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4-Week Monthly Focus Plan for Prayer
For each practice, we suggest a monthy focus plan that coordinates weekly themes, service plans, group curriculum, and family worship resources. The full monthly focus plan can be found in our At Church Magazine. Below is a preview.
Verse and Song of the Month
Verse for Worship: Jeremiah 33:3 (use your preferred translation)
Song for Worship: Santo, Holy (Listen on YouTube) (Lead Sheet) (Explore, Embody, and Express-EEE)
Large Group Event on Worship
Weekly Themes and Resources
| Week/Theme | Service Plans | Curriculum Topic | Family Worship |
| 1 – Why Pray? | Matthew 6:9-13 “Jesus Taught Us By Example” | Hebrews 4:14-16 What is prayer? | Read: Matthew 6 Imaginative Bible Story Respond: Posture: Lean In Poem: My Life as a Prayer |
| 2 – Praise | Luke 1:46-55 “The Role of Praise in Prayer” | Exodus 15:1-21 Praise God! | Read: Psalm 100 Respond: Musica Divina Write Poetry (Acrostic or Free Verse Poem) |
| 3 – Listen | Matthew 11:28-30 “Learning How to Listen to God in Prayer” | Matthew 11:23-30 Learning to listen | Read: A Journey in Prayer (in Worship with Kids magazines) Respond: Visio Divina Prayer Labyrinth |
| 4 – Ask | Mark 12:41-44 “God Invites Us to Ask After We Praise and Listen” | Matthew 7:7-12 Ask God anything | Read: Psalm 138 Respond: Poem: The Nearness of God Prayer Poster |
To access the full monthly focus plan, with full service plans, QR code to the full curriculum, and additional resources, please purchase the Practice Prayer with Kids At Church Magazine:
