April 5, 2026

Unit 2

Caring for Families and Community

Lesson 6

Beginners: The Meaning of Life

Faith Block: Jesus is alive!

Scripture: Luke 24:1-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 15:16-20, 56-57

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:57

Primary/Juniors: The Meaning of Life

Scripture: Luke 24:1-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 15:16-20, 56-57

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:57

Intermediate/Teens: Thoughts on Life and Death

Scripture: I Corinthians 15:13-20, 51-58

Key Verse: I Corinthians 15:20

Adult: Thoughts on Life and Death

Devotional Reading: Luke 24:1-12

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:13-20, 51-58

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:20

Scriptures for April 5, 2026

1 Corinthians 15 King James Version

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,

which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye

have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for

our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the

scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greaterpart remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I

persecuted the church of God.

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me

was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of

God which was with me.

11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you

that there is no resurrection of the dead?

13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that

he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s

at his coming.

24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the

Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under

him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be

subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all?

why are they then baptized for the dead?

30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth

it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I

speak this to your shame.

35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they

come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain,

it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of

beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial

is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of

the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in

incorruption:

43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and

there is a spiritual body.

45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was

made a quickening spirit.

46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward

that which is spiritual.

47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are

they also that are heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the

heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;

neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall

sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on

immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have

put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is

swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in

the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

April 12, 2026

Unit 2

Caring for Families and Community

Lesson 7

Beginners: Respecting Those in Authority

Faith Block: Respect God and our Leaders!

Scripture: Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 6-8; 1 Peter 2:3-17

Key Verse: 1 Peter 2:17

Primary/Juniors: Respecting Those in Authority

Scripture: Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 6-8; 1 Peter 2:3-17

Key Verse: 1 Peter 2:17

Intermediate/Teens: Whose Rules Rule?

Scripture: Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 6-8; I Peter 2:13-17

Key Verse: Mark 12:17

Adult: Whose Rules Rule?

Devotional Reading: Proverbs 31:4-9

Scripture: Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 6-8; I Peter 2:13-17

Key Verse: Mark 12:17

Scriptures for April 12, 2026

Mark 12 King James Version

1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard,

and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and

let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from

the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and

wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and

killing some.

6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them,saying, They will reverence my son.

7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him,

and the inheritance shall be ours.’

8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the

husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is

become the head of the corner:

11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had

spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him

in his words.

14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true,

and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way

of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them,

Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and

superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.

17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,

and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they

asked him, saying,

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him,

and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his

brother.

20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them?

for the seven had her to wife.

24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not

the scriptures, neither the power of God?

25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in

marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how

in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of

Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and

perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first

commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The

Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with

all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There

is none other commandment greater than these.

32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one

God; and there is none other but he:

33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the

soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all

whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far

from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes

that Christ is the son of David?

36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my

right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the

common people heard him gladly.38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in

long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall

receive greater damnation.

41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into

the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a

farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That

this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she

had, even all her living.

April 19, 2026

Unit 2

Caring for Families and Community

Lesson 8

Beginners: When “Childlike” Behavior Is Good

Faith Block: I am special to Jesus!

Scripture: Mark 9:36-37, 42; 10:13-16

Key Verse: Mark 10:15

Primary/Juniors: When “Childlike” Behavior Is Good

Scripture: Mark 9:36-37, 42; 10:13-16

Key Verse: Mark 10:15

Intermediate/Teens: The Beauty of Dependence

Scripture: Mark 9:36-37, 42; 10:13-16

Key Verse: Mark 10:15

Adult: The Beauty of Dependence

Devotional Reading: Psalm 8

Scripture: Mark 9:36-37, 42; 10:13-16

Key Verse: Mark 10:15

Scriptures for April 19, 2026

Mark 10 King James Version

1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther

side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught

them again.

2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his

wife? tempting him.

3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you

this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another,

committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she

committeth adultery.

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his

disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the

little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little

child, he shall not enter therein.

16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to

him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one,

that is, God.

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal,

Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my

youth.

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go

thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in

heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great

possessions.

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they

that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and

saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the

kingdom of God!

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter

into the kingdom of God.

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can

be saved?

27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for

with God all things are possible.

28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left

house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my

sake, and the gospel’s,

30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and

sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to

come eternal life.

31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and

they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the

twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto

the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall

deliver him to the Gentiles:

34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall

kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we

would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the

other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I

drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of

the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be

baptized:

40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be

given to them for whom it is prepared.

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are

accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones

exercise authority upon them.

43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be

your minister:

44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give

his life a ransom for many.

46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a

great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side

begging.

47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say,

Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great

deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man,

saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?

The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And

immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

April 26, 2026

Unit 2

Caring for Families and Community

Lesson 9

Beginners: I Have an Important Role

Faith Block: I love God with all my heart!

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Matthew 19:3-9; Ephesians 6:1-3

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 6:5-6

Primary/Juniors: I Have an Important Role

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Matthew 19:3-9; Ephesians 6:1-3

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 6:5-6

Intermediate/Teens: Love that Shapes Society

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:3-9; Matthew 19:3-9

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Adult: Love that Shapes Society

Devotional Reading: 2 Samuel 7:25-29

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:3-9; Matthew 19:3-9

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Scriptures for April 26, 2026

Deuteronomy 6 King James Version

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the

LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither

ye go to possess it:

2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his

commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the

days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, andthat ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in

the land that floweth with milk and honey.

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and

with all thy might.

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when

thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest

down, and when thou risest up.

8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets

between thine eyes.

9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which

he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and

goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged,

which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when

thou shalt have eaten and be full;

12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of

Egypt, from the house of bondage.13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about

you;

15 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy

God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

16 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his

testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may

be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the

LORD sware unto thy fathers.

19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the

testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath

commanded you?

21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the

LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

22 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon

Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the landwhich he sware unto our fathers.

24 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for

our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments

before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.