Exodus
Who was fleeing?
The Israelites
How can we show our gratitude to God?
Thanking Him for everything in life!
Who was upset with the woman?
Simon
Do you think you will get everything you want as long as you pray for it?
No, not necessarily. God sees what is fit for us and what is not the best for us. Do not lose hope if your prayer is not answered right away, prayer is not a vending machine.
Who were the Israelites running away from?
What did Jehoshaphat do when he found out enemies were going to attack Judah?
He led the people to pray and fast
While she was standing behind Jesus her tears fell and landed on his feet, so she wiped them with her hair.
When should we pray?
We should always pray, we should be talking to God all the time and not only when we need something.
What did God provide the people?
Manna
What did Jehoshaphat and the army find when they arrived for the battle?
The armies had already killed each other
Why did Christ forgive her sins?
He said to him, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” 48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven" (Luke 7:44-48)
Why should we pray the thanksgiving prayers? Doesn’t God already know what is in my mind?
When we pray we are talking to God, He wants you to talk to Him! to ask Him everything, to tell him what is on your mind. It is a relationship that needs communication from both sides!
What does Manna mean?
"What is it"
Who did King Jehoshaphat put in front of the army when they went into battle?
Men who sang praises
Why did Simon invite Jesus over to his house?
Pharisees. He invited Jesus into his home because he had heard about all of the miraculous things that He had been doing and that many people thought that He was a prophet.
Say the entire Thanksgiving Prayer
Let us give thanks to the beneficent and merciful God, the Father of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, for He has covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us to Him, had compassion on us, supported us, and has brought us to this hour. Let us also ask Him, the Lord our God, the Pantocrator, to guard us in all peace this holy day and all the days of our life.
O Master, Lord, God the Pantocrator, the Father of our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ, we thank You for every condition, concerning every condition, and in every condition. For You have covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us to You, had compassion on us, supported us, and brought us to this hour.
Therefore, we ask and entreat Your goodness, O Lover of Mankind. Grant us to complete this holy day, and all the days of our life, in all peace in Your fear. All envy, all temptation, all the work of Satan, the counsel of wicked men and the rising up of enemies, hidden and manifest, take them away from us and from all Your people and from this holy place that is Yours. But those things which are good and profitable do provide for us. For it is You who have given us the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, by the grace, compassion and love-of-mankind, of Your only-begotten Son, our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Through whom the glory, the honor, the dominion, and the adoration are due unto You, with Him, and the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, who is of one essence with You, now and at all times, and unto the age of all ages. Amen.