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...

As I wrote the article on beholding the beauty of God, the aspect of the beauty of God's holiness especially stood out. Psalm 96:9 calls us to "worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness" (KJV), although the ESV translates it as the "splendor" of holiness. God's holiness is a deep and difficult subject to grasp, and R. C. Sproul's classic book, The Holiness of God, is a g...

On a recent vacation, I visited an art museum in Sacramento with my brothers and sister. We had a wonderful time wandering through the rooms, briefly glancing at one painting after another. But in front of one sizable piece, we noticed a family sitting together, speaking quietly and gazing at the canvas for a long time. As we passed by, we could overhear them discussing th...

The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting at 6:30 a.m. on January 21, 2026. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. His prayer reflected our need for God's wisdom and strength to carry out the work of ministry being done amongst the pastors and the congregation at OBC. As Solomon declares in Psalm 127:1a, "Unless the LORD builds...

On January 2, 2023, Ligonier Ministries launched a daily devotional podcast titled Things Unseen, hosted by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson. Dr. Sinclair Ferguson is a teaching fellow and vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, as well as the Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He brings a lifetime of theological reflection and pastoral w...

I don't know about you, but there are times when my thoughts feel jumbledespecially when I pray. In those moments, I find it helpful to turn to the prayers given to us in Scripture. These inspired prayers not only give us words but also provide structure and focus for our own conversations with God. The Lord's Prayer is the most well-known example, taught by Jesus himself ...

The Elders of OBC met on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. for their monthly meeting. Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer, praising God who is worthy to receive glory and honor and power and thanking God for his marvelous grace towards us in the forgiveness of our sins and the gift of eternal life. He also asked for the strength to fight sin and for wisdom as pastors and ...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Wednesday, August 21 at 6:30 a.m. for their monthly meeting. Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer, thanking God for the opportunity to serve in the gospel ministry of reconciliation and asking for wisdom, grace, and courage for the pastors and elders to serve faithfully. A major responsibility of that ministry is to equip the sain...

In May's edition of the POST, Pastor Chris introduced us to Octavius Winslow and his book None Like Christ. For this month's POST, I would like to recommend another book by Winslow, Consider Jesus: Thoughts for Daily Duty, Service, and Suffering. The book has 31 short chapters written to daily strengthen and encourage followers of Jesus Christ, as they "consider Jesus, ...

The first of Martin Luther's 95 Theses states, "When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent' [Matthew 4:17], he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance." The London Baptist Confession of 1689 defines repentance as a grace where, through the Holy Spirit, a person becomes aware of their sin, humbles themselves with godly sorrow, and seeks forgive...