The Blood of Jesus Christ
Twice scripture says that Jesus cleanses or washes away all of someone’s sin with His blood. First, you read that in 1 John 1:7: “But...
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A Bible-Believing and Practicing Church
210 West Small Street
Westport, Indiana 47283
South Decatur Baptist Church desires conforming according to the Word of God into the image of Jesus Christ with a view of His future kingdom and all for the glory of God.
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Kent Brandenburg
Feb 162 min read
Jesus, the Faithful Witness
Scripture uses the term “witness.” Probably the most well known text with the word is Acts 1:8: “But ye shall receive power, after that...
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Kent Brandenburg
Feb 81 min read
Baptists Gave the United States the Freedom of Religion
Our church is a Baptist church. Very often, when I talk to non-Baptists, I explain that Baptists brought to the United States, the...
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Kent Brandenburg
Feb 32 min read
Be Ready: The Imminency of the Lord's Return
In Matthew 24:44 Jesus said in His Olivet Discourse, “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man...
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Kent Brandenburg
Jan 272 min read
Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate
We read God talk in Genesis 1, when God the Father says to the other two Members of the Godhead (verses 26-28): “Let us make man in our...
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Kent Brandenburg
Jan 202 min read
Jesus Comes Twice: What's In Between?
Jesus Christ will physically return to earth and set up a kingdom on the earth. This will happen. The Bible prophecies it multiple...
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Kent Brandenburg
Jan 122 min read
Culture War
Some of you probably at least have read or seen in the news something about a “culture war.” Maybe you wonder what that is and, if it is...
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Kent Brandenburg
Jan 62 min read
The Portrayal of a Man Versus a Woman
Several passages of scripture distinguish the role and nature of men from that of women. Scripture reveals two sexes and genders, male...
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Kent Brandenburg
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Forgetting: Key to a Proper State of Mind and Reaching Ultimate Goals
It’s easy for many, even genuine Christians, to swing between over-confidence and rosiness to morbid introspection and discouragement. ...
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Kent Brandenburg
Dec 23, 20231 min read
The Liturgical Calendar? Yes or No?
Every church that recognizes Easter and Christmas acknowledges a liturgical calendar of sorts. That at least places these two events on...
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Kent Brandenburg
Dec 16, 20232 min read
True, Saving Faith Includes Commitment
A few times scripture point blank says what we read in John 3:15, “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal...
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Kent Brandenburg
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Inside Voice or Outside Voice
Sometimes I speak of a contrast between an inside voice and an outside voice. The inside voice becomes the outside voice. Temperance...
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Kent Brandenburg
Dec 2, 20232 min read
Accidents
Children often speak in monosyllabic words, but if they learn an early multi-syllabic one, it might be the word, “accident.” You might...
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Kent Brandenburg
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Vincent Alsop: "The Sinfulness of Strange Apparel"
Vincent Alsop, an English nonconformist preacher, who lived from 1630 to 1703, preached a sermon, published and still available to read...
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Kent Brandenburg
Nov 18, 20232 min read
Beauty and Idolatry
David, the Israelite king, chosen and inspired by God, wrote: “One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may...
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Kent Brandenburg
Nov 11, 20232 min read
Mercy, mercy, mercy
Preaching a few Sundays ago on ”Blessed are the merciful" got me thinking about mercy as I took my walks this week. I preached on it,...
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Kent Brandenburg
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Are You Led by the Spirit?
Two places in the Bible say the words, “led by the Spirit,” both in the New Testament. Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness in...
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Kent Brandenburg
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Good and Faithful Servant
Jesus in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24-25) calls someone who enters into heaven, “good and faithful servant.” It is the good and...
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Kent Brandenburg
Oct 21, 20232 min read
The Sting of Death
Certain animals “sting.” They hurt or harm you. You might think of the ones that do. Some may categorize them as dangerous. The...
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Kent Brandenburg
Oct 13, 20232 min read
The Evidence of Faith
In Luke 1:2, Luke writes in his Gospel: “Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers...
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