LESSON LIFESAVERS For CHURCH & HOME:
Primary, Sunday School, and Family
Old Testament LESSON 25
Teaching Come, Follow Me lessons just got easier with our activities for JUNE (week #3)
Theme: “The Battle Is the Lord’s”
1 Samuel 17-18; 24-26; 2 Samuel 5-7
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading with reward stamps and pop-ups to match the lesson theme.
• Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum for all ages.
BUNDLES to save & INDEX for Come, Follow Me June 2026 ⇒
PART 1
Come, Follow Me
Scripture Scholars
bookmarks, stamps, & pop-ups
Lesson 25 Scripture Scholars
This week’s Scripture Scholars bundle includes:|
• 2 BOOKMARKs and
• 1 scripture POP-UP (to place in scripture binding).
STAMPS and STAMP KEEPER can be purchased below.
Lessons 23-26 Scripture Scholars
JUNE’s BUNDLE includes the following for each lesson:
• 2 BOOKMARKS,
• 1 POP-UP, and
• 1 STAMP.
Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below). SEE TESTIMONIALS HERE
STAMPS & STAMP KEEPER
JUNE STAMPS $1.50
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS Stamps for weeks 1-5. For Lessons 18-22 – Miscellaneous Scriptures. If you have purchased the BUNDLE above, the stamps are included.
January – December $3.00
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS Stamp Keeper holds 52 stamps for the 2026 weeks 1-52. This is included in the January BUNDLE.
PART 2
Come, Follow Me
Lesson-match Activities
poster presentations & games, handouts, puzzles, and song visuals
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
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June 15–21: “The Battle Is the Lord’s”
1 Samuel 17–18; 24–26; 2 Samuel 5–7
Ever since the tribes of Israel had settled in the promised land, the Philistines had been an ongoing threat to their safety. The Lord had delivered them many times in the past, but now the elders of Israel demanded, “We will have a king … [to] go out before us, and fight our battles” (1 Samuel 8:19–20). So Saul was anointed king. And yet when the menacing giant Goliath hurled his challenge to the armies of Israel, Saul—like the rest of his army—was “greatly afraid” (1 Samuel 17:11). On that day, it wasn’t King Saul who saved Israel but a humble shepherd boy named David, who was wearing no armor but was clothed with impenetrable faith in the Lord. This battle proved to Israel, and to anyone who has spiritual battles to fight, that “the Lord saveth not with sword and spear” and that “the battle is the Lord’s” (1 Samuel 17:47).
COME, FOLLOW ME
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With the help of the Lord, I can overcome any challenge.
The story of David and Goliath is one of the best-known stories in the scriptures. Of course, we usually focus on David. But this time, as you study 1 Samuel 17, ponder also the words of other people in this chapter (see the list below). What do you learn about them and their motives? What do you learn about David? How is he different?
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Goliath: verses 8–10, 43–44
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Eliab: verse 28
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Saul: verse 33
Your story, though not as well-known as David’s, is sure to include Goliath-size challenges to overcome and opportunities to exercise faith in the Lord. What does David’s example teach you about facing the adversity in your story? You might also read President Camille N. Johnson’s message “Invite Christ to Author Your Story” (Liahona, Nov. 2021, 80–82) with one of your challenges in mind. Look for answers to questions like these: How does the Lord want me to view my challenges? How has He helped me in the past? How can I show that I trust Him to write my story?
You may already know that there are some tragic chapters later in David’s story (see, for example, 2 Samuel 11). If you had the opportunity to give David some advice after his battle with Goliath, what would you say? How might this advice apply to your life?
See also “The Lord Will Deliver Me” (video), Gospel Library.
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One person with faith in Christ can make a difference.
In addition to personal challenges, we also face large, complex problems that affect the whole world. When forces of evil are “gathered together … to battle” against the forces of good (1 Samuel 17:1), we might wonder how our individual efforts could possibly make a difference. What do you find in David’s story that gives you hope? Sister Andrea M. Spannaus taught that the five stones David carried into his battle with Goliath could represent things we need to win our spiritual battles. Read her message “Faithful to the End” (Liahona, May 2024, 59–61). How can you access these sources of strength in your life?
See also “Let Us All Press On,” Hymns, no. 243.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
Faith in Jesus Christ can help me have courage.
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You may want to use “David and Goliath” in Old Testament Stories, 112–16, to help your children become familiar with what happened in 1 Samuel 17:20–54. Then you could let them retell the story using the pictures or line drawings in this outline. Ask them what they think the Lord wants them to learn from this story.
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You and your children could also make a list of some difficult challenges they might face during their life. Then help them find things David said that can help with these challenges (see 1 Samuel 17:26, 32, 34–37, 45–47). Share how Jesus Christ has helped you during challenges.
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Your children could march like they are David going to fight Goliath while singing a song about being courageous, such as “I Will Be Valiant” (Children’s Songbook, 162).
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SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
OLD TESTAMENT
1 Samuel 17-18; 24-26 2 Samuel 5-7
JUNE (week 3)
Lesson 25: June 15-21, 2026
“The Battle Is the Lord’s”
SUMMARY of the above lesson plans and activities to make learning fun!
YOUTH CAN TEACH
So, please let them teach as it helps them learn the gospel and grow their testimony as they share it.
Use this BRIGHT IDEAS LESSON Planner to plan lesson objectives, activities, and discussions (included with each activity).
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