Memorial Baptist Church Jefferson City

Walk in the Light: Confession & Prayer | 1 John 1

Light exposes what darkness tries to hide—and Jesus invites us out of hiding into healing.
In this message, Pastor David shows how the gospel moves us from Isolation → Invitation, Lies → Truth, Secrecy → Confession, and Spectators → Siblings through Christ’s cleansing blood and the practice of confession and prayer together. 

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why we hide (fear, shame, self-rescue) and how Jesus calls us into the light
✅ How confession is God’s pathway to cleansing, healing, and family life
✅ Why praying together turns spectators into siblings who share joys & sorrows
✅ Simple, safe guardrails for practicing confession + prayer in triads

📖 Key Scriptures:
Genesis 1:1–3; 2:18, 25 • John 1:4–5; 3:16–21; 8:12 • 1 John 1:5–10; 2:1–2 • Romans 8:1, 34–39 • James 5:16

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
🌐 https://memorialchurch.net

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Share Joys & Sorrows: Living as God’s Family | Romans 12

We live in a world that’s crowded yet lonely—where fear, shame, individualism, and isolation fracture the human heart.

But in Christ, God doesn’t leave us in hiding—He forms us into a family that rejoices and weeps together.

In this message, Pastor David unpacks how the gospel frees us from individualism and isolation to live as one family in Jesus. You’ll see why real joy and real sorrow are meant to be shared, not shouldered alone.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why fear and shame keep us from authentic connection
✅ How confession and adoption in Christ heal isolation
✅ What it means to rejoice and weep together as God’s family
✅ How joy becomes defiant when rooted in Christ, not circumstance
✅ Why family in Christ is God’s answer to the world’s chaos

 

📖 Key Scriptures:
Romans 12:9, 15 • 1 John 4:18 • Romans 8:15 • Philippians 4:4–7 • John 16:33

 

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
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The God Who Calls Us Family | Mark 3:31–35

We live in a world that’s more connected than ever — and more alone than ever.
But into our chaos steps Jesus. He doesn’t just forgive sinners; He adopts sons and daughters.
He takes isolated lives and forms them into a household of love, joy, and peace in His name.

This message from Pastor David shows that God is a Family who makes family — a Father, Son, and Spirit drawing us home into His life of love.

In Mark 3:31–35, Jesus redefines family around Himself — not by bloodline but by faith and obedience.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why Jesus’ definition of family is radically different from the world’s
✅ How God brings order out of chaos through His presence and people
✅ What counterfeit communities can’t give you — and what Christ can
✅ Why belonging to God’s family changes how we live, love, and suffer together
✅ How the Spirit “familifies” us — making us one body marked by love and life

📖 Key Scriptures:
Mark 3:31–35 • John 6:40 • Ephesians 2:19–22 • Romans 8:14–17 • 1 Corinthians 12:26

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
🌐 memorialchurch.net

📩 getconnected@memorialchurch.net
💬 facebook.com/memorialchurchjc

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The God Who Calls Us Family | Hebrews 2

From the beginning, God has revealed Himself through the language of family.

He is a Father who loves fiercely, a Brother who obeys humbly, and a Husband who sacrifices faithfully.

This message from Pastor Nathan shows how the nature of God Himself — Father, Son, and Spirit — draws us into His life of love and teaches us how to love one another as His family.

 

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why God calls us His sons and daughters through Jesus’ redemptive work
✅ How understanding God as family transforms how we see one another
✅ What it means to live as deeply spiritual people in a carnal world
✅ How Jesus’ humility and sacrifice redefine our relationships and mission
✅ Why the church is not a club but a home — a family formed by grace

 

📖 Key Scriptures:
Hebrews 2:10–14 • Zephaniah 2:1–7 • John 16:26 • Philippians 2:4–8 • Ephesians 5:22–28

 

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
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The Feasting Family: United at the Table of Christ | 1 Corinthians 11

Meals tell stories — and the Lord’s Supper tells the greatest one of all.

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul reminds the church that the Table of Christ is not about personal status or private religion — it’s about a redeemed family, united in grace and centered on Jesus.

This message from Pastor David calls us to lay down our baggage, look to Jesus, and come together for the better, not the worse — as one body made whole by His blood.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why the Lord’s Supper unites us as one redeemed family in Christ
✅ How selfishness and division distort God’s design for His Church
✅ The meaning of “discerning the body” — and why it’s both personal and communal
✅ What it means to come to the Table worthily — with humility, grace, and love
✅ How to lay down your baggage and embrace your brothers and sisters in Christ

📖 Key Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 11:17–34 • Ephesians 1:7 • Exodus 12 • Luke 22:14–20

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
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The Lament of Jesus: His Compassion, Our Calling | Matthew 23

Jesus didn’t just teach, He wept.

In Matthew 23:37–39, Jesus laments over Jerusalem—grieving for those who rejected Him, longing to gather them as a hen gathers her chicks.

This sermon from Pastor David calls us to share Christ’s compassion and recognize that His tears lead to our mission. Jesus’ lament shows He is not ignorable—He is the Savior we need.

🔥 In this message, you’ll discover:
✅ Why Jesus wept over Jerusalem—and what it reveals about His heart
✅ How lament leads us into mission and compassion for the lost
✅ Why ignoring Jesus isn’t just a mistake—it’s a matter of life and death
✅ How His call sends us to declare the gospel boldly

📖 Key Scriptures: Matthew 23:37–39 • Luke 19:41–44 • Exodus 19:5–6 • 1 Peter 2:9–10

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM

1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO

🌐 https://memorialchurch.net

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💬 https://www.facebook.com/memorialchurchjc

 

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Fasting and Spiritual Warfare: Fighting Darkness with God’s Strength | Matthew 9 & 17

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 of need and preparation
✅ Why prayer and fasting together rely fully on God’s provision and power
✅ How your personal and corporate fasting impacts the world around you

 

📖 Key Scriptures: Matthew 9:14–17 • Matthew 17:14–21 • Ephesians 6:12 • Daniel 10:12f • Acts 13:1–3 • Galatians 5:22–23

📍 Join us Sundays @ 9:15 AM

1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO

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Starve the Flesh, Feed the Spirit | Matthew 4:1–11

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 message, you’ll learn:
✅ Why fasting starves the flesh but feeds the Spirit
✅ How Jesus modeled resisting temptation with God’s Word
✅ Why life is about more than food and drink—it points us to the Lord
✅ How to practice fasting as dependence, not performance

 

📖 Key Scriptures: Matthew 4:1–11 • Deuteronomy 8:2–3 • John 6:27–35 • Galatians 5:16–25 • 1 Peter 2:11

 

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
🌐 https://memorialchurch.net
📩 getconnected@memorialchurch.net
💬 https://www.facebook.com/memorialchurchjc

 

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Starve the Flesh, Feed the Spirit | Fasting and the Bread of Life

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 superheroes” but for forgetful disciples
✅ The difference between fasting (food) and abstinence (distractions)—and why both matter
✅ How fasting helps us let go of control and re-focus on Jesus
✅ Why true fasting always leads to feasting on Christ, the Bread of Life. 
✅ THE BREAD THREAD!

📖 Key Scriptures:
Matthew 6:16–18 • Deuteronomy 8:3 • Joel 2:12 • John 6:35 • Galatians 3:13 • John 14:6

 

🙌 Join us in person Sundays @ 9:15 AM
1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
🌐 https://memorialchurch.net
📩 getconnected@memorialchurch.net
💬 https://www.facebook.com/memorialchurchjc

 

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• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CuIDzWry5Y2oz8TBHOKoH

 

How the Early Church Grew: Disciples, Deacons & Shepherds in Acts 6

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 when each part of the body serves together
✅ Why Jesus is the meaning behind the mission, ministry, and church leadership- Jesus is everything!

 

📖 Key Scriptures:
Acts 6:1–7 • John 15:1–6 • Mark 1:15 • John 14:6

 

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1120 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO
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