Memorial Baptist Church Jefferson City

Jesus often withdrew to lonely places—and so should we.

This message from Nathan challenges us to meet God in solitude, not just when it’s easy, but especially when we feel overwhelmed, tempted, or weak. In the quiet, God doesn’t shame our weakness — He strengthens us with grace.

🔑 Sermon Highlights: • Jesus shows us the rhythm of retreating to the Father • Weakness is not failure — it’s the doorway to divine strength • God is not...

🎧 Note: We experienced some audio issues during the recording of this message. Thanks for your patience and understanding. Should be back up to normal next week. :-) 

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We’re living in the age of noise, distraction, and digital overload—and our souls are starving for real presence.

In this message, Pastor David invites us to rediscover the practice of solitude: not escape or isolation, but time alone with God to be fully known, ...

What do your words, reactions, and desires reveal about your formation?

This sermon from Pastor David explores what comes out of us when life presses in—and how Jesus invites us to be formed by His Word, filled by His Spirit, and set free by His truth.

🔥 In this message, we unpack: ✅ Why memorizing Scripture is about formation, not information ✅ How Jesus responded to temptation and suffering—with Scripture ✅ What neuroscience say...

The Bible is not just a manual or collection of facts. It is the very breath of God—alive, active, and personal.

In this sermon, we learn from Jesus’ example how to handle Scripture with reverence, wisdom, and real-life application. We’re reminded that we grow not by knowing more, but by letting God’s Word change us.

✅ Learn how to observe, interpret, and apply God’s Word ✅ Understand why Scripture is central to transformation ...

Meditation isn’t about mastering information—it’s about meeting with God.

In this week’s message, Pastor Nathan unpacks what it means to meditate on God’s Word—not to prove a point or gain head knowledge, but to be with the Living Word and be transformed.

🔥 In this episode, you’ll explore: ✅ What Scripture truly is and what it’s for ✅ How Jesus fulfilled the Word and invites us to abide ✅ Why meditation is key to spiritual formati...

What story are you living in—and is it true?

In this week’s message, Pastor David explores how the Bible is more than information. It’s the true story of reality that restores us in Christ and re-stories how we live, think, and love together. We don’t just need more content or information—we need a new map. One that leads us to Jesus.

🔥 In this episode:

• Why everyone lives by a story (whether they realize it or not)

• The fal...

What if the Bible is not just a textbook to conquer or a rulebook to fear… what if it’s an invitation? An intimate invitation to a person and presence- truth and reality?

In this message Pastor David explores how the Bible is not merely a book of information, but a divine invitation into spiritual formation and transformation through Jesus Christ. The stories we believe shape the lives we live—and Scripture invites us into the true...

In a world of noise, distraction, and pressure—prayer is resistance. Not resistance by might, but by presence. It’s how we push back against isolation, performance, and spiritual drift.

This message from Pastor David walks through John 15 and 2 Corinthians 3 to remind us that Jesus doesn’t just call us to obey—He calls us to abide. To look, behold, remain, and live. Prayer is not a performance—it’s a relational, transforming presen...

God is speaking—are we listening? In a world full of noise, distraction, and distortion, Jesus calls His sheep to know His voice and follow Him (John 10). 👂 Hearing is biological. Listening is relational.

This message from Pastor David invites us to quiet the noise, open our ears, and tune our hearts to the voice of the Shepherd. Just like a guitar drifts out of tune over time, so do our hearts. But the grace of Christ retun...

Jesus carries our burdens—and calls us to carry the burdens of others.

Through His perfect intercession, we’ve been invited into a holy priesthood, standing in the gap on behalf of those in need.

This week, Pastor Nathan teaches us that intercessory prayer is not a task for the spiritually elite—it’s a call to love others with compassion, to pray like their pain is our pain, and to trust in the mercy of God.

🔥 You’ll be challen...

Is prayer really worth it? What’s the point if God already knows everything—or when it feels like He isn’t answering?

In this message, Pastor Adam helps us reframe prayer not as performance or obligation, but as an honest, ongoing conversation with a relational God- The Father. Through Psalm 73, Philippians 4, and James 5, we learn that sometimes the most powerful prayer we can pray is:

“God, change my heart.”

🛐 This message w...

When you think about God, what comes to mind? A distant judge? A cosmic boss? Or a compassionate Father who longs to be with you?

In this message, Pastor David opens our new series on prayer by showing how Jesus invites us not into performance—but into presence.

Through the aching words of the disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray,” we discover that prayer isn’t a skill to master—it’s a relationship to practice.

🔥 In this messag...

Jesus didn’t just die for Barabbas—He died for us. In our place. And because He rose, the story doesn’t end at the cross—it begins there.

This Easter message, preached in two parts by Pastors David and Adam, begins with the sobering weight of our sin and ends with the living hope of the resurrection. Through the story of Barabbas, the cross, and the empty tomb, we are invited to surrender to the only One who holds the keys to death...

What does a Jewish festival, a Seder meal, and the Last Supper have in common? Everything.

In this message, Pastor Adam brings the Passover to life, showing how Jesus redefined it to form a new covenant for all who believe.

🔥 In this message, you'll learn: ✅ Why rhythms, rituals, and remembrance matter ✅ How God used the Passover to form His people ✅ How Jesus transforms Passover into Communion (Luke 22) ✅ What it means to live ...

Jesus didn’t ride into Jerusalem quietly. He came in peace—but with authority. He fulfilled prophecy, confronted hollow religion, and demanded a response.

This Pre-Palm Sunday, Pastor David walks through Matthew 21 and shows how Jesus is The King You Can’t Ignore.

🐴 Colt – Peaceful, prophetic protest

🧥 Cloaks – Costly worship, surrender

🙌 Crying Out – Praise with expectations

👑 King – The King You Can’t Ignore

🧱 Cornerstone – ...

From the beginning, God has been building a family—not just a people, but a household. Through Jesus, we’re not just saved—we’re adopted.

In this message, Pastor Jimmy walks us through what it means to be “Familified”—grafted into the household of God through faith in Jesus, and called to live as brothers and sisters in a spiritual family.

🔥 In this message, Pastor Jimmy unpacks: ✅ How Jesus redefines family (Matthew 12:48–50)

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A life that won’t fall apart is built day-by-day, moment-by-moment, on Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus finished His most famous teaching—the Sermon on the Mount—He didn’t end with a benediction or a blessing. He gave a warning: Will you build your life on His words, or just admire them?

🔥 In this message, Pastor David unpacks:

✅ Why Jesus is the only true foundation (Matthew 7:24–27)

✅ How the ea...

From childhood, we learn to hide our mistakes—but God calls us to bring them into the light. The Bible shows us that confession isn’t about shame—it’s about freedom, healing, and true life in Jesus.

Confession is surrender leading to healing, freedom, worship—the way to true life.

🔥 In this message, Pastor David unpacks:

✅ Why confession is surrender, not punishment (Psalm 32:1-5) ✅ How hiding sin creates internal chaos (Genesis...

Suffering isn’t what God intended, but in His mercy, He meets us in our pain. When Jesus faced the weight of the cross, He turned to the Father in honest, lamenting prayer.

His example teaches us how to bring our deepest emotions before God—without fear, without hiding, and without losing faith.

🔥 In this message, Pastor Jimmy unpacks:

✅ Why Jesus lamented in Gethsemane and how it models prayer for us (Matthew 26)

✅ How to bring...