Pursuing Jesus - Memorial Baptist Church

Dig Around the Roots

Jesus warns against self-righteousness, calls people to repentance, and tells a parable about a fig tree being given one more season to bear fruit. This episode of Pursuing Jesus explores suffering, discipleship, and the difficult but beautiful ways God cultivates deeper roots and lasting spiritual growth in us.

Clean Cups and Divided Houses

What does it mean to be clean on the inside? This episode of Pursuing Jesus explores repentance, sanctification, the “unpardonable sin,” and why Scripture should function as a mirror instead of a window.

Distracted by Many Things

In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, we explore Jesus’ interaction with Mary and Martha and the danger of becoming “distracted by many things.” Spanning from ministry burnout and identity in service to worship, discipleship, and the challenge of truly sitting at the feet of Jesus, this conversation wrestles with what it means to pursue relationship with Christ in a world full of noise, pressure, and constant distraction.

Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburger

Jesus pronounced woes on cities that witnessed His power but refused to repent. In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, a conversation about Matthew 11 opens into a deeper exploration of sacred cows in the church: traditions, preferences, and good things that can take the place of obedience to God's best. We'll discuss how to confront misplaced priorities with grace, why methods can change while truth remains, and what it looks like to pursue Jesus above comfort, nostalgia, or control.

Faith, Pride, and the Greatness Trap

Jesus’ followers struggle to understand Him, a desperate father models honest faith, and the disciples reveal how easily pride can take root in the human heart. In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, we explore what it means to bring weak faith to a strong Savior, how false expectations distort discipleship, and why true greatness is found in humility, dependence, and grace.