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7:30am CDT

Early, Early Worship Service (Song Leader) Fall CreekMyron Bruce Early, Early Worship Service: The Majesty of God: Seeing Him as He Truly Is Fall CreekBengy Slocumb

8:00am CDT

Bible Class (Schedule A): Bible Villains: Absalom -- The Hair Apparent EHADan Winkler Bible Class (Schedule A): The Day God Will Wipe Away the Last Tear (Revelation 21:1–4) Compton FerryGary Hampton Bible Class (Schedule A): The Sermon You Preach When You Don’t Say a Word (Acts 16:25–34) Short Creek 4Mike Hixson

9:00am CDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Congregational Singing EHADavid Rader Worship Service (Schedule A): Closing Prayer EHAPerry Hillis Worship Service (Schedule A): Communion/Giving EHAJustin Rogers Worship Service (Schedule A): Opening Prayer EHAClark Sims Worship Service (Schedule A): New Testament Churches: Thessalonica—The Model Church in a Modern World (1 Thessalonians 1:6-10) EHADavid Smith Spanish Worship Service: Adoración que Renueva Compton FerryTroy Spradlin

9:30am CDT

Bible Class (Schedule B): The Day You’ll Wish You’d Said Something Short Creek 4Gage Coldwater Bible Class (Schedule B): Morning Marriage Class: Considering What My Spouse Isn't Suggesting: Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway? Roark CreekKevin Hahn Bible Class (Schedule B): Contentment: The Rare Jewel Paul Found (Philippians 4:11–13) Cooper Creek 1/2Gantt Carter Bible Class (Schedule B): The Preacher Who Needed His Own Invitation — Jonah and the Sin of Self-Importance Short Creek 2/3Scott Cain Bible Class (Schedule B): How Long Can You Hurt God Without Hurting? Why Contrition Restores What Sin Numbs Ballroom AGlenn Colley Bible Class (Schedule B): The God Who Saves Me from Myself (Psalm 19:12–14) Short Creek 1Steven Ford Bible Class (Schedule B): Storm-Proof Faith — What Jesus Expected the Disciples to Learn in the Boat (Mark 4:35–41) Fall CreekKelvin Pugh

10:30am CDT

Worship Service (Schedule B): Congregational Singing EHAAlan Putnam Worship Service (Schedule B): Closing Prayer EHAAndrew House Worship Service (Schedule B): Communion/Giving EHAJoe Wells Worship Service (Schedule B): Opening Prayer EHAJim Meinsen Worship Service (Schedule B): New Testament Churches: Thessalonica—The Model Church in a Modern World (1 Thessalonians 1:6-10) EHADavid Smith

2:00pm CDT

Where Did the Church Go? A Look at the Fallen Away Ballroom AB. J. Clarke How Would You Do in a Jewish Synagogue? Compton FerryDale Hoggatt Pressing the Issue: A Study of Gethsemane -- The Place Where Jesus Was Abandoned by Friends Cooper Creek 3Dan Winkler How to Take Initiative Without Taking Over Short Creek 4Keith Olbricht Song Leading Workshop Roark CreekMyron Bruce How to Handle Hard People Without Hardening Your Heart (Romans 12:17–21) Cooper Creek 1/2Gage Coldwater You’re Built for the Battle You’re In (Ephesians 6:13) Fall CreekJoshua Cantrell How to Keep Growing When You’ve Been a Faithful Christian for Decades Short Creek 1Kristi Rhodes I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever Short Creek 2/3Becky Blackmon Personal Counseling by Appointment Silver CreekDavid Looney • Kay Looney Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHB TablesRenee Brown • Karla Sparks

3:00pm CDT

When You Don’t Like Who You’ve Been Becoming. . . The Mercy of Repentance and the Possibility of Restart Cooper Creek 3Kevin Hahn Personal Counseling by Appointment Silver CreekDavid Looney • Kay Looney How We Got the Bible: Modern Translation of the Bible Compton FerryLuke Griffin How Does God Give Assurance? Roark CreekAaron Gallagher Staying at It: What Nearly Five Decades in the Pulpit Has Taught Me About Endurance Short Creek 4Gary Bennett Medicine and the Bible: Can Medicine Prove Inspiration? Cooper Creek 1/2Daniel Stearsman Six Things to Know About Your Conscience Fall CreekMike Hixson Lessons from the Shadows: Christ in the Old Testament -- The Kinsman-Redeemer (Ruth 4:1–10) Ballroom AJoe Wells The Mountains and Valleys (Part 2) Short Creek 1Teresa Hampton When Evangelism Hits the Roadblock of Unscriptural Marriage Short Creek 2/3Cindy Colley Adoption Connection Bee CreekNicki Burleson Adoption Connections Bee CreekMandy Lovett Singles Hangout 50+ Hensley Ferry 1Kevin Carroll • Kathy Carroll

4:00pm CDT

Navigating Times of Transition in Leadership (2 Kings 2) Cooper Creek 1/2Justin Rogers God Loves the Single, Too Short Creek 4Mike Vestal Managing Ministry Stress Before It Reaches Home Cooper Creek 3Clark Sims Guiados por el Espíritu Compton FerryMarlon Retana From Victim to Victor: Joseph’s Guide to Forgiveness (Genesis 50:20) Ballroom AAnde Zimmerman Grumbling Obedience: How to Resist the Common Temptation (Philippians 2:14-16) Fall CreekJoshua Cantrell Ecclesiastes and the Limits of Human Wisdom Short Creek 2/3Sheri Harris What the Church Needs From Its Women/What Should I Be Doing in Everyday Ministry? Short Creek 1Erin Wells Six Conversations Every Teen Needs to Hear: The Core Truths Young People Must Absorb Before They Graduate Roark CreekCameron Freeman Preacher's Wife Renewal (By Appointment) Silver CreekKay Looney

5:30pm CDT

Congregational Singing EHARobbie Rhodes

5:55pm CDT

Welcome (Emcee) EHAMike Hixson

6:00pm CDT

New Testament Churches: Sardis — The Church That Needed a Wake-Up Call (Revelation 3:1-6) EHAGreg Dismuke Una Fe que Deja Huella Compton FerryTroy Spradlin

6:45pm CDT

Invitation/Responses EHAMike Hixson

6:58pm CDT

Welcome (Emcee) EHAMike Hixson

7:00pm CDT

Two for One: New Testament Churches: Laodicea -- The Danger of Room-Temperature Religion (Revelation 3:14-22) EHAMike Vestal Two for One: New Testament Churches: Philadelphia -- The Church That Turned Obstacles into Opportunities (Revelation 3:7-13) EHAB. J. Clarke

7:45pm CDT

Announcements / Dismissal Prayer / PTP 2026 Video Presentation EHAMike Hixson

8:00pm CDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Ballroom B: PTP CampGage Coldwater

8:05pm CDT

Escalator Singing AtriumAlan Putnam • Tommy Johnson

8:30pm CDT

PTP-U Hangout Bee CreekMatt Jones Singles Hangout 25-35 Hensley Ferry 1Ronnie Morgan • Lisa Morgan Singles Hangout 35-50 Hensley Ferry 2Randy Collum • Amy Collum Teen/Pre-Teen Late Night: Fun & Games at the Branson Convention Center EHBDaniela Cantrell Teen/Pre-Teen Late Night: Fun & Games in EHB EHBJoshua Cantrell