A Closing Prayer for Sunday School

Teaching kids and leading them closer to the LORD every Sunday is a great privilege and honor in the Kingdom of God. You become a vessel of the Father’s love for them as you teach them Bible truths and Kingdom ways through Jesus Christ. And the first and the last thing you do every time you begin and end the class is lead them in prayer to God. Before you begin the class, you pray with the students for God’s guidance, wisdom, and teaching and for His presence to fill the room. What about when the class is about to end? What kind of closing prayer for Sunday School should you pray? You can pray A Closing Prayer for Sunday School in this manner:

Heavenly Father, we thank You for everything that we have learned today. May all the lessons about Jesus and the Bible be applied as we go home and bless our families. Protect every student on their way home, send them Your holy angels to guide them and keep them. May everyone have a blessed and fruitful week; we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As you end the class in prayer, you want your prayer to be full of gratitude for what God has done for the day, for the lessons to bear fruit in the students’ lives, and for their protection and blessing as they go home. These are some of the contents for the closing prayer before sending the student off with God’s blessing, protection, and guidance for the whole week. Another way to close the Sunday School session is by declaring a scripture of blessing, peace, love, and protection to your students, as the Word of God is a powerful thought to retain in the students’ minds and hearts.

For example:

Numbers 6:24-26

“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”

Psalm 5:11

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

How do you pray for Sunday school students?

There are many ways that you can pray for your Sunday school students. You can have a one-on-one talk with them and then pray for them. You can also generally speak and declare the Word of God or speak words of life to the whole class, or you can visit them in their home to have a small chat, including their parents while praying for your student. Find ways to connect with your students and then make it an opportunity to pray and declare the will of God; share the Gospel and the Word of God. Here are also some of the things that you can pray for your Sunday school students as you end the class in the name of Jesus Christ:

1. You can pray and declare good hope and future
2. You can speak life to their dreams and goals in life
3. You can bless their families and declare the favors and provisions of God
4. You can speak of healing if any family members are sick
5. You can declare restoration for any brokenness in the student’s life
6. You can pray for wisdom to come to them
7. You can pray for their good health and day-to-day strength
8. You can pray for their relationship with God
9. You can bless their identity, purpose, and destiny in Christ
10. You can declare God’s promises and the Scriptures over their families

Whether you are praying for them publicly or privately, your prayers are powerful and make an impact on your students’ lives. You can intercede for the things the Holy Spirit will reveal to you as you pray for each of your students. Simply allow the Holy Spirit to lead you and guide you in praying for your Sunday school students.

How do you pray for children’s studies?

To pray for the children’s studies is to speak life and declare God’s word upon their mind, soul, and body. Studying and learning take a toll on both mind and body, and sometimes there are distractions, discouragements, and other factors that affect a child’s study and learning. So, in your prayer time for your students and children studies, you can pray specifically for the parts of the body such as the brain, the eyes, the ears, the hands, the mind, and their heart and soul. Here are some prayers to give you an idea:

Prayer for the mind:

Heavenly Father, I lift to You the minds of my students/children. Thank You for giving them supernatural strength and the ability to absorb and remember important lessons that they will someday apply and be grateful for in their lives. Bless every cell of their brains; I speak life upon my students’ mental health. Give them Your peace, which guards their minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Prayer for the eyes:

Heavenly Father, I bless the eyes of my students. I speak life to everything their eyes will set upon, especially in their studies. May the lamp of their body give light to their health, and may they always fix their eyes on Jesus even as they learn and study many things for their future. Protect their eyes from anything that may cause them to stumble, and may they always see from heaven’s perspective as they learn. This I humbly pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Prayer for the ears:

Heavenly Father, I bless the ears of my students. Thank You for giving them clarity in hearing to grasp and remember their lessons and, most importantly, the truths of Your Word. May they hear words that bring life and discard what kills, steals, and destroys. Protect their ears from the enemy’s lies and give them clarity to hear Your voice more than any other, even as they go through their studies in Jesus’ name. Amen.

May the Lord bless you as you passionately teach and guide children in their studies and draw them closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.