To use group work,
picture clues and a media
clip to understand the
ATHEIST and
CHRISTIAN responses
to unanswered prayers.
GRADE C
Will be able to identify
what Christians think
about prayer by
interpreting Bible
quotes.
GRADE B
Will be able explain why
unanswered prayers may
lead people NOT to
believe in God.
GRADE A/A*
Will be able to formulate
Christian responses to
unanswered prayers.
Prayer is an effort to
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communicate
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either
last to
lesson
offer
– write
praise,
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make
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a request,
in your
or simply
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express
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thoughts and
emotions.
Christians and prayer
• What might
Christians think
about prayer
from these Bible
quotes?
Ask and it will be given
to you; seek and you
will find; knock and
the door will be
opened to you.
(Matthew 7:7)
If you believe, you
will receive
whatever you ask
for in prayer.
(Matthew 21:22)
GRADE C
Will be able to recall
the different types of
prayer and to recognise
these within the Lords
Prayer.
GRADE B
Will be able explain why
unanswered prayers may
lead people NOT to
believe in God.
GRADE A/A*
Will be able to formulate
Christian responses to
unanswered prayers.
I have a problem
with prayer. My
problem is that God
doesn’t answer
them and therefore
doesn’t exist!
AND WHY
SHOULD I
ANSWER
THEM?
God is omnipotent = all powerful
God is omniscient = all knowing
God is benevolent = all loving
Explain why
unanswered
prayers may lead
some people to
NOT believe in
God.
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In PAIRS– come up with ONE POINT each.
Now SWAP with another pair – add another
POINT each – if they haven't got your last
point you can use the same one 
Now SWAP again with someone different –
choose TWO POINTS and give an EXAMPLE
to link with this each.
SWAP again and repeat the previous
instruction for the final TWO POINTS.
SWAP one last time – MARK the work in front
of you in GREEN PEN .
GRADE C
Will be able to recall
the different types of
prayer and to recognise
these within the Lords
Prayer.
GRADE B
Will be able explain why
unanswered prayers may
lead people NOT to
believe in God.
GRADE A/A*
Will be able to formulate
Christian responses to
unanswered prayers.
What happened when Bruce
said ‘YES’ to every prayer?
What does this tell us about
the way God answers
prayers?
How would a CHRISTIAN
respond to unanswered
prayers?
LIST FOUR IDEAS
Time:55:00 (5 min clip)
Use these word clues to help you
check/add to the list you just made…
Complete PAGE 7 of your REVISION
WORKBOOK – question 2
Swap
partner
and
mark each
others
work
(B)with
Do ayou
think
there
is any
point
in in
GREEN PEN
praying? (4 marks)
REMEMBER you are looking for
P-E x4
POINT - I think…because…
EXAMPLE/EXPLANATION - For example… OR This is because…
Please mark on WHERE you think there is a P and
an E in the answer
alsothink…because…
mark on KEY WORDS
POINT - I– also
and QUOTES.
EXAMPLE/EXPLANATION - For example… OR This is because…
Please comment – giving a POSITIVE and a TARGET
GRADE C
Will be able to recall
the different types of
prayer and to recognise
these within the Lords
Prayer.
GRADE B
Will be able explain why
unanswered prayers may
lead people NOT to
believe in God.
GRADE A/A*
Will be able to formulate
Christian responses to
unanswered prayers.
This is the answer but what is the question?
?
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does, he
its
…because
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just
effort
to
does
notnot
exist,
CONFESSION,
THANKSGIVING
if he did
always
communicate
in he
the
and
would
answer
way
with
you
God!
want
SUPPLICATION!
all!
orthem
expect!