Equipped Workshop hosted by Cumberland Trace church of Christ

Youth: "Beholding The Glory Of The Lord In Evangelism" by Matt Wallin

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
 
Matt leads a bible study looking at Isaiah and Ephesians 4 showing how we all as Christians should be active in ministry or evangelism. Matt outlines 5 key items which will help in this endeavor.
 
Ephesians 4 -
Walk in Unity4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in [c]you all.
Spiritual Gifts7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says:
“When He ascended on high,He led captivity captive,And gave gifts to men.”
9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [d]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [e]edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
The New Man17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as [f]the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Do Not Grieve the Spirit25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give [g]place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary [h]edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [i]clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "BEHOLDING THE GLORY OF THE LORD IN EVANGELISM"- Matt Wallin
Duration 56:19

Leadership Lessons: "Avoiding Arrogance In Times Of Success" by Eddie Parrish

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
 
Starting with an illustration of Mike Tyson, Eddie leads a bible study on how to avoid arrogance. Looking at Isaiah 39, Hezekiah experiences an uppercut of reality. 
 
Isaiah 39 -
The Babylonian Envoys39 At that time [a]Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?”
So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?”
So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. 7 ‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "AVOIDING ARROGANCE IN TIMES OF SUCCESS"- Eddie Parrish - YouTube
Duration 39:15

"The Future Glory of God's People" by Bart Warren

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
 
Bart leads a bible study of Isaiah 58-60 showing how the prophecy described is fulfilled with Jesus in the New Testament. 
 
Isaiah 58 -
Fasting that Pleases God58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;Lift up your voice like a trumpet;Tell My people their transgression,And the house of Jacob their sins.2 Yet they seek Me daily,And delight to know My ways,As a nation that did righteousness,And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;They take delight in approaching God.3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,And [b]exploit all your laborers.4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate,And to strike with the fist of wickedness.You will not fast as you do this day,To make your voice heard on high.5 Is it a fast that I have chosen,A day for a man to afflict his soul?Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?Would you call this a fast,And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:To loose the bonds of wickedness,To undo the [c]heavy burdens,To let the oppressed go free,And that you break every yoke?7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,And that you bring to your house the poor who are [d]cast out;When you see the naked, that you cover him,And not hide yourself from your own flesh?8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,Your healing shall spring forth speedily,And your righteousness shall go before you;The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst,The [e]pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,10 If you extend your soul to the hungryAnd satisfy the afflicted soul,Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,And your [f]darkness shall be as the noonday.11 The Lord will guide you continually,And satisfy your soul in drought,And strengthen your bones;You shall be like a watered garden,And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.12 Those from among youShall build the old waste places;You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,The Restorer of [g]Streets to Dwell In.
13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,From doing your pleasure on My holy day,And call the Sabbath a delight,The holy day of the Lord honorable,And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,Nor finding your own pleasure,Nor speaking your own words,14 Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord;And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "THE FUTURE GLORY OF GOD'S PEOPLE" - Bart Warren - YouTube
Duration 40:58

Youth: "Overcoming Discouragement" by Vince Daughtery

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
 
2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT"- Vince Daughtery
A powerful lesson with a message on breaking free from discouragement. Vince Daughtery speaks to the high school youth about the example of David and others from scripture who fell victim to their dark times and “doubled down on their stupid”. The intent of this lesson conveys the importance of finding the light in our discouragement and not falling into succession to it.
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT"- Vince Daughtery
Duration 41:01

Roundtable Discussion on Church Challenges by Hitchcock, Daughtery, and Webster

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
 
2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON CHURCH CHALLENGES"
An exciting round table discussion not only answering questions regarding the concerns for problems/challenges within today’s churches but also an opportunity highlighting some of the beneficial and pleasant challenges that arise from congregating together to worship the Lord. Neal Pollard, Alan Webster, Bruce Daughtery, and Glen Hitchcock speak on important questions regarding church challenges such as how to address the tension between legalism and liberalism in the church especially when scripture calls for a clear stance, and how to guide our churches to find the discernible truth about scripture despite the fact we live in a digital age filled with misinformation.
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON CHURCH CHALLENGES"
 
Duration 43:30

Ladies: "Reeling In Rebellion" by Renita Archey

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
 
Renita looks at what is often described as the "great arraignment" of Israel. 
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "REELING IN REBELLION"- Renita Archey
 
Duration 41:48
 

"The Servant of The Lord" by Rick Brumback

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
 
Rick leads a review of Isaiah 49-57. Isaiah is a message of salvation. In these chapters there are a number of poems describing Jesus and his "rescue mission" to provide salvation to all of us.
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "THE SERVANT OF THE LORD"- Rick Brumback
 
Duration 40:01

Youth: "Appreciating a Godly Heritage" by Parker Webster

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 1:30PM Session
 
Parker discusses heritage and culture. He describes how we are molded by where we grow up and that shapes how we think. 
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "APPRECIATING A GODLY HERITAGE"- Parker Webster
 
Duration 30:37

Text Questions: "A Study of New Heavens, New Earth" by John Moore

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 1:30PM Session
 
John leads a discussion on Heaven and how it is described in Isaiah and in other passages.
 
Isaiah 65-66 -
The Righteousness of God’s Judgment65 “I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;I was found by those who did not seek Me.I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’To a nation that was not called by My name.2 I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,Who walk in a way that is not good,According to their own thoughts;3 A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;Who sacrifice in gardens,And burn incense on altars of brick;4 Who sit among the graves,And spend the night in the tombs;Who eat swine’s flesh,And the broth of [a]abominable things is in their vessels;5 Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,Do not come near me,For I am holier than you!’These [b]are smoke in My nostrils,A fire that burns all the day.
6 “Behold, it is written before Me:I will not keep silence, but will repay—Even repay into their bosom—7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,”Says the Lord,“Who have burned incense on the mountainsAnd blasphemed Me on the hills;Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”
8 Thus says the Lord:
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,For a blessing is in it,’So will I do for My servants’ sake,That I may not destroy them all.9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,And from Judah an heir of My mountains;My elect shall inherit it,And My servants shall dwell there.10 Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,And the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,For My people who have sought Me.
11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord,Who forget My holy mountain,Who prepare a table for [c]Gad,And who furnish a drink offering for [d]Meni.12 Therefore I will number you for the sword,And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;Because, when I called, you did not answer;When I spoke, you did not hear,But did evil before My eyes,And chose that in which I do not delight.”
13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, My servants shall eat,But you shall be hungry;Behold, My servants shall drink,But you shall be thirsty;Behold, My servants shall rejoice,But you shall be ashamed;14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,And wail for [e]grief of spirit.15 You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen;For the Lord God will slay you,And call His servants by another name;16 So that he who blesses himself in the earthShall bless himself in the God of truth;And he who swears in the earthShall swear by the God of truth;Because the former troubles are forgotten,And because they are hidden from My eyes.
The Glorious New Creation17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;And the former shall not be remembered or [f]come to mind.18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,And her people a joy.19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem,And joy in My people;The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,Nor the voice of crying.
20 “No more shall an infant from there live but a few days,Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days;For the child shall die one hundred years old,But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.21 They shall build houses and inhabit them;They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.22 They shall not build and another inhabit;They shall not plant and another eat;For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.23 They shall not labor in vain,Nor bring forth children for trouble;For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord,And their offspring with them.
24 “It shall come to passThat before they call, I will answer;And while they are still speaking, I will hear.25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,The lion shall eat straw like the ox,And dust shall be the serpent’s food.They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”Says the Lord.
True Worship and False66 Thus says the Lord:
“Heaven is My throne,And earth is My footstool.Where is the house that you will build Me?And where is the place of My rest?2 For all those things My hand has made,And all those things exist,”Says the Lord.“But on this one will I look:On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,And who trembles at My word.
3 “He who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he breaks a dog’s neck;He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine’s blood;He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.Just as they have chosen their own ways,And their soul delights in their abominations,4 So will I choose their delusions,And bring their fears on them;Because, when I called, no one answered,When I spoke they did not hear;But they did evil before My eyes,And chose that in which I do not delight.”
The Lord Vindicates Zion5 Hear the word of the Lord,You who tremble at His word:“Your brethren who hated you,Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,That we may see your joy.’But they shall be ashamed.”
6 The sound of noise from the city!A voice from the temple!The voice of the Lord,Who fully repays His enemies!
7 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth;Before her pain came,She delivered a male child.8 Who has heard such a thing?Who has seen such things?Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?Or shall a nation be born at once?For as soon as Zion was in labor,She gave birth to her children.9 Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord.“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem,And be glad with her, all you who love her;Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;11 That you may feed and be satisfiedWith the consolation of her bosom,That you may drink deeply and be delightedWith the abundance of her glory.”
12 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.Then you shall feed;On her sides shall you be carried,And be dandled on her knees.13 As one whom his mother comforts,So I will comfort you;And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
The Reign and Indignation of God14 When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,And your bones shall flourish like grass;The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants,And His indignation to His enemies.15 For behold, the Lord will come with fireAnd with His chariots, like a whirlwind,To render His anger with fury,And His rebuke with flames of fire.16 For by fire and by His swordThe Lord will judge all flesh;And the slain of the Lord shall be many.
17 “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves,To go to the gardens[g]After an idol in the midst,Eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,Shall [h]be consumed together,” says the Lord.
18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. 19 I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [i]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. 20 Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites,” says the Lord.
22 “For as the new heavens and the new earthWhich I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord,“So shall your descendants and your name remain.23 And it shall come to passThat from one New Moon to another,And from one Sabbath to another,All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.
24 “And they shall go forth and lookUpon the corpses of the menWho have transgressed against Me.For their worm does not die,And their fire is not quenched.They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "A STUDY OF NEW HEAVENS, NEW EARTH IN ISAIAH"- John Moore
 
Duration 40:39

"Deliverance From Captivity" by Wayne Burger

April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 1:30PM Session
 
Wayne leads a bible study reviewing Isaiah chapters 40-48 and how the later chapters of Isaiah echoes the promise of hope through Jesus found in the New Testament. 
 
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DELIVERANCE FROM CAPTIVITY"- Wayne Burger
 
Duration 41:27