{"id":7668,"date":"2024-04-23T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=7668"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T22:02:17","slug":"power-of-prayer-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/power-of-prayer-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wonder Ink Series: Power of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The God of the universe invites us to talk with Him. He doesn\u2019t require fancy words or impressive speeches. All He wants is us. During this four-lesson series, kids will explore prayer\u2014what it is and how Jesus teaches us to pray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Theologians have argued about prayer for centuries, but most can agree on two truths: God tells us to pray, and God responds to people\u2019s prayers in a powerful way.<\/p><cite>Mikal Keefer<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll see prayer\u2019s power through Peter\u2019s story and learn to talk with God in confession and with bold faith. They\u2019ll begin to experience the power of prayer firsthand. And just as honest conversation between two friends brings them closer, kids will draw nearer to the God who hears them and never holds back His love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Power of Prayer Series Overview Video\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/839817623?h=05a924484a&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series Invitation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve said it. You\u2019ve said it. And we probably meant it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll pray for you.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you\u2019re like me, you follow through once or twice and then \u2026 nothing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, it\u2019s no big deal, right? God\u2019s going to do what God\u2019s going to do about that bully making one of your Sunday school kids miserable. Your prayers are nice, but in the big picture they don\u2019t make much of a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless they do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"6836\" class=\"elementor elementor-6836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44db1a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44db1a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2177\" data-id=\"3fd2177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f2d06 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44f2d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try for Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfdb8d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfdb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1573953086  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wonder-Ink-logo.png\"   decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"311\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0955910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0955910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: small;\">Wonder Ink\u2019s 3-year, 52-week children\u2019s ministry curriculum offers kids space to fully find their place in God\u2019s Big Story. Children discover they are Known by God, Loved by Jesus, and Led by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>What if it\u2019s in response to your prayers that God releases power into a situation? What if God eases the pain in the life of the bullied child in response to your heart-felt prayers?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theologians have argued about prayer for centuries, but most can agree on two truths: God tells us to pray, and God responds to people\u2019s prayers in a powerful way. When His people have prayed, God has halted the sun in the sky. Shattered prison bars. Set His people free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this series, you\u2019ll help kids explore prayer, and that\u2019s good. But you\u2019ll also get kids praying, and that\u2019s spectacular. Your kids will experience how it feels to bring their praise and problems to their heavenly Father. They\u2019ll gain a growing confidence that God\u2019s listening, that God is with them, and that God cares for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know God will work through you in a powerful way in the coming weeks, friend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we\u2019ve been praying for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check Out These Helpful Resources!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/try-wonder-ink-childrens-curriculum-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Reasons to Try Wonder Ink Children\u2019s Curriculum for Free<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/best-childrens-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 Things that Make a Great Children\u2019s Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/bible-based-childrens-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why You Need to Make Sure You\u2019re Using a Bible-Based Children\u2019s Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/blog\/orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Ink Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching and Leading Children<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/known-loved-and-led-helping-children-know-who-they-were-created-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Known, Loved, and Led: Helping Children Know Who They Were Created to Be<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/bible-to-life-childrens-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/bible-to-life-childrens-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bringing the Bible to Life in Your Children\u2019s Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/kids-faith-formation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">What If We\u2019re Failing Kids at Faith Formation? And How Not To<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/beyond-behavior-childrens-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moving Beyond the Behavior: Getting to the Heart in Your Children\u2019s Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with Wonder Ink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wonderinkcurriculum\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Ink\u2019s Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this series, you\u2019ll help kids explore prayer, and that\u2019s good. 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