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| EXPLORE THE BIBLE: (15–20 minutes) Invite students to open their Bibles to the passage for today: Luke 11:1-13. Ask one student to read verses 1 through 4, and another student to read verses 5 through 13. After they finish reading aloud, break the students into three groups, with the third group having three students. Have group 1 work on the Lord’s Prayer, giving them the sheet of questions. Have the second group work on verses 9 through 13, answering the questions on their sheet. Have the third group of students act out verses 5 through 8, assigning the parts of Jesus, begging friend, and friend being asked. Encourage them to have fun with it and paraphrase it into their own words. Give the groups 7-10 minutes to work, then call them back together. After group 3 has acted out their part, ask the following questions: • Did you like the friend in the story? • What does the story have to do with prayer? • Does this parable mean that God is like the friend—you have to keep bugging God—or that God is the opposite of the person who doesn’t get out of bed? Invite groups 2 and 3 to share their responses to their questions. Share a mini lecture that covers these points: • Prayer does not have to be in a special place or with special words—prayer is simply you talking and listening to God. • Prayer is not always answered instantly or in the way we envisioned. Continued... |
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