Understanding the Lord's Prayer: The Our Father Lesson Plan

Objective:

  • To understand the meaning and significance of the Lord's Prayer
  • To be able to recite the Lord's Prayer

Materials:

  • Bible
  • Handout with the Lord's Prayer printed on it

Warm-up:

  • Ask students if they know the Lord's Prayer.
  • If they do, ask them to recite it.
  • If they do not, ask them if they know any other prayers or if they have ever prayed before.

Direct Instruction:

  1. Begin by explaining that the Lord's Prayer is a prayer that Jesus taught his followers to pray.
  2. Read Matthew 6:9-13, which contains the Lord's Prayer.
  3. Hand out the handout with the Lord's Prayer printed on it.
  4. Go through the prayer line by line and explain the meaning of each part:
  • "Our Father in heaven" - This addresses God as our Father and acknowledges that he is in heaven, a place of holiness and perfection.
  • "Hallowed be your name" - This is a request for God's name to be honored and revered.
  • "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" - This is a request for God's kingdom to be established on earth and for his will to be done, just as it is in heaven.
  • "Give us this day our daily bread" - This is a request for God to provide for our basic needs, such as food and shelter.
  • "and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us," - This is a request for God to forgive us for our sins, as we have forgiven others for their sins against us.
  • "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." - This is a request for God to protect us from temptation and to deliver us from evil.

Guided Practice:

  • Have students recite the Lord's Prayer together as a class.
  • Afterwards, have a class discussion about the significance of the Lord's Prayer and how it can be applied to their lives.

Independent Practice:

  • Have students spend some time in quiet reflection, thinking about their own relationship with God and what they can pray for.
  • Encourage them to pray the Lord's Prayer or use it as a guide for their own prayer.

Conclusion:

  • Recap the main points of the lesson and the significance of the Lord's Prayer.
  • Encourage students to continue to pray the Lord's Prayer and to use it as a guide for their own prayer.
 
Note: The activities provided here are just a sample, you can adjust them based on the class size, student's level, school's curriculum and your own teaching style.

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