Lesson Plan : Intercessory prayer
Teacher Name: | Norifumi Terashima |
Grade: | College/University |
Subject: | Other |
Topic: | Intercessory prayer; how and what we can pray for other people. |
Content: | John 17:1-26; This is the scene that Jesus prayed for the last time before his crucixiction. He prayed for God, the Father, his desciples, and the church (other believers). |
Goals: | By seeing how and what Jesus prayed for others (his disciples and the church), students will learn and get familiarize how and what they can pray for others. |
Objectives: | I invited them to write down their own intercessory prayer list by introducing "five finger prayer method". Lesson objective is for the students to actually create their own intercessory prayer list and learn to pray for them continuously. |
Materials: | Five finger prayer method; each finger stands for |
Introduction: | First, we went through the verses and divided into the three units; Jesus' prayer for God, his disciples, and the church. And I explained the purpose of each unit; what Jesus actually prayed for in each unit. |
Development: | As I introduced "five finger prayer method", I actually showed how to draw own hand on the paper and how to write down people who need prayer on top of each finger. I demonstrated visually what they are expected to do so that they can easily follow. |
Practice: | I introduced "five finger prayer method". Each finger od our hand stands for people we can pray for differently. -thumb; the closest finger to our body stands for people who are close to us such as our family, parents, and close friends. -index finger; the finger that is used for pointing something stands for people who gives us direction and guidance such as our mentor, advisor, and teacher. -middle finger; the tallest finger stands for people who are in the leadership position such as president or prime minister in our country, mayor, governer, or pastors and elders of our church. -fourth finger; the weakest finger among five fingers stands for people who are in need, sick, or in hardships that need prayer support. -little finger; the smallest finger stands for one's own need that shows humbleness to consider own needs as the least need. |
Accommodations: | I invited them to draw a ghand on a paper by placing thei hand on a paper and draw a line alongside of their hand on the paper. As I explained what each finger stands for and asked them to write down people who they want to pray for on top of each finger, it gave them a clear picture of their own prayer list. |
Checking For Understanding: | After the study, I asked their feedback. Many of them said they never created their own intercessory prayer list before. This paper is the clear picture for them to remember to whom and what they can pray for in their daily lives. |
Closure: | I asked prayer requests from the participants. As they prayed for others, I closed the study by praying for their own needs. |
Evaluation: | Students had opportunity to create their own intercessory prayer list in front of them and had actually time to pray for them. I also encouraged them that they can use the sheet that they just created to pray for them continuously each day. |
Teacher Reflections: | Intercessory prayer is one of the crucial habits for us Christians in our daily lives but many people have vague idea; therefore, their prayer for others are in many tiems spontaneous; just prayed once for someone who is in need and then forget about it soon. I believe it was very constructive of giving them actual opportunity to create their own intercessory prayer list and encourage them to continue to pray for the people on their own list. I believe I succeeded to give them practical and clear picture of intercessory prayer; how and what we can pray for others. |
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