Parables About Prayer

Jesus taught two parables about prayer.

Before You Listen

After you listen

Memory Verse

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Audio Icon   Luke 18:1

Quiz

Reflect

Think about why you pray. Prayer connects us with God. As we can see in both of Jesus’ parables, God encourages us to give him praise, thanks, concern, worries, and fears (Philippians 4:5-7). 1 John 5:14-15 says that when we share our good and bad times with God, he hears us, bears our burdens, and gives us what we need. Whether it is a quick, spontaneous prayer with friends or saying the Lord’s Prayer together during family meal time, there’s never a wrong time to pray!

Read all about prayer in Matthew 6:9-13, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 6:18, Colossians 4:2, Romans 12:12, and Philippians 4:6. Want to dig deeper and learn more about prayer? Check out Kids Corner’s eBook Faith Practices for Families: Prayer.

Challenge

When his disciples asked him to teach them to pray, Jesus taught them this prayer:

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:9-13).

Let’s follow Jesus' example because it is for us, too. Learn the Lord’s Prayer, practice praying it, and repeat it from memory.