Friday, September 24

6 pm:  Registration Opens

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Session 1: Living in Christ (Romans 5:1-21) – Paul’s teaching on the Christian life hangs on seven words (four in Greek), when he states “since we have been justified by faith.”  In this talk, we explore how who we are determines what we do.

Saturday, September 25

8:00 am: Registration Opens

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Session 2: Dethroning Sin (Romans 6:1-23) – How does God’s free grace affect the way we view and struggle with sin?  In this talk, we outline Paul’s compelling case for dying unto sin and living unto righteousness.

Break

10:30 am – 11:30 am: Session 3: Limping Forward (Romans 7:1-25) – Even when we desire to live unto righteousness, many often struggle with sin.  Why is that?  Paul is not simply a theologian but pastor and in this talk we examine his pastoral counsel for those in sin.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Session 4: Resting in God (Romans 8:18-39) – As justification is by grace, so also is sanctification.  Paul reminds the weak and struggling that God will complete his purpose and that our confidence is in Him alone.

Break

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm: Q&A Session

3:15 pm: Conference Ends

Lord’s Day, September 26

We extend a warm invitation to all visitors to worship with us.

Rev Kim will be preaching at our 10:30 am service.

Dr. Joel E. Kim

Rev. Kim has taught New Testament at Westminster Seminary California since 2005 and in May 2017 was appointed as the fourth president of WSC. He previously taught at Calvin Theological Seminary and International Theological Seminary in Los Angeles, and has been active in teaching globally.

Rev. Kim is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and has served as a pastor in several churches in Michigan and Southern California since his graduation from WSC in 1997. As the son of a Christian Reformed Church minister, he was catechized with the Three Forms of Unity from childhood. Born in South Korea, his family moved to Southern California when he was nine years of age, where he would learn English and retain his fluency in speaking the Korean language. He has served the global church through agencies like Southeast Asia Partnership, and has been active in local churches and presbyteries.

Among his publications, he co-edited Always Reformed: Essays in Honor of W. Robert Godfrey (2010) and wrote Romans: Nothing but Grace (2017). His Ph.D. studies in Historical Theology were with the noted scholar Professor Richard A. Muller at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Rev. Kim and his wife, Sharon, have a daughter and a son and reside in Escondido, where his family attends New Life Presbyterian Church.