I encourage you to read the book The Hole in our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung. In this book, he examines the gap between our love for the gospel and our love for godliness. The gospel is the ground of our justification and sanctification. DeYoung reminds us of the many exhortations in Scripture to pursue godliness as the fruit of our union with Christ in the power of the S...

Union in Christ is not a single specific blessing we receive in our salvation. Rather it is the best phrase to describe all the blessings of salvation, whether in eternity past (election), in history (redemption), in the present (effectual calling, justification and sanctification) or in the future (glorification). Every blessing is received in Christ (Eph 1:3,4). No aspe...

The elders met on Tuesday, February 13. Pat opened in prayer giving thanks for the abundance of God's goodness towards us both in creation and in our salvation in Christ Jesus. Each month we are both instructed and encouraged in reading a chapter of the London Baptist Confession of 1689. This month Dave Guthrie led us in reading Chapter 13: Sanctification. Knowing the se...

On Tuesday January 23, the Deacons met to discuss ministry opportunities, a devotional,finances and an overview of the Greeting and Set Up Ministry, which is led by Vimal George. Pastor Mike Holloway facilitated the meeting while Martin Bast opened in prayer and praise for all that Christhas accomplished for us. Ed Pille recorded action items and took minutes. John Widha...

Do you get angry? It seems all of us do at one time or another. Anger is the "Big Problem" that this little book sets out to explore. Anger does damage. At its worst, it leads to murder, destroys marriages and ends friendships. But these are just the external signs of what anger in our hearts does to us spiritually. This book seeks to go deeper than just addressing the ...

On Wednesday, January 17, the elders held their monthly meeting to review financials, receive an update on India missions from Vineet and to consider a list of administrative items. Pat opened the meeting with prayer, mindful of our dependence upon the Spirit of Christ in our endeavors for Him. A review of the December and Year-To-Date financials revealed we are nearly br...

Omaha Bible Church believes the primary mission of the church is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, as revealed in God's Word, to the world. As such we are an evangelical and a biblical church. Being an evangelical church means we preach the good news, which is the gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. Being a biblical chu...

Understanding the primary storyline of the Bible (God's unfolding redemptive gospel through biblical history, finally revealed in the person and work of Jesus Christ), is the challenge, and should be the desire and goal, of every Christian. True worship depends on it. While every story in the Bible is fascinating and captivating, they lose their perfect place and ultima...

The Deacons of OBC met on Tuesday, November 28th. Willie Zwiener opened us in prayer. Mike Holloway encouraged us with an update on church finances and Home Group attendance. Having more and smaller groups has resulted in higher attendance. A few exterior projects were discussed including replacing the existing parking lot lights with LED fixtures and procuring a secure s...

The Elders of OBC met for their regular monthly meeting at 6:30 a.m. on December 13, 2017. Pastor Pat began the meeting by leading the elders in a time of prayer. As elders, we are very encouraged by our redeeming God who has given us the gospel through His Son, Jesus Christ. By faith, we are saved by His person and work. Not only that, He has given us all, as the body of...