Theology for Breakfast
The place to find out what's going on at Omaha Bible Church's Theology for Breakfast Tuesday 6:30 AM Edition
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Justification Sola Fide
Thursday, December 5, 2024
"I Never Knew You" Assignment
For Tuesday, December 10th.
Come to class ready to share observations and conclusions from Matthew 7:21-23.
Matthew 7:21–23 (ESV) 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Consider questions such as, but not limited to the following:
Who is Jesus addressing? What is the problem? How can one escape hearing the dreadful words “I never knew you; depart from me”? Is there anything in the greater context of the Sermon on the Mount that sheds light on these verses? Is there anything about Matthew’s entire account that sheds light on these verses?
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Fall Schedule
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Present Millennialism
A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times is the latest in our reading lineup.
3.19.24 Chapter Sixteen
3.26.24 OFF FOR SPRING BREAK!
4.2.24 Chapter Seventeen
4.9.24 Chapter Eighteen
Monday, November 20, 2023
Natural Law
Here is the current schedule for reading Natural Law by David VanDrunen.
11-21 Chapter 2
11-28 Chapter 3
12-5 Chapter 4
12-12 Chapter 5
12-19 Chapter 6
NO CLASSES 12-26 or 1-2 for Christmas and New Years
1-9 Begin A Case for Amillennialism by Riddlebarger (pp.1-24).
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Upcoming Reads
We are wrapping up Secular Faith and looking to some new topics. These include theonomy, natural law, and amillennialism. Here is the schedule:
10.31 - Wrap up Secular Faith by D.G. Hart
11.7 - Discuss "Book Review: Empires of Dirt, by Douglas Wilson"
11.14 - Begin Natural Law by David VanDrunen.
Begin A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger in the new year.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A Secular Faith?!?!
Why this book? To introduce you to Hart who is speaking at the Pactum conference October 6-7 and in order to offer a counter argument to things like so called Christian Nationalism.
A Secular Faith is available at the Omaha Bible Church bookstore at a discounted rate.
Here is the initial schedule:
9.12 - Preface and Introduction
9.19 - Chapter 1
9.26 - Chapter 2
10.3 - Chapter 3
10.10 - Chapter 4
10.17 - Chapter 5
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Fall Kickoff!
Mark your calendars. Tuesday, September 12th will kick off our next Theology for Breakfast season. In the meantime, read Pat's Covenant Theology. See you in September!
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Typology
We are kicking off a new study of biblical typology! Why? Because it is biblical, Christian, sometimes overlooked, and to strengthen the church for the glory of Christ. Here is the book at initial schedule:
January 31: Chapters 1-2Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Status and Updates!
Monday, October 24, 2022
New Book Time!
Engaging N.T. Wright and John Piper on Justification is Oct. 25.
Then we are starting Strange New World by Carl Trueman. Anticipating a chapter per week starting with chapter one on November 1st. Hope to see you then!
Chapter 3 (Nov 15). NO RECORDING 😟.
*Click here for some recent video lectures from Carl on related issues.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
We are OFF and running!
Theology for Breakfast is off to another great start.
Show up and talk about what you've learned!Here is the schedule:
9.20: Statement of the Doctrine (Fesko)
9.27: The Covenant of Works and Sinai
10.4: Justification and the Covenant of Works
10.11: Grace and Merit in the Covenant of Works
10.18: Excursus on Genesis 1:26
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Calling MEN!!!
Theology for Breakfast is kicking off on Tuesday, September 13th! Show up at Omaha Bible Church at 6:30 AM (!!!) and be ready to lean, own, and fight for Reformed Christian orthodoxy. Week two will have us discussing Fesko's Covenant of Works and from there it will be Trueman's Strange New World.
Praying that you can make it!
Monday, April 25, 2022
Wrapping Up the Spring
Monday, March 21, 2022
Blocking and Tackling with J.V.
3.22: Written on the Heart
3.29: OFF FOR SPRING BREAK!!!
4.5: In the Day that You Eat
4.12: Do This and Live
4.19: They Broke the Everlasting Covenant
SDG
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
No Class on January 11th
Monday, December 13, 2021
Christmas Break...and Such
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Thanksgiving Break Etc
Hopefully you are enjoying sanctification via Walter Marshall and are ready for a week off. We are taking the week of Thanksgiving off so no meeting on Tuesday, November 23rd.
We will be discussing Direction 10 on Tuesday, November 30th. From that point we will cover one Direction per week unless one is either very long or very short.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Gospel Mystery of Sanctification
We are plugging right along in our study of The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall. The language is antiquated, but the chapters are short and the theology is outstanding. We are reading and discussing one chapter each week. November 2nd will have us covering chapter 6, the 9th will be chapter 7, etc.
If you need to be brought up to speed, check out episode 34 of the Pactum entitled "Gospel Sanctification." Here's the link.
Monday, September 20, 2021
Cancelation Due to Illness
Sorry for the inconvenience. Pat is getting over Covid.
Class will resume on Tuesday, September 28th when we will be discussing "Direction 1" of The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Marshall.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
It May Be for You
Theology for Breakfast will be restarting on Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 AM at Omaha Bible Church. This is a men's ministry of Omaha Bible Church that offers theological engagement and the best free coffee in Omaha. Our text for the Fall will be The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall. Week one will cover the introduction of the book (only pages V-Viii). You can find the book at the OBC bookstore or online. We are using the newest edition with an introduction by Joel Beeke. Theology for Breakfast has a history for being a great place for robust theological instruction and dialogue. It isn't for everyone. But it may be for you!
Monday, April 19, 2021
Landed
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Politics After Christendom Schedule Update
Here is an update to our schedule as we roll through our discussion of the Noahic Covenant and God's dealings with the world.
3-9-21 Chapter 7
3-16-21 OFF FOR SPRING BREAK
3-23-21 Chapter 8
3-30-21 Chapter 9
Monday, February 15, 2021
Cold Day Cancelation
Due to dangerous weather conditions and school closings, we will not be meeting on Tuesday, February 16th. Stay safe!
Upcoming schedule: 2.23 -- Chapter 5; 3.2 -- Chapter 6
Monday, January 25, 2021
Monday, December 14, 2020
NEW BOOK ALERT!
NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 22 or 29
January 5th - Handout on Law and Gospel (see Pat for a copy)
January 12 - Chapter one of Politics After Christendom by David VanDrunen
January 19 - Chapter two of Politics After Christendom
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Hermes
While Hermes would not approve of our Tuesday musings, we still like his name as we consider the science and art of interpretation.
Here is an update on our reading schedule:
Tuesday, December 1: Chapter 15
Tuesday, December 8: Chapters 16-17
Tuesday, December 15: Chapters 18-19
NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 22 or 29
Lots of reading, but needing to move on. At least read the intro and conclusions :). Class will be fun, I promise!
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Fall 2020 Kickoff
No reading is required for our initial meeting.
*Theology for Breakfast is a men's ministry of Omaha Bible Church.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Machen's Warrior Children
And let's add this--a great little interview with a preeminent Machen scholar, D.G. Hart. Well worth the listen.
Update: The Spring schedule will wrap up as follows:
5.12 - Chapter 2
5.19 - Chapters 3-4
5.26 - Chapter 5
6.2 - Chapter 6
6.9 - Chapter 7
The Sunday School class lectures by D.G. Hart on Machen are excellent if you would like to learn more about him. Here is the link to one of them. From here you can find all of them, but I didn't see them on one page.
OFF FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER!!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Resuming and Zooming!
Flash Uses ZOOM |
Saturday, March 14, 2020
NO CLASS MARCH 17
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
February Check In
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Schedule Update
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Bring Your Appetite
Bonus: Listen to R.C. Sproul here as he stresses the need to recover classical theism.
*Theology for Breakfast is a men's ministry of Omaha Bible Church.
Friday, May 10, 2019
The End is Near
In the Fall we will be reading None Greater by Matthew Barrett. Matthew will also be the speaker for our Fall Conference.
BREAKING FOR THE SUMMER. "Breakfasting" and "Theologying" will resume on Tuesday, September 10th.
*Theology for Breakfast is a men's ministry of Omaha Bible Church.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Delay of Game
In the meantime, we will discuss two short articles on hermeneutics on the 19th. Copies of these articles are in the bookstore.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Him We Proclaim
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Monday, November 12, 2018
Scheduling
For Tuesday, November 27th we will discuss Mike Horton's article on Two Kingdom theology. It can be found here.
Our next book study will be Living in God's Two Kingdoms by Dave VanDrunen and that will start on Tuesday, December 4th.
No class on December 25 or January 1 because we are not that weird. Come on people!
*Reading update: We are covering chapter 3 on December 18th. Then we are off for two weeks.
Sunday, November 4, 2018
The "World's" Religions
On Tuesday, November 13th we will talk about portions of the actual Quran and compare it with the teachings of the Bible.
Why do this? So that we can better understand and more faithfully articulate the gospel to everyone.
Our next book will be Living in God's Two Kingdoms by David VanDrunen.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Millennialism Continues
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Millennial Update
For an amillennial treatment of Revelation 20, check out this audio link from Kim Riddlebarger.
And if you need a little amil rap, you may enjoy this (thanks TJ!)
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Gold[i]sworthy
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
On Tap for Spring
April 3&10--Horton critiquing Wright and Piper
April 17--Christ the Lord chapter
April 24--Justification and Final Judgment by Fesko
Monday, March 5, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
My Bad
Monday, January 15, 2018
School is Out
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Pledging Allegiance to Geneva...Sorta
Dec. 12 reading is pp.39-65. Printed schedules available in class or at the bookstore.
*Note also that we will NOT be meeting on December 26th and January 2nd. This may be proof that we are not exactly Calvinists!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The Moralists Will Be Back!
Relevant insights complementing our reading. Chapter 3 of The Whole Christ is our chapter for Tuesday, October 3rd.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Rolling
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Marrow Launch
*Theology for Breakfast is a men's ministry of Omaha Bible Church that welcomes men from OBC and without. See you Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The End is Near
4.25 - chapter 27
5.2 - chapter 28
5.9 - chapter 29
5.16 - chapter 30
5.23 - chapter 31
9.12 Theology for Breakfast Resumes. Text will be The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
The Law of God
"The Doctrine of the Divine Covenant lies at the root of all true theology. It has been said that he who well understands the distinction between the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace is a master of divinity. I am persuaded that most of the mistakes which men make concerning the Doctrines of Scripture are based upon fundamental errors with regard to the Covenants of Law and of Grace" C.H. Spurgeon.
Please read chapter 19 of Confessing the Faith for Tuesday, February 28 in preparation for some excellent discussion.
* If you are wondering about what we are reading on later dates, we cover a chapter a week.