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Effectiveness of prayers

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Term – 2nd Term

Week: 11

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      CRK

Topic:-       Effectiveness of prayers

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define prayer
  2. Give reasons why we pray
  3. State and explain the types of prayers
  4. Outline the steps for effective prayers

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures, The Holy Bible

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on humility

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He defines prayers and gives reasons why we pray

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He lists and explains the types of prayers and outlines the required steps for effective prayers

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

EFFECTIVE PRAYERS

Prayer is a way of communicating with God. It is a personal and intimate to communion with God. It requires that was put all our hope, trust and faith in God. Prayer is very important for a Christian because it serves as a weapon of defence against the evil ones this is when Jesus advised his disciples to watch and pray and even taught how to pray.

Effective prayer is the prayer that yields result or that prayer that is answered

 

WHY DO WE PRAY

  1. To fellowship with God
  2. To praise Him
  3. To Present Our difficulties and needs to him
  4. It is the only weapon we have
  5. It is the only language that God understands better.

TYPES OF PRAYER (JAMES 5:13-18)

We have different types of prayer such as

  1. Prayer of praise and adoration (James 5:13) here people acknowledges God as the maker and controller of the universe by praising His different titles.
  2. Prayer of petition and intercession. (James 5:14) this is presenting a case to God and asking him to step in for you. For instance when someone is sick elders of the church will pray for him. That is intercession prayer
  3. Prayer of thanksgiving

This is thanking God for his goodness, favour and the grace given to us. Both the one we have received and the one to come.

  1. Prayer of confession (James 5:18) that is when people realise that they have sinned against God. They pray confess and determine that they abandoned such sin
  2. Prayer of dedication

This is when someone commits himself or his belonging to God to remain in his care, love him and salvation

 

 

STEPS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER

  1. Faith: Prayer with strong faith without doubting can move mountain or obstacle in our lives serious problems could be solved if we pray with faith
  2. Endurance: This is the act or power to bear some Christians prayers without receiving the answer to their prayer because they cannot wait and endure with patient
  3. Confessing our sins. We should confess our sins to God and to one another so that our prayer will be answer and not hindered
  4. Humility: we draw near to God in humility and true heart. Spiritual arrogance and pride makes our prayers bad

 

EVALUATION:                                                             

  1. Define
  2. prayer
  3. effective prayer
  4. Give three reasons why we pray
  5. List and explain three types of prayers
  6. What are the steps to follow for effective prayers?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively