• Lesson Plans: Proper 9 (B)

    Sunday between July 3 and July 9 inclusive Old Testament Lesson Plans: David is Anointed King of All Israel Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 The context for this week’s reading is complicated and confusing. It was not a straight line from graciously mourning Saul’s death – Saul who was sometimes an ally and often a foe…

  • Lesson Plans: Proper 7 (B)

    Sunday between June 19 and June 25 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday) Old Testament Lesson Plans: David and Goliath Scripture:  I Samuel 17 (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49 This story shows David’s courage but also his faith in God. It is not his ability as a warrior that defeats the enemy, it is his faith in and…

  • Lesson Plans: Proper 8 (B)

    Sunday between June 26 and July 2 inclusive Old Testament Lesson Plans: David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Saul and David have a long and complicated history together. Saul became increasingly ineffective and paranoid and even chased David around the countryside trying to kill him at several points. David and Jonathan…

  • Lesson Plans: Proper 6 (B)

    Sunday between June 12 and June 18 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday) Old Testament Lesson Plans: The Lord Looks on the Heart Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 We do best when we remember that God chooses us and calls us into leadership, and that our outward appearance does not matter. God sees what is in our heart….

  • Lesson Plans: Proper 5 (B)

    Old Testament Lesson Plans: The People Want a King Scripture: 1 Samuel 8: 4-11, 16-20 This is a bit of foreshadowing in the people’s cry for a king, and God’s prediction that they will be sorry. Thy wanted to be like the other countries around them, and they saw only the things a king would…

  • Lesson Plans: Pentecost (B)

    Acts Lesson Plans: Pentecost Scripture: Acts 2: 1 – 11 The focal scripture for Pentecost is Acts 2: 1-21. Jesus had told them to wait. Wait until the “advocate” appeared. They had no clue who this advocate would be, but they trusted Jesus. They were probably together to celebrate Shavu’ot, which was also called Pentecost…

  • Lesson Plans: Easter 7 (B)

    Acts Lesson Plans: Called and Counted Scripture: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 As we come towards the end of the season of Easter we go back to the beginning of the book of Acts. There is a very good reason for that! Ascension day, or the day Jesus ascended to heaven after his resurrected time on earth,…

  • Lesson Plans: Easter 6 (B)

    Acts Lesson Plans: Baptism is for All Scripture: Acts 10:44-48 Today our scripture passage is a continuation of the preaching we heard from Peter in the lesson from Acts on Easter Day. You’ll remember that on Easter we heard the story of Peter preaching the Good News to the Gentiles at Cornelius’ home. (For more…

  • Lesson Plans: Easter 5 (B)

    Acts Lesson Plans: Called to Teach Scripture: Acts 8:26-40 During Eastertide, the Old Testament readings are replaced in the lectionary with passages from the book of Acts. This week we encounter a familiar story: that of Philip teaching the Ethiopian Eunuch. In today’s passage Philip, one of the original deacons of the church, is told…