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Lesson 3

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June 21, 2026

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Summer 2026

Jonathan and David, Resolute Friends

by RLD Editorial Team

1 Samuel 18:1–4; 20:16–17, 32–34, 42; 2 Samuel 1:26–27; 21:7

Bible-in-Life adult

Jonathan supports what God is doing through David.

Lesson 3

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June 21, 2026

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Summer 2026

Jonathan and David, Resolute Friends

by RLD Editorial Team

1 Samuel 18:1–4; 20:16–17, 32–34, 42; 2 Samuel 1:26–27; 21:7

echoes adult

Jonathan supports what God is doing through David.

Lesson 3

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June 21, 2026

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Summer 2026

Relationships 101

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:12-14; Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 6:1-3

high school

Students will discuss an example of a committed marriage relationship and discover that God’s guidelines should be the basis for all our relationships.

Lesson 3

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June 21, 2026

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Summer 2026

Understand or Not

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:12-13; Mark 7:9-13; Matthew 5:21-22

middle school

Students will watch a video featuring a teen speaker discussing how hard it must be to parent teenagers, and they’ll discover that God wants them to honor their parents even when there are misunderstandings.

Lesson 3

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June 21, 2026

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Summer 2026

What’s Up with You?

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:12; Luke 2:41-52

upper elementary

Students will talk about things that cause parents to worry in preparation for the Bible lesson about God’s directive to honor and obey parents.

Lesson 2

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June 14, 2026

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Summer 2026

Give Me A Break!

by RLD Editorial Team

Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; 31:13 Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

high school

As students discuss their activities, they will begin to see needs we experience and God’s provision for the need for rest.

Lesson 2

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June 14, 2026

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Summer 2026

Time Out

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 16:2-6; Acts 20:7

middle school

Students will explore how American youth spend their time and discover that we miss out when we don’t set aside time to refocus.

Lesson 2

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June 14, 2026

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Summer 2026

Rules or Relationship

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:8-11; Matthew 12:1-15

upper elementary

Students will distinguish between following rules on the Sabbath and enjoying a relationship that desires a Sabbath time with God.

Lesson 2

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June 14, 2026

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Summer 2026

Hannah, the Persistent Supplicant

by RLD Editorial Team

1 Samuel 1:9–20, 25

Bible-in-Life adult

God’s answer to Hannah’s prayer blesses Israel.

Lesson 2

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June 14, 2026

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Summer 2026

Hannah, the Persistent Supplicant

by RLD Editorial Team

1 Samuel 1:9–20, 25

echoes adult

God’s answer to Hannah’s prayer blesses Israel.

Lesson 1

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June 07, 2026

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Summer 2026

An Ever-Changing World

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 20:1-3; Psalm 99:2-5; Malachi 3:6

high school

Students will be reminded that while many things in their lives and in society change over time, God always remains the same.

Lesson 1

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June 07, 2026

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Summer 2026

Name Recognition

by RLD Editorial Team

Exodus 19:3-5; 20:1-5a, 7; Acts 19:13-17