When our children come to Christ, part of that process is to believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved. Another part of the process is to repent of their sins–to confess sin and turn from it. As a part of our Christian walk, our sanctification, we continually look for sin in our life and confess it–to the Lord and to others.
As you teach your children to pray, teaching them to confess their own sin as a part of prayer is vital–and it’s a part of prayer that is often overlooked. I’ve design a set of prayer cards to help you teach your kids about the confession of sin, and to help them incorporate this important spiritual practice into their prayers.
At Thinking Kids, we’re working on a project to teach our kids to pray for others, to pray with gratitude, to pray for our communities, to pray for our world, to pray for our character, and to confess our sins in prayer. These printable prayer cards are a part of the Family Prayer Box project.
Confess Your Sins to One Another Prayer Cards for Kids
These printable character prayer cards have twelve fun designs. Each card has a Bible verse about the confession of sin. The prayer card sets are available in either ESV or KJV, to suit your preference.
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Ways to Use Confess Your Sins to One Another Prayer Cards for Kids
Pray for My Character Cards for Kids can be used a number of ways. Here are a few ideas:
- Write a specific confession of sin on the back of each card when appropriate, noting a fruit of the Spirit that would counter that sin. Pray for the fruit to develop in the child’s life.
- Use the cards to write a short confession of sin to the Lord, then pray that God would keep the child from that sin in the future.
- Fill the cards out yourself, noting a different sin common to children on each card. Be sure to write about an opposite positive character trait as well.
- Save the cards in your Family Prayer Box and use the prayer cards on a rotation, working through one each day.
- Thank the Lord that He is faithful to forgive those who believe in Him and sincerely confess their sins.
- In a group, discuss the verses. Brainstorm over common sins for children and write one on the back of each card. Ask the children to consider when they may have sinned in this way. Pray for each other to avoid a particular sin each week.
- Take the time to memorize the confession of sin verses.
- Share other ideas in the comments!
How to Print Confess Your Sins to One Another Prayer Cards for Kids
I often get asked how to print Thinking Kids resources. Here’s my very best advice. Take it and adapt it for your own good uses.
- Sometimes readers are concerned about using colored ink. If this is the case for you, there should be a setting on your printer that allows you to print in black and white. Printing in grayscale will still use some color, but it will come out prettier than black and white.
- Print these cards on duplex (back-to-back or double-sided). You’ll want to flip on the SHORT edge for these. You should be able to change the settings for this in the Properties tab of your printer box once you download and tell your computer to print.
- I recommend printing on white cardstock so the cards will be more durable and the back won’t show through on the front. This is my very favorite cardstock: Neenah Premium Cardstock.
- If you plan to rotate the cards to use at meals or during your family devotional time, consider laminating them so they will last longer.
- Let your kids write in pen! Frixion erasable pens show up well and erase perfectly. I use them on my planner everyday and I love them. They give kids a fun way to use bright colors–and they still allow room for mistakes.
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Puzzle-Based Independent Bible Study for Kids!
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” – Romans 12:2, ESV
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- Observe: They pay attention to what they’re reading.
- Interpret: They figure out what the Bible means in that section.
- Apply: They decide how the truth of God’s Word impacts their life today.
There are a great many truths in life to be found—some interesting, some boring, and some that really matter. You can be the kind of investigator who spends time puzzling out important truth so that you can know all the knowable knowledge that God has given us. That’s right. God, the Creator of the Universe, gave you a great big letter from him to explore and study so that you can discover the truths that really matter to your life!”
Bible Investigators: Creation, (The Good Book Company, 2024), page 7
The Bible Investigators: Creation Bible study for kids, written by Danika Cooley and published by The Good Book Company, is 272-pages of learning, puzzles, and fun activities designed to help your kids become amazing independent Bible investigators–observing, interpreting, and applying God’s Word as they learn what the Bible teaches on a particular subject.
Bible Puzzles for Kids
Middle grade kids, aged 8-12, love puzzles. After all, their brains are just built for figuring things out and memorizing facts. Puzzles are a wonderful way to help kids develop logic skills and retain important information. And, the book is written in a fun, conversational tone your children are sure to love!
What types of puzzles and activities will you find in Bible Investigators?
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- Word Searches
- Crosswords
- Rebus Puzzles
- Dot-to-Dots
- Logic Puzzles
- Missing Letter Puzzles
- Cryptograms
- Word Sudoku
- Mazes
- How-to-Draw Pages
- Matching Pairs
- Word Scrambles
- Journal Pages
Every child is sure to find activities they’ll love!
Elementary-aged kids need hands-on middle grade resources that engage them and equip them to process important truths.
Bible Investigators is the perfect resource to teach your kids about an important biblical doctrine, while helping them apply God’s Word to their lives today.
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