Over the past several months, I have been teaching the adult Sunday school class, Christ In All Of Scripture, alongside fellow elder, Frank Barber. In the class you hear a lot about the "big picture" of Scripture. How does it all relate or tie together? In my head, I hear all the kids answering and yelling "Jesus!" We smile and agree that, yes that's true, but how do we co...

The January Deacons meeting was held on Tuesday, January 24th at 7:00 p.m. Martin Bast filled in for Mike Holloway as facilitator. John Schmoll opened our time together in prayer. Our meeting began with an update on the church financial situation. We were very encouraged by the faithfulness of the church members who contribute to the regular functioning of the church. Ne...

The elders met Tuesday, January 10th at 7:00pm for their regular monthly meeting. Pastor Pat opened in prayer praising God our Father for the salvation we have in Jesus Christ and for the goodness and love our Heavenly Father shows His children in their daily provision. The elders have been working through the London Baptist Confession and this month we reached the final ...

The little book Children of the Living Godwas first published in 1989 and seems to be slowly and steadily growing in popularity ever since, having been reprinted three more times in the past 12 years. It's no wonder because in it Pastor Sinclair Ferguson teaches us who we really are from the pages of the New Testament. He tells us who we are by pointing out what great priv...

If you are as old as I am, Christmas this past month was a real chore because good quality products are hard to find. It seems many of the products we purchase now do not stand the test of time. Back in the day, my parents would brag about buying appliances that were still in use 20 years later. Yesteryear's households provided quality and value that lasted. It may seem a...

The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting at 6:30am on December 14, 2016. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. We as elders are very encouraged by our gracious God to be able to gather for the corporate worship of Jesus Christ in weekly public church services. We are very thankful to be able to have the freedom in this countr...

In his book, God's Glory Alone: The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life, David VanDrunen does an amazing job of communicating the essential and historical reformational truths of 500 years ago; namely, God's glory alone in salvation and why it still matters today for every Christian in faith and life. For sure, this book centers around the greatest of all topics or ...

The Deacons of OBC met on Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00pm. Martin Bast opened in prayer, thanking God for the goodness that He has shown us. Pastor Mike Holloway discussed church finances including attendance, expenses and cash flow. We then discussed the roof repair project that was recently approved. The intent was to finish the roof before winter hit but due to this bei...

This month, I've decided to review an album rather than a book. Some of the gifts we were able to take to Vineet and Sayia (see cover article) were CDs of music they are unable to get in India. As we spent time with them, I was quickly able to see their love for music that is rich in good theology. This can be hard to find, but one of the CDs we were able to take was The O...

On November 8th the Omaha Bible Church Elders met at 7:00 p.m. and opened our time together with prayer for the ministry of our church, for the advancement of the gospel in Omaha and in India, and we prayed specifically for Pastors Chris Peterson and Mike Grimes who were in India ministering the Word to Living Hope Church in Pune, as well as encouraging its Pastor Vineet S...