You shall not murder. Easy enough, right?

But Jesus doesn't stop at the act. He goes upstream — to the anger, the insult, the quiet contempt. And He stacks them, not because they're three levels of a grading system, but because they all come from the same root.

There's an English word for that root: contempt. Taking the judge's seat over another image bearer and declaring them worthless — with your hands, your words, or just your silence.

In this message, Pastor David traces three verdicts across the whole Bible — God's verdict, our verdict, and Christ's verdict — and shows that while Abel's blood cried out against Cain, Jesus' blood speaks a better word.

In this message:

• The Hebrew rāṣaḥ — why "murder" is broader than premeditated killing
• The two paths of Genesis: Cain's line and Seth's line, and where each one ends
• What Dallas Willard says about contempt — and why it's more dangerous than anger
• Matthew 5:21–24 — Jesus exposes the upstream root of murder in every heart
• Three practices for followers of Jesus: get out of the judge's seat, see the image, move toward

Key Scriptures:
Exodus 20:13 • Genesis 1:26–27; 4:5–10; 9:5–6 • Matthew 5:21–24, 43–45; 11:28–30; 22:37–40; 26:28 • 1 John 3:15 • Romans 2:1; 8:1; 10:9–10 • Hebrews 12:24 • Ephesians 1:7 • John 3:16–18; 14:6; 20:31

Join us Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
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The Prayer Team is a confidential group.
If you have a prayer request you can share it here. 
https://memorialchurch.breezechms.com/form/ee11ac

We also have a private prayer group on Facebook.  

The Prayer Team is inviting anyone who would like to join the team to reach out to Keith Smith. The team has a weekly call on Thursday nights and prays with people during the response time of service. Come find out what the power of prayer can do and grow your faith as you witness God at work. 

Join us to celebrate these families as they dedicate their children to the Lord, and we as a church family commit to walk beside them.  

A semester for kids 3 years to 5th grade to get into their Bibles, worship, memorize Scripture, and learn through crafts, games, and object lessons together. We are going to focus on "Who is God?" and work on our books of the Bible.

Join anytime!

On Wednesday night beginning Sept. 2, we will have many things going on for dinner, kids, youth, and young adults. Adults who would like to come support those ministries by serving dinner, cleaning up and then having conversations will gather in the Fellowship Hall.

Dinner is served from 5:30-6:00 pm

September Menus:

9/2: Deli sandwiches and salads, chips, watermelon

9/9 Chicken strips, mac n cheese, veggies and dip, brownies

9/16 Mexican bar, southwest salad, fruit salad

9/23 Pork steaks, brats, baked beans, slaw, chips, cookies

9/30 Chicken al Fredo, buttered broccoli, salad, garlic bread

The cost of the meal is:

5 and under eat free, 6-12: $3, 13+: $5, Family Max $20

Payment can be made through a QR code, website, check, or cash. There will not be a change bag. Please note Wed dinner on your payment. https://memorialchurch.net/give

Must be 18+ to attend

Handguns only, ammunition is not provided

Lunch included

Please RSVP by 9/4/2026

Join us for a visit and a luncheon! Bring food to share.  

We will have grilled pork steaks, bratwurst, buns, and drinks provided.  

"We're involved this week with the last week of the summer, as the kids will go back to school next Monday. 

As church, we've decided to support our students and their families with a back-to-school package... uniforms, backpacks and school supplies…

This is the message I shared with the church:

URF Family,

THANK YOU!

Today, through our Back to School Program, we were able to bless 20 children and teenagers from our church and ECO Youth Group.

We originally planned to help 17, but I want to give a very special shout-out to Belkis, who worked incredibly hard behind the scenes—hunting down deals, comparing prices, looking for donations, and stretching every dollar and peso we received. Because of her effort, we were able to go from 17 to 20 kids blessed!

Thank you, @⁨Belkis Rubio Decoración⁩ my love, for all the work that sometimes we underestimate but that made it possible for us to reach three more kids.

And something else made today even more special: almost all of their parents,  came and joined us with their children. We had the opportunity to welcome them, worship together, pray together, and give them a glimpse of what we get to do with their kids through ECO, our youth group.

That was part of the purpose from the beginning.

We didn't simply want to hand out backpacks, notebooks, and uniforms. We wanted these families to know:

*Your children matter to us. Their future matters to us. And your family matters to us.*

Thank you to everyone who gave, helped, served, and believed in this. And thank you in advance to those who committed to contribute and will still be completing their gifts. We still have a portion of what was purchased to cover, so those contributions are still very much needed and appreciated.

Today we got to live out 1 John 3:18:

*“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”*

Tomorrow, our kids go back to school with the supplies they need but also knowing that they have a church that loves them, prays for them, and is willing to invest in their lives.

Thank you, URF. We did this together.

*And above all, thank God for allowing us to be instruments of His love. All the glory belongs to Him.*”

Weekly required budget: $6,274

YTD Budget: $213,316

Average Giving: $5,930

YTD Giving: $201,631

Attendance: 141

Office hours are 9-1 Monday-Thursday