{"id":3491552,"date":"2026-09-30T08:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/?post_type=lesson_plans&#038;p=3491552"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:40:03","slug":"lesson-plans-proper-4-b","status":"publish","type":"lesson_plans","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/lesson-plans\/lesson-plans-proper-4-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans: Proper 4 (B)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old Testament Lesson Plans: Listening for God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of Samuel\u2019s call can be humorous to us because at first Samuel does not recognize the voice of God. It is also instructive to us as we consider how well we listen for God in our own time. We are all called. Sometimes we need help to listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-777bfeed-f276-4611-824f-acebca6fb7a2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-OT-YC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-OT-YC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-777bfeed-f276-4611-824f-acebca6fb7a2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-183fe1f2-f960-456b-afc9-39e78e53e565\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-OT-OC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-OT-OC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-183fe1f2-f960-456b-afc9-39e78e53e565\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Testament Lesson Plans: Sabbath<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: Mark 2:23-3:6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>We are now in the long season known as Ordinary Time, which runs through Christ the King Sunday. As we take this journey, nourished by the scriptures appointed for the season and empowered by our baptisms, we are invited to be on the lookout for all the blessings found in the ordinary \u2013 to see God at work here and now. And we are compelled to share our blessings with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proper: appropriate, fitting, and during Ordinary Time, the scripture appointed for each particular Sunday. The scriptures for this Season after Pentecost all come from the Gospel of Mark. In today\u2019s Gospel, we hear about the Pharisees challenging Jesus about the Sabbath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6128cbf5-36bd-458b-82d0-7d335ad3f6b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-YC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-YC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6128cbf5-36bd-458b-82d0-7d335ad3f6b3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bbe25333-881a-473c-bfeb-ebe8094f45c3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-OC.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-OC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bbe25333-881a-473c-bfeb-ebe8094f45c3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9d4d14b8-135a-4eff-9737-1aa7781aaa67\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-A.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Adults<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Proper-4-B-NT-A.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9d4d14b8-135a-4eff-9737-1aa7781aaa67\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old Testament Lesson Plans: Listening for God Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) The story of Samuel\u2019s call can be humorous to us because at first Samuel does not recognize the voice of God. 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