Nehemiah had the legal right to take more from the people he governed. For twelve years, he refused. This week Dr. Richard Price asks a harder question than whether a leader will steal: will you give up what you're entitled to for the good of the people God placed in your care?

When the wall was going up, Nehemiah discovered his own people were being crushed by debt, taxes, and predatory lending from inside their own community. Dr. Richard Price unpacks Nehemiah 5 to show why listening to the cry of hurting people matters more than hitting your next goal, and what real repentance looks like when you finally decide to make it right.

When the wall started rising, the ridicule started too. In this week's Priceless Lessons post, Dr. Richard Price walks us through Nehemiah 4 and shows why opposition to God's work is often confirmation, not condemnation. Learn how to answer critics with progress instead of explanations, hold prayer and preparation together, and keep building even when exhaustion sets in. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is add another brick.

What if the most important work you'll ever do isn't the kind that gets applause? In this week's Priceless Lessons message, Dr. Richard Price walks through the quiet, unglamorous roll call of Nehemiah 3 to show why God notices the sections nobody claps for. Whether you're a young professional wondering if you have anything to offer yet, or a seasoned believer standing on the sidelines with unused gifts, this one's for you.

Nehemiah had every green light to start rebuilding, so why did he wait three days and inspect the ruins at night before lifting a single stone? Dr. Richard Price unpacks why wise leaders resist the rush of an open door, choosing honest inspection and shared vision over haste - and what it costs when critics show up right on time.

Nehemiah prayed for four silent months before God's answer walked into the throne room — and when the door opened, he was terrified. Dr. Richard Price unpacks Nehemiah 2:1–10 to show why prayer was never meant to replace action: it prepares us to recognize God's timing, find courage in fear, make specific requests, and keep moving when opposition shows up.

Nehemiah didn't go looking for a calling — he asked one ordinary question about home, and the answer broke his heart. Dr. Richard Price unpacks the six movements (hearing, sitting, weeping, mourning, fasting, praying) that turn a broken heart into a holy assignment.

You already have everything you need to stand firm. Dr. Richard Price shows why the altar of Christ can never be shaken, even when your career, comfort, or whole world starts moving. Discover what it means to live where Jesus provides, where He leads, and where He is praised — and why your hope was never meant to rest on anything this world can take away.

Who first taught you to pray? Hebrews 13 reminds us that no one comes to faith alone. In this message, Dr. Richard Price unpacks the difference between a ruler and a shepherd, and shows why faithful leaders are remembered simply because they point people to the unchanging Christ.

Are you serving from a full place — or running on empty? In this powerful VBS message, Stacy Jones unpacks the story of Mary and Martha to reveal a truth that could transform your ministry, your family, and your walk with God: the capacity to serve well always flows from closeness to Christ. Sit before you serve.

What would you have left if you lost everything you worked for? In this gripping VBS message from Schrader Lane, preacher Stacy Jones takes us into Philippians 3 and dares us to recalculate what we truly value. When you let go of the résumé, the reputation, and the religion you perform — Christ is left. And that turns out to be everything.

Life gets complicated. But during Schrader Lane's 2026 VBS, guest speaker Stacy Jones cut through the noise with one clarifying truth from 2 Corinthians 5: when Christ makes you new, He commissions you new. Being connected to Christ is never just a destination — it is a deployment. Are you carrying the message you were sent to carry?

What if the moment that exposes who you really are isn't a Sunday service — it's a crisis on a Tuesday? At Schrader Lane's 108th Anniversary, Minister Stacy Jones delivered a piercing message from Romans 12: true transformation isn't found in performing religion. It's found on the altar. Are you ready to stay there?

What if the greatest threat to your most sacred relationships isn't a bad decision — it's a forgotten identity? In this Father's Day message, Dr. Richard Price reveals that holy relationships aren't sustained by willpower. They're rooted in covenant — knowing whose you are. When you understand that you belong to God, everything you protect, pursue, and value changes.

What if the pressure you're under right now isn't God's absence — it's His hand? In this Priceless Lessons message from Hebrews 12, Dr. Richard Price delivers a word that reframes every trial: God doesn't just save His children, He raises them. Divine discipline is not punishment — it's sonship, intimacy, and formation. Read on and discover how to take a new grip.

What if Proverbs 31 isn't a checklist of perfection — but a testimony of formation? In his powerful Mother's Day message, Dr. Richard Price reveals how dignity is pressed into women through private discipline, the heat of everyday life, and the faithful hands of those who loved them first. From the kitchen to the sanctuary, formation always precedes public praise.

You love Jeremiah 29:11. But are you willing to live the process that comes with it? Dr. Richard Price delivers a convicting word: God's promise is real — but it was never easy. He develops you before He delivers you. Are you claiming the plan, or committing to the process? Draw near. Hold fast. Show up. Don't finish alone.

You are not waiting on a High Priest — you already have One. In this week's Priceless Lesson from Dr. Price, we unpack Hebrews 8 and the "better covenant" that changed everything. Discover why Christ seated at God's right hand means your work of earning is over, why the shadow of religion can never save you, and the four promises of the new covenant that rewrite your heart, your relationship with God, and your forgiven future.

Before you rush to the empty tomb, linger at the cross. In this powerful Easter message, Dr. Richard Price unpacks what Christ's death truly accomplished — an accursed, shameful, and sacrificial act that put sin to death publicly. Discover why dying to self is the only path to daily resurrection and newness of life. Get up already — your victory awaits!

You have the belt of truth. You carry the shield of faith. You wear the helmet of salvation. But here is the question Dr. Richard Price asks this week: Is any of it actually working? Prayer is not a piece of God's armor — it is the operating system that activates every piece. Without it, everything is present but nothing fires. Discover the four dimensions of prayer that move your faith from dormant to fully alive.