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Plain, Bible-based answers to the questions people ask us about the church of Christ, baptism, worship, and salvation.

A linocut print in three greens: a dirt path leads across the prairie to the open doorway of a small plain meeting house beside a live oak

1 Corinthians 14, Hebrews 13, and Why We Never Single Out a Visitor

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
Visitors here are never asked to stand, speak, or give. You get a handshake at the door and then the freedom to sit and listen.
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A linocut print in three greens: a calm creek at sunrise, with a sandy bank sloping into the water and a live oak on the far side

Acts 2, Acts 8 and Acts 16: Baptized the Very Day They Asked

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
You can be baptized the same day you ask, any day of the week. No waiting list, no required class, no vote, just the pattern we read in Acts.
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A linocut print in three greens: a small plain white meeting house on the prairie, with a live oak standing apart from it

Acts 2:42 and a Sunday Morning: What Worship at Decker Prairie Church of Christ Looks Like

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
A plain Sunday: singing with no instruments, the Lord’s Supper every week, a sermon you follow in your own Bible, and no collection expected of visitors.
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A linocut print in three greens: a plain path runs straight to the edge of a calm creek, with a live oak on the far bank

What About the Thief on the Cross? A Plain, Biblical Answer

Decker Prairie Church of Christ
The thief was pardoned in person by Jesus under the old covenant, before the cross, so his case doesn’t set aside the baptism the New Testament asks of us.
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