Sunday school is an educational institution usually for Christians. Sunday school classes always precedes the church service, in most churches. It is an avenue that provides more in-depth of God’s word to believers.
The main objective of Sunday school is to teach the word of God. And the bible describes the word of God as a two-edged sword which has the ability to cut the heart and change one’s life forever.
As a Sunday school teacher, your goal is to teach the word of God, with the hope of seeing positive results in the lives of your students. However, something so powerful handled in a wrong way, can as well cause harm.
I believe you don’t want to use the word of God to cause pain, hurt people nor to cause confusion. Hence, before you go into teaching Sunday school, Endeavour to say a word of prayer, committing the teaching into God’s hands for wonderful results at the end of the Sunday school class.
Therefore, here are some powerful opening prayer to make your Sunday school classes a unique one, even if it’s for children. Remember: when you pray, do believe.
Sample Prayers Before Sunday School
1. Heavenly Father, thank you for the light of today, thank you for your protection over each and everyone here. We worship you for the privilege to learn at your feet again this hour, may your name be highly exalted. Lord we pray that has we go into the Sunday School teaching today; we ask that you minister to our heart. Help us to be the doer and not just the hearer alone. Thank you, lord, this we ask in your name. Amen.
2. Dear lord, we commit ourselves into your able hands this hour, we pray that you prepare our heart to hear from you as we are gathered here. May our heart receive your word and change whatever needs to be changed. May our life show forth your glory and make us a good example of your word as we go into your word. Father, we come against any form of distraction that would make us lose concentration. This we ask in your name. Amen.
3. Dear Father, thank you for today. Thank you for always being our provider. For your love and protection, we bless your name. Lord, help us to focus our hearts and mind now on what we are about to learn. Let the Holy Spirit inspire us as we listen and write. Guide us as we get to know more of your word. Take from us anything that would distract us. This we ask in your name. Amen.
4. Father of All, we bless your name for the light of today. We invite the holy spirit to help us as we learn and write. we ask that your presence dwells with us. Let our heart be open to receive your word. Grant us a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory and a ability comprehend. As we begin this class now, start with us and shine your light on our part. This we ask in your name. Amen.
5. Heavenly Father, as we gather in here today, we ask that your presence should dwell with us. We pray that you prepare our heart to hear from you. Bless us with an understanding mind and help us to comprehend. Lord we ask that you fill our heart with your love. Help us to be changed by your world. this I ask in your mighty name. Amen.
6. Father of All, we want to appreciate your name for who are. We thank you for the grace to learn under at your feet. Thank you for you are going to change our heart with your word today, may your name be praised. Jesus, we ask that your word ministers to our heart today, that our lives may be changed forever. We ask that you give us the grace to glorify your name by end the teaching. This we ask in your glorious name. Amen.
7. Eternal king, we bless you for this day. Thank you, lord, for your unending love over us. Thank you for showering your grace upon us. May our heart be opened to receive your word and act according to your word this hour. calm our mind and make our memory sharp to comprehend the teaching. Help us to be a good example to the society at large. This we ask in Jesus name. Amen.
8. Dear Lord, as we are gathered here for this Sunday School class, we believe we are one in you, help us to learn together, to worship together, to share together the word of God, to play together and to pray together. Help us to reach out to everyone together in love. This we ask in your name. Amen.
9. Heavenly Father, we thank you for today. We are excited to learn more about you, to read the bible and hear stories from the bible. We ask that you open our understanding to learn from you. Take away any form of distraction. Let your peace reign in our heart to receive your word as it’s comes. This we ask in your name. Amen.
10. Dear Lord, we worship your holy name. Thank you for your promises over our lives. You said when two or more are gathered in your name you are with us. Lord, we ask that your presence be with us throughout this lesson. Help our heart to receive your word as it comes to us. Thank you, father, for answering our prayers. This we ask in your name. Amen.
Opening Prayer for Children’s Sunday School
11. Heavenly Father we bless your name for this hour. Thank you for the privilege to learn at your feet in today’s Sunday school. Thank you for the lives of these children, we ask oh lord that you help our heart to welcome your word, let your spirit abide with us throughout this teaching. Make our heart a fertile ground for your word. We ask that you help us not to be distracted. This we ask in your name. Amen.
12. Eternal Father, thank you for today, thank you for your unfailing love and protection over each and everyone here, may your name highly exalted. Father calm our heart as we listen your word today. As we read the bible, listen to stories from the bible and play together, may your presence not depart from us. This we ask in your mighty name. Amen.
13. Dear Lord, we thank you for this hour, we pray that as your children are about to learn at your feet you help our heart, may you take away whatever it is that would take our attention from you. Help us lord be doers and not just the hearer of your word alone. And make us good example to the world at large. By the end of this Sunday school, help us to return all glory to you. Amen.
