"Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God." Psalm 42:5 The Bible says that in this world you will have trouble. Too often these troubles cause our hearts to be saddened and in turmoil. At the time David wrote Psalm 42, his trials had beaten him down. During his suffering, how...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, May 8. Our time began with Senior Pastor Pat Abendroth leading us in prayer for our church, with thankfulness for the many godly relationships we have in the body of Christ, and most of all for the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ, for his love for us, and for the anticipation we all have for his personal and bodily ...

The deacons met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 24 at the home of Keith Walter as we had a smaller group in attendance. We went over the financial statement and expenses from the previous month. We are thankful for what God has provided financially and for the giving of the body at OBC. We discussed Chapter 11 of the London Baptist Confession of 1689 on Justi...

Every believer has been summoned by the King and made a citizen of the kingdom of God through the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, this world's realm is so clear and exists in such vividness that it seems like the greater reality, daily calling us to carry out its demands. The kingdom of God may appear to us in grays, as some distant realm,...