The OBC Elders met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting began with Pastor Pat leading the elders in a time of prayer. The Lord, who is head of the church, commands us to pray. We pray for all things, but especially for the local church ministry and the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are so thankful for his power, plan, and sovereig...

Feeling stressed these days? Being the modern biblically-informed people that we are, we sometimes substitute the word stress for biblical words, such as fear and worry. But if we are honest, fear and worry, and yes, anxiety, impacts all of us sooner or later and to one degree or another, because there is good reason to worry in this broken world where sin invades the p...

Enjoying sports is a treasured pastime for many Americans. Somehow or some way, we all like to engage in or watch a good sporting event. Whether it is football, basketball or baseball, (these days the list of sports to play and watch are almost too many to count or mention), it is a lot of fun. One might ask the question, why? Without getting into any of the exact details...

The elders met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 14. Our evening began with prayer exalting Christ for His sufficiency and beseeching His grace for the many facets of gospel ministry. Our discussion for the evening opened with a review of the financial reports for the month of November. We noted that general fund giving was approximately $74,000 for the month...

Matthew Barrett, in his bookNone Greater, does an amazing job of detailing the importance and necessity of Christians to rightly understand the God of the Scriptures, who is both the Sovereign and Savior of the universe. It is a great book for learning and is very devotional. His book relies on the early church fathers to anchor his defense of the study of God Himself....

When we think of prayer, we often evaluate it in terms of our duty as Christians. We will readily admit that prayer is a duty by virtue of the Creator-creation relationship; that is, as creatures we owe our Creator worship and praise. Prior to sin, duty was delight, for we were created to rest in the eternal benevolence and kindness of God and respond with joyous thanks a...

The elders met on the evening of Tuesday, November 16 and our meeting opened with prayer by Senior Pastor Pat Abendroth. He prayed for our church to be faithful in proclaiming the gospel, for wisdom as we make decisions regarding the ministries and finances of the church, and that our time together as elders would be profitable. Pastor Pat led us in a reading and review o...

The Deacons of Omaha Bible Church met on Tuesday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss ministry opportunities in the body. Keith Walter was the facilitator and Marin Bast shared news and updates, followed by a review of attendance, and the financial report. Vimal George opened the meeting with prayer, praising God and asking for wisdom and discernment and for the ministry ...

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a preacher in London during the greater part of the 1800s. He is said to have preached to ten million people over the course of his lifetime and cared for over 14,000 members during his 38 years behind the pulpit. Yet, it was said that when guests walked through the Metropolitan Tabernacle, they were sure to be taken to the basement prayer ro...

What must a Christian believe? We could answer that with one word gospel. But a question still stands; is that all that Christians need to believe? Yes, the gospel is necessary for salvation, but what about all the other doctrines we find in scripture? If we get the gospel right, are we free to sweep those other doctrines under our theological rug and still be called Chr...