Of all the amazing realities of knowing Christ by faith alone and His glorious gospel (the only true good news), nothing makes me worship more than the doctrine of "saving faith." Contemplating and understanding what saving faith is, is one of the most important truths we could ever learn and embrace as Christians. Let me begin with Omaha Bible Church's confessional state...

The elders met at 6:30 a.m. on December 19, 2018 and Senior Pastor Pat Abendroth opened our time in prayer; praising the Lord for the way he has blessed us with the gospel and his Son, Jesus Christ whose coming we celebrate this month. Pastor Pat also thanked the Lord for providing for our church and the people of our body in so many wonderful ways through the work of the...

The deacons met on November 27, 2018 at OBC from 7:00-9:00pm. After opening in prayer, we heard from our special ministry guest, Todd Swift. Todd discussed his current areas of ministry and how they are progressing. After hearing from Todd, we continued our study of the London Baptist Confession of 1689, this time going through Chapter 16, which discusses "good works." A...

As a Christian, I am forever trying to make sense of the entire storyline of the Bible. The problem is that it seems there are too many important people and endless stories. After God created Adam, his offspring became large through the various patriarchs. It reads as if there was a whole world order that lasted a long time before the worldwide flood in Genesis 6. After...