Dear OBC Family,If you want to play a fun game — is game the right word? — with your children or friends, take time to read Genesis 22:1–19 verse by verse. In each verse, ask yourself a question: What does this passage say about Christ in type or shadow?In the Bible, types are historical persons, places, events, or institutions that point forward to Jesus Christ as the goal of God’s plan of salvat...  Read More

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse,  and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”Genesis 12:3In Genesis 21, we have three stories in one. Verses 1–7 tell the long-awaited birth story of Isaac, then verses 8–21 recount how Ishmael, the son of an Egyptian slave, is cast out because he laughed at Isaac, while verses 22–34 finish the chapter by desc...  Read More

Dear OBC,At the start of the Fall, we returned to Sunday School with a series on Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. This series spoke more to what we sing in our time together corporately as a congregation. And as we enter into the season of Advent, we will return to the theme of music, albeit through a different route. If the phrase "All of Christ for All of Life" is true, then that means everyt...  Read More

At the end of July, we finished our study of Genesis with an explosive look at Sodom and Gomorrah. If you recall, we looked at the wickedness of those cities and the Lord’s nuclear destruction of Sodom. If you don’t recall, or were not with us in July, we considered the archaeological discovery of the city and the presence of Trinitite (a glassy substance created by a nuclear blast) at the archaeo...  Read More

Dear OBC,When the Fall season hits, it usually signifies a season of change. The leaves may change colors, and temperatures starts to cool, but we can take hope in the fact that some things will not change like... singing. From the beginning of creation where the angels sang at the creation of the world (Job 38:7), to eternity where we will join in the song of the New Creation (Revelation 5, 14, &...  Read More

Hello brothers,We’re relaunching our Men’s Bible Reading Groups, and we invite you to read through the books of Ephesians and Philippians with us during the final quarter of 2025. If you are interested, please RSVP here with this availability survey by September 20.Small Groups for Bible Discussion and PrayerInstead of a teacher/student format, our aim is that these groups would be places for mutu...  Read More

Dear OBC Family, This week is full of ministry activity as we’re restarting Discipleship Night, College & Career, Women’s Book Club, our monthly Men’s Breakfast, and Sunday School. As this Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, our high school and adult classes will meet together in the sanctuary for our time of Great Commission Prayer, and we look forward to a visit and report from missionaries...  Read More

As we finish up our Summer Sabbath for the month of August, we have a number of ministries that we are excited to restart. Below you find a list of ministries and what they are focusing on this Fall. Please be in prayer for all these ministries as we seek to preach the Gospel and disciple our family of faith.Sermon Series:Pastor Ben will be preaching through a series on the epistle of 1 Thessaloni...  Read More

As we are in our mid-summer ministry pause for the month of August, it’s a good time to look ahead at what’s coming up and think about the ways we can be praying for our church family.   Read More

We are relaunching our Men’s Bible Reading Groups, and we invite you to read through the book of Judges this summer and meet up with your brothers for weekly times of discussion and prayer. If you are interested, please RSVP here with this availability survey by May 15.  Read More

“And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”Matthew 25:46 A car accident. A football game. Black Friday at the mall. And the cross of Christ.What do these things have in common? For starters, each of these events draw a crowd.Indeed, since God commanded his image-bearers to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 9:1–7) and scattered the nations over the earth (Gen...  Read More

Today is Palm Sunday, and this marks the beginning of the events of Holy Week which will lead us to Resurrection Sunday. To help guide you through this week, we would like to share a Bible reading plan, a devotional series, and Spotify playlists for each day.   Read More