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Elijah Prays 

Teacher's Guide - this is just one possible lesson plan.  Visit the Elijah Prays Bible lesson plan for further ideas to supplement this.

Introduction:

This next lesson is about the greatest of all prophets, Elijah.  He's the greatest because the Bible talks about him coming to prepare God's people for the Lord's coming (Mal.4:5 and Matt.17:3,10-13).  Elijah believed in God and obeyed Him.  Because of this God knew that Elijah could deal with Ahab, Jezebel and their god Baal in what was probably considered the most evil time Israel had ever seen.  Again, another ordinary man that did extraordinary things with God.

The message:  

Preschool thru Grade 1: All you have to do is pray and God will listen.

Grades 2 and 3:  Elijah simply prays and that defeated the prophets of Baal.

I've split this message into two separate ones depending on the age level.  For the younger children, the message is simple:  All you have to do is pray and God will listen.  Every time Elijah prayed God listened, it doesn't mean he'll always answer the way we want but he always listens to us.   For the older children, we expand on this message and say: Elijah simply prays and that defeated the prophets of Baal.  Elijah had a short simple prayer, he didn't say anything fancy or special, just talked to God.

Make sure you repeat the message many times during the lesson.  Send the Elijah prays Take Home Sheet  home with the children to encourage parents to reiterate the message during the week.  It includes a poster at the bottom that the children can color and hang on their wall or refrigerator. 

Preview of the lesson:

Some people like to do craft time first and story time second and some like to switch it around.  I like the first option, myself.

Always consider offering the Mini Book or Elijah Coloring Pages  for children who aren't interested in participating in the group activity (or if you get done the group activities very quickly and need something to fill in the spare time).  Everyone has a need for "alone time" once in awhile.  Also, sending home the mini book or coloring pages with the Take Home sheet provides parents with much needed help in reinforcing the lessons.  You can make a nice little booklet each week with the take home sheet on top -- I promise that most parents will appreciate the effort!