Weekly Family Devotional
The Book of James: A Faith That Works
0 of 6 weeks completed
Read Together
James 5:16 (ESV)
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Talk About It
We all have times when we’re happy, sad, or need help. James tells us that, as part of God’s family, we should care for each other—pray, serve, and admit when we’ve done wrong. When someone is hurting, we pray for them. When someone is happy, we celebrate! God hears our prayers and loves when we help each other. It’s okay to ask for prayer when you need it. When we pray for each other, God works in powerful ways.
Just like Elijah in the Bible—who prayed and God answered—our prayers matter! Being part of God’s family means we don’t do life alone. Let’s take care of each other and trust God to meet every need.
For Parents to Explain
Lord, thank You for giving us a church family to care for and pray for each other. Please help us be good friends who pray, help, and forgive. Amen.
Family Activities
Prayer Partner Chain
- Pair up with someone in your family as “prayer partners” for the week.
- Each day, share one thing you need prayer for with your partner.
- Pray for each other every day, then switch partners next week so everyone is included.
- Celebrate answered prayers and encourage each other.
Telephone Game with a Twist
- Play the “Telephone” game: whisper a message from person to person and see how it changes at the end!
- After playing, talk about how messages between people can get mixed up, but when we pray, God hears us clearly, and never gets mixed up.
- Pray together, knowing God always understands and listens.
- Encourage everyone to share something they want to pray about this week.
Family Prayer
Let’s pray for someone in our family or church who needs encouragement or help this week.