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Prayer LESSON 4

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The prayer of forgiveness is a prayer that everyone

should know how to pray. By knowing how to pray the

prayer of forgiveness, we will be able to re-establish our

relationship with God and with others.

How to pray the prayer of forgiveness: The Bible

tells us in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins He is faithful

and just to forgive our sins.” This is the prayer that you

pray when you feel bad about something that you did

and you want to re-connect with God. It is kind of like

telling your parents you are sorry when you disobey

them. When you do this with your parents, you are

restoring your relationship with them.

What you do after you pray: Sometimes after you

pray you may still feel bad about what you did. This is

normal and does not mean that God has not forgiven

you. It doesn’t mean He didn’t hear you. It simply means

that you need to walk by faith and not by how you feel.

Receive God’s forgiveness. Forgive yourself and leave the

past behind. There is nothing you can do to change the

past.

Prayer For ForgivenessMEMORY VERSE: I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV)

TAKE HOME POINT: Pray the Prayer of Forgiveness when you feel bad about something you did.

➤ TO THE TEACHER:

The purpose of this

lesson is threefold:

1. To teach kids to

pray the Prayer

of Forgiveness.

2. What you do

after you pray.

3. What we do

if we want

forgiveness from

God.

Continued on next page

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What do you do if you want God to forgive you: The

Bible says in Mark 11:25, “And when you stand praying,

forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also

which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” So

basically, if you want God to forgive you, then you need

to forgive others. Has someone done something against

you that makes you mad every time you think about it?

Then you need to forgive them and forget it. The Bible

also tells us that there is no limit to how many times we

need to forgive one another.

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Prayer For ForgivenessLARGE GROUP SCHEDULE Today’s Date:

Lead Teacher:

WHO LESSON OUTLINE WHAT

1. Participation Awards

2. Praise & Worship

3. Announcements

4. Offering

5. Motion Comic: Adventures of the Masked Hero #4

6. Bottom Line: Pray the Prayer of Forgiveness when you feel bad about something you did.

7. Memory Verse: I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV)

8. Drama: Det. Drake, “The Big Embarrassment”

9. Object Lesson: Water Your Plants

10. Short Film: “The Easter Tragedy”

11. Inter-Active Lesson: Run Your Race

12. Digital Review Questions

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Panel 1

Panel 2

Panel 3

Panel 4

MOTION COMIC

TheAdventuresof theMasked HeroEpisode #4

➤ TO THE TEACHER:

Goal: get the kids to laugh and

introduce the lesson.

• At the conclusion of the

Motion Comic, Johnny asks the

question, “What is the Bottom

Line?” Words pop up one at a

time. Encourage your kids to

guess the Bottom Line as the

words pop up.

• Next Commissioner Thornton

asks the question, “What is

the Memory Verse?” Again,

words pop up one at a time.

• It is motivating to reward the

first child to guess the Bottom

Line and Memory Verse.

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Drama Script:

(The lights go out.)

Teacher: Hey! Who turned out the lights?

DD: I’m too ashamed to let you see me.

Teacher: Who said that? Oh, here’s the light switch!

(The lights come back on. We see Detective Drake with a paper bag on his head.)

DD: I had nobody else to turn to. You have got to help me!

Teacher: We’ll help you. What seems to be the problem?

DD: I’m just so embarrassed!

Teacher: Really? Why are you embarrassed?

(Detective Drake takes the bag off his head.)

DD: Because a detective should have the skills to figure out his own problems.

DRAMA Detective Drake: “The Big Embarrassment”

TAKE HOME POINT: Learn how God will always forgive you.

CHARACTERS: Detective Drake

WHAT YOU NEED: Paper bag Detective or Police Badge


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Teacher: Detective Drake? It’s you under that disguise?

DD: Here, take my detective badge. I don’t deserve it anymore.

(Detective Drake hands the Teacher his badge)

Teacher: But why? What did you do?

DD: I did something so bad God could never forgive me.

Teacher: What could possibly be so bad that God wouldn’t forgive you for it?

DD: I…kicked a cat.

Teacher: You kicked a cat? That’s pretty bad, but I think God will forgive you. What do you think kids?

(Allow the kids time to respond)

DD: That’s not all. I kicked the cat so hard it flew across the yard and over the fence!

Teacher: Oh no! I hope the cat’s okay. Where did he land?

DD: If he had landed a few feet to the right, he would have hit a cactus; and if he had landed a few feet to the left, he would have landed right on the hot barbecue!

(As Detective Drake gestures left and right DD and Teacher look and lean that way, and encourage the kids to do the same)

Teacher: Yikes! Where did the cat land?

Detective Drake: “The Big Embarrassment” Drama Script — Continued


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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Detective Drake: “The Big Embarrassment” Drama Script — Continued

DD: The evidence suggests he landed right in the neighbor’s pool and then he swam to safety.

Teacher: Woah! Good thing he landed in the pool, but you really shouldn’t go around kicking cats! It’s just plain mean.

DD: I know, I know, I feel bad enough already.

Teacher: Why did you kick the cat in the first place?

DD: He missed the litter box.

Teacher: Did he miss it by much?

DD: I’ll say, the litter box is in the garage.

Teacher: And where did he, you know...Go?

DD: Right on Detective Drake’s badge.

(The Teacher tosses the badge on the ground.)

Teacher: Yuck! Well, I’m sure God will forgive you if you ask him.

DD: I’ve been saying the prayer of salvation all day and I just don’t feel like it’s working.

Teacher: But Detective, you already said that prayer. You’re a Christian right?

DD: Of course, but how else can I get God to forgive me than to say the prayer of salvation again?

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Teacher: When we need God to forgive us, we don’t need to get born again a second time. We just need to pray the prayer of forgiveness and ask God to forgive us for what we did.

DD: Really? That’s great news!

Teacher: Yeah, it really is.

DD: I’m going to pray for forgiveness right now.

Teacher: We’ll see you next time Detective Drake.

DD: Bye kids!

(Detective Drake picks up his badge and exits the room.)

The End

Detective Drake: “The Big Embarrassment” Drama Script — Continued

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0ObJECT LESSON Water Your PlantsSCRIPTURE REfERENCE: I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV)

TAKE HOME POINT: When we pray the prayer for forgiveness, we also use our faith. No matter what we feel like, God said He would forgive us.

WHAT YOU NEED: • Plant that is thirsty and beginning to brown • Watering can filled with water

PREPARATION: Place the brown plant and watering can on a table in front of the room.

ObJECT LESSON APPLICATION:

Has your mom ever had a plant that she forgot to

water?

(Hold up plant.)

When you see a plant that looks like this, what does

it mean? The brown leaves tell me that my plant is

thirsty. I’m going to water my plant.

(Pour some water onto the soil of the plant.)

Bummer. I watered my plant, but nothing happened.

It’s still brown. Should I water it again?

(Water plant again.)

There must be something wrong with my water! My


➤ TO THE TEACHER:

10 DAYS bEfORE YOU TEACH THIS LESSON.

• Purchase a small green

plant about 10 days

before you teach this

lesson.

• Do not water the plant.

Allow it to get brown,

but do not let it die.

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Water Your Plants Object Lesson — Continued

plant is still brown. What do you think? Should I keep watering

my plant?

(Allow for response.)

How do I know that the water is helping my plant? I can’t see a

difference.

The prayer for forgiveness is kind of like this. Let’s pretend that

I did something I should not have, like said a bad word. I feel

really bad about it. Well, the Bible says, “If I confess my sins He

is faithful and just to forgive me.” So I need to do the Word of

God and confess my sin and pray the prayer of forgiveness.

“Father God, I am sorry for saying those bad words. I realize

that it is sin. I thank you for forgiving me. In Jesus’ name.

Amen.”

I prayed the prayer, but I still feel bad about what I said. Has

this ever happened to you? How do I know that my prayer

worked? How do I know that God forgave me? I still feel guilty.

Even though I don’t feel any better, I know that God heard me

because He said He would. I John 1:9 was written by God. It

was his idea. He wouldn’t tell me to confess my sins and then

say, “No. I won’t forgive you.”

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It is kind of like this plant. The plant does not look any better,

but I have faith it will because I watered it.

Sometimes I don’t feel any better when I pray the prayer for

forgiveness; however, I know that God has forgiven me, because

I asked Him to. What do I need to do?

• I need to forget the past.

• I need to forgive myself.

• I need to keep running my race.

• I need to keep reading my Bible and going to church.

• I need to walk by faith and the feeling of forgiveness will

come, just like my plant will get green again.

Water Your Plants Object Lesson — Continued

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Sin and unforgiveness will slow you down.

WHAT YOU NEED: • Winter jacket - heavy • 2 duffle bags with about 20 lbs of stuff inside (Light enough for a 10-year-old to pick up, but heavy enough

to weigh him down.) • “Sin” written on a piece of paper • “The Past” written on a piece of paper

CONTESTANTS: • 2 ten-year-olds PREPARATION: • Put “Sin” inside one bag and “The Past” in the other bag. • Put a piece of masking tape on the floor that will serve as the

start line and the finish line. INSTRUCTIONS: • Tell the kids they are going to run a race in a circle around

the room. • Before you start the race, put the heavy coat on one of the

kids. Ask that same kid to carry the two duffle bags. • Start the race. (The one child without the extra weights

should win the race.)

INTER-ACTIVEObJECT LESSON Run Your Race

SPIRITUAL APPLICATION:

Talk about how all of the extra weight that one boy was carrying slowed him down. This is the

same for us spiritually. God has a plan for you. He has a particular race that you are suppose to

run. Some things will slow you down. (Take the bags of weight.) Let’s see what is in this bag.

(Open it up and pull out the paper and show to class.) One thing that will slow you down is

sin. If we have sin in our life, how do we get rid of it? (Talk to the children about 1 John 1:9.)

(Open the second bag.) What else will slow us down? Thinking about your past sins, or how

other people have sinned against you, will also slow you down. The past is gone and should be

forgotten. If you have asked God to forgive you, He has. Forgive yourself. Leave the past and

keep running your race.

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Prayer For ForgivenessDIGITAL REVIEW QUESTIONSNEEDED: Review Prizes (penny candy for right answers)

1. If you feel bad about something you did, what prayer should you pray?

a. Prayer of salvation b. Prayer of forgiveness c. Prayer of faith d. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2. I John 1:9 says, “If we , He is faithful and just to forgive our sins.

a. jump real high b. shout really loud c. run around the room d. confess our sins

3. After the prayer of forgiveness, what should you do if you still feel guilty?

a. Pray the prayer again b. Eat three candy bars c. Walk by faith d. Try crying a lot

4. What are some things that will slow you down in your spiritual race?

a. Sin b. The past c. Unforgiveness d. All of the above

5. How many times do we forgive our friends? a. 17 times b. 100 times c. 1000 times d. No limit

➤ TO THE TEACHER:

The Digital review

Questions are a part

of “The Masked Hero”

download.

Once you get to the

Memory Verse, then

PaUSe the video.

After you have done

your teaching then PLay

the Digital review

Questions.

You can turn this into

a review Game by

rewarding kids for

correct answers.

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Prayer For ForgivenessPROP LIST (Props, supplies, costumes and characters)

Participation Awards (Large candy bars or prizes)

How many needed?

Review Prizes (penny candy)

Detective Drake: “The Big Embarrassment” — Pages 5-8

Characters

Detective Drake

Props

Paper bag

Detective or Police Badge

Object Lesson: Water Your Plants — Pages 9-11 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Purchase a small green plant about 10 days before you teach this lesson. Do not water the plant. Allow it to get brown, but do not let it die.

Plant that is thirsty and beginning to brown

Watering can filled with water

Inter-Active Lesson: Run Your Race — Page 12

Winter jacket - heavy

2 duffle bags with about 20 lbs of stuff inside (light enough for a 10-year-old to pick up, but heavy

enough to weigh him down)

“Sin” written on a piece of paper

“The Past” written on a piece of paper

Small Group Club: Forgive & Forget

1 small piece of paper and pen for each student

How many needed

1 trash can

How many needed

ActIvity page

How many needed

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How many needed

PRAYER . 04 . Prayer For Forgiveness Activity Page

Name

THE FORGIVE YOURSELF MAZE

When you pray the prayer of forgiveness, don’t go around in circles. God has forgiven you,

forgive yourself. START

FINISH

3. small group lesson forgive and forgetProps Needed: Piece of paper & pen for each student, trash can

Spiritual exerciSe:Sample Prayer For Forgiveness

“Father God, I thank you that Jesus died

on the cross and has forgiven me for my sins. Right now, I

forgive __________. In Jesus’ Name. Amen”

QueStionS to aSk:1. Why is it important to

forgive others? (the Bible tells us that if we want to be forgiven, we must first forgive)

2. What do we do if we pray the prayer of forgiveness and we still feel bad? (forgive yourself)

leSSon:• Have everyone write down on a

piece of paper something they did and have trouble forgiving themselves for, or possibly someone has done something to them and it still hurts.

point to Make:• The prayer for forgiveness is an

action of faith. • When we pray 1 John 1:9, we then

must forgive ourselves.• If we want to be forgiven, we must

learn to forgive others.• Jesus is our example of forgiveness.

Have each child take the paper they have written on and out loud pray the prayer for forgiveness. When done, crumple and put in trash. Small Group Leader may need to demonstrate by example.

Prayer For ForgivenessSMALL GROUP LESSON 4

LESSON

4

PRAYER

PRAYER: PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS

MeMory Verse: I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-ness.” (KJV)

BoTToM LINe: Pray the Prayer of Forgiveness when you feel bad about something you did.

smAll GRouPschEdulE

1. Pre-Service Activity

2. Bible Time

3. Small Group Lesson

4. Activity Page

5. Dismiss

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2. BIBlE Time

read the BiBle: 1st-2nd Grade - Day by Day Bible: Hard Times - Joseph Brothers (pages 18-22)3rd Grade and up - NIV Bible: Genesis 37, 45:1-15

• Have each child read one verse out loud. • Go around the room. • This works best if everyone uses the same, easy-to-read translation of the Bible.

BiBle QueStionS:

1. Why were Joseph’s brothers jealous of him? (his father favored him above the rest and Joseph had dreams he would tell)

2. What did Joseph’s brothers do to him? (they threw him into a pit, then sold him as a slave)

3. Joseph chose to forgive his brothers long before he saw them, what if he had not forgiven them? (allow children to speculate)

BiBle Story:

Joseph Forgives

BiBle connection: Joseph had eleven brothers. They were

jealous of Joseph and sold him into

slavery. Over a period of many years

he became the second in command to

Pharoah. One day Joseph’s brothers

came to him (not knowing it was their

brother) for help, and Joseph helped his

brothers.


1. prE-sErvIcE activity• During the Pre-Service Activity, group leaders will direct conversation and

games to help kids make friends at church.

• As a group leader you have the choice of Ice Breaker Questions or Game to use as the children arrive.

ice BreakerQuestions:

Question #382:• If you could fly or

breathe under water, what would you choose?

Question #399:• What do your parents

say to you AALLLLL the time?

ice Breakergame: Who do you know?

• Match kids up in pairs (preferably someone they do not know)

• Give them 5 minutes to learn as much as they can about the other person. (Could get noisy.)

• Then, have everyone (one at a time) “introduce” the other person telling 5 things about them.

“Hello, this is Sue and she has

3 brothers, has always lived in the same house, has a cat, likes baseball and her grandmother lives with her.”

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Planning Your Week:

1Sunday

ChurCh Time

2Monday or Tuesday

BiBle Time

3Thursday or Friday

family Time

Week 04:

PRAYER: Prayer fOr fOrGiVeNeSS

MeMory Verse: I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un-righteousness.” (kJV)

BoTToM LINe: Pray the Prayer of Forgiveness when you feel bad about something you did.

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REAd:

• Genesis 37• Genesis 45:1-15

MAIN POINT:

The Bible tells us to

forgive others if we want

to be forgiven. That is

hard to do sometimes

with those people who

we are closest to - our

family. As we learn to

forgive and forget we

will grow.

ForGIVe & ForGeT

MAIN POINT:We need to forgive ourselves too.

WHAT YOU NEEd:Paper and pen for everyone.

WHAT YOU dO:• Give each family

member a piece of paper and a pen.

• Have everyone write down something that is bugging them right now - something they did and have trouble forgiving themselves or maybe someone has done something against them and they need to forgive that person.

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2. BiBle TimedIscUss:

• The story of Joseph is a long story, but Joseph lived his life forgiving others.

• Make a list of who did wrong things to Joseph.

• Make another list of how Joseph was blessed.

QUEsTIONs TO Ask:1. Joseph only had to forgive once. (no

many times, many people)

2. What if Joseph had not forgiven his brothers? (he would not have been blessed)

3. How do we live a life of forgiveness? (forgive and forget)

4. If you don’t forgive others who is affected most? (you are, others go on with their life)

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3. family TimedIscUss: • Sometimes when we ask God or

someone to forgive us, we may still feel bad or guilty. God answered our prayer, but we need to forgive ourselves.

• It is important to forgive others and to tell them we forgive them.

• By throwing the paper into the trash it signifies how God looks at what we wrote down on that paper. It is gone.

PRAcTIcE:

• Have each family member pray the prayer of forgiveness (I John 1:9) and then crumble and toss paper in trash.

Week 04: Prayer for Forgiveness Week 04: Prayer for Forgiveness

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