Recently my son had an unscheduled request to come to his boss's office. He was working on a project that was encountering some challenges and his first thought was, 'what kind of talk is this going to be?' To both his surprise and relief, instead of being reprimanded he was rewarded for the hard work he was doing. We have all had those anxious occasions of not knowing ho...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church (OBC) met on the morning of Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Senior Pastor Pat Abendroth opened the meeting with prayer for faithfulness to the Lord and His Word, and that the Lord would give us wisdom to lead His church with a heart of service. Dave Guthrie led us through the reading and discussion of Article 27 of the London Baptist Confession...

When someone invites you to see a movie, and you have not heard of the movie before, it would be common to ask, "What kind of movie is it?" If the response is "Romantic Comedy," the label helps you in determining how interested you may be. One great benefit of labels is that they serve as a sort of shorthand. In other words, labels summarize details for convenience. This ...

My motivation for choosing to read and review Carl Trueman's The Creedal Imperative, was more than a bit self-serving. Starting this March, I'll be teaching an adult Sunday School class about creeds and confessions. So, it seemed helpful and wise, as well as a real win-win situation, to have Trueman's book serve the dual purpose of preparing me for teaching while also f...

The deacons met Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 7:000 - 9:00 p.m. In Mike Holloway's absence, our beloved Pastor Pat Abendroth served as both facilitator and guest ministry leader. Ben Meier opened our time together with prayer, thanking God for His sovereignty and asking that our service to the body at Omaha Bible Church would be honoring to Him and effective in building...

The elders met on Tuesday, March 12 and after spending some time in prayer, participated in a discussion led by Mike Grimes of Chapter 26 of the London Baptist Confession of 1689 on "The Church." This section states that Christ is the head of the church and works through the gathered saints in churches that (paragraph 14), "in exercise of their gifts and graces, so the ch...

In a commercial venture, a partnership and a sole proprietor represent two different arrangements for conducting business. A partnership, as the name implies, consists of an association of at least two persons. Conversely, a sole proprietor is equally simple, it's a single individual. When it comes to a business venture, there are pros and cons for either approach. But, w...

This past quarter I taught an Adult Sunday School class on Marriage. We used the book by Paul Tripp titled What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is married. Whether you are newly married or approaching 40+ years of being married, you will find this book to be a great resource for a godly marriage. Paul op...

My wife Renee and I recently returned from a week in sunny, warm Arizona. Winter this year seems very long and unusually cold and snowy. I can begin to understand why some people spend their winters in warmer climates. While visiting family and friends we enjoyed the green grass, beautiful Palm trees and the different types of cactus. The absence of ice and snowy blizzard...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 27. Pastor Pat opened the meeting with prayer, giving thanks for the ministry of the gospel and rejoicing in the hope that is ours in Christ Jesus. Dallas Focht then led us in a brief review of chapter 25 of the London Baptist Confession of Faith on Marriage. Frank Barber presented the a...