{"id":3475182,"date":"2026-07-21T11:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/?post_type=lesson_plans&#038;p=3475182"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:17:23","slug":"lesson-plans-proper-19-a","status":"publish","type":"lesson_plans","link":"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/lesson-plans\/lesson-plans-proper-19-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans: Proper 19 (A)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sunday between September 11 and September 17 inclusive<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea2243-d1\">Old Testament Lesson Plans: Parting of the Red Sea<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_8667ac-0a\">Scripture:\u00a0Exodus 14:19-31<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israelites have fled Egypt, headed toward the Red Sea and are being led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.&nbsp; As they flee, Pharaoh\u2019s heart is hardened once again (as God foretold) and he sends 600 picked chariots and other chariots with Egyptian officers after them.&nbsp; As the Egyptians close in on the Israelites, they begin doubting Moses and what God had told him to do.&nbsp; Moses tells them \u2018Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The&nbsp;Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.\u2019&nbsp; Then God tells Moses what to do to escape the Egyptians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a plan by God so that the Egyptians will see God\u2019s power and his might.&nbsp; The lead up and crossing of the Red Sea puts the power in God\u2019s hand even though there are thousands of Pharaoh\u2019s men following them in chariots with whips.&nbsp; Their power is useless against God\u2019s power.&nbsp; This is an amazing reversal of the power that the Israelites had known, and they come to have faith in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4fcfb839-0839-4005-8d75-18673a259d4c\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-OT-YC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-OT-YC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4fcfb839-0839-4005-8d75-18673a259d4c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-26d002bd-b04d-4ff2-9ced-b04a36c7fc94\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-OT-OC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-OT-OC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-26d002bd-b04d-4ff2-9ced-b04a36c7fc94\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_15caee-07\">New Testament Lesson Plans: Forgiveness<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3475182_ea7dfd-15\">Scripture:\u00a0Matthew 18:21-35<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Written by\u00a0<strong>the Rev. Shannon Kelly<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s lesson follows on the heels of Jesus teaching on how we are all to humble ourselves as children in order to enter the Kingdom of God, on how we are to look for the lost sheep if there is one lost, and how we are to solve conflicts in our communities.&nbsp; This section of Matthew deals with how Jesus calls us to live together in community in this new way which leads to a good number of questions about what this means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter asks Jesus how many times we are to forgive someone who has sinned against us or has done us wrong.&nbsp; Jesus responds with the parable known as the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.&nbsp; Throughout the ages as people have interpreted Jesus\u2019 answer of 77 times to mean never.&nbsp; We are never to stop forgiving and the parable leads us to see that as well.&nbsp; The servant who comes before the king owes him an outrageous amount. The king\u2019s first reaction is to sell him and his family.&nbsp; Out of fear, the servant begs for mercy, and he is forgiven his debt.&nbsp; However, when the servant requires another person to repay him a rather small amount of money and does not forgive that person of his debt, the king shows no mercy.&nbsp; When the king sees that the servant is unwilling to forgive this small debt, he lets the servant know that he has had enough and hands him over to be tortured until he can pay his debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are to show mercy and forgiveness to others just as God shows us mercy.&nbsp; The king\u2019s willingness to forgive the debt completely at first is an example of how much God is willing to forgive us. It is only when we see the burden of our own debts that we can see the magnitude of God\u2019s mercy in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-00f1768b-037b-4596-bd74-e761ddd12a78\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-YC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-YC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-00f1768b-037b-4596-bd74-e761ddd12a78\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-268acf54-f183-4bd7-99e5-fb41ceb658f2\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-OC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-OC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-268acf54-f183-4bd7-99e5-fb41ceb658f2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c24629aa-881a-4127-87d6-9f30c33ede56\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-Ad.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Adults<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Proper-19-A-NT-Ad.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c24629aa-881a-4127-87d6-9f30c33ede56\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday between September 11 and September 17 inclusive Old Testament Lesson Plans: Parting of the Red Sea Scripture:\u00a0Exodus 14:19-31 The Israelites have fled Egypt, headed toward the Red Sea and are being led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.&nbsp; 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