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Youth Ministry Object Lesson - Heavens Mail Room

Prayer is more than asking God for things. It is conversation with God.
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An Illustration of Prayer The angel Gabriel was giving a newly arrived Christian a tour of heaven. The two of them were walking side by side inside a large mailroom filled with other angels.

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Gabriel stopped in front of the first section and said, This is the Receiving Section. Here, all the petitions sent to God in prayer are received. The Christian saw that the section was a very busy one with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous sheets of paper from all the people of the world. They resumed walking until they reached the second section. Gabriel told the Christian, This is the Packaging and Delivery Section.

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Here, the blessings of God in answer to prayers are packed and delivered to the those who are praying on earth. The Christian saw how busy it was. There were a great many angels working in that room because countless blessings were being packed and delivered to earth. Finally, at the farthest corner of the room, they stopped at the last section. To the surprise of the Christian, only one angel was there and he was idle.

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This is the Acknowledging Section, Gabriel told the Christian. How is it that no work is being done here? Thats the sad thing, Gabriel answered. After people on earth received the blessings they asked for, very few of them bother to send their acknowledgments. How does one acknowledge Gods blessing? Simple, Gabriel answered. Just say, Thank you, Lord.

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Variation An object Lesson or Childrens Sermon on Prayer This could easily be converted into a sermon for kids, or an object lesson for youth on answered prayer. Collect a bunch of postcards and write prayers to God on them. Dear God A Prayer then sign it with a name. Then in another box have deliveries that match the different requests. (Note some of the deliveries might be different than the actual request because God provides what we truly need and not what we think we need.) Finally, have an empty box for the messages of Thanks.
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Scriptures for Famous prayers in the Bible Abraham, for Sodom Genesis 18:16-33 Daniel Daniel 9:1-19 David 2 Samuel 7:18-29; 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 Davids Confession Psalms 51:1-17 Davids Thanks 2 Samuel 7:18-29 Deborah Judges 5:1-31

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Elijahs at Mount Carmel I Kings 18:36-39 Ezra Ezra 9:5-15 Habakkuk Habakkuk 3:219 Hannah 1 Samuel 1:9-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hezekiah 2 Kings 19:1420:3 Hezekiah when Sick Isaiah 38:2-8

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Hosea Hosea 6:1-3 Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jacob Genesis 32:22-32 Jehoshophat 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 Jeremiah Lamentations 3: 21-26 Jesus Matthew 6:5-15: Luke 11:1-13; John 17

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Job Job 1:20-21; 3; 42:2-6 Jonah Jonah 2:1-9 Judes Praise Jude 1:24-25 Moses Exodus 15:1-18; 33: 1223; Numbers 14:13-19 Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:4-10 Paul Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 1:15-23; 3:14-21; Philippians 1:911; Collosians 1:9-14; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, 2:13-17

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Paul, Knowing Gods Will Colossians 1:9-12 Paul, Partners in Ministry Philippians 1:3-11 Paul, Spiritual Growth Ephesians 3:14-21 Paul, Spiritual Wisdom Ephesians 1:15-23 Solomon, dedication 1 Kings 3:5-15; 8:14-61 Stephen at His Stoning Acts 7:59-60 Tax Collectors Prayer Luke 18:13

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