Israel's King David knew good times and bad. David really knew what it was like to live as royalty in the palace enjoying all the trapping of wealth and riches and the temptations that go along with it. In fact, as the Scripture records, he succumbed to some of those temptations. David also knew what it is like to be running for his life, hiding in caves, living with hung...

The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. The Lord, who is head of the church, commands us to pray. We pray for all things, but especially for the local church ministry and the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are so thankful for his power, plan, and sovereig...

Feeling stressed these days? Being the modern biblically-informed people that we are, we sometimes substitute the word stress for biblical words, such as fear and worry. But if we are honest, fear and worry, and yes, anxiety, impacts all of us sooner or later and to one degree or another, because there is good reason to worry in this broken world where sin invades the p...