Easy to teach.
Easy to share.
Get instant access to current events and issues that relate to Bible lessons. You can also share RLD lessons with anyone. Send a link by email or post to your favorite social media sites.
Real-World Relevance
Every week, you’ll find relevant example that relate the Bible to real life
Free to Use
Although RLD lessons tie into weekly Bible-in-Life or Echoes teacher guides, these free supplements can be used independently to engage students in conversations about life and faith.
Multiple Delivery Options
Each lesson can be saved as a PDF file, read directly off the web page, or printed out.
Previous
Next

Lesson Palm Sunday

|

April 02, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Mark 14:32-65; 15:16-18

upper elementary

Students will watch a video about obedient dogs and one that has a mind of its own to introduce them to the lesson topic on becoming obedient to God’s will.

Lesson Palm Sunday

|

April 02, 2023

|

Spring 2023

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 a hero who put his life on the line to save children from a burning building.

Lesson Palm Sunday

|

April 02, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Luke 23:46; Colossians 3:15—4:6

high school

Students will view a series of famous protest photographs and discuss what often motivates people to act.

Lesson Palm Sunday

|

April 02, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Luke 24:1–12

adult

Explore your questions about Jesus’ resurrection.

Lesson Palm Sunday

|

April 02, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Luke 24:1–12

echoes adult

Explore your questions about Jesus’ resurrection.

Lesson 4

|

March 26, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
John 13:1-17; 14:15-31

upper elementary

Students will watch a video about an eight-year-old who raised money for a charity dedicated to helping children.

Lesson 4

|

March 26, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 26:36-41, 47, 56; 27:35-36, 45-46

middle school

After watching a video about what it means to be popular, your students will discuss the feelings surrounding popularity, friend groups, and loneliness.

Lesson 4

|

March 26, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
1 Corinthians 15:20-23, 35-44

high school

Students will watch a news clip memorializing famous people who passed away in 2022 as they ponder what God has to say about life after death.

Lesson 4

|

March 26, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Mark 5:1–13, 18–20

adult

Tell of the mercy and release you’ve experienced through Christ.

Lesson 4

|

March 26, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Mark 5:1–13, 18–20

echoes adult

Tell of the mercy and release you’ve experienced through Christ.

Lesson 3

|

March 19, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
John 19:28-30; Colossians 2:6-15

high school

Students will consider the “stuff” they couldn’t live without and start to think about the only thing we really need—faith in Jesus.

Lesson 3

|

March 19, 2023

|

Spring 2023

by RLD Editorial Team
Matthew 21:1-11

upper elementary

In order to introduce the lesson topic, students will talk about what it means to be king of something as they watch a video about the “king” of football (American soccer).