The Elders of OBC met for their regular monthly meeting on March 18 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. It was thrilling to be able to go to the Lord who is our gracious Savior God, who listens and leads us as we pray. Pastor Pat prayed for continued Christian relationships between the body of Christ, the various spiritual...

I will admit I am a bit of a theology geek. I will blame all those buddies of mine in the local church throughout the years as well as my seminar professors who had a great passion to know and explain the Scripture. They would say things like, "the meaning of the Scripture is the Scripture." All that being said, the book, Reformed Covenant Theology, by Harrison Perkins, i...

In recent days I've attended two funerals. One of a dear friend and the other a father of a friend. Praise the Lord, both were Christians. Even so, regarding attending funerals, there comes a time to ponder and consider how short our earthly lives really are. Therefore, I have three questions I think every Christian should have answers to. Question number one is, what is o...

The OBC Elders meet for their regular monthly meeting at 6:30 a.m. on July 18, 2024. The meeting began with Dallas Focht leading the elders in a time of prayer. The Lord is so good. He is so eager to listen, especially to His beloved church, as He commands us to pray about all things. First and foremost, we are thankful for being truly saved. The reality of our justificati...

Seeing God is the biblical hope that spans the Scriptures. If you are at all like me, I am having a hard time leaving the topic of our recent conference at church. I do not want to forget about the "All Things New" at the Pactum Conference. It was labeled as an eschatological conference because it borrowed the theme and verse in Revelation 21:5 that states, 'And He who i...

The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting at 7:00 pm. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. The Lord is good to hear our prayers about the service we render unto Him by His grace, by His Spirit, for His name's sake. The Lord gives the church so many different people who need His comfort and encouragement in the name of His onl...

In Exodus Old and New, Michael Morales does an amazing job of detailing the biblical account of Israel's exodus out of Egypt in the Old Testament. In doing so, he also masterfully connects their historical redemptive event as a real-life picture that anticipated the New Testament's historical redemption found in Jesus Christ. Morales explains that the old exodus becomes...

The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. on March 21, 2023. The meeting began with Pat Abendroth leading the elders in a time of prayer. The Lord is so good, especially to His church, as He commands us to pray about all things. We are thankful for being truly saved in Christ, who is not only our Savior and Lord, but also the Head and authority of ...

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...

Matthew Barrett, in his bookNone Greater, does an amazing job of detailing the importance and necessity of Christians to rightly understand the God of the Scriptures, who is both the Sovereign and Savior of the universe. It is a great book for learning and is very devotional. His book relies on the early church fathers to anchor his defense of the study of God Himself....