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Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
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Monday
, August 17
Atrium
7:55am •
Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer
8:20pm •
Atrium Singing
Ballroom A
8:15am •
The Verses We Read Too Quickly: Do not Be Deceived (1 Corinthians 6:9-20)
9:00am •
Bible Marking Class: The Bible’s Wisdom for Drama and Conflict
10:00am •
Two for One: Living with No Regrets - Choices You'll Wish You Hadn't Made
10:00am •
Two for One: Living with No Regrets - Choices You'll Thank Yourself for Later
11:00am •
God Hates Laziness—And Says So Repeatedly: Proverbs, Effort, and Moral Responsibility
12:30pm •
Hurry Back Session: America Turns 250—What Scripture Says About Nations That Grow Old
1:30pm •
Where the Spice of Life Gets Real
2:15pm •
The Faith Builder’s Guide to Failing Forward
3:00pm •
Covenant Renewal Moments: Reading Scripture Through Its Big Turning Points
3:45pm •
Get Out of the Boat! Sometimes Obedience Requires Leaving What Floats (Matthew 14)
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Tips for Reaching Your Family Members with the Gospel
Ballroom B
8:15am •
What Happens When a Teacher Meets a Seeker (Acts 8:26–39)
9:00am •
Be Confident of Your Salvation: Your Conscience May not Forget, but Your God Does
10:00am •
Five Bible Characters Who Battled Lust - and How They Responded to It
11:00am •
The Influence and Consequences of Calvinism — Is It Effecting the Church?
12:30pm •
Hurry Back Session: Second Thoughts—How to Restore Prodigals
1:30pm •
When Heaven Interrupted Earth: The Voice at the Jordan (Matthew 3:13–17)
2:15pm •
Making Home a Place Worth Coming Home To
3:00pm •
Modern-day Daniels in Babylon: How to Stay Faithful When the Algorithm Disagrees with You
3:45pm •
The Value of Textual Sermons
Ballroom C
8:15am •
Open Homes in a Closed off World — The Gift of Hospitality
9:00am •
How to Recognize Spiritual Attacks and Respond Biblically
10:00am •
Memorizing Scripture: The Why and How of This Important Discipline
11:00am •
How Does Paul Expect Us to Hold Truth Firmly While Keeping Our Hearts Soft? (1 Corinthians 8:2)
1:30pm •
Spiritual Intimacy (The Missing Ingredient in Many Marriages)
2:15pm •
Can We Understand God's Grace?
3:00pm •
How to Better Support Your Church Leaders
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Peace and the Mind
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Why Do We Do Apologetics and Where Should We Start?
Ballroom D
8:15am •
Five Reasons I'm Not Eastern Orthodox
9:00am •
Morning Marriage Class: The Romance of Romans - War of the Roses
10:00am •
Studies in 1 Samuel: Light in the Darkness
11:00am •
Go Deep! How Original Languages Help Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: Important Details from the Years of Silence (The Intertestamental Period)
12:30pm •
Digging Deep Review: Bullet Points from the God of More
1:30pm •
Studies in 1 Samuel: God’s Grace Reaches Out
2:15pm •
The Encouraging News That God Is Not Panicking About the World (Psalm 2; Isaiah 46:9–11)
3:00pm •
Carrying the Message Forward: The Past, Present, and Future of House to House/Heart to Heart
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Parts of You God Uses
Concourse Tables
8:15am •
Health/Lifestyle Counseling
10:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign-up Required)
11:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign-up Required)
1:15pm •
Meet and Greet: Foster Families
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 •
When God Says, "I’ve Had Enough" (Isaiah 1:11–20)
10:00am •
Becoming the Church Your Community Can’t Ignore
11:00am •
21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Keep Worship Sacred in a World That Treats It Like a Show
1:30pm •
Becoming a Church That Is Safe for Sinners and Serious About Holiness
2:15pm •
21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Choose Depth over Dopamine
3:00pm •
The Danger of Only Loving Truth until It Challenges You
3:45pm •
Brainstorming Panel: Fixing Church Problems Before They Become Church Splits
6:30pm •
Congregational Singing
6:55pm •
Opening Prayer
6:55pm •
Welcome (Emcee)
7:00pm •
Two for One: Jesus, the Speech Therapist — He Redeems the Way We Talk (Matthew 12:34–37)
7:00pm •
Two for One: Jesus, the Sleep Specialist— He Gives Rest to the Weary (Matthew 11:28–30)
7:45pm •
Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer
7:50pm •
Lifetime Service Award Presentation: Charles Cochran
EHB
9:00am •
A Small Boy Battles a Giant (1 Samuel 17)
2:15pm •
The Day Death was Defeated (The Resurrection)
2:30pm •
Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace
Hidden Trails Restaurant
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
Hotel Cades Cove
9:00am •
Lessons on Parenting from the Life of David
10:00am •
God’s Persistent Plan to Save the World Using People Like Us (Judges; Matthew 28:18–20; 1 Corinthians 1:27)
11:00am •
Two for One: Learning to Speak with Grace and Live with Dignity in Every Setting
11:00am •
Two for One: Temptation and Identity (You Don’t Have to Prove Yourself to the World)
1:30pm •
Life Lessons from the New Testament World: Pharisees and Sadducees
2:15pm •
Two for One: The God Who Sees—Hagar’s Story and the Hope of the Invisible Woman
2:15pm •
Two for One: The God Who Redeems—Ruth’s Story and the Hope of the Overlooked Woman
3:00pm •
Never Enough? The Lie Every Mom Believes
3:45pm •
Two for One: The Intersection of Physical and Mental Health for Christian Women
3:45pm •
Two for One: The Intersection of Physical and Mental Health for Christian Women
5:30pm •
Meet and Greet Zone: Churches Looking for Preachers / Preachers Looking for Churches
Hotel Deep Creek
9:00am •
God and the Problem of Evil: The Cross Is God's Answer to the Problem of Evil
10:00am •
Gene Therapy 101 – Image of God and Human Genetic Commodification
11:00am •
Handling Allegations Biblically and Lawfully
1:30pm •
The Secret Places: Communing with Yourself and God
2:15pm •
When Heaven Fell Silent for 30 Minutes (Revelation 8): A Study in Holy Tension
3:00pm •
Fine Tuning: Catholicism
3:45pm •
Gene Therapy 101 – “Playing God” or "Faithful Stewardship"?
Hotel RiverLodge
3:00pm •
Grief Support Group for Those Who Have Lost Children
3:45pm •
Grief Support Group for Those Who Have Lost Children
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 •
Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment)
2:15pm •
Preacher Renewal (By Appointment)
Meeting Room A
9:00am •
Why "We’ve Always Done It This Way" Is a Stewardship Problem
10:00am •
The Hand You Don’t See; the Mission You Do
11:00am •
The Book of Enoch: What It Is—and Why It Isn’t Scripture
1:30pm •
The Devil’s Old Tricks in Your New Life: Recognizing and Resisting Common Temptations That Derail New Believers
2:15pm •
Future Leaders Workshop - Class 1
Meeting Room B
9:00am •
Five Signs Your Career Is Shaping You More Than Your Faith—and How to Push Back Wisely
10:00am •
Seven Things a Preacher Can Do to Encourage Evangelism in the Church
11:00am •
How to Date Without Making Peace with Compromise
1:30pm •
Thankfulness That Lasts: Cultivating a Grateful Life
2:15pm •
What the Next Generation Needs from Us—Observations from Years of Running a Youth Camp
3:00pm •
Godly Motives, Methods, and Mechanisms for Global Missions
3:45pm •
The Incredible Consistency of Scripture
Meeting Room CD
9:00am •
Practical Tips for Lifestyle Evangelism
10:00am •
The Women Who Changed the World Quietly (Lesser-Known Biblical Women)
11:00am •
It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive: The Application
1:30pm •
Proverbs for Preachers: Lead with integrity (Be an Example!)
2:15pm •
Unspoken Struggles: Finding Solutions for Small Church Issues
3:00pm •
Silence Is the Enemy of Love: Three Keys to Becoming Bolder in Evangelism
3:45pm •
Go Deep! How Original Languages Help Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: Important Cultural and Historical Insights from the Apocrypha
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Narcissists and the Church
Off-Site
8:30pm •
Teen Late Night: Xtreme Racing
8:30pm •
Pre-Teen Late Night: Sevier Air
TBA
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
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