Why Do I Need to Pray?
Explore the playlist below before your next small group meeting.
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Scripture: Mark 14:36; John 14:23; Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Main Ideas:
When we understand what prayer is, we can make sense of why we need to pray to God who
is all-powerful and all-knowing.
Jesus invites us to pray, and He reveals to us the heart of prayer, which is a relationship with God.
Prayer connects us to God and should be the source and foundation of our everyday life.
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According to Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, PRAYER leads to ONENESS WITH GOD which leads to HOLINESS.
A handful of teens are in a chapel. They are praying, worshipping, adoring. See what's moving them in such a powerful way.
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Alive & Breathing: 4 minutes
My WEapon: 5 Minutes
Also check out this music playlist on Spotify: “ES - Surge” (spotify:user:lifeteen)
Journaling with JEsus
Materials: journal or paper; something to write with
Prayer should be the foundation of our lives and every part of our life should be built upon this relationship with God. Prayer builds up this relationship with God, but sometimes we can over-complicate prayer. In this activity, you are going to take some time to simply talk to Jesus, to share with Him about your life and what you are experiencing. You can talk to Him in prayer as you would talk to a friend — He cares about you and everything that is going on in your life.
Write each of these prompts and your responses to them:
What is on my mind right now?
What good things are going on in my life right now?
What difficult things are going on in my life right now?
From all of these things that are on my mind right now, what would I most like to focus on and talk with Jesus about at this time?
Spend some time in silent, personal prayer, using the questions as a guide. End your prayer with the Our Father.
Activity
15 Minutes
Call to Family, Community, & Participation
The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society -- in economics and politics, in law and policy -- directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community. Marriage and the family are the central social institutions that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. We believe people have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.