Posts about Prayers for Teachers

Good morning, Father

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Father, prayer is the difference between letting things happen and making things happen. I ask that You surround these preschoolers at Brentwood Baptist Church with godly friends and relationships, both now and in the future. Guard them from those with wrong motives and harmful influences. If You may lead them to marry someday, be at work in their lives in powerful ways even now.  (1 Corinthians 13:4-8; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:14)

(Write down your children’s two best friends. Commit to praying over their lives and their particular influence in your children’s lives.)

In the name of Jesus, my Intercessor,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning, Father

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Father, one of the hardest things to grasp is that we are sinners. Help me give my preschoolers an awareness of sin. Help them to be quick to confess when they’ve done wrong and have a heart to make it right. I desire that they not walk in condemnation or guilt, but in the freedom and forgiveness of Christ. May they grow in wisdom to learn from mistakes. (1 John 1:9; Romans 8:1-2; Psalm 51:10)

Suggestion: Think about a child’s specific sin struggle (For example: impatience or quick temper). Write it down and commit to pray for him/her–that God would make the child aware of his/her sin and feel the need for His grace. Look for ways to gently reveal the consequences of his/her sinfulness and the need for repentance. (Taken from 7 Ways to Pray When Your Child Goes Astray by Cindi McMenamin)

In the name of Jesus, our Passover Lamb,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning, Father

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Father, You form the hearts of all. Today my desire is that You would give the preschoolers I encounter kind, loving, and compassionate hearts. As they go about their day, help them see the needs of those around them and extend grace and goodness. Help them offer forgiveness to others when others are not kind, do not share, or say something mean. Give me words and grace to affirm their actions.

“And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.” (Ephesians 5:2, CSB)

In the name of Jesus, a Banner for the peoples,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning,  Father

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Father, preschoolers need protection. Your Word promises that You will:

• guard their way.
• keep their steps secure.
• cover them from behind.
• prosper them from evil.

I claim these promises for them. Be their constant Shield and Defender. Hide them in Your powerful presence. (Psalm 91:1-4,11; Psalm 121:3-8)

In the name of Jesus, our Shield and Defender,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning, Father.

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Today, I pray that the preschoolers I encounter would grow in the fruits of the Spirit. My heart’s desire is that godly character qualities would be evident in their lives. Even at an early age, I pray for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23)

In the name of Jesus, Witness to the peoples,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning, Father.

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, you have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

As we begin a new year, it is my heart’s desire that the preschoolers I encounter have Your blessings and favor would surround their lives. Bless each of them with good health, developmental success, and lasting friendships. I ask for Your favor in enlarging their capacity to learn about You through Your Word, prayers, songs, and curriculum set forth by the BBC Preschool Ministry. May Your face shine on them, Lord, be gracious to them, and give them great peace.

“Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands–establish the work of our hands!” (Psalm 90:17, CSB)

In the name of Jesus,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Good morning, Father.

Children are a gift–an amazing blessing from you. As a BBC teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, I have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer.

Sometimes my preschoolers do not want to read the Bible. Help! They would rather be on electronic devices, build with blocks, pretend in the homeliving area with dressup clothes, or choose to be poor listeners during group time. I pray that they would develop a love and desire for Your Word, an unquenchable thirst for Truth, and hearts that are tender towards You. I ask, Father, that You give them spiritual insight, wisdom, and deep understanding for Your commandments, even far beyond their years.

“I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11, CSB)

In the name of Jesus,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Prayer for you, what did you find on your journey to Bethlehem?
Praise God, a humble birth in Bethlehem changed everything.

Father, children are a gift–an amazing blessing from You. As a teacher, mentor, parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, I have the power to make a difference in their precious lives through prayer. Thank you.

Lord, as I begin 2018, help me to know that Your intentions toward me and the preschoolers I encounter at BBC are for a life lived abundantly. Your plans for the kingdom are victorious! Help me to reflect Your love, joy, peace, hope, selflessness, generosity, and truth so that seeds of salvation will be planted, watered, and harvested at an early age. That is what I desire in 2018.

“Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ ” (John 14:6,CSB)

In the name of Jesus; Come look at the baby and behold the King,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Prayer for you, have you met the Shepherd of mankind?
Praise God, for Baby Jesus!

Preschoolers love to act out the Christmas story. As you pass out costumes, everyone wants to be the angel, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, sheep, cow, donkey and maybe a few chicks. The scene is complete until someone decides to be the doctor who wraps the baby doll in cloth saying to Mary and Joseph, “Congratulations, it’s a God!”

Preschoolers love to be the shepherds. Cool sackcloth to wear, crazy head scarf and a shepherd hook to hold! Throw in a few curly sheep and their moms better have their cameras ready! Do you wonder, though, why God chose to share the message He proclaimed as He did to whom He did? Shepherds were a despised class with a bad reputation, who sometimes got confused with what is mine and what is thine. Their work prohibited them to observe Jewish ceremonial laws and temple rituals. Interestingly, these shepherds were in the same fields where David had been called to tend to God’s flock, Israel, when an angel of the Lord stood upon earth beside them and the Glory of the Lord shown around them.

Can you imagine? But God wasn’t bringing them fear, He was bringing them Good News of eternal joy, a gift, the Messiah, the Babe in a manger–a personal relationship inviting them to come into His Presence through His Son, the Savior, Messiah, and Lord, who would be available to all. This event was too important to be heralded by one angel. All heaven was interested in the departure of its Prince and marveled at the grace of the Father who sent Him. So to announce the coming of Eternal Peace, a Heavenly Host–God’s Army–appeared giving Glory to God in the highest and blessing on God and peace upon man. When the Heavenly Host left, the shepherds said, “Let’s go!”

Have you ever thought about Mary’s perspective on this night? If Luke interviewed Mary years after Jesus’ birth, what did she treasure in her heart? What did she tell him about the shepherds and angels? Did her memory evoke her exhaustion, her newfound mother’s love intermixed with the surprise of shepherds arriving and talking among themselves nonstop? Wow, it’s just like the angel said, a baby in a feeding box. Never seen that before! And as their story unfolded, did Mary ask, “Do you want to hold Him?” You know how new mothers are.

I have to wonder, did these shepherds of sheep realize they had met the Shepherd of mankind? Jesus is the Good Shepherd (John 10:14), Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4), Great Shepherd (Hebrews 13:20), and the One Shepherd (John 10:16). I have to believe their encounter with the Babe forever changed them. They were now some of the earliest evangelists testifying to God’s work. Their response exemplifies the awe that should fill anyone who hears Jesus’ story. Why? Once you meet Jesus, you can’t say the same.
(Loosely based on The Day God Became a Baby by David O. Dykes)

1. God has delivered His Good News invitation to you today.
2. What is your response to His RSVP?

In the name of Jesus, Immanuel,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor

Prayer for you, drop what you are doing to stand in awe and worship.
Praise God on your journey to Bethlehem.

I have a nativity set that I put out every Christmas. As I take the figurines out of the box, I can’t help but wonder about this odd assemblage of people. What kind of relationship with God did they have to merit such a prominent roll in His story?

First, we’ll take out Baby Jesus. He is after all Savior, Christ and Lord. Place Him in the manger in the stable. Stables, being dark and dirty, remind us of the kind of place the Messiah has come.

Beside Jesus, let’s place Mary, His mother. Although a young girl, when she was told of God’s plan for her life, she responded with faith, obedience, and praise.

As we set out Joseph, Mary’s husband, we remember he was a righteous man. His faith, being stronger than his circumstances, led to instant obedience to what was revealed to him.

In the corner of the stable, I place the shepherds. They were open to God’s message of hope, readily heard the angels’ good news, and immediately responded as they set out to find the Babe.

I set the Magi outside the stable. They were the last to arrive–maybe as late as two years after Jesus’ birth. When they found Jesus, they worshiped and gave Him precious gifts.

This year, I have placed a figurine of a girl in the stable. She represents me. I have to ask myself, how do I respond to God’s interruptions in my life? If my life is connected to Him, I, too, will respond out of faith, obedience, and with praise. Being in partnership with God for His redemption purposes is a precious gift to bring Jesus. “O Come Let Us Adore Him, Christ the Lord.”

“Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah the Lord.” (Luke 2:11, CSB)

In the name of Jesus, Messiah, the Promised One,
Janet Waters, Brentwood Baptist Church member/Prayer Room Intercessor