PRAYER: What is Confession and Repentance?

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Christianity, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

kids will learn that lament is a type of prayer where we honestly talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, sad, or wrong. ⭐ What Kids Will Learn: 🙏 Confession is telling God the truth about our sin. 🔄 Repentance is turning away from sin to follow Jesus. ❤️ Jesus came to seek and save sinners. 🌳 Zacchaeus experienced forgiveness when he met Jesus. 🕊️ The Holy Spirit helps us recognize our sin and follow Jesus more faithfully. 📖 God hears our prayers of confession and gladly forgives His children. 📖 Bible Passage: Luke 19:10 🏡 Try This at Home: ✍️ Write or say a simple prayer of confession, asking God to forgive a sin you've committed. 👨‍👩‍👧 Share with a parent or trusted adult how God helps us turn away from sin. 📖 Read Luke 19:1-10 together and talk about how Zacchaeus changed after meeting Jesus. ❤️ Think of one practical way you can follow Jesus more faithfully this week. ❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review: God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE) The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER) True or False? Jesus didn’t forgive Zacchaeus right away _____ (FALSE) True or False? The Holy Spirit helps us know when we have sinned (TRUE) Confession is telling God the truth about our ____ (SIN) How did Zacchaeus repent? (HE REPAID ALL THE MONEY HE HAD STOLEN AND FOLLOWED JESUS) 🎶 Song Featured: ⁠⁠⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Good Podcast Co.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For sponsorship inquiries, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co

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0:00.0	You're listening to God's big story, a podcast for kids.
0:14.9	Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend or two.
0:19.8	I'm your host, Anna, and I'm here
0:21.6	with my co-host Matt. Howdy, friends? Matt, you told us in the first episode that sometimes
0:27.3	prayer is hard for you, and I was wondering if you've been practicing since then and how it's
0:32.1	going. Anna, you got to pray just to make it today, you know? I have been trying to pray lots throughout the day,
0:40.0	and I've realized how much I love telling God how awesome he is.
0:44.5	And I think that's praise.
0:46.3	It is.
0:47.1	That's really great to hear, Matt.
0:49.6	The more you pray, the more you want to pray.
0:52.5	I've been practicing praying to the Trinity, you know,
0:56.0	praying to the Father through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. And it helps me remember
1:02.1	that God is one God in three persons. It sounds like you and I heard learning a lot. What about you,
1:08.8	listeners? What have you been learning and practicing?
1:12.0	Isn't it good that God is able to hear us whenever we want to talk to him?
1:16.5	It sure is. It means if I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm scared or worried or can't
1:23.9	sleep, I can pray because God never sleeps.
1:32.4	Today, we're going to talk about another type of prayer called confession and repentance.
1:37.7	Now, those are two big words for two very important practices.
1:40.4	We know that Jesus came to save sinners.
1:47.3	He defeated sin and death, but for now we still live in a sinful world. That means we will all still sin, even though we love and trust Jesus. When we sin, we confess it to God.
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