Daily Lesson for Sunday 7th of June 2026

Jesus had spent the day speaking to large crowds of people on the shores of Galilee. Jesus’ words would echo in the people’s minds for a long time and down throughout eternity.

As evening fell, Jesus spoke to His disciples, inviting them on a journey with Him. “ ‘Let us cross over to the other side’ ” (Mark 4:35, NKJV). Jesus knew a storm would come but suggested they go anyway. He had an important life lesson to teach His closest followers.

You likely know what happened next.

Consider these points:

1. Jesus falls asleep on what was likely the only pillow in the boat. The fishing boats usually had one pillow, which the driver of the boat, at the stern, sat on. The person at the stern guided the boat to the destination. So here, Jesus is in the position of the boat’s “driver,” but He falls asleep at the wheel.

2. Not all the disciples were new to sailing. Peter, James, and John were experienced fishermen. They knew the Sea of Galilee, and they would have known how to navigate a storm.

3. This is the only recorded Gospel account of Jesus sleeping. During one of the worst storms in their lives, when the disciples are ter­rified and think they’re going to die, Jesus is asleep at the stern.

4. The disciples’ response in their time of crisis is “Do You not care?” They questioned Jesus’ character and His love for them. Too often, this is also our response when we face hard times.

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It’s in the midst of hopelessness that we might try to save ourselves (like the disciples), or sometimes it’s when we feel pain or loss that we start to question or doubt God’s love and care for us. We presume that He should act in a certain way based on what we think and see from our human perspective. But, as with the disciples, it’s in life’s storms that God can work the greatest miracles. God is always faithful, even when His apparent lack of involvement doesn’t make sense to us. He’s in our storms with us and can calm the storm when we cannot.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/26b-11-lifes-storms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26b-11-lifes-storms

This lesson teaching plan is prepared for Sabbath School Class on June 13, 2026.

Photograph by William Earnhardt

Key Text: “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:3-5, NKJV).

Read in Class: Mark 4:35-41.

Study: What lessons on faith can you take from here?

Apply: What is your usual response when you face a storm in your life? How do such moments impact your relationship with God? When have you lived out 2 Corinthians 5:7?

Share: Sailboats can’t move without wind. Can you share a time when the “stormwinds” actually got you to a better place? See Do You Have Enough Faith Not to Ask Jesus to Calm the Storm?

Read in Class: Mark 5:21-34.

Study: What happened, and what can we learn?

Apply: How did this woman in such great need demonstrate the ideas in Romans 5:3-5? What might this look like in your life?

Share: Share why you think Jesus thought it was important to identify the woman in the crowd, even though she was already healed?

Read in Class: Job 19:23-27 and Job 23:8-12.

Study: What was Job’s attitude towards his setbacks?

Apply: What has been your attitude when life served you a setback? How did God’s grace carry you though, maybe even when your faith was not there?

Share: Share how you maintain your integrity when you are trying to do everything right, but everything keeps going wrong.

Read in Class: Luke 24:13-27.

Study: What were the differences between Jesus’ perspective and the other two men’s perspectives concerning the event they were discussing?

Apply: What is your attitude when God allows setbacks when you do not undersand why He allowed them?

Share: What are your go-to passages when you are experiencing a setback?

Mission: Can you think of someone who is experiencing a setback? Can you reach out to them this week and offer a prayer and word of encouragement?

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/11-setbacks-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=11-setbacks-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan