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The Fire We Keep: Anger, Idols, and the Life Jesus Gives | Exodus 20:13 Part 2Last week: contempt, two paths, a better word. This week: Jesus goes deeper. He's not after the spark of anger. He's after the fire we keep. In Matthew 5, Jesus connects lingering anger to murder — and then uses a word nobody expected: Gehenna. Not a metaphor. A real valley south of Jerusalem where the kings of Judah once burned their children alive. A valley so defiled that by Jesus' day it had become the Jewish word for final judgment. And He puts contempt on that continuum. In this message, Pastor David follows three movements — anger reveals what we worship, idols always demand life, and Jesus does the opposite. He traces it from Cain to Gehenna to the cross, addresses abortion with pastoral care and biblical conviction, and closes with the only question that matters: which path will you hand down? In this message:
Key Scriptures: Join us Sundays @ 9:15 AM Listen on the go: |
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Sermon Graphics Aug 30 |
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Sermon Graphics Aug 30 |
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Sermon Graphics Aug 30 |
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Sermon Graphics Aug 30 |
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Sermon Graphics Aug 30 |
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PrayerThe Prayer Team is a confidential group. |
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Prayer TeamThe 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. |
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Senior Adult LuncheonJoin us for a visit and a luncheon! Bring food to share. We will have grilled pork steaks, bratwurst, buns, and drinks provided. |
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Youth Fall Events |
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Harvest PartyCome enjoy a fall evening with your church family! Fun for all ages—hayrides, corn maze, photo-ops, corn pit, playground, swings, slides, animals, general store, flowers, pumpkins, dinner, and s'mores- all for $5/person! Please RSVP so we have plenty of food. If you would like to help the Family team with this event, they could use help with the dinner portion—cooking, bringing supplies, serving, and cleanup. Contact Katie Baysinger. |
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CO2- College and Career |
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KNOWA 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! |
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Adult Wednesday Serving OpportunitiesOn 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. |
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Wednesday Fellowship DinnerDinner 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
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Update from the Upper Room, Dominican Republic"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.*” |
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Memorial StaffOffice hours are 9-1 Monday-Thursday
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