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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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We Live in a Supernatural World
Most historians think or agree that the events of both the Old and New Testaments occurred. Many call this historicity. Based on...

Kent Brandenburg
Jul 22, 20231 min read
The One Sure Safeguard Against Apostasy
Certain crucial theological words, describing important biblical truths, do not appear in the English Bible. You know about the words...

Kent Brandenburg
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Eternal Murder
Jesus is in Jerusalem six months before His death, preaching to religious leaders. With compassion, Jesus warns them in John 8:44, “Ye...

Kent Brandenburg
Jul 8, 20232 min read
The Hiddenness of God
People may not use this exact language, but in essence they very often ask a question concerning God, “Why is God so hidden?” God could...

Kent Brandenburg
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Head of the Church: The Generic Singular Noun
Ephesians 5:23 says, “Christ is the head of the church.” “Head” does mean that Jesus is in control of the church like the head is in...

Kent Brandenburg
Jun 24, 20232 min read
Fatherhood: Privilege and Responsibility
Scripture teaches Fatherhood. God the Father started Fatherhood and models it in His relationship with His Son and human sons and...

Kent Brandenburg
Jun 17, 20232 min read
"Truth Is a Right Wing Concept"
British journalist, Melanie Philips, made headlines with a recent statement in several forums: “Truth is a right wing concept.” I point...

Kent Brandenburg
Jun 10, 20231 min read
Those with Jesus as King Meet Today in His Assemblies
During what people called the “Covid pandemic,” states began mandating the shut-down of many public institutions. During that time,...

Kent Brandenburg
Jun 2, 20231 min read
The Proper Use of the Word Miracle
God is always working in His world. Hebrews 1:3 says He is “upholding all things by the word of his power.” That’s why Jesus said in...

Kent Brandenburg
May 27, 20231 min read
God's House
The Bible uses the terminology, “house of God,” to refer to the church, an assembly of truly saved and then immersed people. This is...

Kent Brandenburg
May 20, 20232 min read
Honor Thy Mother and Jesus
Jesus said in Matthew 15:4-6, “For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him...

Kent Brandenburg
May 13, 20232 min read
Matthew 10:28 As One Template for Providing Guidance for a Christian Worldview
Scripture should guide the way that professing Christians view the world. Consider Matthew 10:28: “And fear not them which kill the...

Kent Brandenburg
May 5, 20232 min read
Two Basic Presuppositions Everyone Has for a View of the World
No one takes a neutral position in his view of the world. In general, people come to everything with one of two presuppositions:...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 28, 20231 min read
A John Wesley Catechism: Wesleyans and Methodists
Methodists and Wesleyans trace to John Wesley. Wesley never believed penal substitution and imputation of righteousness. Penal...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Authoritative Criteria for Pastors or Church Leaders
The church of Corinth to whom the Apostle Paul wrote the first and second epistle of the Corinthians was divided for various reasons. ...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 15, 20231 min read
The Resurrection and Meeting on Sunday
Last week, I spoke to at least three people who don’t go to church. Each of the three from different homes, said they were Christians,...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 8, 20231 min read
After Palm Sunday, Jesus Wasn't Nice
People as much as ever see ‘being nice’ as a high value, sometimes among leftist values, called “being kind.” Essentially it means,...

Kent Brandenburg
Apr 1, 20231 min read
The Red Pill . . . . Really
Now in the vocabulary of American culture are the two words, “red pill.” Maybe you already know what “red pill” means. I understand...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Warding Off Inevitable Decline
Perhaps you have seen something, anything, in decline. You try to grow flowers and they decline. You have a friend, whose health...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Sowing Seed Everywhere
The New Testament, including heavily from the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ, gives explicit instruction and plain allusions to the...

Kent Brandenburg
Mar 11, 20231 min read
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