November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Church & Ministry
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February 19 | Discovery
Questions for group discussion for use with this week's lesson from Nehemiah 5:1-19, "Courage to Deny Oneself."
February 19 | Application (‘Putting Others First’)
Self-centeredness weakens leadership, but unselfishness amplifies it. Effective leaders genuinely care about those they lead. Their goal is to serve, not to have others serve them. Jesus set…
February 12 | Courage to Take a Risk
When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, he set right to work. . . . Nehemiah was willing to risk it all to ensure that Jerusalem would be rebuilt so…
Church & MinistryFebruary 12 | Application (‘Living in Tense Times’)
When you feel stressed out, it helps to recognize that some tensions are externally generated, some are internally generated, and some are actually healthy and lead to personal…
February 12 | Discovery
Questions for group discussion for use with this week's lesson from Nehemiah 4:1-18, "Courage to Take a Risk."
February 5 | Courage to Stand Up
A touched heart typically is what spurs a person to action. The devastating news of Jerusalem caused Nehemiah to weep and mourn in chapter 1, and God used…
February 5 | Application (‘Keys to Courage’)
Fear seems more common than faith these days. . . . But over the course of my life, my best decisions have been the times when I chose…
February 5 | Discovery
Questions for group discussion for use with this week's lesson from Nehemiah 1:11–2:8, "Courage to Stand Up."
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Preaching to the Eye’ (1897)
"By the use of such charts people 'hear the gospel' by the eye as well as by the ear," H.F. MacLane wrote in 1897. "And the message of…
Merger of Two Idaho Churches Fuels Kingdom Growth
COVID-19 impacted churches everywhere in 2020, but two churches in Boise, Idaho, saw their futures forever altered through a merger that has spurred two years of growth and…
January 29 | It’s About Distinction
Upon his arrival in Jerusalem in chapter 7, Ezra sized things up rather quickly. The exiles were in danger of turning back to the sinful ways that had…
January 29 | Application (‘What Makes You Different?’)
The Israelites were supposed to be a holy people, distinct from others who lived around them. No work on the Sabbath day. No graven images. . . .…
January 29 | Discovery
The New Testament calls the follower of Jesus to be distinct as a “new creation” in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). . . . What values and priorities should…
January 22 | It Requires Prayer and Fasting
Once work on the temple altar and temple itself were completed, it was time to get the exiles’ lives in order. Ezra the great Bible teacher led the…
Church & MinistryJanuary 22 | Application (‘Give It Up’)
Why isn’t fasting more common in the American church? The Bible mentions it at least 60 times. Moses and Jesus both fasted for 40 days in the wilderness…
