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BIBLE Student Book
1st Grade | Unit 3
Unit 3 | WE CAN PRAY
WE CAN PRAY BIBLE 103 Introduction |4
1. Praying Is Talking to God............................................................2 We Can Ask God for Help |4 We Can Thank God |6
God Gave Us a Very Special Prayer |8 Self Test 1 |11
2. Meditating Is Listening to God............................................... 12 God Listens to Us |14 We Listen to God |18
Self Test 2 |21
3. Praying Anytime......................................................................... 22 We Can Pray at a Special Time Every Day |24 We Can Pray in the Morning |26 We Can Pray at Noon and at Night |30
Self Test 3 |33 Memory Verses |34
LIFEPAC Test |Pull-out
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WE CAN PRAY
In this LIFEPAC®, you will learn many things about praying. Praying is a very special way of sharing with God.
Objectives Read these objectives. They will tell what you will be able to do when you have finished this LIFEPAC®. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
I can tell that praying is talking with God. I can tell that meditating is listening to God. I can tell when to pray. I can tell where to pray. I can say God’s very special prayer.
Write your name.
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1. PRAYING IS TALKING TO GOD
(Psalm 66:19)
When we pray, we talk together with God. We talk to God and God talks to us. God is our very special friend. We can talk to Him every day. We can tell Him anything. God loves us. We can talk to Him in Jesus’s name.
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We Can Ask God for Help (Luke 11:9) If we have a problem, we can ask God to help us.
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Read this sample prayer with your teacher. Circle the words that make it special for you. _
My Prayer for Someone Else Dear Heavenly Father, I have a very special (friend, family person, pet). Could you please take care of (him, her, it) today? (He, She, It) is having a little trouble. I love (him, her, it) very much! Thank you, Father. I love you! I pray in Jesus’s name, amen.
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first name
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We Can Thank God (Philippians 4:6–7) We can remember to thank God for His whole wide world. We can thank Him for all of His gifts to us. Thank Him now.
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Circle the right word. _
Praying ___________ talking to God. ( is / are )
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God ________________ us. ( loves / loving )
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Remember to _______________ God. ( help / thank )
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We can ____________ God anything. ( tells / tell )
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God ___________ our very special friend. ( is / are )
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We ______________ to God. ( talk / talks )
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He ______________ to us. ( talk / talks )
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God Gave Us a Very Special Prayer (Matthew 6:7–15) God talks to us through His book, the Bible. In His book, God tells us to pray this way: The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
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Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:9–13)
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Learn God’s special prayer. Say it to your teacher. Do you have your own very special way of talking to God?
Write your prayer here with your teacher’s help. Draw a picture for your prayer. My Special Prayer
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Before you take the Self Test, study what you have read and done. The Self Test will check what you remember. 10 | Section 1
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SELF TEST 1 Each answer = 1 point Circle yes or no.
When we pray, we talk together with God. If we tell God everything, He might get mad. God’s special book is called the Bible. God’s very special prayer is called the “Lord’s Prayer.” Always remember to thank God.
yes
no
yes yes
no no
yes yes
no no
Match the words.
God
prayer
thank
thank
love
love
God
prayer
Say the “Lord’s Prayer” to your teacher.
Teacher Check
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My Score
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Date
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