Preteen Object Lesson: Candlelight Prayer
Use this simple object lesson, Candlelight Prayer, to explain how believers offered prayers of praise to God through burnt offerings and sacrifices in the Old Testament, and how times and sacrifices have changed.
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Preteen Object Lesson: Candlelight Prayer
Place the pillar candle on a table in the center of a darkened room. As you light it, invite kids to gather in a circle around the table.
Stand in the candlelight and say: Today we’re going to offer prayers of praise in a different way. In Old Testament times, people gave burnt offerings and sacrifices to God.
Read Hebrews 13:15 aloud; then continue: As Hebrews 13:15 explains, instead of giving offerings of animals or grain, our sacrifices to God are our praises. The psalm I’m about to read is your invitation to praise God by telling about the wonderful things God has done.
Read Psalm 66:1-5. Then pick up a tea light, turn it on, and complete this sentence prayer: God, I praise you for _____________. Invite kids to take tea lights and follow your example.
When everyone has prayed and turned on a tea light, say: The Bible describes many instances when God’s glory shone in the temple, in heaven, and even on the faces of people. For example, listen to Luke 2:9.
Read Luke 2:9.
Say: Our room is glowing because we’ve given God glory for the wonderful things he’s done.
Have everyone turn off their tea lights. You may want to allow kids to take their tea lights home to use during personal quiet times with God.
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