Equipped Workshop hosted by Cumberland Trace church of Christ
Equipped is a workshop designed to build conviction, commitment, and constructive ways to serve Christ. There will be sessions in the auditorium and breakout sessions in the multipurpose room. It is also an opportunity to show hospitality to and fellowship with fellow Christians from near and far, who come to attend. It is designed to directly contribute to the spiritual growth of the Lord’s Church in the regions surrounding Southern Kentucky.
Episodes
April 25, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 3 - 10:00 AM Session
This episode is a sermon-style teaching that walks through Genesis 20–25, using the lives of Abraham and Isaac to reveal the character of the God who is called the friend of Abraham. Rather than focusing only on the biographical details of Abraham, the message unpacks how these chapters help us know God better — his pursuit of people, his faithfulness to promises, and his gr...
April 25, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 3 - 9:00 AM Session
Location: Room 116
Instructor: Keith Kasarjian
Title: Leadership - Why Is There Suffering, Evil, and Death
SummaryKeith delivered a practical lecture on equipping “equippers” to help people grapple with evil, pain, and suffering, emphasizing pastoral sensitivity over philosophical debate. He cautioned against three common missteps (dismiss, deny, dogmatize), offered perspe...
April 25, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 3 - 9:00 AM Session
In this episode, Jody explores the role of apologetics in preaching, emphasizing that defending the faith is not a competitive debate but a pastoral, truth-centered practice that both reassures believers and invites nonbelievers. Drawing heavily on New Testament texts—especially John, Luke, Peter, Paul, and Hebrews—the talk traces how the gospel roots redemption in creation: ...
April 25, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 3 - 9:00 AM Session
This episode is a sermon-style teaching that carefully unpacks Genesis chapters 18 and 19, exploring how these two chapters lay foundational truths for the whole Bible: the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham and the unfolding of God’s righteous justice.
The speaker walks through Abraham’s encounter with the Lord and two angels—highlighting Abraham’s hospitality, the emph...
April 25, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 3 - 8:00 AM Session
In this episode Brother Dan continues the series examining the operative phrase "from the beginning" in the New Testament, focusing on 1 John 2:7–11 and its connection to Jesus’ command to "love one another." He traces the phrase across the Gospels and Epistles, showing how the command appeared from the start of Jesus’ ministry and is reinforced throughout John, Romans, Galat...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 7:00PM Session
Location: Auditorium
Instructor: Clay Leonard
Title: Getting to Know God Through Revelation
SummaryThis lecture explores the biblical concept of special revelation—God revealing Himself to specific people with specific details—contrasted with general revelation in creation. Through scriptural examples involving Moses (Exodus 19–34), Elijah (1 Kings 17–19), and Peter at the T...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 6:30PM Session
Location: Auditorium
Instructor: Tim Lewis
Title: You Meant It for Evil, God Meant It for Good
SummaryThis lecture explores the theme "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good," drawn primarily from Joseph’s story in Genesis. Joseph’s life is presented as a case study of how God can use suffering, betrayal, and hardship for a greater, redemptive purpose. The lecture ...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 6:00 PM Session
Closing out the 2nd day of the 2026 version of the Equipped Workshop hosted by the Cumberland Trace Church of Christ, Andy Baker leads the assembly in a few A cappella songs.
Duration 25:16
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 3:30 PM Session
This lectureship sermon walks through Genesis chapters 15–17, exploring how God's promises are revealed and fulfilled in the lives of Abram/Abraham, Sarai/Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael and the promised son Isaac. Delivered by a minister at a Christian lectureship (no guest speakers), the message focuses on biblical-history, covenant theology, and practical application for believers t...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 3:30 PM Session
Location: Room 116
Instructor: Richard Sutton
Title: Leadership - How to Recover from Failure
SummaryRichard Sutton's lecture series explores the inevitability of failure in leadership and the path to restoration. He challenges the notion of a perfect leader, using his forty-five years of experience and biblical examples like Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and David to show that a...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 3:30 PM Session
This episode is a sermon-style exploration of Genesis 11 (the Tower of Babel) that traces the biblical problem of pride from creation through the flood and back into post-flood humanity. Rebekah defines pride biblically as "an attitude or action that elevates oneself above God," and unfolds six key lessons drawn from the Babel account: pride transgresses God’s commands, forge...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 2:30 PM Session
Location: Room 116
Instructor: Richard Melson
Title: Text Messages - Genesis Characters in Acts
SummaryRichard Melson delivered a lecture emphasizing how Genesis undergirds the New Testament, particularly Acts, by presenting God’s plan of redemption conceived before the foundation of the world. He clarified a misunderstanding about the session’s title (“Genesis characters i...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 2:30 PM Session
Join a seasoned panel of speakers including Todd, John, Denny, Howard, and references to Brother Wayne Jackson, Brother Caleb Colley, O'Connor, Mike, with Sam Wilkins closing in prayer, as they tackle difficult questions from the book of Genesis. This episode investigates foundational topics that stretch from the opening words of Scripture to the unfolding scheme of redemptio...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 2:30 PM Session
In this sermon-style episode Brian unpacks Genesis 12:1–9 and surveys chapters 13–15 to explore Abram’s call and covenant, showing how God’s prompt, promise, power, and presence shape faithful living. The speaker opens with gratitude to the congregation that invited him and shares a personal connection to the community before reading Genesis 12 aloud and framing the sermon ar...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 1:30 PM Session
Location: Room 116
Instructor: Mike Vestal
Title: Preaching Seriously on Sin
SummaryOn April 24, 2026, Mike Vestal urged taking sin seriously in preaching, using Genesis as a foundational lens. He defined preaching through eight components: the proclamation of divine truth by a man of God, derived through proper interpretive method, proclaimed to people in an engaging manne...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 1:30 PM Session
In this episode Lori at the Eclipse workshop offers a fast-paced, deeply pastoral study connecting the book of Genesis with the Psalms and what those connections mean for Christian women today. Opening with a memorable historical anecdote—Buzz Aldrin quoting Psalm 8 after the moon landing—the talk centers on an exegesis of Psalm 8 (a Psalm of David), highlighting its chiastic...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 1:30 PM Session
In this episode recorded at the Cumberland Trace congregation as part of a Genesis-themed gathering, the speaker explores Genesis chapters 10–11 and traces God’s plan from the Table of Nations to the Tower of Babel and on to Pentecost. Framed around four focal ideas — design (diversity), defiant centralization (pride), divine disruption (judgment and scattering), and divine...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 11:00 AM Session
Location: Room 116
Instructor: Adam Faughn
Title: Leadership - How to Weather the Storms of Leadership
SummaryAdam Faughn presents a lecture on the challenges of leadership, framing them as "storms." He argues that leadership is inevitably stormy, especially for those guiding people in the ways of God. Drawing from Matthew 14, where Jesus’s disciples face a storm on the Se...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 11:00 AM Session
Join hosts Kathy Pollard and Carla Moore live from the Cumberland Trace Church of Christ "Equipped" workshop for an encouraging episode of the Looking Up podcast, recorded in front of a group of women studying the book of Genesis. In this episode they mix warm fellowship and personal updates—including a shout-out to attendee Jennifer Eskew (who traveled from Alaska) and jo...
April 24, 2026 - Equipped 2026 - Day 2 - 11:00 AM Session
In this sermon-style episode, guest speaker Bill preaches to a local congregation (with thanks to hosts Neil, Hiram, and the elders) from Genesis chapters 6–9. Centered on the theme "Sin, Grace, and Covenant," the message examines the corruption of the antediluvian world, God’s grief over human wickedness, and the single line of faithful survival through Noah and his famil...
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