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Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
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Saturday
, August 15
Atrium
7:35am •
Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer
8:00pm •
Teen Atrium Singing
8:40pm •
Adult Atrium Singing
Ballroom A
8:15am •
The Weight of a Split Second: A Warning About Social Drinking
9:00am •
Maintaining Holiness Consistently (Genesis 39:1-15)
10:00am •
How to Overcome Difficult Questions in Evangelism: "Are You Saying My Family Member Went to Hell?"
11:00am •
What Comes After the Moment You Wish Had Never Happened?
12:30pm •
Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel - Social Media Ministry
1:30pm •
Hot Button Issues: The Bible and Slavery
2:15pm •
The Things God Wants You to Drop (Hebrews 12:1)
3:00pm •
What It Means to Be Brave When Courage Gets You Labeled
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Dating, Love, and Purity
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Lukan Models of Faith: Stephen—A Model Witness
8:00pm •
Lessons from the Women in John: Mary the Mother of Jesus
Ballroom B
8:15am •
Apologetics and Evangelism: Two Sides of the Same Coin
9:00am •
Bible Marking Class: God’s Big Story in 20 Passages
10:00am •
Two for One: The Two Sides of Courage - The Courage to Sit Down When Everyone Else Stands Up
10:00am •
Two for One: The Two Sides of Courage - The Courage to Stand Up When Everyone Else Sits Down
11:00am •
You Ought to Be Teachers by Now (Hebrews 5:12-14)
12:30pm •
Digging Deep: Awards Ceremony for The God of More and 2027 Kickoff
1:30pm •
When Heaven Interrupted Earth: The Angel at Nazareth (Luke 1:26–38)
2:15pm •
Why Most People Don’t Need a Debate—They Need a Christian Who Makes Sense
3:00pm •
Was Paul Crazy?
3:45pm •
The Growth That Happens When You Stop Keeping Score in the Home
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Were Dinosaurs on the Ark?
8:00pm •
Covetousness and the Christian Consumer
Ballroom C
8:15am •
AI: The Ugly
9:00am •
The Authority of Scripture and the Culture of Relativism
10:00am •
The Cost of Being Easily Offended
11:00am •
The Lies You Didn’t Know You Believed
1:30pm •
How Can I Stay Faithful When the Emotion Is Gone? Let's Get the Zeal Back!
2:15pm •
Marriage Beyond the Honeymoon (Patience, Forgiveness, Detachment, Grace, Sacrifice, Trust)
3:00pm •
When Prophets Weep—The Heart of God in the Minor Prophets
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Serving Faithfully
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: How the Bible Distinguishes Between God’s Patience and Our Procrastination (Romans 2:4; Ecclesiastes 8:11)
8:00pm •
A Former Sailor Looks at the Sin of Cussing
Ballroom D
8:15am •
The Verses We Read Too Quickly: God Is Not Mocked (Galatians 6:7-9)
9:00am •
Morning Marriage Class: The Romance of Romans--The Oddest Couple
10:00am •
Lukan Models of Faith: Philip—A Model Leader
11:00am •
It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive: The Scripture
1:30pm •
How to Build a Faith That Withstands a Skeptical Culture
2:15pm •
Don't Be Caught Co-signing with Sin
3:00pm •
Lukan Models of Faith: Zacchaeus—A Model Prospect
3:45pm •
The Psalm with Tear Stains on It (Psalm 34): David’s Refuge in a Humiliating Season
8:00pm •
How to Make the Christian Life Harder Than God Ever Intended—and How to Stop (Matthew 11:28–30)
Concourse Tables
9:00am •
An Ancient Coin Cleaning Workshop
11:00am •
Homeschool Huddle
1:15pm •
Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents
2:30pm •
Singles Hangout
4:30pm •
Singles Hangout
8:00pm •
Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9)
8:30pm •
PTP-University: Hangout
EHA
9:00am •
Hot Button Issues: Faith in the Age of Conspiracy Theories
10:00am •
Identifying and Destroying Spiritual Blind Spots: A Practical Exploration of Nathan’s Parable in 2 Samuel 12
11:00am •
21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Build Community in a Crowd of Followers
1:30pm •
Why Religion Is Not Making You Happy
2:15pm •
21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Raise Your Expectations of Holiness
3:00pm •
What Happens When the World God Made Tries to Live Without Him
3:45pm •
Brainstorming Panel: Eyes Wide Open—Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Local Congregation
6:30pm •
Congregational Singing
6:55pm •
Welcome (Emcee)
6:55pm •
Opening Prayer
7:00pm •
Jesus, the Neurologist—He Renews the Mind (Romans 12:2)
7:40pm •
Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer
EHB
9:00am •
Something Out of Nothing - The Beginning (Genesis 1-2)
9:00am •
Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace
11:00am •
God "Cleaned" the Whole Earth - The Flood (Genesis 6-7)
2:15pm •
The Day the Sun Stood Still (Joshua 10)
2:30pm •
Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace
8:30pm •
Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games
Hidden Trails Restaurant
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
Hotel Cades Cove
9:00am •
Islam, the Quran, and Christianity: May Christians and Muslims Agree?
10:00am •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Weighing the Pros and Cons
11:00am •
Living Virtuously in a Sexualized World
1:30pm •
Scientific Evidences Supporting a Young Earth
2:15pm •
Things the Bible Never Apologizes For: Commands Without Explanations
3:00pm •
Lies Creeping into the Church: A Women Can Serve on the Lord's Table and Make the Announcements
3:45pm •
Fine Tuning: Islam
Hotel Deep Creek
9:00am •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Faithful Endurance
10:00am •
Five Things Moms Need to Teach Their Children About the Text of the Bible
11:00am •
Two for One: Trust When You Feel Out of Control
11:00am •
Two for One: Peace When You Want to Panic
1:30pm •
Lessons on Sexuality from the Life of David
2:15pm •
The Lord Was with Joseph: Faithfulness in Unchosen Seasons (Genesis 39)
3:00pm •
Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Small Group Problem-Solving (1a)
3:45pm •
Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Presentation of Solutions (1b)
Hotel RiverLodge
3:45pm •
Health/Lifestyle Counseling
Manager's Showroom (1)
9:00am •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment)
10:00am •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment)
2:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment)
3:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment)
Manager's Showroom (2)
9:00am •
Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment)
10:30am •
Preacher's Wife Renewal (By Appointment)
2:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (By Appointment)
3:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (By Appointment)
Meeting Room A
9:00am •
The Requirements for Bridge Building (From Contact to Prospect to Bible Study)
10:00am •
Panel: Does Providence Have a Place in Missions Today? Should Missionaries Lean on Providence? Do They? What if a Missionary Works Against God? Can That Happen?
11:00am •
Panel: What Do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field?
11:00am •
Panel: What do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field?
11:00am •
Panel: What Do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field?:
1:30pm •
The Prayer God Refused (2 Samuel 12): Divine Love in Hard Answers
2:15pm •
People Problems Every Deacon Faces (and How to Handle Them Well)
3:00pm •
What We Learn from Jesus as an Adult Son (John 2)
3:45pm •
Answering Honest Questions About the Church
Meeting Room B
9:00am •
Post Traumatic Stress and the Bible: Slaying the Dragons Within
10:00am •
Breaking Generational Chains: The Gospel That Starts a New Family Story
11:00am •
A Biblical Look at Just War Theory
1:30pm •
Post Traumatic Stress and the Bible: Now That You’ve Got It, What Do You Do with It?
2:15pm •
Becoming the Kind of Christian People Feel Safe Around (Without Becoming Soft on Truth)
3:00pm •
The Huge Spirit of the Small Church (cf. 1 Samuel 14:6)
3:45pm •
It Takes Two Crosses to Get to Heaven
8:00pm •
Your Ministry Will Take a Lifetime: My Advice for Young Preachers
Meeting Room CD
9:00am •
The Myth of Neutrality--Why There Is No Morally or Spiritually Neutral Ground
10:00am •
Engaging the Skeptics on Ethics: Does the Bible Give Absolute Rules or Only Conditional Rules?
11:00am •
Between the Testaments 1: Medes and Persians
1:30pm •
Engaging the Skeptics on the Soul: Are There Strong Arguments Against the Reality of the Soul?
2:15pm •
Supporting Sisters: The Lost Art of Bearing Each Others Burdens and Listening Well
3:00pm •
There Still Isn't Anyone out There
3:45pm •
A Wise Woman Builds Her House (Spiritually, Emotionally, and Relationally)
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Evangelism Methods on the Mission Field
8:00pm •
Two for One: Crisis Management in the Church
8:00pm •
Two for One: Crisis Management in the Church
Off-Site
11:30am •
HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet
8:30pm •
Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center
TBA
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
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