March 2, 2005

Shepherds Conference: Session One

The conference opened with a bang. As an introduction to the service, we were treated to the church orchestra's rendition of Brethren We Have Met To Worship, followed by the Masters Seminary Choir, accompanied by the orchestra, singing The Church's One Foundation and Soldiers Of The Cross.

John MacArthur is an outstanding expositor of the Word of God, and his message this morning did not disappoint. His text was the book of Jude, and the title of the sermon was The Long War on the Truth.

The message was basically a call to battle against the apostasy that is creeping into the church. He likened those who teach a watered-down doctrine to spiritual terrorists, comparing them with todays islamist terrorists: hidden, unknown, and embedded in the church.

At one point in the message I was convinced he had been collaborating with my Dad, because he made this statement regarding the state of the church today:

"We are far more concerned with style than substance."

I plan on blogging this conference, giving a brief summary of each of the sessions I attend. I will also post pictures as they become available. I have created a new "Shepherds" category where you can see all of the posts in one place, as I will probably be blogging about other things also during the remainder of the week.

Posted by Andrew on March 2, 2005 3:51 PM.