Many of us can name prominent characters in the Bible, such as Abraham, Moses, David, the Apostle Paul.

God used them in mighty ways to accomplish his purposes.

But it's fascinating to see how God also used people that Scripture mentions only in passing.

Sometimes they do just one thing.

That's all we know.

But it was a very, very important thing that they did.

And God can use just one moment in your life to do something grand for the kingdom of God.

Or it may be even a very small thing, but it was crucial for God's work to be done.

Ligginer teaching fellow Derek Thomas believes there is much we can learn from these lesser-known

characters. At Liggetar's National Conference, I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Thomas

to talk about his teaching series, Who Are They?

And I began by asking him what led him to focus on these lesser-known people in Scripture.

I've been in ministry for 45 years and more.

I'm now retired from full-time ministry.

And in almost all of that time, I've engaged in lecture or continue or preaching that is

preaching through books of the Bible, beginning at, you know, chapter 1, verse 1, and heading all the way to the end.

And some series have been short and some have been longer.

And I've also been involved in ministry that included a morning, evening, and a Wednesday

slot.

At one point, I was the solo pastor, so I

preached three times a week. But there are occasions, like over the summer months,

when folk are way a lot, and you can't do a consecutive expository thing, because they'll

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