Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

7:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Priorities (Luke 16:11) Sevierville cofCDan Winkler

8:00am EDT

The Age and Origin of Caves with Guided Fieldtrip to Tuckaleechee Caverns AtriumJeff Miller

8:30am EDT

The Providence of God and the Missionary Hotel Deep CreekMike Underwood Studies in the Psalms: Don't Make Me Laugh (Psalm 2); Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (Psalm 3) Ballroom BAllen Webster

9:30am EDT

How to Organize a Missionary’s Funds Hotel Deep CreekSteve Vice Studies in the Psalms: Hear Me When I Call (Psalm 4); A Swimming Bed (Psalm 6) Ballroom BAllen Webster

10:30am EDT

Teaching Missionaries to Teach Others Hotel Deep CreekKeith Hovis Studies in the Psalms: The Smiling God (Psalm 5); Bountiful Blessings (Psalm 13) Ballroom BAllen Webster

1:15pm EDT

What Do Elders Look for in a Missionary to Support? Hotel Deep CreekSteve Vice

2:00pm EDT

God's Design: Why Elders? Ballroom CDouglas Pell Getting the Gospel into Ukraine Hotel Deep CreekMike Underwood Piloting the Strait Ballroom ADave Miller Studies in the Psalms: I'll Fly Away (Psalm 11); Good Thoughts in Hard Times (Psalm 12) Ballroom BAllen Webster

3:00pm EDT

How Should Elders Be Chosen? Ballroom CDouglas Pell Don't Hit Brethren with Bananas—And Other Lessons from Tanzania Hotel Deep CreekKeith Hovis Piloting the Strait Ballroom ADave Miller Studies in the Psalms: Thomas Jefferson's Favorite Psalm; The Lord Is My Portion (Psalm 16) Ballroom BAllen Webster Make Me a Servant; Lord, Make Me Like You Ballroom DBecky Blackmon

4:00pm EDT

What Should Elders Do? Ballroom CDouglas Pell Are We Not Supposed to Be Hospitable? Hotel Deep CreekMarlon Retana Scattered Abroad Network Panel: The Book of Romans in 30 Minutes or Less Ballroom AMichael Clarke Scattered Abroad Network Panel: The Book of Romans in 30 Minutes or Less Ballroom AWayne Rodgers Studies in the Psalms: How Excellent Is Thy Name (Psalm 8); There Is a God; He Is Alive (Psalm 14) Ballroom BAllen Webster Cultivating Gratitude: Appreciating the Blessings in Our Lives Ballroom DChere Slocumb

4:45pm EDT

Unveiling Eli's Haven of Hope Exceptional Needs Room EHBJeff Archey • Chelsea Jones

6:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Study (Matthew 21:42) EHAKevin Hahn

6:30pm EDT

PTP Kickoff! Singing EHAAndy Baker

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHABengy Slocumb Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Archey

7:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Zeal (Mark 12:30) EHAMelvin L. Otey 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

7:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Archey

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesChance Hicks Teen Atrium Singing AtriumParker Webster Some Questions I Have Been Asked Hotel Cades CoveGlenn Colley We've Converted 15+ College Students in Three Years . . . Here's How Meeting Room CDRod Selman We've Converted 15+ College Students in Three Years . . . Here's How Meeting Room CDMatt Wallin Fortitude After the Death of a Spouse Meeting Room ADavid Looney Tips on Remaining Faithful When Married to an Unfaithful Spouse Meeting Room BEd DeBerry Great Sermons of the Past: "The Judgement"—Wendell Winkler Ballroom DMike Vestal The Five Most Searched Bible Verses—And What They Tell Us About Us Ballroom CKyle Butt How to Have Crucial Spiritual Conversations with Others When You Disagree: Practical Lessons from the Book of Job Ballroom BMatt Vega How to Have Crucial Spiritual Conversations with Others When You Disagree: Practical Lessons from the Book of Job Ballroom BBilly Camp "Count It All Joy"—But Do You Know What I Have Been Through? Ballroom ASheila Butt

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBJoshua Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBDaniela Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough Teen Late Night: Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini Golf Off-siteBrandon Jackson Teen Late Night: Ripley's Old MacDonald's Farm Mini Golf Off-siteMary Carole Jackson

8:40pm EDT

Adult Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer AtriumMark Morgan

8:15am EDT

Defending the Bible Against False Charges: "The Bible Is Misogynistic" Ballroom BJustin Rogers Insights into a Deacon's Work from His Qualifications: Taking One for the Team—How Deacons Can Give Elders More Time for Prayer, Ministry, and Shepherding Meeting Room BRobert Hatfield Finding The Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—Lord and Christ—Pentecost (Acts 2) EHAGreg Dismuke Do Conventional Dating Methods Prove an Old Earth? (Part 1) Hotel Deep CreekJeff Miller Morning Marriage Class: A Woman's Most Important Need Ballroom DMark Reynolds Ten Bible Verses for New Christians to Live By Meeting Room AMatt Vega Four Keys to Preparing Your Soul to Preach Before Sunday Hotel Cades CoveBengy Slocumb Bible Marking Class: Names for God Ballroom ADavid Sproule Getting More out of Your Daily Bible Study Ballroom CMelissa Cain Judgment Versus Spiritual Discernment Meeting Room CDVeronica Wine

9:00am EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Justification EHBAnde Zimmerman How to Love People You Don't Like Meeting Room CDAnthony Dismuke “Just Accept Jesus into Your Heart”? A Study of Romans 10:9-10 Ballroom DEric Lyons The One Thing You Need If You Want Baptisms Ballroom ARob Whitacre Cultural Insights and Applications from the Book of Matthew Meeting Room BGary Bennett What New Converts Need from the Church Meeting Room ATagillima Esene God and the Problem of Evil: Why?—The Timeless, Universal Question Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke An Ancient Coin Cleaning Workshop Concourse TablesLuke Griffin “Why Don’t I Seem to Care?” Steps to Fight Spiritual Apathy EHADan Winkler Two for One: The Two Hardest Things to Handle in Life—Failure Ballroom BJoe Wells Two for One: The Two Hardest Things to Handle in Life—Success Ballroom BGlenn Colley Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBKaren Perkins Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown Listening to God Amidst the Noise of Doubt Hotel Cades CoveEmily Hatfield Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Children Ballroom CRebekah Colley Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Chores / Daily Tasks Ballroom CMallory Baker Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Friends Ballroom CShameika Hanna Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Husbands Ballroom CKathryn Baker Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Image Ballroom CChere Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Phones Ballroom CLydia Todd Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Dana Glasscock

10:00am EDT

Hot Button Issues: How Should Christians View Tik Tok Dancing (Participating and Watching)? Hotel Cades CoveEric Garner Crime, Punishment, and the Bible (Part 1) Meeting Room BTom Hodge Five Tips for Guarding Your Heart Ballroom AMike Hixson How I Handle Criticism of Me, My Family, or My Work for the Lord Ballroom BKyle Butt Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room AWade Webster Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room AJoey Treat Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room ASteve Vice Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room APrasanth Dasari Engaging the Skeptics on Teleology: When Can We Assert That Design Has Occurred? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley If It Doesn't Come Naturally, It Must Come Intentionally Ballroom DCliff Goodwin Romans 13:1-7 in Context: Love, Peace, and Judgment EHAMelvin L. Otey Homeschool Huddle Concourse TablesKristi Griffin Homeschool Huddle Concourse TablesChelsea Jones Living out the Great Commission Hotel Deep CreekErin Wells When You Commit to a Child's Salvation Ballroom CCindy Colley Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin

10:30am EDT

Preacher's Wife Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Kay Looney

11:00am EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Propitiation EHBAnde Zimmerman Why Are There So Many Churches? EHAMichael Shepherd Drive-By Salvation Meeting Room ATavaro Hanna Social Media and the Church Ballroom DMatt Vega How the Rise of Evangelical Distrust Is Making Evangelism Harder Hotel Deep CreekRobert Hatfield How to Discuss Contentious Topics Without Doing More Harm Than Good Ballroom AB. J. Clarke Challenges and Realities of Funding World Evangelism Meeting Room BTroy Spradlin Interesting Items in My Collection: Creation Stories of the Ancient World Meeting Room CDBob Stancell Secret Pride Makes a Man Fragile Ballroom BScott Cain Three for One: "All" Means ALL (Matthew 22:37) . . . But What Does That Look Like? Ballroom CMelissa Cain Three for One: The Importance of Choosing the Right Spouse Ballroom CMallory Baker Three for One: What I Would Do Differently If I Were Your Age Again Ballroom CShelby Camp Seasons of Life: The Beauty of Wisdom Hotel Cades CoveTish Clarke

11:30am EDT

HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet Off-siteRob Whitacre

12:30pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: How Can You Support Your Preacher's Family Through a Miscarriage and Other Losses? Meeting Room CDBen Phillips Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom ABilly Camp Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom ADave Domingue Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom AJosh Robinson Hurry Back Session: Getting the Gospel into Japan—The Japan Gospel Project Meeting Room BJustin Evergarden Hurry Back Session: Small Churches in the New Testament: The Church in Aquila's House (Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19) Meeting Room AStacey Grant Digging Deep: Awards Ceremony for Conversations Study and 2025 Kickoff Ballroom BCindy Colley

1:15pm EDT

Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents Concourse TablesStacey Rogers Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents Concourse TablesBoyd Rogers

1:30pm EDT

Hot Button Issues: Should Women Serve As Deacons? Ballroom AMike Hixson Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Holy and Righteous One—Solomon’s Portico (Acts 3) Ballroom BRobert Hatfield If You Keep Doing It, You Have Not Repented of It (Romans 6:14) EHAEric Owens How to Talk to Someone Outside Your Comfort Zone: A Satanist Meeting Room BStephen Rogers Do Conventional Dating Methods Prove an Old Earth? (Part 2) Hotel Cades CoveJeff Miller How Can We Be Sure We Are Going to Heaven? Meeting Room ACameron Freeman Engaging the Skeptics on Theistic Evolution: Does the New Testament Allow for a Mytho-Poetical Interpretation of Genesis 1-11? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley Three Ways to Purify Your Thinking Ballroom DWade Webster The Importance of Godly Friendships in Every Stage of Life Hotel Deep CreekJeanny Gilpin Why Church Attendance Is the Best Thing for Your Marriage and Family Ballroom CJania Otey

2:00pm EDT

Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Kay Looney Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

2:15pm EDT

Four Warnings for Your Twenties (1 Corinthians 10:7-14) Meeting Room BBilly Camp How Should Elders Do Their Work? Ballroom DDouglas Pell Crisis Evangelism Meeting Room AMark Weaver What I Do When I Get Discouraged EHAKevin Hahn Tentmaking: How to Juggle Full-Time Ministry and a Secular Job Hotel Deep CreekEric Garner Love the Lord with Emotional Energy: All Your Heart (Mark 12:30) Ballroom BCody McCoy The Gravity of Depravity Ballroom AParker Webster Is the Bible Trustworthy? A Detailed Look at Creation Week (As Verified in the Natural World) Hotel Cades CoveGary Massey Simple Hospitality: Lessons from the Shunammite Woman (2 Kings 4:8-11) Meeting Room CDDenise Martin The Blessings of Being a Woman of God Ballroom CBecky Blackmon

2:30pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Is There Any Life Out There? Meeting Room CDMIchael Houts Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Small Group Problem-Solving (1a) Hotel Deep CreekGlenn Colley Financial Sustainability: How Can We Manage Our Budget to Cover Necessary Expenses While Still Investing in Missions and Local Edification? Meeting Room BJoey Treat Bouncing Back from Burned Out (Part 1) Ballroom ASteve Higginbotham Examine and Forget: How the Psalmist Offers Peace to the Overly Introspective (Psalm 139:23-24) EHADavid Smith Questions to Ask Yourself Before, During, and After You Gossip About Someone Ballroom BGreg Dismuke Trials of Jesus: Jesus' Arrest and Modern Notions of Due Process Ballroom DMelvin L. Otey Excuses That Will Not Stand at Judgement Ballroom CSheila Butt Is Gentle Parenting Biblical? Hotel Cades CoveRebekah Colley It Takes Work to Keep the Fire Burning Meeting Room ABengy Slocumb Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Kay Looney Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

3:45pm EDT

Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“God Wants You to Be Happy.” EHAEric Owens Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“He/She Is Now in Heaven (Reflections on Departed Christians)." EHAKevin Hahn Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“Jesus Fell Under the Weight of His Cross on the Road to Golgotha.” EHASteve Higginbotham Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“The Lord Desires for All Conflict Resolution Between Brethren to Begin with Going to the Brother Alone.” EHAB. J. Clarke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“We (Modern Christians) Are Ambassadors of Christ.” EHAJeff Archey Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“You Cannot Judge Me. The Bible Says, ‘Judge Not That You Be Not Judged.’” EHACameron Freeman Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Presentation of Solutions (1b) Hotel Cades CoveGlenn Colley God's Directions for Single Parent Homes Meeting Room ARobby Eversole Sr. Lies Your Heart Might Be Telling You (Jeremiah 17:9) Ballroom BDavid Sproule 25 Years of Teamwork: Timeless Biblical Principles and Practical Suggestions for Working Together Ballroom DKyle Butt 25 Years of Teamwork: Timeless Biblical Principles and Practical Suggestions for Working Together Ballroom DEric Lyons Do Not Send Them Away Empty (Matthew 15:32) Meeting Room BDave Domingue God and the Problem of Evil: Wrong Answers to the Problem of Evil Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Doubt Ballroom ABengy Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Insecurity Ballroom AAnthony Dismuke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Irritability Ballroom AMatt Wallin Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Self-Pity Ballroom AMichael Shepherd Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Sluggishness Ballroom AJoshua Cantrell Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Tomorrow's Troubles Ballroom AEd DeBerry Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CAshley Smith Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CChere Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CEmily Hatfield Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CShameika Hanna Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CMindy Reynolds Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CShelby Camp When Superwoman Gets Hit by Kryptonite: Countering Discouragement with Acceptance and Perseverance Meeting Room CDCeline Sparks

4:30pm EDT

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

5:45pm EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Atonement EHBAnde Zimmerman

6:00pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Should We Pray for God to Punish Our Political and National Enemies? Ballroom AMatt Vega Hurry Back Session: Is It a Sin to Be Sad? Ballroom BKyle Butt Hurry Back Session: Leadership Maturity Ballroom DDouglas Pell Hurry Back Session: The Bible, Evolution, and the Age of the Earth—Does One’s Belief Really Matter? Hotel Cades CoveJeff Miller Hurry Back Session: What Is a Narcissist? Ballroom CEric Garner

6:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHADavid Crutchfield

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHADave Miller Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Archey

7:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Holiness (John 8:24) EHACliff Goodwin

7:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Archey

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesRob Baker Teen Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker Is the Church of Christ a Denomination? Ballroom BMike Hixson The Grace of a Good Rebuke: How to Love with Hard Words (2 Corinthians 13:9-10) Meeting Room BVictor Eskew A Former Bartender Looks at the Sin of Drinking Ballroom CScott Cain How Do I Discern Between Doctrine and Opinion? Ballroom DDave Miller Introduction to the Apologetics Roadmap Meeting Room CDBilly Camp Two for One: The Importance of Being a Godly Grandmother Ballroom ACindy Colley Two for One: The Importance of Being a Godly Mother Ballroom AHannah Colley

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteDaniela Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteJoshua Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBBrandon Jackson Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBMary Carole Jackson

8:40pm EDT

Adult Atrium Singing AtriumDavid Crutchfield

7:30am EDT

Early, Early Worship for Those Traveling: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Matthew 6:34 Ballroom ADavid Sproule

8:10am EDT

Bible Class (Schedule A): Great Bible Passages: Paul's Eight-Fold Description of Homosexuality (Romans 1:18-32) Ballroom DVictor Eskew Bible Class (Schedule A): Trust—The Currency of Leadership Hotel Cades CoveDouglas Pell Bible Class (Schedule A): How to Talk to Someone Outside Your Comfort Zone: An Atheist Meeting Room CDStephen Rogers Bible Class (Schedule A): How to Build Your Faith (Luke 17:5-10) Hotel Deep CreekKevin Rhodes Bible Class (Schedule A): Great Bible Passages: The Jerusalem Conference (Acts 15) Meeting Room BJoshua Ankiah Bible Class (Schedule A): The Five A's of Scriptural Worship (John 4:24) Ballroom BRobby Eversole Sr. Bible Class (Schedule A): Let's Talk About Jesus! Ballroom CAshley Smith

9:00am EDT

Bible Class (Fellowship Hall): Great Bible Passages: How to Renew Your Strength (Isaiah 40:30-31) Sevierville cofCEd DeBerry Bible Class: Five Tips to Keep Your Focus in Worship Jefferson City cofCBengy Slocumb Bible Class: Get Ready Gatlinburg cofCMichael Shepherd Bible Class: The Christian and the Government Karns cofCKevin Cain Bible Class: Worthless Penny, Priceless Worship—Why We Are Talking About the Widow 2,000 Years Later Sevierville cofCWade Webster Worship Service (Schedule A): Closing Prayer EHAWalker Cain Worship Service (Schedule A): Lord's Supper / Contribution EHACameron Freeman Worship Service (Schedule A): Opening Prayer EHADean Thompson Worship Service (Schedule A): The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Courage (Mark 4:40) EHAEric Owens Worship Service (Schedule A): Song Leading EHADavid Crutchfield

9:30am EDT

Bible Class (Schedule B): Biblically Consistent Theories for the Origin of the Universe Meeting Room AMIchael Houts Bible Class (Schedule B): Why Did God Create Everything? Was He Just Lonely? Ballroom CKyle Butt Bible Class (Schedule B): Our Society Has Cancer: What Is the Treatment Plan? Ballroom DJeff Miller Bible Class (Schedule B): Image Insights: The Sea of Galilee—He Calms Our Storms Meeting Room CDJohn Moore Bible Class (Schedule B): The Home as a Refuge Hotel Cades CoveJoey Davis Bible Class (Schedule B): God and the Problem of Evil: God at a Distance—Is the World Ideal? Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke Bible Class (Schedule B): You Don’t Have to Hide: What Confession Does for Us Ballroom BMatt Wallin Bible Class (Schedule B): The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Romans 12:2 Meeting Room BTavaro Hanna Bible Class (Schedule B): Likewise! . . . Like What? (1 Peter 3) Ballroom ACindy Colley Bible Class: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Philippians 4:8 Great Smoky Mountains cofCDale Babinsky

10:00am EDT

Bible Class: Destroyed for a Lack of Knowledge South Knoxville cofCMike Hixson Song Leading Gatlinburg cofCAdam Morgan Song Leading Sevierville cofCKyle Wadley Sunday Morning Sermon: The Apple of His Eye Karns cofCKevin Cain Sunday Morning Sermon: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Jeremiah 29:11 Sevierville cofCEric Garner Sunday Morning Sermon: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Philippians 4:6 Jefferson City cofCBengy Slocumb Sunday Morning Sermon: We Have to Stay Ready in Order to Be Ready Gatlinburg cofCMichael Shepherd

10:30am EDT

Song Leading Great Smoky Mountains cofCMark Morgan Sunday Morning Sermon: World’s 10 Most Popular Bible Verses (Series)—Matthew 6:33 Great Smoky Mountains cofCB. J. Clarke Worship Service (Schedule B): Closing Prayer EHAJoshua Ankiah Worship Service (Schedule B): Lord's Supper / Contribution EHARobert Hatfield Worship Service (Schedule B): Opening Prayer EHATavaro Hanna Worship Service (Schedule B) (Repeat of 9:00am Service): The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Courage (Mark 4:40) EHAEric Owens Worship Service (Schedule B): Song Service EHAAndy Baker

11:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: The Confidence of a Believer (1 John 5:11-13) South Knoxville cofCMike Hixson

2:00pm EDT

Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Singles Hangout 50-64 Concourse TablesChantelle Swayne • Patrick Swayne

2:15pm EDT

What Has Happened in the Courts Since Last Year That Christians Need to Know? Ballroom BMatt Vega Are We Guilty of Solemn Assemblies? (Amos 5:21) Meeting Room BBrandon Rader Don’t Kill the Donkey: Responding to the Holy and Loving God (Exodus 13:13) Hotel Deep CreekDave Domingue Lead Like the Lord: Lessons in Leadership from Jesus—What Is Spiritual Leadership? Ballroom CKirk Brothers When Fish Jump in Your Boat Ballroom ARob Whitacre Interesting Items in My Collection: Idolatry Worship of Israel’s Neighbors—Similarities and Differences Meeting Room CDBob Stancell Seven Reasons Jesus Came to Earth Ballroom DCameron Freeman Seasons of Life: The Blush of Youth Hotel Cades CoveTish Clarke The Seven Last Sayings of Jesus on the Cross Meeting Room AJasmine DeBerry Thompson

3:00pm EDT

Lead Like the Lord: Lessons in Leadership from Jesus—Centered, Connected, Compassionate Ballroom CKirk Brothers What to Teach About the Church When Evangelizing Meeting Room CDTagillima Esene Is God a Moral Monster? Ballroom BForest Antemesaris Small Churches in the New Testament: The Sardis Church of Christ (Revelation 3:4) Meeting Room BStacey Grant Bouncing Back from Broken (Part 2) Hotel Cades CoveMark Weaver Q&A Session Ballroom AKevin Cain Q&A Session Ballroom AJoe Wells What Does It Mean That an Angel Stirred the Water? (John 5) Hotel Deep CreekGage Coldwater Mother to Mother: Sometimes We Need Encouragement, Too Ballroom DHeather Hahn Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Future Leaders Workshop - Bonus Class Meeting Room AJustin Rogers Future Leaders Workshop - Bonus Class Meeting Room AVictor Eskew

3:45pm EDT

Crime, Punishment, and the Bible (Part 2) Ballroom BTom Hodge Crucial Conversations in the Church Hotel Deep CreekMatt Vega Taking the First Step: Contacts Meeting Room CDKeno Shrum Blessed Even in the Worst: How to Be Thankful in Every Circumstance Ballroom CJoey Davis How Should a Preacher Measure Success? (Matthew 3:1-6) Hotel Cades CoveKevin Rhodes Grace in the Heart: A Study of Gratitude in Colossians Ballroom DCliff Goodwin God's Command to Seek Him and the Promise of Finding Him Ballroom ARebekah Colley

4:00pm EDT

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

5:00pm EDT

Congregational Singing Sevierville cofCAdam Faughn Sunday Evening Worship: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Philippians 4:7 Sevierville cofCEd DeBerry

5:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHAAdam Morgan

5:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHAVictor Eskew Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Archey

6:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Trust (Matthew 6:27) EHAJustin Rogers Song Leading Sevierville cofCAdam Faughn Song Leading Gatlinburg cofCDavid Crutchfield Song Leading Great Smoky Mountains cofCParker Webster Sunday Evening Worship: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Isaiah 41:10 Gatlinburg cofCDavid Smith Sunday Evening Worship: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Proverbs 3:5 Sevierville cofCB. J. Clarke Sunday Evening Worship: The World’s Ten Most Popular Bible Verses: Proverbs 3:6 Great Smoky Mountains cofCWade Webster

6:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Archey

7:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Love (John 15:13) EHADan Winkler

7:30pm EDT

Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteMary Carole Jackson Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteBrandon Jackson

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesAnthony Dismuke Atrium Singing AtriumAdam Morgan

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Lazer Port Off-siteJoshua Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Lazer Port Off-siteDaniela Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer AtriumDavid Crutchfield

8:15am EDT

Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Lamb—Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8) EHAChance Hicks Lead Like the Lord: Lessons in Leadership from Jesus—Common, Clear Thinking, Competent Hotel Cades CoveKirk Brothers Prophet on the Run: Jonah’s Ancient Near Eastern Background Hotel Deep CreekDewayne Bryant Morning Marriage Class: A Man's Most Important Need Ballroom DMark Reynolds The Fall of Jerusalem (AD 70) Meeting Room CDLuke Griffin The Indispensable Lives of “Ordinary” Christians Meeting Room BDean Thompson Volunteer Engagement: How Can We Encourage and Utilize the Talents and Time of Our Members to Maximize Ministry Impact? Meeting Room AStacey Grant Bible Marking Class: How Does God Answer Our Prayers? Ballroom AKevin Hahn Born Again, to Die Every Day (John 3:5; 1 Corinthians 15:31) Ballroom BEd DeBerry A Quick Overview of the Fifteen Periods of Bible History Ballroom CLeah Faughn Bible Class Teachers' Workshop 1: Noah Concourse TablesTeah McWhorter Bible Class Teachers' Workshop 1: Noah Concourse TablesApril Meacham Wacaster

9:00am EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Redemption EHBAnde Zimmerman If Jesus Sat with a Trans Person (Part 1) EHADaniel Stearsman Teaching Jesus in Evangelism Ballroom DRob Whitacre Help Me! My Mate Is Dealing with Critical Illness! Meeting Room BStephen Rogers God and the Problem of Evil: How to Respond to Skeptics Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke Small Churches in the New Testament: The Philippi Church of Christ (Acts 16)—It Began with Two Very Different Families Meeting Room CDJohn Moore Two for One: When My Love for Christ Grows Weak Ballroom BAustin Johnson Two for One: When My Love for Man Grows Weak Ballroom BTy Rhymes Seven Lessons We Can Learn from Jesus’ Incarnation (John 1:14-18) Ballroom AKevin Rhodes Spiritual Musts Versus Physical Desires Ballroom CBecky Blackmon What Do You Mean "Be Silent?" (1 Corinthians 14:34) Hotel Cades CoveJeanny Gilpin Five Foundations for a Strong Family Meeting Room AScott Cain Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Kay Looney Confidental Women's Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Dana Glasscock

10:00am EDT

Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign Up Required) Concourse TablesRob Whitacre The Most Important Lesson in the Bible Study and Why Meeting Room BTagillima Esene I Am Mine No More EHADan Winkler How to Raise Funds for Mission Work Meeting Room AGage Coldwater A Few Things I Have Learned from 58 Years of Preaching Ballroom BCharles Cochran Engaging the Skeptics on the Incarnation: Can God Be a Human Son? Hotel Deep CreekCaleb Colley The Haunted House of Human Approval Ballroom AEric Owens Christ's Supremacy and Sufficiency: Studies in Colossians—My Heart Is with You: Introduction to Colossians Ballroom DCliff Goodwin Is the Bible Trustworthy? Have Translation and Transmission Errors Corrupted the Bible? Hotel Cades CoveDoug Burleson I Know There Are Lost Souls, but What Can I Do About It? Meeting Room CDLydia Todd Ten Quick Prayer Suggestions Ballroom CCindy Colley Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Kay Looney Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney

10:30am EDT

Confidental Women's Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Dana Glasscock

11:00am EDT

Does Each Person Have a Soulmate? Meeting Room BTrent Kennedy Defending the Bible Against False Charges: "The Bible Was Compiled by Plagiarism" Ballroom DJustin Rogers The Top 10 Things the IRS Will Be Looking for This Year Hotel Deep CreekMatt Vega Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign Up Required) Concourse TablesRob Whitacre Taking the Second Step: Prospects Meeting Room AKeno Shrum Bouncing Back from Bitter (Part 3) Meeting Room CDKevin Rutherford Love the Lord with Spiritual Enthusiasm: All Your Soul (Mark 12:30) Hotel Cades CoveJeff Archey Do You Know How to Rebuke? Techniques for Speaking the Truth in Love Ballroom BKevin Hahn The Importance of Purity and Modesty Ballroom CBree Neighbors Contrary to Nature: Paul's Rebuke of Homosexuality in Romans 1:26-27 EHAMelvin L. Otey Ten Things Your Husband Hates Ballroom AJania Otey

12:30pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: The Characteristics of Knowing God Meeting Room AJoshua Ankiah Hurry Back Session: Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Persecuted Jesus—Saul (Acts 9, 22, 26) Ballroom AJohn Moore Hurry Back Session: Crime, Punishment, and the Bible (Part 3) Meeting Room BTom Hodge Hurry Back Session: Over 5,000 U.S. Baptisms—Why You Should Enroll in HTHSOE Ballroom CRob Whitacre Hurry Back Session: Posting with Purpose: Social Media and Christian Apologetics Ballroom BDewayne Bryant Digging Deep Review: Bullet Points from the Conversations Study Ballroom DCindy Colley

1:15pm EDT

Meet and Greet: Foster Families Concourse TablesDavid Sudhoff Meet and Greet: Foster Families Concourse TablesMelody Sudhoff

1:30pm EDT

Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—Lord of All—Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10-11) Ballroom BRobert Hatfield Ideas to Stay Busy for the Lord in Your Older Years Meeting Room BTodd Clippard Nuts and Bolts: How to Start a Yearlong, Congregational Bible Learning Initiative Hotel Cades CoveCaleb Colley A Peek at the Devil's Playbook Meeting Room AForest Antemesaris Combating Laziness/Procrastination: How to Streamline Your Workflow in Local Work Meeting Room CDJoshua Posey Is Your God Too Small? EHASteve Higginbotham The Christian's Filter Ballroom ANate Kidwell Christ's Supremacy and Sufficiency: Studies in Colossians—Thanking God for Gospel Fruit (1:1-14) Ballroom DCliff Goodwin Do They See Christ in Me Every Day? Hotel Deep CreekDonna Faughn Oh, to Be Like Thee Ballroom CMindy Reynolds

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

Words Every Christian Should Know: Crucify EHBAnde Zimmerman Are Christians Authorized to Save Money? Hotel Deep CreekEric Lyons Spiritual Procrastination: The Most Innocent Path to Hell Ballroom DJoe Wells Cities of the Apostle Paul: Philippi Meeting Room CDLuke Griffin Ten Things Your Wife Hates Ballroom BGlenn Colley It Runs in the Family Until It Runs into Me: How to Identify and Cease Sins in Your Family History Ballroom AMatt Wallin Lessons from the Paraplegic Man (Mark 2) EHADon Blackwell Forgive and Forget . . . But How? Hotel Cades CoveShameika Hanna Walking in Truth and Holiness (Ephesians 4:17-32) Ballroom CSheri Harris Seven Essential Preaching Topics for Youth Preachers Meeting Room BParker Webster Future Leaders Workshop - Class 1 Meeting Room AGary Hampton Future Leaders Workshop - Class 1 Meeting Room AVictor Eskew

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

A Former Ballroom Dancer Looks at the Sin of Dancing Hotel Deep CreekDave Domingue Lead Like the Lord: Lessons in Leadership from Jesus—Courageously Calm, Coach, Character Ballroom DKirk Brothers Developing Missions Congregations That Are Self-Supporting, Self-Governing, and Self-Propagating Meeting Room BTroy Spradlin Strategies for Preaching to the Polarized Ballroom ADan Winkler Seven Details to See (and Learn from) in Your Past EHACameron Freeman The Joy of Overlooking an Offense Meeting Room CDJoey Davis How Can I Have Joy When I Have to Carry a Cross? Ballroom BAustin Johnson Should a Women Remain Silent in Bible Class? Ballroom CSheila Butt What I Learned Through Successes and Mistakes of Parenting Hotel Cades CoveJennifer Vega 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

Two for One: What You Should Use AI For Ballroom BBilly Camp Two for One: What You Shouldn't Use AI For Ballroom BMatt Vega Ask the Bible Anything: God Rewards the Hardest Questions Meeting Room BWill Hanstein God and the Problem of Evil: If God Is Loving, How Can Hell Be Just? Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke How to Train Your Dragons: Ending Pet Sins Before They End You Ballroom ADavid Smith Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Angry and Do Not Sin Ballroom DAnthony Dismuke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Anxious and Do Not Sin Ballroom DTy Rhymes Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Guilty and Do Not Sin More Ballroom DWestley Hazel Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Persecuted and Do Not Sin Ballroom DChris Donovant Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Stressed Out and Do Not Sin Ballroom DAnde Zimmerman Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Be Tempted and Do Not Sin Ballroom DCameron Freeman Lessons from Exodus: The Birth of a Nation (Exodus 1–19) Meeting Room CDJustin Rogers The Birds and the Bees of the Gospel (John 3:1-5) EHAScott Cain Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Are Smut Books the Same as Porn? Ballroom CDenise Martin Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does Retelling a Story Count as Gossip? Ballroom CShelby Camp Seven Minutes of Wisdom: How Do I Work in the Church with Someone Who Does Not Like Me? Ballroom CHeather Hahn Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Is It Wrong for a Mother to Work Outside of the Home? Ballroom CRebekah Colley Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Should Women Be Allowed to Make Announcements or Serve on the Lord's Table? Ballroom CCindy Colley Seven Minutes of Wisdom: When Should My Children Get a Phone or Social Media? Ballroom CMallory Baker Two for One: What Can Older Women Learn from Younger Women? Hotel Cades CoveBree Neighbors Two for One: What Can Younger Women Learn from Older Women? Hotel Cades CoveLaura Boyd

4:30pm EDT

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

5:30pm EDT

Meet and Greet Zone: Churches Looking for Preachers / Preachers Looking for Churches Hotel Cades CoveGary Hampton

6:00pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Lead Like the Lord: Lessons in Leadership from Jesus—How Do You Define Success? Ballroom BKirk Brothers Hurry Back Session: Reasons Why People Do Not Obey the Gospel Ballroom ATagillima Esene Hurry Back Session: What Addicts Need from You Ballroom CRobby Eversole Sr. Hurry Back Session: Luke's Models of Faith: Barnabas—A Model Encourager Ballroom DMelvin L. Otey Hurry Back Session: Tips for Evangelizing in "Progressive" Communities Meeting Room CDRobert Young Sr.

6:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHADavid Crutchfield

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHACarlos Hernandez Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Johnson

7:00pm EDT

Two for One: The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Sincerity—Hypocrisy (Matthew 23:33) EHAB. J. Clarke Two for One: The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Sincerity—Traditions (Matthew 15:3) EHAGreg Dismuke

7:45pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Johnson

7:50pm EDT

Betty Tyler Service Award Presentation: Tammy Bear EHAMike Hixson

8:00pm EDT

Lifetime Service Award Presentation: Jim Dearman EHAMike Hixson Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesTavaro Hanna

8:20pm EDT

Atrium Singing AtriumAdam Morgan Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Sevier Air Off-siteDaniela Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Sevier Air Off-siteJoshua Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough Teen Late Night: Xtreme Racing Off-siteMary Carole Jackson Teen Late Night: Xtreme Racing Off-siteBrandon Jackson

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

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8:30pm EDT

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