Dear OBC Family,Politics is downstream from culture. And culture is downstream from worship. And so, if we want to see any change in politics, or culture, it must begin in the church.Today, if there is any degradation in our politics (and who can deny that there is?), then it stems not from the culture by itself, but from churches who have failed to order themselves by God’s Word. And it also stem...

This summer, when the Southern Baptist Convention met in Indianapolis, Daily Wire reporter,  Megan Basham, spoke to a packed room of 1000 people. In her speech, which you can now find online, she revealed various ways that pastors, churches, and other ministries have been targeted by well-funded political activists.More recently, Megan’s book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the...

Seven Reasons to Study Church HistoryThis Sunday we will begin a new Sunday School series that will follow the early centuries of church history from Jerusalem to Nicaea. We will begin with Pentecost and conclude with the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.Why should we study church history?1. Church history bears witness to the faithfulness of Christ. “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall...

Dear OBC Family,We are one week into August, and it’s an appropriate time to give an overview of what’s happening in church life this summer.Summer Sermon SeriesWhen summer arrives, it has become part of our annual rhythm at OBC to preach from Psalms or Proverbs. This year we decided to preach through the psalms of the Sons of Korah (Ps 42-49). This series of psalms begins with lament (Ps 42-44), ...