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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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The Corporate Worship of the New Testament
Hebrews (Jews), who were either new Christians or were strongly considering Jesus Christ for salvation, in the first century would...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 27, 20241 min read
What About the Reality of Hell?
Some, even many, have trouble with certain teachings of the Bible. They ask about them and challenge them. Some consider these a...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 20, 20242 min read
Paying Taxes
I did Indiana state taxes last week for the first time. For thirty-three years, my taxes were California, followed by one year in...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 13, 20242 min read
Jesus on the Complete Sufficiency of Scripture
In Luke 16, Jesus told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. At the end of their lives, the rich man goes to Hell. Jesus taught or...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Easter as a Term for Resurrection Sunday
Acts 12:4 must be a famous, or maybe infamous verse in scripture, because it is the only time the term, “Easter,” amazingly enough...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Palm Sunday and Jesus
Each of the four gospels discusses the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem the Sunday before His death. That...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 23, 20242 min read
The Fight of Jesus' Kingdom Now
Before the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, He went through several various and illegal trials, one of which was Roman prefect or...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Why Isn't the World More Evil Than It is?
Three times the New Testament, all in John’s Gospel, calls Satan, “the prince of this world” (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11). The Apostle Paul...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 9, 20242 min read
The Bible and Cultural Issues
Sometime during the twentieth century, most churches decided that scripture said nothing at least important or necessary about cultural...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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...

Kent Brandenburg
Feb 24, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Feb 16, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Feb 8, 20241 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Feb 3, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 27, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 20, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 12, 20242 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Jan 6, 20242 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. ...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 29, 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 23, 20231 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...

Kent Brandenburg
Dec 16, 20232 min read
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