PRAYER: What is Thanksgiving?

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Christianity, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Kids will learn that thanksgiving is a type of prayer where we thank God for who He is and what He has done. We can give thanks in every circumstance, especially for the greatest gift of all: Jesus. ⭐ What Kids Will Learn: 🙏 Prayer is how we talk with God. ❤️ Thanksgiving is thanking God for who He is and what He has done. 📖 Paul taught Christians to "give thanks in all circumstances." 🌧️ We can thank God even when life is difficult because God is always good. ✝️ Jesus is God's greatest gift to His people. 📖 Bible Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 🏡 Try This at Home: 📝 Make a list of 5 things you're thankful to God for. 🙏 Pray a prayer of thanksgiving together as a family. 📖 Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and talk about what it means to give thanks in all circumstances. ❤️ Share one way you've seen God's goodness 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) We pray TO the _____ (FATHER) We pray THROUGH the _____ (SON) We pray BY the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT) True or False? One type of prayer is thanksgiving. (TRUE) True or False? We can only give thanks when things are good and easy? (FALSE! WE SHOULD THANK GOD ALWAYS, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES) 🎶 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.
0:15.0	Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend
0:19.4	or two.
0:20.0	I'm your host, Anna, and I'm here
0:21.8	with my co-host Matt. Howdy, friends? Matt, what do you have got there? Oh, Anna, I have been
0:27.9	waiting for summer. I have my swimsuit, my snorkel, my water guns, even my big fish floaty.
0:36.4	That sure is a lot of summer gear. Where did you get all of that?
0:41.7	I got it from my grandma. She loves to give me gifts, and this time she got it right.
0:47.6	This time? Yeah. Sometimes I get things that I don't love. Like last Christmas, she gave me socks and a sweater.
0:57.2	Yeah, something similar has happened to me before.
1:00.3	You know, we don't always get to choose the gifts that we're given, but we should still be thankful for them.
1:05.3	You know, Anna, it was easy to say thank you to my grandma for this awesome summer gear,
1:11.6	but sometimes it is hard to be thankful when you get a gift that you don't love.
1:16.6	You know, our episode today might actually help us with this.
1:20.6	Remember, this is a mini-series, and in it we're learning all about prayer.
1:25.6	Like, who do we pray to? How do we pray?
1:28.3	And what are the different types of prayer?
1:31.3	Of course, we'll open up our Bibles to help us understand prayer through God's true word.
1:36.3	That's right, because the primary way God talks to us is through the Bible.
1:41.3	And the primary way we talk to God is through prayer.
1:45.4	I already learned so much last episode.
1:48.9	I can't wait to learn more.
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