{"id":3476173,"date":"2026-07-26T16:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:16:29","slug":"lesson-plans-proper-24-a","status":"publish","type":"lesson_plans","link":"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/lesson-plans\/lesson-plans-proper-24-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans: Proper 24 (A)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sunday between October 16 and October 22 inclusive<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f\"] 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-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_15ab1e-6f\">Old Testament Lesson Plans: God\u2019s Presence in Our Lives<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e\"] 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-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_97a8f1-8e\">Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Written by <strong>the Rev. Shannon Kelly<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s lesson comes after the story of the Golden Calf from last week.\u00a0 Following on the heels of that story, we hear and exchange between God and Moses about God\u2019s role in their lives and in the rest of their journey.\u00a0 Moses continues to intercede on behalf of the people of Israel and remind God what God had told them in the past.\u00a0 We hear that Moses wants a better understanding of how God works so he can serve God better and have a deeper relationship with God.\u00a0 Moses asks God to be made clearer so he might better understand how best to follow God and therefore how to be a better leader.\u00a0 Finally, Moses asks to see the glory of God to deepen the relationship and be filled with God\u2019s presence and love.\u00a0 As God passes by Moses, he cannot see all of God, but only where God has been.\u00a0 We as humans never see God at work, but only where God has been, only where God was.\u00a0 Those \u201cGod moments\u201d are evidence of where God has been in our lives in order to deepen our faith and understanding in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a763cb32-968e-42e9-b798-5910ebf2fc04\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Year_A_Proper_24_Old_Testament_Younger_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Year_A_Proper_24_Old_Testament_Younger_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a763cb32-968e-42e9-b798-5910ebf2fc04\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f87a6568-a9d0-4cfe-b7f6-5207c08ffda1\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Year_A_Proper_24_Old_Testament_Older_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Year_A_Proper_24_Old_Testament_Older_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f87a6568-a9d0-4cfe-b7f6-5207c08ffda1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2\"] 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-heading3476173_c538cc-a2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_c538cc-a2\">New Testament Lesson Plans: Giving to God<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18\"] 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-heading3476173_cf136f-18 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3476173_cf136f-18\">Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Written by <strong>the Rev. Shannon Kelly<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, people who opposed Jesus and his message are trying to entrap him. This is the first of three exchanges between the Jewish leaders and Jesus. The lesson begins with them buttering Jesus up, and then asking a question that they thought would show that he was speaking out against the government so that he could get arrested. 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