The proper understanding of the Law of God is essential for a Christian. Unfortunately, there has been much disagreement in American Lutheranism concerning the role of the Law in the Church. Last year, we focused on the dangers of antinomianism, the importance of the third use of the law, and how these topics have impacted the Missouri Synod’s preaching and teaching in recent years.
This year, we will be focusing on the beautiful harmony of God’s Law and Gospel and how His promises shape the Christian life. As recently sainted John Warwick Montgomery said, “The answer to antinomianism, social-gospel legalism, and existential relativism lies not only in the proper distinction between Law and Gospel, as C. F. W. Walther so effectively stressed, but also in the proper harmony of Law and Gospel, as set forth in the classic doctrine of the Third Use of the Law.”
Over two days at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville, IL, February 28-March 1, we will learn about and discuss God’s Law and Gospel, preaching, growth and struggle in the Christian life, and what the Lutheran Confessions have to say about all these matters. This conference is for both laity and pastors. Come join us for good theology, fellowship, and maybe even a little fun.
| 10:00 - 1:00 | Registration and Vendor Setup | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Speaker #1: Rev. William C. Weedon: Growth in the Christian Life | |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Questions | |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Break / Check Out Vendor | |
| 2:30 - 3:15 | Speaker #2: Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. Ball: Preaching Law and Gospel in the Church and School | |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Questions | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break / Check Out Vendor | |
| 4:00 - 4:45 | Speaker #3: Rev. Dr. Gifford Grobien: The Word of God and the Christian Life: Mortification, Consolation and Renewal | |
| 4:45 - 5:00 | Questions | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Vespers Preacher: Rev. Andrew L. Packer | |
| 5:30 - 6:30 | Dinner (on your own; suggestions in folder; families of young folks at Culvers 100 United Dr. Collinsville, IL) | |
| 5:30 - ? | Gemütlichkeit - St. Paul Hamel |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Matins Preacher: Rev. Joshua V. Scheer | |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Speaker #4: Rev. Dr. Jon S. Bruss: Article IV and Good Works | |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Questions | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Break / Check Out Vendor | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Speaker #5: Rev. Andy Wright: Admonition in the Confessions | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Questions | |
| 11:30 - 1:00 | Lunch (on your own; suggestions in folder) | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Speaker #6: Rev. Andrew J. Preus: The Theology of the Cross and the Cross of the Christian | |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Questions | |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | Speaker #7: Rev. Dr. Thomoas J. Egger: Law and Gospel in the Book of Exodus and in the LCMS Today | |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Questions | |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Vespers Preacher: Rev. David P. Ramirez |
