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Kyle Butt - How Curiosity, Beauty, and Amazement Point Us Back to the Creator (Psalm 8; Romans 1:19–20)

We like to use the word "awesome," but rarely do we stop to think about what it really means. In its truest sense, it means that something strikes us with awe and wonder. A microscopic tardigrade that can live in temperatures as cold as -458 degrees Fahrenheit or as hot as 300 degrees can fill us with awe and cause us to marvel at its awesome Creator.

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Brian Ketchem - Walking the Lands of the Bible: A Preview of PTP’s 2027 Israel Trip

Discover how understanding biblical geography illuminates Scripture. We’ll explore key sites and accounts, offering a preview of what you’ll experience on next year’s PTP/Bible Land Passages Israel trip.

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B. J. Clarke - “Convince Me”: Modesty Has Boundaries and Still Applies Today

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Dustin Dougherty - Problems Facing Rural Congregations and Solutions

This lesson will look at some of the problems facing rural congregations, especially in the Great Plains, including a rapidly aging demographic, sparseness (distance between) of congregations, lack of generational evangelism, reputations in a small town, and how to use evangelism to correct course.

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Don Blackwell - What the Spirit Does — and What He Does Not Do — in Christian Prayer (Romans 8:26-27)

This session will cover boundaries in Christian prayer.

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Matt Gibson - Strong Churches Need Strong Women: Why Men and Women Flourish When We Follow Scripture, Not Trends

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Justin Rogers - Go Deep! How Original Languages Help to Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: “Faith” Conveys Important Subjective and Objective Truths

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Michael Clarke - Building Joy That Outlasts a Bad Day

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Mike Vestal - The Need for Broken-Heartedness in Preaching

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Keno Shrum - Here's What They Do; It Might Work for You: What I've Seen from Working with Churches All over the Country