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Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026
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Wednesday
, August 19
Atrium
7:55am •
Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer
8:45pm •
Atrium Singing
Ballroom A
8:15am •
When the Lord Looks Down Today (Psalm 14:2; Psalm 33:13–15)
9:00am •
When Joseph Couldn’t Hold It Together Anymore (Genesis 45): The Power of Vulnerability in Reconciliation
10:00am •
How to Have an Honest Conversation with God
11:00am •
An Unfruitful Christian Is an Unfaithful Christian
1:30pm •
How to Increase Your Spiritual Attention Span to Fight Distraction in Worship and Build Private Spiritual Habits
2:15pm •
Hot Button Issues: Why Should Christians Never Gamble?
3:00pm •
What Deserves the Pulpit? Choosing Sermon Topics That Set the Stage, Create Interest, and Last in the Memory
3:45pm •
Sunday Can’t Fix a Weak Week—Lessons from Football and Faith
8:00pm •
Panel: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven
8:00pm •
Panel (Emcee): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven
Ballroom B
8:15am •
Things the Bible Never Apologizes for: God’s Right to Define Good and Evil
9:00am •
Bible Marking Class: The Promises of God—A Highlight Tour Through Scripture’s Greatest Assurances
10:00am •
Two for One: Becoming the Type of Person People Don't Need to "Survive" (Empathy, Listening, Encouragement, and Healthy Self-Awareness)
10:00am •
Two for One: Dealing with Difficult People Without Losing Your Mind (Drama, Negativity, Over-talkers, Chaos)
11:00am •
Is the Restoration Movement Over?
1:30pm •
How Churches Drift While Still Calling Themselves Faithful (and How We Can Avoid It)
2:15pm •
Why Spiritual Depth Takes Longer than We Want and Ends up Requiring More Than We Planned
3:00pm •
Hot Button Issues: The Pornography Epidemic in the Pew
3:45pm •
Nahum: The Book Nobody Teaches but Everyone Needs
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Preachers Panel - We’ve Been There Too! Preacher Encouragement for Difficult Times
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Preachers Panel (Moderator): We’ve Been There Too! Preacher Encouragement for Difficult Times
Ballroom C
8:15am •
A Church That Is Growing Is Working
9:00am •
"God Would Want Me to be Happy": Can Grace Be Used as a Covering for Sin?
10:00am •
Two for One: There's a Shortage . . . What Can Mothers Do to Raise Real Men?
10:00am •
Two for One: Wake-up, Moms! It's Not About Being Your Child's Best Friend
11:00am •
Biblical Identity in an Individualistic Culture
1:30pm •
Building a Family Culture That Loves God’s House (Faith That Lasts When They're out of the House)
2:15pm •
Can Christians Forgive with No Repentance in the Picture?
3:00pm •
Lessons from the Women in John: The Woman Caught in Adultery
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Christian Living
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: We Need to Talk About That One Person at Church (It Might Be You)
Ballroom D
8:15am •
Defending the Bible Against False Charges: Christians Cannot Even Agree on What It’s Saying, so Who Cares if It’s True or Not?
9:00am •
Morning Marriage Class: The Romance of Romans—Signs
10:00am •
Studies in 1 Samuel: What a Difference Repentance Makes!
11:00am •
Being the Kind of Friend Who Makes Others Better: Encouragement, Accountability, and Loyalty
1:30pm •
Things the Bible Never Apologizes For: Obedience as the Proper Response to Revelation
2:15pm •
What to Do When God’s Word Is Clear but Deeply Inconvenient
3:00pm •
Bonfire Faith—Why Spiritual Zeal Needs Wood, Not Gasoline
3:45pm •
Two Minutes, Tops: One Lesson I Learned the Hard Way
8:30pm •
Teen Late Night: Magic Show With Dustin McCrickard
Concourse Tables
8:15am •
Homeschool Huddle
9:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign-up Required)
10:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign-up Required)
11:00am •
Sermon Outlines: Some of My Favorites
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 •
Strong Desires Don’t Excuse Weak Obedience
10:00am •
11 Days to 40 Years
11:00am •
Things the Bible Never Apologizes For: Delayed Justice and Waiting
1:30pm •
The Dangers You Don’t See Coming: Proverbs 7 and the Anatomy of Temptation
2:15pm •
21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Forgive Fast in a Culture That Cancels Quickly
3:00pm •
Hot Button Issues: The Church and the “Post-Christian” Generation: Reaching People Who Don’t Feel Guilty—Just Empty
3:45pm •
Brainstorming Panel: Building a Discipleship Plan That Works
6:15pm •
Congregational Singing: Songs About Jesus
6:45pm •
PTP Certificate & Graduate Program
6:55pm •
Welcome (Emcee)
6:55pm •
Opening Prayer
7:00pm •
Jesus, the Psychiatrist—He Calms the Troubled Mind (Mark 5:15; Philippians 4:6-7)
7:40pm •
Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer
7:45pm •
Presentation of PTP 2026 Video
EHB
9:00am •
Bees in the Bible: Dying to Have Honey (1 Samuel 14)
9:00am •
Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace
1:30pm •
Bees in the Bible: Milk and Honey (Exodus 3:8)
Gatlinburg cofC
7:00pm •
Don't Give Up. Don't Ever Give Up
Great Smoky Mountains cofC
7:00pm •
A God Greater Than Google (Isaiah 8:16-22)
Hidden Trails Restaurant
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
Hotel Cades Cove
9:00am •
Taking Personal Responsibility for Sin . . . When the Blame Can't Be Shifted
10:00am •
10 Truths About the Trinity/Godhead
11:00am •
The Battle for Your Mind and for Your Family: Porn, Media, and Purity
1:30pm •
Biblical Sexuality: Advice from the Song of Solomon
2:15pm •
Martyr: Study of Early Christian Persecution
3:00pm •
How to Overcome Difficult Questions in Evangelism: "Are You Saying I Have to Get a Divorce?"
3:45pm •
Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Small Group Problem-Solving (2a)
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Presentation of Solutions (2b)
Hotel Deep Creek
9:00am •
The Temple Then and Now
10:00am •
The Big Picture of Scripture: A 30,000-foot View
11:00am •
Digging into Revelation: Archaeology and the Seven Cities of Asia Minor
1:30pm •
When Heaven Interrupted Earth: The Trumpet That Will Sound (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
2:15pm •
God’s Design for Women Teaching Women and How We Should Be Practicing This in Our Local Churches
3:00pm •
The Importance of Spiritual Self-care for Elders' Wives
3:45pm •
Dinosaur Soft Tissue: Current Research and Implications
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)
2:15pm •
Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment)
Meeting Room A
9:00am •
When a Teen Falls Away—How to Respond Well
10:00am •
When You Make Financial Adjustments in Your Outreach
11:00am •
How to Have Certainty in Times of Uncertainty
1:30pm •
The Gospel in the Land of Many Waters: Guyana
2:15pm •
Future Leaders Workshop - Class 3
8:00pm •
Beardless to Greybeards: Selection of Final Youth Speeches
Meeting Room B
9:00am •
I Have Had a Part in Converting 150+ People with TikTok: Here's All You Need to Know to Get Started
10:00am •
If I Had It All to Do Over Again . . . What I Would Do Again and What I Would Do Differently as a Preacher
11:00am •
Facing and Overcoming Grief Mountain
1:30pm •
Rediscovering Morality: How Should Christians Use Prescription Medications?
2:15pm •
Taking the Gospel to Cyprus—Paul’s First Stop (the Husband’s Perspective)
3:00pm •
When Teens Push Back: Holding Conviction Without Losing Connection
3:45pm •
What Nobody Warned You About After Baptism
Meeting Room CD
9:00am •
Perfectionism: Am I Overthinking My Faith?
10:00am •
The Unspoken Grief of Parenting When Your Child Turns Away
11:00am •
Ten Amazing Bible Coins
12:30pm •
Hurry Back Session: Between the Testaments 4: Seleucid Empire
1:30pm •
Handling Conflict Without Losing Your Christianity: Biblical Peacemaking In Everyday Situations
2:15pm •
Tech Solutions Panel: Hardware You Need for Auditoriums/Offices/Classrooms, and More
3:00pm •
Did the Apostles Really Teach That? A Critical Look at the Didache
3:45pm •
"Are They Going To Hear the Gospel? Do I Even Care?" Apathy and the Gospel DON’T Mix!
Off-Site
9:30pm •
Pre-Teen Late Night: Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini Golf
TBA
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout
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