The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting at 6:30 a.m. on December 3, 2025. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. He prayed for the Lord to work in our lives as pastors. He prayed for wisdom, patience, and love as we continue to guide and lead through the preaching of God's Word from the pulpit every Sunday and for the fellows...

Our church concluded its third annual Pactum conference in early October. This year's theme was "God's Great Gospel." It was hosted by our Pastor, Pat Abendroth, and the speakers included Chris Larson of Ligonier Ministries, Micheal Beck (Pastor of Kapiti Reformed Baptist Church in New Zealand), Mike Abendroth (Pastor of Bethlehem Bible Church in West Boylston, Massachuset...

In today's world every Christian has so many pressing things that lean hard against one's heart. It's not hard to imagine. With every conceivable spiritual podcast available, as well as our 24-hour social media and online "communities," Christ-centered bearings are under tremendous stress, maybe unlike any other time in human history. The very thing we need to have central...

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...

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...

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...