Memorial Baptist Church Jefferson City

Fasting isn’t just self-denial—it’s spiritual warfare.

In this week’s message, Pastor Nathan unpacks Matthew 9:14–17 and Matthew 17:14–21 to show how fasting isn’t simply for self-improvement, but an active way believers resist the powers of darkness through Christ’s strength.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover: ✅ Why fasting is an essential weapon in the life of a disciple ✅ How Christ and the Apostles modeled fasting in times o...

When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He declared: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

In this message, Eric unpacks Matthew 4 to show how fasting teaches us to crucify the flesh and feast on Christ, the true Bread of Life. Fasting isn’t punishment—it’s pursuit. It’s letting go of control, resisting temptation, and finding our deepest satisfaction in Jesus.

🔥 In this messa...

What if fasting isn’t about conquering your body but opening your hands in submission and surrender?

This week’s sermon explores fasting not as a ritual for results but as a response to  focus on Jesus. From Moses and Elijah to Jesus in the wilderness, fasting has always been about remembering God, releasing control, and hungering for the Bread of Life.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover: ✅ Why fasting isn’t for “spiritual superhe...

What does a healthy church look like? Acts 6 gives us some blueprint.

This week, Pastor David unpacks how disciples, deacons, and shepherds serve different roles but share one mission, so the Word increases, disciples multiply, and Jesus is exalted

🔥 In this message, you’ll learn: ✅ How God uses ordinary people for extraordinary mission ✅ Why deacons “lead by serving” and pastors “serve by leading” ✅ How unity and mission thrive w...

Have you ever considered prayer as an act of love and war/resistance?

This week, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 3 and 6, showing how Paul begins with prayer for love and ends with prayer as warfare. We stand together as one body in Christ—rooted in His love, resisting the powers of darkness/evil, and declaring that Jesus is everything.

🔥 In this message, you’ll explore: ✅ Why prayer begins in love before it moves to resista...

What if rest wasn’t just about slowing down—but about worship and resistance? In this week’s sermon, Eric opens Isaiah 61, Mark 2, and Psalm 46:10 to remind us that Sabbath is more than a day off—it’s a declaration that we trust God, not our to-do list.

Discover:

🔵 Why Jesus declared “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

🔵 How the “year of the Lord’s favor” points to freedom in Christ.

🔵 What it means to res...

You were made for joyful delight, not anxious striving. In this week’s message, Pastor David unpacks Isaiah 58, Psalm 92, John 15, and Romans 5 to show how the Sabbath points us to the complete joy we can only find in Jesus Christ.

Week after week, sabbath calls us to remember the gospel!

Stop. Rest. Delight. Worship. In Christ alone.

📖 Key Scriptures: Isaiah 58:13–14 • Psalm 92:1-4 • John 15:9–11 • Romans 5:1–11

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Jesus didn’t just teach about Sabbath—He is our Sabbath.

In this message, Pastor David explores the deep, transformative rhythm of Sabbath, not as a rule to follow but as a weekly invitation to Stop, Rest, Delight, and Worship. More than a break from work, Sabbath is a holy protest against the lies of busyness, productivity, and self-sufficiency—and a return to the truth that Jesus is Lord, and we are not.

📖 Key Scriptures: Mark 2...

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...