About the Quitman church of Christ
Who We Are
"The Churches of Christ greet you" - Romans 16:16
Those are the words of Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, and we in the Quitman Church of Christ echo that same sentiment to you. But perhaps you’re wondering: Who or what are the churches of Christ? We hope the following will help answer that question:
Before the world ever began, God had a plan for you. That plan is revealed in the Bible and includes his church. The Bible tells us the church is part of the “eternal purpose” of God for every one of us that was made possible through Jesus Christ (Eph. 3:10-11). But there is a great deal of misunderstanding about the importance and identity of that church.
It was Jesus who said to his disciples, “I will build my church” (Mt. 16:18). The Lord kept that promise; he built his church and it exists today. The word of God tells us the church is called “the body of Christ” (Eph. 1:22-23) and that there is “one body…one Lord, one faith” (Eph. 4:4-6). There are no denominations in the Bible, yet when we look around today we see so many different churches, different faiths, different teachings. All of this religious contradiction can be confusing.
But if we set aside the denominations, doctrines and traditions of men and simply go back to the Bible, we can belong to the church that Jesus built—the Lord’s church that is a part of God’s eternal plan to redeem us and bring us to heaven through his Son. If we follow the New Testament of Christ and do today what they did then, we can be today what they were then—simply Christians (Acts 11:26). Nothing more, nothing less—just Christians. Not members of any denomination, but members of Jesus’ church we read about in the Bible.
We in the churches of Christ are striving to be faithful to the authority of God’s word and abide by the pattern he has given us for his church (Acts 2:42; 2 Tim. 1:13). We kindly invite you to join us in going back to the Bible to be Christians only, a part of the Lord’s family, the church which he died to save with his blood (Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:23-25). Please let us know if you would like to study the Bible to learn more about the Lord’s church and his plan for our salvation.
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What to Expect
We in the churches of Christ take seriously the Lord’s words in John 4:24: “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The word of God, and specifically, the New Testament of Jesus Christ (Heb. 8:6-13), is our standard of truth for acceptable worship (John 17:17). God has not left it up to us to do as whatever we please when we approach him; through the inspired apostles of Christ he has directed the church in the manner in which we are to worship him. Our goal is to do as the early church, which “continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42).This makes our worship distinctive from what most are accustomed to seeing in other churches.
Because we are committed to following the God-given, apostolic pattern for worship, we praise God in song, “teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Col. 3:16). Our singing is not accompanied by a piano or band or other forms of instrumental music because we do not find authority for these additions in the New Testament. We learn from God’s word the church is to sing (Eph. 5:19), and we do not add to what God has instructed us to do or go beyond the authority of his word (1 Cor. 4:6; Rev. 22:18-19). While most visitors find our a cappella singing unusual, they also find the four part harmonies beautiful and edifying.
We learn from apostolic example and instruction to the early church that God’s people are to observe the Lord’s supper when they meet every first day of the week (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:23-29), and so each Sunday we partake of the unleavened bread and fruit of the vine in remembrance of the sacrifice of Christ. Also, our members give into a collection for the work of God’s kingdom in accordance with the teaching of God’s word (1 Cor. 16:1-2).
In our worship assembly we also offer prayer to our Heavenly Father in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and listen to the preaching of the life-changing, soul saving gospel of Christ (Rom. 1:16). Our preaching is Bible-based seeing we are to “speak as the oracles of God,” (1 Pet. 4:11). We are committed to exalting God by teaching and preaching “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27) and citing book, chapter and verse as we exalt God and focus on hearing his will for our lives revealed in the scriptures.
You will also find a warm welcome from friendly folks who want to help you understand God’s will for your life and his plan for your salvation so that you can be sure you are saved by his grace and have the hope of eternal life. We hope you can attend one of our worship assemblies or Bible classes soon. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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"The command to "lay by in store" (I Corinthians 16:2) is one that we take very seriously. We consider it one of the 5 acts of worship that we do every Sunday morning. The apostle Paul pointed out that this was to be done "upon the first day of the week". It is not a solicitation or a situation where we expect you to pay for any of the services that we offer. It is, however, a special moment every Lord's day where we are honored to give of our many blessings that God has so generously bestowed on us. It is an opportunity where we can cheerfully give of our means in a way that God appreciates. II Corinthians 9:7 Says, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
Our giving is purposeful, delightful, and useful for the work of the church of Christ in Quitman, TX to continue. These funds are used to support all of the works and needs of this congregation such as: paying the air conditioning bill so our guests feel comfortable and welcome, supporting missionary work overseas, paying our speakers for their hard work and time, benevolently helping folks in our community who need help, supporting the loving work of children's homes, buying Bibles and other Bible teaching materials to help those lost in sin as well as those who simply crave a better understanding of God's word.
We encourage all who wish to join in on this free-will offering to come by and worship God with us Sunday mornings at 10:30a.m. It is our custom to honor God with a prayer of thanksgiving before we participate in this giving. We believe this is only appropriate when we consider what James 1:17 says: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
While we have no intention of persuading someone to not give as they've prospered every first day of the week as they worship God, we do understand that sometimes kind folks want to make an extra donation, whether to support a particular project of the Quitman church of Christ or to support all of our works in general. If you would like to make a special donation of this sort, and cannot come let us greet you in person, please feel free to mail your donation to P.O. Box 1086 Quitman, TX 75783, or you can contact us to make special arrangements for the reception of your kind donation.
The worship of our God has always been incredibly important. In the first century, early christians met together regularly to teach and be taught about the Bible, to speak to God in prayer, to edify one another, to give of their means and partake of the Lord's supper (on the first day of the week), and to teach one another through singing spiritual songs of praise and devotion (Ephesians 5:19). These assemblies were so important to the christians of the first century that even amidst truly horrifying persecutions by the Romans, they would still assemble together regularly, making use of whatever settings they had available, whether it was in someone's house, or even in dark and dreary catacombs.
It is sad to note that, even back then, it was made habit by some members of the church to forsake (or regularly skip) the assembling of the saints together. This was addressed in Hebrews 10:24-25 "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
The Quitman church of Christ currently only has one Bible class and Worship session per week (Sunday morning at 9:45 and 10:30 respectively). However, that by no means implies that we have an irreverent or flippant attitude toward our worship of the Almighty! We expect our members to heed the aforementioned passage in Hebrews 10, and attend the worship assemblies as often as is reasonable. That being said, we understand (as we believe God does too) that sometimes it is not overly reasonable or even possible to attend. We completely understand that people travel, people get sick, and some are infirm to the point of being "shut in". This is where technology can be so invaluable! For all these reasons as well as for our friends and brethren who live far away from Quitman, we currently stream our Adult Bible class and Sunday morning worship services on Facebook Live