PRAYER: What is Thanksgiving?

Kids will learn that thanksgiving is a type of prayer where we thank God for who He is and what He has done. We can give thanks in every circumstance, especially for the greatest gift of all: Jesus.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

• 🙏 Prayer is how we talk with God.

• ❤️ Thanksgiving is thanking God for who He is and what He has done.

• 📖 Paul taught Christians to "give thanks in all circumstances."

• 🌧️ We can thank God even when life is difficult because God is always good.

• ✝️ Jesus is God's greatest gift to His people.

📖 Bible Passage:

• 1 Thessalonians 5:18

🏡 Try This at Home:

• 📝 Make a list of 5 things you're thankful to God for.

• 🙏 Pray a prayer of thanksgiving together as a family.

• 📖 Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and talk about what it means to give thanks in all circumstances.

• ❤️ Share one way you've seen God's goodness this week.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

• God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE)

• The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER)

• We pray TO the _____ (FATHER)

• We pray THROUGH the _____ (SON)

• We pray BY the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT)

• True or False? One type of prayer is thanksgiving. (TRUE)

• True or False? We can only give thanks when things are good and easy? (FALSE! WE SHOULD THANK GOD ALWAYS, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES)

🎶 Song Featured:

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⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠ (open.spotify.com/track/3hbDZ2TidkQ61oH8XFF4aX?…) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (open.spotify.com/artist/5fWZLurbxdc4jawL3amZq3…)

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