CHRISTIAN BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

San Pedro, Laguna

Sunday School Children’s Department – JUNIORS

ESSENTIALS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING A. Song (_____________________;

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LESSON 9 – The Principles for Prayer B. Prayer
C. Greetings and Announcements
Scripture Lesson: Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:1-13  Welcome FTVs and second
timers.
 “I Cans.”
Memory Verse:
D. Birthday Celebrants
Matt 7:7, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
 ________________________
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened  ________________________
unto you.” E. Announcements
 Junior Choir on Wednesdays
Objectives:  Discipleship at 3:15pm
The students must:  Evening Service at 4:30 pm
 Define prayer.
 Be qualified to pray.
 Understand the importance of prayer.
 Realize that God answers prayers today.
 Memorize and recite Matt 7:7.
 Accept Jesus as Saviour, if still unsaved.

Presentation:

A. Pre-session
Let the students memorize and recite Matt 7:7.

B. Motivation
 Prayer is one of the basics in Christian life. One of the first things that a Christian
needs to learn is praying. A Christian may not readily win souls. He may now readily
read his Bible maybe because as a new Christian he does not have one yet. But the
one thing that he can readily do is pray.

 Prayer is important. No Christian can grow in his Christian life without prayer.
During Charles Spurgeon’s time, before preachers start their preaching it was normal
that the preacher will pray for at least 10 minutes. How neglectful are the Christians
today with regards to prayer. Many goes to school without even spending a minute
in prayer. Many rushes to the office without whispering a prayer. This is a very sad
truth.

 Jesus Christ, during His earthly ministry, prayed. He oftentimes prayed alone. We
most of the time pray with a group but Jesus prayed alone.
 Lu 9:8, “And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with
him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?”
 In the morning. Mr 1:35, “And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”
 In the middle of the day. Lu 5:15, “But so much the more went there a fame
abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by
him of their infirmities. (16) And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed.”
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San Pedro, Laguna
Sunday School Children’s Department – JUNIORS

 At night. Mr 6:46, “And when he had sent them away, he departed into a
mountain to pray. 47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the
sea, and he alone on the land.”
 All night prayer. Lu 6:12, “And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into
a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”
 At the Garden of Gethsemane before His crucifixion. Lu 22:41, “And he was
withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, (42)
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will,
but thine, be done.”

If Jesus, the Son of God, the God Man, prayed to God how much more us which are
mere mortals and weak. Let us learn to pray.

C. Lesson Proper

Introduction:
 Today, we are going to talk about the Principles for Prayer. There are certain
questions that we need to answer.

I. What is Prayer?
 Prayer is communion with God. It is the means by which we talk to God.
 Illus. There was a certain lady who received a call from someone. She
failed to answer the phone because the phone was not in her reach. As
she watched the television, she learned that it was Tom Cruise who was
calling her. She was so much dismayed for the failed opportunity of
talking with the person of whom she admired so much.

 There are Christians who are more interested with talking to a special
person. Sometimes we spend long hours talking with a friend but we miss
the greatest privilege of talking with the most special person in the universe,
God.

 Prayer is the only way to talk with God. We cannot reach God in any other
form.
 Ge 4:26, “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called
his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the
LORD.”

II. Who Can Pray?

 Do all people has the privilege to pray? No. There are only selected persons
who are privileged to pray and they are Christians, God’s children.
 Analogy. Do you think it is possible that I approach your father and say
to, “Pa, bili nyo naman po ako ng bagong sapotos oh. Butas na po kasi
ito eh” or “Dy, pahingi naman ng P50 bili lang po ako ng pagkain
doon.”

It will be irrational for me to do such. Why? Your father is not my

father. I cannot call your father, “Pa, dy or tatay.”
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San Pedro, Laguna
Sunday School Children’s Department – JUNIORS

 The only persons in this world that can talk with God are His children.
 Lu 11:2, “And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father …”

 You may ask me, “Sir, will God never hear the prayer of the unbelievers
ever?” There is only one prayer that God will hear and answer in their
prayers, the prayer of acceptance.
 Ro 10:13, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.”

 That is the reason why the prayers of the pope are powerless. The prayers
of the Muslims are powerless. The prayers of the cults are powerless. It is
only the prayers of the Christians that God will hear and answer.

III. Why Should We Pray?

 There are reasons why we should pray:

1. It is God’s desire to talk with His children.

 Every good father desires to have a close relationship with His
children and one way to have so is through communication. No
good relationship can happen without good communication.
 Illus. Tatay. I remembered when I was still a child, there was
one time that my father asked me to go with him. For the first
time, tatay asked me not to attend school for that day that I
may come with him. And I did. We had a date. He brought me
to a small carnival and there spent time with each other. He
bought me a sharpener that can sharpen a pencil in a matter of
seconds.

There was another instance during one summer vacation that

tatay brought me to one of his business trips. We went to
Mindanao then to Visayas. We went to Cebu and I really
enjoyed those moment with my tatay.

 It is God’s desire that His children always talk with Him. God wants
to hear us. He wants us to express our feelings. He wants us to
hear our petitions and requests. He simply wants us to talk with
Him.
 Pr 15:29, “The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the
prayer of the righteous.”

2. It is God’s delight to answer His children’s prayers.

 It is God’s joy to give the requests of His children. God wants us to
be dependent on Him. He is not delighted to see His children no
longer asking for His help.
 Analogy. The elderly no longer feel important because their
children are grown up and can live on their own.
 Illus. When I entered Bible school I always remember my
parents visiting me and asking me what I need.
 Iron and iron desk.
 Electric pot.
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Sunday School Children’s Department – JUNIORS

 Groceries.
 When I had a knee operation, tatay bought me a
bicycle.

Don’t you think that my parents are happy because they are
meeting the needs of their child? Of course they are.

 God is happy when he meets the need of His children.

 Joh 14:13-14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name,
that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (14)
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

IV. Does God Answer Prayer?

 Yes. God still answers prayers today.
 Illus. Last Thursday. Last Thursday we had division saturation in
Division A. All of areas included in Division A went to our area for
soulwinning. Before that event happened, I was already praying to God
for a place where I could gather more than 130 people in one place for
devotion and fellowship. The first place that I thought about was the
basketball court but when I look at the place it was just flat. There were
no bleachers. It will be embarrassing to let the soulwinners sit on the
floor and eat there. So the place is not ideal. Then again I prayed to
God. At a nearby place there was a private school. I had borrowed a
room in that school last 2008 for our DVBS. So I tried again to borrow a
place. In their school there was a big area there where they held their
graduation and special events. I talked to the teacher to ask her about
that place. She required me to give a request letter to the owner and I
did last Tuesday. She told me to come back the following day and I did.
I talked with the owner on Wednesday and found out that she was a
Protestant. She readily allowed us to use the place free of charge. It
was a blessing. Last Thursday we held our fellowship there. It rained
but the owner was to kind to lend us their school and we used that
place. What a blessing! God answers prayers.

 All we have to do is ask.

 Mt 7:7, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:”
 Jas 4:2, “Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot
obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”
 Jer 33:3, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great
and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

D. Conclusion
 Let us understand that God wants His children to pray. Let us not miss the
opportunity to talk with a real, loving and generous God. God will hear and answer
our prayers.