There are several advent devotionals available to families each Christmas season. Below are two that I would recommend to any family looking for a resource to utilize this Christmas in family devotions. Both are available in the Omaha Bible Church Bookstore. Come, Let Us Adore Himby Paul Tripp contains one devotion a day for the 31 days of December. In the introduction,...

The Deacons of Omaha Bible Church met at 7:00 pm on September 25. The meeting was opened with prayer thanking God for the many ministries that he allows us to serve in and asking for a desire to serve based on his grace. Pastor Mike Holloway led a discussion of finances and a review of the to-do items from the previous meeting. We gave thanks for the Lord's amazing provis...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 9.Pastor Pat opened the meeting in prayer, giving thanks for the gospel ministry the Lord allows us to be a part of at OBC. Following prayer, Mike Grimes led the Elders in a review of Chapter 21 of the London Baptist Confession of 1689. The chapter is on Christian liberty and liberty of con...

Today, if someone wanted to take a class on the history of Christianity from a public university or a private college, one might think that the class curriculum would endeavor to accurately represent early Christianity by giving early Christian writers a voice through New Testament readings. Unfortunately, a late 19th and early 20th century interpretive framework is all...

Most of us are familiar with Paul's portrayal of the marriage relationship in Ephesians 5:22-33. We observe that Paul argues from the greater to the lesser, from the reality to the painting. The reality is Christ's loving relationship with His bride, the church, and the painting is a husband's relationship with his wife. Consequently, we observe: Christ's love He lov...

This is a small 72-page book. However sometimes, big and profound things come in small packages. There are very few books addressing this topic in the way that The Fruit of the Spirit is does. Many people think that there is no connection between the gospel and the Spirit-filled life. For some people this topic is only for the super spiritual, extraordinary Christians. ...

The Elders of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday evening September 11. Our meeting was opened in prayer and with thanksgiving for what the Lord is doing at OBC. Dallas Focht read and reviewed Chapter 20 in the London Baptist Confession of 1689 "Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof." While the LBC closely resembles the Westminster Confession, Chapter 20 is...

Last year it was exciting to see Bible believing churches celebrate with great enthusiasm 500 years of rediscovering the gospel. But the reformation itself has not ceased because Satan and men's hearts love to twist either the law or the gospel. Legalism, which seeks to add good works and faith for a right standing before God is deadly. In many churches, the gospel is bei...

The Deacons of Omaha Bible Church met on July 24 for our monthly meeting. Keith Walter led us in thoughtful prayer to the throne above us. John Schmoll then took us on a review and discussion of chapter 13 of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 covering our sanctification, which like our salvation, is of the Lord. Our guest ministry leader this month was Pasto...

How do you please the Lord and live your Christian life in the midst of anger, irritation, complaining, and bitterness? It might be your own anger and irritation, or it might be someone else's. But we all have dealt with and are dealing with anger in our lives in one way or another; none of us is immune. I certainly have expressed unrighteous anger or had angry thoughts...