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'sColoring Book

of Prayer

"Pray to me, and I will listen to you."Jeremiah 29:12

Dr. Gary Fenton, Senior PastorBrooke Gibson, Minister to Preschoolers

Prayer is talking to God. In the Bible, Jesus taught people how to pray. You can read this story in your Bible. (Luke 11:1-13). This coloring

book will teach you five easy steps to follow to pray to God.

Amen.

You are King, the Creator of everything! You are Lord over all. I will worship and praise You, O God, for all that you are.

Dear God,

Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for my family and friends. Thank you for taking care of me all day long. Thank you, God!

God, please keep my friends and family safe. Please heal my friends who are sick. Help me be kind to others and a good helper.

I have made bad choices and disobeyed your rules. I have hurt people’s feelings and made them feel sad. I am sorry, God. Please forgive me.

God please give me a happy heart. Help me to be brave when I feel scared and remember that you are always with me.

Dear God...

Amen

Praise

Thank You

Others

I'm SorryMy

Needs

Dear God...

Amen

Praise

Thank YouOthers

I'm SorryMy

Needs

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"The Lord listens when I pray to Him."Psalm 4:3

5 Steps of Prayer

You can use your fingers to count the five steps of prayer. Trace your hand on this page. Write numbers 1 - 5 on each finger.

5 I Can Pray to God!Step 5:MY NEEDS

Step 5 is asking God to help you and give you the things you need.

God, please give me a happy heart. Help me to be brave whenI feel scared and remember that you are always with me.

"Never stop praying."1 Thessalonians 5:17

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"The Lord our God is near us every time we pray to Him."Deuteronomy 4:7

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4Step 4:

I'M SORRYGet Ready!

Step 4 is telling God that you are sorry for your bad choices and actions.I have made bad choices and disobeyed your rules. I have hurt

people’s feelings and made them feel sad. I am sorry, God. Please forgive me.

You can talk to God anytime, anywhere! Start by finding a quiet spot and close your eyes so other people or things won’t keep you

from thinking about God and how much He loves you.

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

Mark 12:30

"If we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away."

1 John 1:9

3Step 3:OTHERS

Dear God...Step 3 is praying for others and asking God to help them.

God, please keep my friends and family safe. Please heal my friends who are sick. Help me be kind to others and a good helper.

When we begin a prayer with “Dear God,” we are showing God that we know He is the One, True God who made the

world, made us, loves us, and can do great big things.

"For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God." Psalm 86:10

"Pray for each other."James 5:!6

1 2Step 1:PRAISE

Step 2:THANK YOU

Step 1 is praising God. That means to worship Him and tell Him how wonderful He is.

You are King, the Creator of everything! You are Lord over all. I will worship and praise You, O God, for all that You are.

Step 2 is thanking God for the good things He gives us and does for us.

Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for my family and friends. Thank you for taking care of me all day long. Thank you, God!

"I will praise Your name, God, for it is good."Psalm 54:6

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."

Psalm 118:1