Most of us are familiar with Paul's portrayal of the marriage relationship in Ephesians 5:22-33. We observe that Paul argues from the greater to the lesser, from the reality to the painting. The reality is Christ's loving relationship with His bride, the church, and the painting is a husband's relationship with his wife. Consequently, we observe: Christ's love He lov...

The elders met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 12.Our evening began in the sweetness of prayer exalting Christ for His sufficiency and beseeching His grace for the opportunities in the church for faithful gospel ministry. Our discussion for the evening opened with a review of the financial reports for the month of August. Average attendance for the month was 37...

The elders met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 14. Frank Barber began our evening by focusing on Article 10, the Effectual Call, from the London Baptist Confession of Faith. We were reminded of God's sovereign work in salvation. God, for His good pleasure, by His Word and Spirit, effectually calls the sinner who is by nature in a state of sin and death to g...

As we are remembering the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, it would do us well to ponder the blessing of the recovery of the sufficiency and authority of Scripture. Kevin DeYoung provides a marvelous resource to the church in underlining the priority of God's Word for God's people. The subtitle says it all: "Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessar...

As the church celebrates the 500th anniversary of the reformation, I thought we might take a moment to remember a few of the gifts of Christ that the church recovered through the ministry of the reformers: the gift of the gospel in the gift of God's Word granted to His redeemed community. Before we examine the priority of Scripture to the Reformation, it is important to un...

The Elders of OBC met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 12.Dave Guthrie began our morning by focusing on Article 6, the Fall and Sin, from the London Baptist Confession of Faith. We were reminded of God's two ordained representatives for the human race. God created Adam perfect and appointed him to represent humanity by requiring him to be faithful to keep God'...

In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus commissioned believers to the high calling of making disciples based on his universal authority over heaven and earth. Since the Lord of the universe, Jesus Christ, left his church with the commission of discipleship, it would do us well to understand the character of this calling. In 100 pages, Mark Dever anchors discipleship on the foundation...

A number of years ago, my family and I would make an annual trip between California and Nebraska to see our families for Christmas. I remember one trek that took us through a dark fog in Utah. We would descend from the mountain peaks into the dark haze and then ascend back to the mountaintops and into the radiant sun. It was strange to drive above the low clouds in the su...

We're excited to announce the newest addition to the ministry internship at OBC, Jay Wipf. Here are some thoughts on the mission and purpose of the program....

Interested in learning more about heroes of the Reformation? Check out Pastor Chris' review of Reformation Heroes by Kleyn & Beeke....