is our last main point?
III – Pray with Faith
Say: Faith is very important to have in prayer because only by
having it that we receive from God.
ASK: what are the lessons that you’ve learned from our
discussion today?
GENERAL TRUTH
Prayers should be offered to God with FAITH,
HUMILITY and SINCERITY.
MEMORY VERSE
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from guilty
conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”
(Ask if they have any questions or clarifications or addition to
the lessons)
SIGNIFICANCE
Method: “PASS THE CHALK”
Instructions: Provide a chalk or any small object. Whoever
has it must answer your question and they pass it on to the
other student of their choice for others to answer the
same/succeeding questions.
PERFORMANCE
Method: SCROLL OF ATTITUDE
Instruction: Make a scroll with the memory verse written on
it and a space for the students to personally write their insights
regarding the lesson which will serve as a reminder for them to
apply the values learned.

1. How do people approach God nowadays?
P.A: only in times of need; some approach God lightly; ect.
2. What do people usually do to show their faith, humility and
sincerity in prayer?
Ans: some pray with fasting; cry, thankful in every
circumstance, joyful even in afflictions, etc.
3. Here in MAABC, can you say that students have these three
right attitudes in prayer? Why?
4. Are these three right attitudes in prayer vital when we come
to the Lord in Prayer? Why?
Assignment: Don’t forget to memorize our memory verse
and let us continue to cultivate the right attitudes of prayer
every time we pray to the Father.
Offering:
Closing Song: “I Give You My heart/This is my desire”
Closing Prayer:

ASK EVERYONE the FF. QUESTIONS

5. Do you cultivate these three right attitudes of prayer in your
life?
6. Will continue to commit yourself to have these right
attitudes in prayer?