"The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; whose subsistence is in and of Himself, infinite in being and perfection; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but Himself; a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions." The words above are found in the second chapter of the London Baptist Confession of 1689. The chapter is on God and Holy T...

As Christians awaiting our heavenly home, we experience all different circumstances in our lives. We are confronted with the reality of sin in a fallen and broken world as we face suffering, temptation, trials, and hardship. How, in these different moments, should we, as Christians, pray? Recently while studying the Psalms I was struck by this short statement made by a com...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer giving thanks for the ministry that the Lord has entrusted to us at OBC. We are mindful that we are dependent on the Lord in all things and that our only boast is in Christ, our Savior. Todd Swift then led the elders in reading chapter one of t...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on the morning of Wednesday, December 4 for their monthly meeting. The meeting was opened in prayer by Pastor Pat. We then turned our attention to the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. The elders review a chapter of the confession at each of our monthly meetings. The chapter that we covered this month was on baptism. It was an...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, September 24 for their regular monthly meeting. The meeting began with Pastor Pat opening in prayer giving thanks to the Lord for the ministry we share at OBC, particularly this fall season and all the ministries taking place. Mike Grimes then led the elders through a reading of chapter 26 of the London Baptist Confession of...

The older I get, the more I seem to be forgetting things. I forget where I put my wallet, my keys, my phone, my glasses. My newest adventure is trying to remember why I walked into a room and what I was going to do. We all struggle to remember things in life, especially as we age. While these simple, tangible things I forget about seem to be quite significant in the moment...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. for their monthly meeting. It is a joy to be able to gather with like-minded men each month as we partner together for the promotion and defense of the gospel at OBC. As under shepherds of the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ, we prayerfully gather each month to discuss the ministry at OBC; and we also hea...

Have you ever considered the unique nature of congregational singing in the church? It is quite an interesting activity of the church. Hundreds of people from all different walks of life, experiencing different circumstances in their lives, gather in a large room and sing together. Music is such a unique gift that the Lord has given to us. It combines our minds as we thin...

The elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. for their monthly meeting. Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer, giving thanks to the Lord for those that he has brought to the ministry. We are continually grateful for the gospel ministry that the Lord gives us at OBC. Andrew Meyer led the elders in reading Chapter 11 from the London Baptist Confess...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on the evening of Tuesday, March 15 for our monthly meeting. Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer, asking for wisdom as we prepared to consider several items on the agenda. Chris Peterson led the elders in a reading of the London Baptist Confession of 1689. As we read through chapter 29 on Baptism, Chris highlighted where the confes...