What Every Child Should Know About Prayer (Hardback) by Nancy Guthrie

Best-selling author Nancy Guthrie and much loved illustrator Jenny Brake team up on this biblical theology of prayer for children.

Nancy explains in child-friendly language what prayer is, how and why we should pray, and the things we can pray about. There is a Bible verse for each topic, and a prayer for children to make their own.

This book will introduce children to the gift of prayer and will encourage them to enjoy speaking to their father God.

What others are saying about the book:

"Nancy Guthrie gives a gift for anyone seeking to help grow their children's faith especially as it concerns increasing in the knowledge and practice of prayer. Not only is 'What Every Child Should Know About Prayer' immensely practical and understandable, but it is intelligently and artfully designed for little readers. A wonderful addition to the resources for children's discipleship." ~Yancey Arrington, Teaching Pastor, Clear Creek Community Church, Houston

"This is a beautiful book that teaches wonderful truths about the privilege of prayer. Nancy Guthrie writes in such a way that complex ideas are accessible even to young readers. This book is going to be treasured by parents who are eager to help their children talk with their Heavenly Father. I'm excited to use it with my grandchildren!" ~Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Cleveland

"'What Every Child Should Know about Prayer' is a delightful book with warm and inviting illustrations, as well as helpful guidance on how to talk to God. Nancy Guthrie invites children to pray by teaching them truths about prayer, sharing stories of people who prayed, and providing prayers that children can pray on their own. This book is a wonderful resource for both children and parents!" ~Melissa Kruger, Author of Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood

"Praying to God is so simple a child can do it, but grown-ups often make it needlessly complicated. God wants an honest conversation about what's true and what matters. In this disarmingly profound book, Nancy Guthrie awakens child-like faith. The format of the book is perfect for a child and parents to read at bedtime or breakfast. The illustrations are thoughtful. It will take a child from the pre-school to the graduate school of prayer, from the ABCs to the depths of wisdom. God's beloved children (of all ages) will find this book boots-on-the-ground practical." ~David and Nan Powlison, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

"It will only take a short time to read 'What Every Child Should Know About Prayer', but it can provide a lifetime of blessing. Nancy Guthrie skillfully provides everything you need to teach your children to pray. Get prayer right and you give them access to heaven." ~Marty Machowski, Pastor and author of The Ology and The Gospel Story Bible

"There is nothing more important as a parent than teaching your child to pray. With children, you aren't fighting uphill‚Äîthey are cynical free. Nancy's book will get you started on this wonderful journey. I'm going to get a copy for each of my children to use with our grandchildren." ~Paul Miller, Executive Director of SeeJesus and author of A Praying Life

"Little kids need to know that praying is a vital part of life. Nancy Guthrie's 'What Every Child Should Know About Prayer' teaches them to seek God, no matter how young. Read this book to your kids again and again." ~Deepak Reju, Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Family Ministry, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington and author of On Guard and Great Kings of the Bible

"This is a wonderful book‚Äîbiblical, simple, engaging, attractive! Just imagine a generation of children enjoying learning to pray, as they read and chat through these lovely pages!" ~William and Janet Taylor, St Helen's Bishopsgate, London"

Nancy Guthrie has spread a rich feast on the topic of prayer‚Äîbrilliantly served in bite-sized portions for children! With charming illustrations, 'What Every Child Should Know about Prayer' is nothing less than a biblical theology of prayer for children. Read just a bit each night and let God's Word transform your family's bedtime routine." ~Champ Thornton, Pastor and author of The Radical Book for Kids and Pass it on

Title

What Every Child Should Know About Prayer
Author(s)

Nancy Guthrie
Series

A child should know
ISBN

9781912373284
Format

Hardback
Publisher

10Publishing
Age Range

4-7s, 8-11s
Topic

Prayer
Audience

Children
Pages

144
Published

08/01/2018

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Nancy Guthrie

Nancy Guthrie and her husband, David, have a son, Matt, who works with his dad creating kids musicals for the church through Little Big Stuff Music. They also have a daughter, Hope, and a son, Gabriel, who were born with a rare genetic disorder called Zellweger Syndrome and each lived six months.

Nancy offered many of the lessons she learned from the loss of two of their children in her first book, Holding On to Hope: A Pathway of Suffering to the Heart of God which was published in 2002. Since then, Nancy has continued to write books that reflect her compassion for hurting people and her passion for applying God's Word to real life. Her desire to grow in her understanding of God's Word prompted her to pursue graduate work in theological studies via Reformed Theological Seminary Global which is ongoing. She and her husband, David, host weekend Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child. She speaks regularly at conferences nationally and internationally, and is a regular contributor to The Gospel Coalition, including hosting the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast.

Most recently, Nancy has been focused on her mission to infiltrate women’s Bible study in the local church with biblical theology. “I regularly have women who have worked their way through all five of my Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible Study series tell me that those studies helped them to see connections in the Bible they had never seen before. And that thrills me,” says Nancy. She wrote Even Better Than Eden to take women a step further into understanding some of the major themes than run from Genesis to Revelation in the Bible. And in the Biblical Theology Workshops for Women she is now offering around the country and internationally, she is training women how to trace these themes for themselves. “The workshops are energetic and fun and women leave telling me that their minds are spinning with all they’ve learned, and their hearts are warmed by seeing Christ in new ways. Nothing could make me happier.”

Nancy and her husband, David, make their home in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Overall rating

5.0 based on 2 reviews

A MUST-HAVE resource on prayer for kids!

This is such an incredible book and would make an awesome book to have at your child’s bedside, where you could read a bit of it each night as part of bedtime prayers. This book is divided into 6 sections: - God Wants Us To Talk To Him - Prayer is More Than Asking God For Things - God’s People Have Always Prayed - The Psalms Give Us Words To Pray - Jesus Teaches Us To Pray - Let’s Pray Within each section is a small “devotion” of sorts with a heading/main idea, a teaching summary, a bible verse and a prayer prompt. This one is a bit thicker at 144 pages but because of that, it communicates a much more well-rounded and full picture of prayer that I have sometimes found missing in others. Within these pages, children will learn: - prayer helps us share life with God - we can pray to Him anywhere about anything - we praise Him for who He is and thank Him for what He’s done - we confess our sins through prayer and ask for a clean heart - we ask the Lord to accomplish His will through us & for His Kingdom to come - we can use the Bible to guide our prayers when we are unsure what to say - how Jesus demonstrated prayer - and so much more I received a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Alexis

Accessible and applicable

What a great read not only for kids, but also for adults! Nancy walks through practical ways to pray and the different reasons and ways to talk to God. This book is easy to read, accessible to kids, and gives immediate application. It will quickly become a favorite in your house!

(As an employee of 10ofThose, I received a copy of this book for free, but was not required to give a positive review.)

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