Decatur Township Church of Christ

05/31/2026

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05/24/2026

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05/24/2026

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05/20/2026

May 20, 2026

01/24/2026

Due to the winter weather forecast, all services for Sunday January 25, 2026 have been cancelled.

10/29/2025

If you have missed our series on Accepting Adversity and Tragedy you may view the classes by clicking on the link below.

Accepting Adversity and Tragedy - Lesson 1

05/28/2025

What Is The Doctrine of Christ?
Greg King

2 John verses 9-11 states, “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.” It is stated that our relationship with God and Christ depends upon whether we are living according to the “doctrine of Christ”. Other translations render this, “teachings of Christ”. Jesus says in Matthew 16:24, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” The gospel is the doctrine by which we live. We must live the gospel by obeying the doctrine that explains and applies it. Romans 6:17-18 states, “But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Jesus stated in Matthew 28:18-20, “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Since Jesus has all authority, then we must listen to what He has said to us. We cannot be disciples if we are not taught by Jesus. One must be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. For some reason this is a big point of contention and conflict in the religious world. Is there a command of Jesus that we can willfully not obey and still be his disciple? Can we choose to not do something that we are directly told to do and still be considered a disciple? What commands of Jesus can we willfully ignore? Since Jesus has all authority then we must try to do all that he has commanded us. We cannot willfully choose to disobey and still think that we are followers of Jesus. We must do what he says to be his disciple. We must be taught by him and follow what he has told us to do. Are you abiding in the doctrine of Christ?

04/29/2025

“Evil Deeds”
Greg King

What do you think of when you hear or see the words, “evil deeds”? Most will think of the works of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19-21. “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” God says these works are evil and they will prevent one from entering the Kingdom unless the person repents and stops the evil practice.
Did you know that the scripture also identifies that a teaching that is different from the teachings of Christ is evil? 2 John verses 9-11 states, “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.” Teaching the truth is important to God. These verses help us to easily identify false teaching. False teaching is anything that goes against the teaching of Jesus. Have you heard someone say that baptism isn’t necessary for salvation? They make that statement even though Jesus said, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” What does John say the about teaching that is opposed to the teaching of Jesus? He calls it “evil”! Is belief necessary? Jesus said so but He did not say, belief or faith only! To say that one is saved by faith alone is not the teaching of Jesus and so that makes it evil!
A teaching will not be built upon statements that begins with, “I think,” “I feel,” or “Don’t you think.” The teaching from God is built on God’s holy word. A false teacher is a person who is not swayed by the word of God. When presented with the scriptures, that person does not consider God’s word. All of us must always listen to God’s word and consider our beliefs and positions on the basis of what the word of God reveals. If the reaction is, “I don’t care what the scriptures say” or the person twists the scriptures to make it work for their position, that person is a false teacher. Don’t be a partaker of their evil deeds!