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Pursuing Jesus - Memorial Baptist Church

Pursuing Jesus - Memorial Baptist Church

by Memorial Baptist Church

Christianity Society & Culture

Season 2

On Denying Jesus

Peter’s denial is easy to criticize until we see ourselves in it. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on Luke 22, what happens when fear and pain make our world feel like it is falling apart, and the mercy of Jesus, who looks at Peter not to condemn him, but to call him back.

The Love That Makes Us One

On the edge of the cross, Jesus lifts His eyes to the Father and prays for all who would one day believe in Him. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on the love that makes us one: a love older than the world, wide enough to gather strangers into family, and strong enough to hold the church together without making every believer the same.

Where the Branch Meets the Vine

In John 15, Jesus calls Himself the true vine and His people the branches. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on abiding in Christ, the painful kindness of pruning, and the life that grows when we stop trying to be our own source and remain in Him together.

Jesus Washed the Feet of Judas

On the night before the cross, Jesus rises from the table, takes up a towel, and washes His disciples’ feet, including the feet of the one who would betray Him. In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on John 13, the love of Christ that serves to the end, and the mercy of being washed by the One who already knows every part of us.

Unless It Falls

In John 12, Greeks come wanting to see Jesus, and He points them toward the mystery at the heart of His kingdom: the seed must fall into the ground before it bears fruit. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on surrender, dying to self, and the grace of following Jesus together as He brings new life out of what we lay down.

What Jesus Saw

In a crowded temple treasury, Jesus notices a gift almost everyone else overlooked. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on the kind of generosity Jesus sees: not the loudest gift, not the largest amount, but the quiet offering of a heart that trusts Him with what little it has.

Not Far from the Kingdom

When Jesus names the greatest commandment, He does not begin with performance, productivity, or religious noise. He begins with love. In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on Mark 12, spiritual attention, silence, and what it means to love God with the whole self while learning to love others as He does.

I Will, Sir

What if the most dangerous disobedience is the kind that still sounds respectful? In Matthew 21, Jesus tells a parable about two sons: one openly rebellious, the other outwardly obedient. He exposes the difference between religious language and a surrendered heart. This week on Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben discuss cultural Christianity, repentance, and the freedom of bringing our real selves to the real gospel.

Engage In Business Until I Return

Jesus does not give His servants a scorecard. He gives them a charge: “Engage in business until I come.” In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on spiritual growth in public, the danger of cultural Christianity, and what it means to faithfully steward the ordinary days of our lives while we wait for the return of the King.

Not So Among You

The kingdoms of this world climb, grasp, and take their seats above others. But Jesus gathers His disciples close and says, “Not so among you.” In this episode of Pursuing Jesus, Sean and Ben reflect on the strange glory of Christ’s kingdom—a kingdom shaped by the towel, the cup, and the cross—where greatness stoops low, leadership becomes service, and the King gives His life as a ransom for many.

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