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Wednesday
, April 30
EHB
9:30am •
Words Every Christian Should Know (Series): COVENANT
Hidden Trail Restaurant
8:30pm •
Hangout: Games, Snacks, Conversation
Hotel Cades Cove
8:20am •
Lust: It Is Not Just a Guy Problem
9:00am •
A Dozen Ways to Wake up a Dead Church
9:40am •
Does the Evidence REALLY Support Human Evolution? (Part 2): Other Evidences
10:20am •
The Love of God in the Midst of Failure
11:00am •
Engaging the Skeptics (Series): Scientism
1:15pm •
Thoughts on the Preacher Shortage—And What Churches Can Do about It
2:00pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom for Youth Workers
3:00pm •
Great Bible Chapters: Numbers 6
4:00pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom for Church Secretaries: Some Things I Have Learned
5:00pm •
Meet and Greet Zone: Churches Looking for Preachers / Preachers Looking for Churches
6:00pm •
Financial Planning for All Levels of Income
Hotel Deep Creek
8:20am •
Does the Evidence REALLY Support Human Evolution? (Part 1): The Fossil Evidence
9:00am •
Saved to Serve for an Eternal Reward
9:40am •
Two for One: Ten Big Days That Can Lead to Impressive Church Growth
9:40am •
Two for One: Coming Home Sunday
10:20am •
Not A Kids’ Story (Series): Crossing the Red Sea
11:00am •
Faith that Removes Roofs—Removing Obstacles to the Blessings of Jesus Christ
1:15pm •
Jesse, the Father of David
2:00pm •
The Sacrifice of Singing
3:00pm •
Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding: Small Group Problem-solving (Part 2a)
4:00pm •
Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding: Presentation of Solutions (Part 2b)
6:00pm •
How to Reboot Your Evangelism Work
Offiste
8:30pm •
Teen Late Night: Sevier Air Trampoline Park
Offsite
9:00pm •
Pre-Teen Late Night: Ropes Course, Mini-golf, and Games at Wilderness of the Smokies
SEC Atrium
8:15pm •
Atrium Singing
SEC Ballroom A
8:20am •
A Trial Lawyer’s Take on Dispute Resolution
9:00am •
Shifting Your Congregation out of Survival Mode and into Work Mode (Part 2)
9:40am •
Relevant Passages Citing Extrabiblical Sources
10:20am •
Do Not Let Compliments Go to Your Head, and Do Not Let Criticisms Go to Your Heart
11:00am •
When They Read Their Own Press Clippings
1:15pm •
Hot Button Issues: What to Do When Your Child Comes out of the Closet
2:00pm •
Two for One: How to Pray (Private)
2:00pm •
Two for One: How to Pray (Public)
3:00pm •
Hot Button Issues: Does Baptism Wash Away Adultery?
4:00pm •
Questions and Answers
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: One Man + One Woman = Life
SEC Ballroom B
8:20am •
Culture vs. the Church
9:00am •
Scratching Your Own Back: Avoiding Burn Out
9:40am •
What Should Elders Tell (and Not Tell) their Wives about What’s Going On?
10:20am •
Do Others See Christ in Me?
11:00am •
Is "Gentle Parenting" Biblical?
12:30pm •
Sandwich Session: Eternal Recollections–God’s Unwavering Remembrance
1:15pm •
All-in Christianity
2:00pm •
Lord, Make Me a Servant
3:00pm •
Naked and Unashamed (Genesis 2:25)
4:00pm •
"Every Thing" a Christian Woman Needs to Know
6:00pm •
Not A Kids’ Story (Series): Fiery Furnace
SEC Ballroom C
8:20am •
My Truth Versus the Truth
9:00am •
Bible Marking Class: Guidelines for Entertainment Choices
9:40am •
The Church as Family (Part 1)
10:20am •
Is [IT] Worth Going to Hell for?
11:00am •
The Secret to Overcoming the Wicked One
1:15pm •
A Look at Non-Institutionalism - Expediency Expediently Exploited: A Quest for Unity among the Churches of Christ (Part 1)
2:00pm •
How to Make Your Christianity "Emotion-full"
3:00pm •
Important Details from the Years of Silence (The Inter-testament Period) 201
4:00pm •
My Shoulder Is to the Plow
6:00pm •
Hurry Back Session: The World Out There by the Fire
SEC Ballroom D
7:30am •
Early Birds: From Fact to Faith—A Full Life Because of the Resurrection
8:20am •
Attitude Adjustment: God Did Not Say I Have To
9:00am •
Two Minutes, Tops: My Favorite Sermon and Why
9:40am •
Times to Play the Quiet Game
10:20am •
Places that Will Change Your Life (Series): Your Closet (Matthew 6:6)
11:00am •
Studies in 1 and 2 Kings, Year Four (Series): Storm Clouds Gathering (2 Kings 15, 17)
12:30pm •
Sandwich Session: More Preacher Tales: Stories of Preachers of the Past (Part 1)
1:15pm •
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, I Marvel at the Magnitude of My Own Sin (Series)
2:00pm •
Studies in 1 and 2 Kings, Year Four (Series): Southern King; Northern Disposition (2 Kings 16)
3:00pm •
Panel: Evangelism in a Large Congregation
4:00pm •
Holy Spirit (Series): The Holy Spirit in a New Testament Worship Service
6:00pm •
Seven Problems the Church Will Always Face—And How to Handle Them (Part 3)
SEC Concourse Tables
8:20am •
Bible Class Teachers’ Workshop 1: Game on … in Bible Class? Yes!
9:00am •
Today with Jesus Podcast
10:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism that Works (Sign up Required)
12:00pm •
House to House School of Evangelism Meet and Greet
2:00pm •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism that Works (Sign up Required)
3:00pm •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism that Works (Sign up Required)
4:30pm •
Hangout: Games, Snacks, Conversation
8:30pm •
PTP-University: Hangout
SEC Conference Room
6:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
SEC EHA
8:20am •
That Text Might Not Mean What You Think It Says (Series): Philippians 4:13—Exactly What Things?
9:00am •
Hot Button Issues: Have Sports Become an Idol?
9:40am •
Ere You Left Your Room This Morning, Did You Think to Pray? The Importance of Prayer in the Life of a Preacher
10:20am •
Worship Involves a Sacrifice of Praise: Singing (Series)
11:00am •
Hot Button Issues: What Is the Christian’s Role in Government?
1:15pm •
50 Baptisms in Two Years—Here Is How to Do It
2:00pm •
What You Should Know about Cannabidiol (CBD)
3:00pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom: How to Handle These Issues Your Parents Never Had to Deal with
6:00pm •
That Text Might Not Mean What You Think It Says (Series): 1 Corinthians 10:13
6:35pm •
Congregational Singing: Old Favorites
6:45pm •
Congregational Singing: Old Favorites
6:58pm •
Opening Prayer
7:00pm •
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
7:40pm •
Invitation/Responses
7:45pm •
Lifetime Service Award: Michael Shepherd; Servant Award: Betty Tyler
SEC EHB
8:20am •
NCIS (Series): Investigating Creation
1:15pm •
Children’s Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make and Take at Your Own Pace
8:00pm •
Bedtime Devotional for Children
8:30pm •
Hangout: Games, Snacks, Conversation
SEC Meeting Room A
8:20am •
Worldview (Part 3): Filtering Culture through a Biblical Worldview
9:00am •
Can Intelligent People Believe in God?
9:40am •
Case Studies in Succession Planning: Elijah
10:20am •
Developing an Evangelistic Culture from Scratch
11:00am •
Metrics of Congregational Success (Series): The Individual Metric—What Am I Doing?
1:15pm •
Why the Thief on the Cross Is So Popular
2:00pm •
Worldview (Part 4): Helping the Hurting through a Biblical Worldview
3:00pm •
Autism (Part 1): Patterns of Development—Children with Autism
4:00pm •
The Brokenhearted (Part 1): God Heals Broken Lives
6:00pm •
The Worst Form of Slavery: The One You Do Not Know You Are in (John 8:30–44)
SEC Meeting Room B
8:20am •
Things You Have to Get Right in Life
9:00am •
Atheists in the Church?
9:40am •
Developing an Effective Private Prayer Life (Part 2): Developing the Seven Christian Virtues (2 Peter 1:5–11)
10:20am •
What Happens When You Read Your Bible
11:00am •
Obscured Realities of the Twenty-First Century: Soul, Sin, and Eternity
1:15pm •
A Study of Submission
2:00pm •
Five Ways to Speed Along the Gospel in Central America
3:00pm •
Failure: Leaders Are Not Exempt—Peter Denied His Lord
4:00pm •
Places that Will Change Your Life (Series): The Mission Field (John 4:35–38)
6:00pm •
The Devil Is in the Distractions
SEC Meeting Room CD
8:20am •
Helping Elders Develop an Evangelistic Culture
9:00am •
Mind of Christ Affirmations
9:40am •
Random Psalms: Eternal Lessons in Psalm 142
10:20am •
Two for One: Balancing Local and Brotherhood-wide Work As a Preacher
10:20am •
Two for One: Five Skills to Put Thunder in Your Sermon
11:00am •
The Christian Woman and Minimalism
1:15pm •
Random Psalms: Eternal Lessons in Psalm 138
2:00pm •
Future Leaders Workshop—Class 1: Speaking Tips and Research for a Simple Devotional
6:00pm •
How to Excel As a Deacon (Part 2)
8:15pm •
Late Night Sermon Outlines
SEC Show Manager’s Room (1)
9:00am •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
10:00am •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
1:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
2:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
4:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
SEC Show Manager’s Room (2)
9:00am •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
1:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (by Appointment)
2:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (by Appointment)
3:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (by Appointment)
4:00pm •
Preacher Renewal (by Appointment)
6:00pm •
Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (by Appointment)
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