2005 Shepherd’s Conference in review
Charles Kim
If you didn’t know it by now, the state of the Church today is in dire circumstances. Truth has been replaced with post-modern thought and as a result, many evangelicals are no longer holding to the traditional orthodox views of historic Christianity. As a result, many false teachers are infiltrating the Church and the effects are damning. John MacArthur’s opening sermon on Jude was in essence a battlecall for believers to root out the “spiritual terrorists” among our midst in the Church.
The one thing that the Shepherd’s Conference made clear to me was this–there is a war against the truth of the gospel and we are losing.
The sobering reality of the high stakes involved in upholding and standing firm on the truth of God’s Word was humbling; even more so, looking at the thousands of pastors from around the world gathering to hear words of wisdom and exhortation. It gave me a more profound sense of the gravity of the pastor’s calling and consequently, caused me as a layman, to love, support and encourage our pastors.
Another blessing was to be able to spend several days, worshipping, praising, and hearing God’s Word preached together with fellow members of IBC. It was a thoroughly exciting, encouraging, edifying time that I would recommend others to consider for next year.
Immanuel Bible Church