Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

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7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer AtriumAdam Morgan

8:15am EDT

Hot Button Issues: Is Investing in the Stock Market Equivalent to Gambling? Ballroom BGary Massey Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Opener of Human Hearts—Lydia’s Household (Acts 16) EHADavid Smith Back to Bethlehem: Ruth’s Ancient Near Eastern Background Hotel Deep CreekDewayne Bryant Five Ways to Heal Family Wounds Meeting Room BDavid Looney Morning Marriage Class: Contractual Marriage Versus Covenant Marriage Ballroom DMark Reynolds Help! I Want Our Congregation's Graphics to Look Better! Hotel Cades CoveJoshua Posey What to Consider When Choosing a Mission Field: Receptivity? Opportunity? Personal Preference? Meeting Room AGage Coldwater Self-Righteousness: The Holiness from Below Meeting Room CDDavid Sproule Bible Marking Class: How to Be a True Friend Ballroom AJoshua Cantrell Bible Class Teachers' Workshop 2: Selected Kings from the Divided Kingdom Concourse TablesTeah McWhorter Bible Class Teachers' Workshop 2: Selected Kings from the Divided Kingdom Concourse TablesApril Meacham Wacaster Home Builder or Demolition Expert? (Proverbs 14:1) Ballroom CKathryn Baker

9:00am EDT

Bee-ing Like Jesus: Lessons for Living from 2 Timothy—Be Not Ashamed (1:8-12) EHBTodd Clippard Four Reasons to Slow Down Meeting Room CDAustin Johnson Insights into a Deacon's Work from His Qualifications: The Power of a Deacon's Example to a Local Church—Holding the Mystery of the Faith in a Good Conscience Meeting Room BBengy Slocumb Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DGregg Woodall Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DDavid Baldwin Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DTerry Clark Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DJeff Snyder Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DJohn Seibel Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DTony Williams Here's What We Do; It Might Work for You Ballroom DGary Woodall Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign Up Required) Concourse TablesRob Whitacre Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in the Last Five Years Ballroom BJohn Moore Ten Things Everybody Should Know About Jesus EHAForest Antemesaris Two for One: Never Leave Worship Without Getting Ballroom AAnthony Dismuke Two for One: Never Leave Worship Without Giving Ballroom ATy Rhymes When Jesus Visited a House of Mourning (John 11) Hotel Deep CreekChris Donovant Lord, Help Me to Help Others on This Journey Ballroom CBecky Blackmon Peace That Passes Understanding: Do I Really Believe in the God of the Bible? Hotel Cades CoveShelby Camp Six Tips on Being the Accountability Partner Your Youth Group Needs Meeting Room AJoe Wells Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Preacher's Wife Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Kay Looney

10:00am EDT

If Jesus Sat with a Trans Person (Part 2) Ballroom ADaniel Stearsman Sinners or Saints—What Should We Call Ourselves? Meeting Room BTrent Kennedy “Be Perfect” (Matthew 5:48)? What Holiness Does God Require of Us? EHAVictor Eskew Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign Up Required) Concourse TablesRob Whitacre Eight Unrealistic Expectations That Can Destroy a Marriage Hotel Cades CoveJeremy Pate Engaging the Skeptics on Biblical History: Can We Establish Historical Facts? Hotel Deep CreekCaleb Colley Community Building: How Can We Foster Deep Connections and Meaningful Relationships Within Our Small Congregation? Meeting Room ADean Thompson Motivations: What Glorifies God? > What Will Send Me to Hell? Ballroom BMelvin L. Otey Christ's Supremacy and Sufficiency: Studies in Colossians—Jesus Christ, the Preeminent One (1:15 - 2:7) Ballroom DCliff Goodwin The Necessity of Silver Hair: What Older Women Do for the Church Meeting Room CDLaura Boyd Think Twice About Advice Ballroom CJania Otey Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin

11:00am EDT

Defending the Bible Against False Charges: "The Bible Was Compiled by 'The Winners'” Ballroom DJustin Rogers Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Savior—Philippian Jailer (Acts 16) Ballroom BJohn Moore Taking the Third Step: Bible Studies Meeting Room BKeno Shrum What Parents Must Do for Their Children Meeting Room CDFreddie Klein Are You Sure You Are in the House Built upon the Rock? EHAB. J. Clarke How Much (and What) Should the Missionary Post on Social Media? Does It Look Like He Is on Vacation? Meeting Room AJoey Treat The Cancer of Complacency Hotel Deep CreekTy Rhymes Light Versus Dark: If I Falter Once, Am I Stuck in Darkness Forever? Ballroom CShelby Camp Five Ways to Better Your Marriage Ballroom ASheri Harris

11:30am EDT

HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet Off-siteRob Whitacre

12:30pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Is Lying ALWAYS Wrong? Ballroom BDon Blackwell Hurry Back Session: Insights into a Deacon's Work from His Qualifications: Using Your Family to Help the Church—The Husband of One Wife and Managing Households Meeting Room AKevin Rutherford Hurry Back Session: The Joy of Being a Soul Winner Meeting Room CDJoe Palmer Hurry Back Session: Tips for Talking to Your Children About the Hard Stuff (Dating, Lust, Porn, Sex) Ballroom CWestley Hazel Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Audio Production, Podcasting, and Presentation Software Meeting Room BJosh Robinson Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Audio Production, Podcasting, and Presentation Software Meeting Room BRobert Hatfield Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Audio Production, Podcasting, and Presentation Software Meeting Room BMichael Clarke Hurry Back Session: Small Churches in the New Testament: Churches in Christian's Houses (Romans 16:23; Philemon 1:1-2) Ballroom ARick Brumback

1:30pm EDT

Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones? Meeting Room CDStephen Bradd Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Christ—Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 17) Ballroom AEric Owens Evangelizing the Prodigals Meeting Room BCharles Harris How to Make Ends Meet for Single Income Families Hotel Cades CoveGlenn Colley Holy Inconveniences: Learn to Delight in God’s Detours EHAJeremy Pate Is There Pointless Evil? Meeting Room ANate Kidwell Sermon Outlines: Some of My Favorites Concourse TablesMark Posey When a Friend Takes a Wrong Turn Ballroom BSteve Higginbotham Christ's Supremacy and Sufficiency: Studies in Colossians—False Doctrine: Characteristics and Consequences (2:8-23) Ballroom DCliff Goodwin An Overview of the New Testament Every Christian Should Know Ballroom CRebekah Colley Five Practical Ways to Serve God as We Age Hotel Deep CreekDonna Faughn

2:00pm EDT

Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)John Ferguson Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

2:15pm EDT

Bee-ing Like Jesus: Lessons for Living from 2 Timothy—Be Strong (2:1) EHBTodd Clippard Distraction Can Cost You Everything Meeting Room BLuke Simmons Does the Church Need to Add Clapping and a "Concert" Atmosphere at Youth Events to Keep the Youth from Leaving the Church? EHADon Blackwell All the Way down the Romans Road Ballroom ADoug Burleson Interesting Items in My Collection: Post Flood Apostacy Evidence Meeting Room CDBob Stancell Love the Lord with Mental Engagement: All Your Mind (Mark 12:30) Ballroom BMike Hixson Your Biggest Fan: God’s Point of View as You Battle Through Life’s Struggles Ballroom DMatt Jones Is the Bible Trustworthy? Proofs of Inspiration: Messianic Prophecy and Fulfillment Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke How Can I Have Infectious Zeal? Hotel Cades CoveSheila Holloway Maybe Potiphar's Wife Was a Narcissist Ballroom CCindy Colley Future Leaders Workshop - Class 2 Meeting Room AKirk Brothers Future Leaders Workshop - Class 2 Meeting Room AVictor Eskew Future Leaders Workshop - Class 2 Meeting Room AGary Hampton

2:30pm EDT

Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBKaren Perkins Singles Hangout 50-64 Concourse TablesChantelle Swayne • Patrick Swayne

3:00pm EDT

Hot Button Issues: What About a Male and Female Team Teaching Mixed Audiences? Meeting Room BSteve Higginbotham We Call Him Father: The Privilege of Christian Prayer Hotel Deep CreekMark Reynolds What the Soul Behind You in the Judgment Day Line Wants You to Say Now EHAWade Webster Have a Backbone, Not a Wishbone Ballroom BGreg Dismuke “No One Understands My Pain”: How Pride Can Hide in Suffering Ballroom ADavid Smith Lessons from Exodus: The Structure of Society (Exodus 20–31) Meeting Room CDJustin Rogers Micah and the Precise Identity of the Messiah Ballroom DEric Lyons Staying Faithful When You Feel Like You Are Alone Ballroom CShameika Hanna What I Learned Using Simple Scripture Writing: 1 and 2 Timothy Hotel Cades CoveCarla Moore Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)John Ferguson Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

3:45pm EDT

Taking the Last Steps: Baptisms, New Converts, Growing Church! Meeting Room CDKeno Shrum Will It Be Awkward for King David and Uriah in Heaven? An Eternal Perspective on Earthly Situations EHADan Winkler Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: How Can a Church Get Noticed in Its Community? Ballroom DRobert Youngblood Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: How Can We Assess If We Are Focusing (Time, Money, Leadership, Prayer) on the Right Things? Ballroom DEd DeBerry Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: Is There a Clear Path in Your Congregation for a Person to Go from Baptism to Involvement to Evangelism? Ballroom DBrooks Boyd Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: What Are Some Quick Thoughts on Developing Future Leaders? Ballroom DKevin Rutherford Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: What Is the Best Way to Tell If a Church Is Growing Spiritually Even If Not in Numbers? Ballroom DScott Cain Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Ministry: What Should a Church Be Known for in the Community? Ballroom DDerek Broome How to Stay Godly in a Godless Workplace Meeting Room BAnthony Dismuke Christianity: The Best Explanation for Morality As We Know It Hotel Deep CreekForest Antemesaris Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Denominational Doctrines/Friends Ballroom BGlenn Colley Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Distractions Ballroom BJeremy Pate Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Entertainment Choices Ballroom BJoe Wells Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Mental Health Challenges Ballroom BJerry Martin Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Politics Ballroom BMichael Shepherd Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Satan's Terrorist Attacks on Christian Teenagers—Vaping Ballroom BDaniel Stearsman Is the Bible Trustworthy? A Detailed Look at the Creation Week (As Described in the Bible) Ballroom ARick Brumback Scriptural Obligations of Elders' and Preachers' Wives Hotel Cades CoveLaura Boyd The Problem of Religious Division (1 Corinthians 1:10-13) Ballroom CTraci Sproule

4:30pm EDT

Singles Hangout (65+) Concourse TablesMartha Blouin • Robert Blouin

6:00pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Popcorn Evangelism—Whatever You Use to Bring Them, You Must Use to Keep Them Ballroom CRob Whitacre Hurry Back Session: Wonders of God's Creation Ballroom BEric Lyons Hurry Back Session: Miserable Extremes: The “Always” and “Never” of Suicide Ballroom AJerry Martin Hurry Back Session: God and the Problem of Evil: Did God Know All This Would Happen? Ballroom DKerry Duke

6:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHAKyle Wadley

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHAJohn Moore Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Johnson

7:00pm EDT

Bring a Friend Night: The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Faith (John 3:36) EHAEric Owens

7:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Johnson

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesParker Webster Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini Golf Off-siteJoshua Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini Golf Off-siteDaniela Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Teen Late Night: Sevier Air Off-siteMary Carole Jackson Teen Late Night: Sevier Air Off-siteBrandon Jackson

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