In "The Church's Heritage," we are highlighting theological reflections from Christian pastors and theologians that have encouraged the church throughout 2,000 years of Christian history. In this article, we are taking a section from Martin Luther's writing called The Freedom of the Christian. Within it, Luther provides a hidden gem of meditation on salvation from sin thro...

The Deacons of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, June 23, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was opened in prayer, praising God for His blessing and mercy to us and asking for wisdom as we seek to serve the church body at OBC. Our ministry guest was Becky Linden, who leads the Women's Ministry. It was encouraging to hear about everything that goes on behind the scenes within the mi...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Wednesday morning, July 22, for their monthly meeting. Todd Swift opened the meeting in prayer, praising God for his glory and grace, thanking him for the all-sufficient salvation we have in Jesus Christ, and for the equipping of the church for service by the Holy Spirit. Next, Andrew Meyer led us through a reading of the London Bapt...

Why do we do what we do as a church? Upon consideration of a philosophy of ministry, it would do well to remember the apostle Paul's description of his ministry in 1 Corinthians 4:1. He writes, "this is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God." In light of Paul's apostolic authority and position as foundation of the church (Ephe...