{"id":3490568,"date":"2026-09-12T19:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:54:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:54:56","slug":"lesson-plans-easter-2-b","status":"publish","type":"lesson_plans","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/lesson-plans\/lesson-plans-easter-2-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans: Easter 2 (B)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd\"] 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-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_ae16e0-fd\">Acts Lesson Plans: One Heart and One Soul<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34\"] 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-heading3490568_4b488d-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_4b488d-34\"><strong>Scripture: Acts 4:32-35<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Eastertide, the Old Testament readings are replaced in the lectionary with passages from the book of Acts. Today\u2019s passage is a short recollection of the unity of the new church. The church in this post-resurrection time period faces persecution and their unity as a body of faith will ensure their survival. This passage tells us a lot about the mission and ministry of the early church. We learn that the mission of the church was living into Christ\u2019s call to \u2018\u2026love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.\u2019 (Luke 10:27) In doing these things, we hear that no member of the early church was in need despite not claiming private ownership of land or goods \u2013 this sounds in keeping with Jesus\u2019 frequent call to leave ones possessions and follow him. This passage invites us to trust in God and to follow the Truth as we learned in and from Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f8450c3b-a132-4b48-b86f-93286bcf233b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ActsYear_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Acts_Younger_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ActsYear_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Acts_Younger_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f8450c3b-a132-4b48-b86f-93286bcf233b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a0daf58a-f4fa-4b50-8f45-2866563ba88e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ActsYear_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Acts_Older_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ActsYear_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Acts_Older_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a0daf58a-f4fa-4b50-8f45-2866563ba88e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d\"] 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-heading3490568_1a424a-7d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_1a424a-7d\">New Testament Lesson Plans: Peace Be with You<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd\"] 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-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e86bf8-dd\"><strong>Scripture: John 20:19-31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fear, the disciples huddled behind locked doors \u2013 an obvious response to the crucifixion. (\u201cAre we next?\u201d) Suddenly, Jesus is right there, sensitively inviting the disciples to convince themselves that it is he \u2013 showing them the marks on his body. \u201cPeace be with you,\u201d Jesus says. The disciples are now to carry on the work Jesus had begun. Jesus breathes the power of the Holy Spirit upon them. As God sent Jesus, now the disciples are sent out. Their message is handed on to us, the torch of peace, so we can hand it on to those who come after us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-00c0bf23-86a4-4b84-a1cc-a1588b705ad3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Younger_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Younger_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-00c0bf23-86a4-4b84-a1cc-a1588b705ad3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b22b4153-0d9c-400f-b872-e3050b200389\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Adult.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Adults<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Adult.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b22b4153-0d9c-400f-b872-e3050b200389\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7\"] 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-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3490568_e7fbbf-a7\">Intergenerational Lesson Plans: Peace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: John 20:19-31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same Gospel reading occurs in the Second Sunday of Easter in all three lectionary cycles; so for each cycle, the lesson plan suggests a section of the reading as the focus. Today\u2019s reading from the Gospel of John follows the discovery of the resurrected Jesus by the women at the tomb. Although several disciples raced to the tomb to see for themselves, they returned to the upper room \u2013 reasonably sure that they would be the next to be killed. While they huddled in fear, Jesus came to them, and even after all he had been through, he continued to teach the message of peace and forgiveness. For today\u2019s session, the suggested focus is the concluding portion: verses 25 through 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ce6c52cc-a362-4283-ba23-7b0c00177b72\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Intergenerational.pdf\">Intergenerational Lesson Plan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/John-Year_B_Second_Sunday_Of_Easter_Intergenerational.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ce6c52cc-a362-4283-ba23-7b0c00177b72\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acts Lesson Plans: One Heart and One Soul Scripture: Acts 4:32-35 During Eastertide, the Old Testament readings are replaced in the lectionary with passages from the book of Acts. Today\u2019s passage is a short recollection of the unity of the new church. 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