Agenda

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration

7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Welcome, Prayer, and Singing
Plenary #1 — Paul Washer
The Suffering Lamb in Gethsemane and God’s Sovereign Grace 

8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Singing
Plenary #2 — Anthony Kidd
Cultivating a God-Centered Theology of Suffering

10:10 pm
Exhibits close

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023

9:00 am–10:15 am
Welcome, Prayer, and Singing
Plenary Session #3 — Ian Hamilton
The Mystery of Providence: Sovereignty and Suffering in
The Life of Joseph

11:00 am–12:00 pm
Singing
Plenary Session #4— Joel Beeke
A Work of Grace: Regeneration and Faith

12:00 pm–2:00 pm
Lunch Break

2:00 pm–3:15 pm
Singing
Plenary Session #5 — Bruce Baugus
Suffering’s Temptation: The Lion’s Mouth, Evil Deeds, and the
Faithful Witness (2 Tim 4:9–18)

3:30–4:40
Breakout Sessions

David Kranendonk – Prison Letters: Guido DeBres on Suffering, Sovereignty, and Solace

Maarten Kuivenhoven – The Dark Night of the Soul in Suffering (Job 3)

Jonathon Beeke – The Paradox of Suffering and Sovereignty in King Jesus

Brian Cosby – Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence

4:45 pm–6:45 pm
Dinner Break

7:00 pm–8:15 pm
Singing
Plenary Session #6 —Anthony Kidd
Learning in God’s School of Suffering

8:30 pm–9:15 pm
Q&A Session with Speakers

10:10 pm
Exhibits close

7:30 am–8:30 am
Prayer Meeting

9:00 am–10:30 am
Welcome, Prayer, and Singing
Plenary Session #7 —Ian Hamilton
Trusting God When All The Lights Go Out (Is. 50:10)

10:45 am–11:45 am
Singing
Plenary Session #8 — Paul Washer
Suffering and Our Longing for Heaven

12:00 pm
Closing Prayer and Singing