David C Cook COVID-19 Response

Lessons: Middle School

Lesson Palm Sunday

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March 29, 2026

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Spring 2026

by RLD Editorial Team
Mark 15:16-37; Hebrews 10:19-22

middle school

Students will consider the cost of acting on behalf of others as they watch a video about heroes who put their lives on the line to save children from a burning school bus.

Lesson 03

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March 22, 2026

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Spring 2026

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 26:26-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28

middle school

To introduce the topic of how we remember Jesus, students will consider the ways we remember people by watching a video clip about fans memorializing famous people who passed away in 2025.

Lesson 02

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March 15, 2026

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Spring 2026

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 21:12-17

middle school

To introduce the topic, students will watch a video about a quick-change artist as they consider the kind of change God wants from us.

Lesson 01

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March 01, 2026

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Spring 2026

by RLD Editorial Team
John 12:12-19

middle school

Students will watch a video about an experiment in herd mentality as they evaluate whether or not they are following Jesus or the crowd.

Lesson 13

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March 01, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 25: 31-40

middle school

Your students will discuss a video experiment illustrating our biases against the poor as they consider their response to “the least of these.”

Lesson 12

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February 22, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 25:14-30

middle school

Students will use limited resources to make a paper chain and begin thinking about how to make the most of what God has given them.

Lesson 11

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February 15, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Luke 14:15-24

middle school

Your students will discuss a video about a girl’s birthday party as an introduction to learning about God’s invitation to all kinds of people.

Lesson 10

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February 08, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 20:1-16

middle school

Students will watch video clips highlighting amazing kids’ rooms and begin to see how comparison can steal their joy.

Lesson 09

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February 01, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Mark 10:35-45

middle school

Students will watch a video about teens choosing to serve others as they explore Jesus’ definition of greatness.

Lesson 08

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January 25, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 14:14; Mark 1:40-45; 6:30-34

middle school

Students will watch videos about compassionate acts as they explore the compassion of Jesus.

Lesson 07

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January 18, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
John 8:21-29, 48-59

middle school

Your students will watch a video and discuss expectations vs. reality and come to understand that the “not yet” of what Jesus will do is beyond our greatest expectations.

Lesson 06

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January 11, 2026

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Winter 2025-26

by RLD Editorial Team
Luke 7:37-50

middle school

Students will watch a short video about unconscious bias as they explore the idea of biases that cause us to exclude rather than accept others.

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