Legacy Reformed Baptist Church Sermon Audio

In Haggai 2:1–9, God speaks to a discouraged people who see their work on the Temple as woefully inadequate. Through the prophet, He gives four powerful promises: His abiding presence, future blessing, a greater glory than the former Temple, and the gift of lasting peace. This message reminds us that God's purposes are never limited by what we see—and that He brings hope into seasons of discouragement.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

After facing God's discipline for neglecting the rebuilding of His Temple, the people of Israel heard a gracious word of encouragement: “I am with you.” In this passage, God's presence transforms their discouragement into renewed obedience and hope. We, too, can find comfort in knowing that even when we fail or grow weary, God remains with us—strengthening, restoring, and calling us back to faithful service.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

A continuation of our Wednesday night study on hermeneutics as we consider the role of the Holy Spirit in the authorship and interpretation of Scripture.

Jesus warned His disciples that they would face trouble in the days ahead. One aspect of these hardships is that many would 'fall away' from the faith. This continues in our own day, when those who once professed the Gospel reject and even revile it. In this sermon, we examine Christ's warning and how we should respond.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

As we continue our exposition on the Olivet Discourse, we come to Jesus' warning that His disciples would be hated for His name's sake and that they would face tribulation and even death. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠⁠⁠.

The Prophet Haggai was sent to the people of God after they had returned to Jerusalem after the exile. Despite their charge to rebuild the Temple, the work had stalled as they busied themselves with their own houses. In this message we learn how disobedience, and even delayed obedience, is an offense against God and will not result in His blessing our work.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠⁠.

In our second part of this message on Matthew 24:3-14, Jesus speaks to His disciples about the tumultuous events which He refers to as "but the beginning of the birth pains."This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit ⁠LegacyRBC.org⁠.

A continuation of our Wednesday night study on hermeneutics

As Jesus begins what is known as the Olivet Discourse, He is answering the disciples questions about the coming destruction of the Temple, the sign of His coming, and of the end of the age. With these questions as the immediate context of Jesus' teaching in this passage, we will examine His warnings about false signs and false Christs that might otherwise lead His people astray.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In this sermon on Ephesians 6:10–20, we're reminded that every believer is called to be a soldier of Christ in the midst of a dark and hostile world. Despite the challenges and opposition we might face, Scripture calls us to stand firm, resist temptation, proclaim truth, and lift high the banner of Jesus. Here we explore how the armor of God equips us to remain stand firm.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

When Jesus told His disciples that the magnificent temple would one day be completely destroyed—every stone torn down—they were stunned. Naturally, they asked when such things would happen, and what sign would mark His coming and the end of the age. In this sermon, we begin our study of Christ's response to these weighty questions.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In light of recent events in our nation, including an assassination on a university campus, many are understandably angry at the depravity that is too readily apparent in our culture.Anger at unrighteousness and evil is not sinful in itself, but we must take care that we do not sin in our anger.In this sermon, Pastor Caleb gives counsel on how Christians can turn righteous anger into right action.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

While the disciples were enamored with the grandeur of the Temple, Jesus revealed that despite its beauty and importance to Jewish life it would be utterly destroyed.In this continuation of our look at the start of Matthew 24, we consider why it is that the Temple and the system it represented was coming to an end.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Continuing our course of how to study the Bible, we focus on the importance of understanding authorial intent.

Jesus said the Temple was being left to the Jews desolate, and the He left Jerusalem to prove it. As He left, the disciples drew His attention back to the Temple complex. They were enamored by its majesty, and yet Jesus knew that because of the faithlessness of Israel not a single stone would be left on another. Listen as Pastor Caleb begins a multi-part sermon on these transitionary verses between Jesus' condemnation of the Jerusalem rulers, and leaves the public eye to teach His disciples about what was soon to come in the Olivet Discourse. A sermon preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks MN. Legacyrbc.org.

In Matthew 23:37-39, we see the great love and compassion He has for the people of Israel as He laments for Jerusalem over their coming destruction for having rejected God.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus has made clear that God is displeased with Israel's spiritual adultery. In this passage, He shows His compassion for His people while revealing the coming consequences for their sin.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Scripture is clear that believers are united in Christ, and so there should be unity in our churches. However, that doesn't mean that we are all the same. Christ has graciously given unique gifts to different believers so that we may serve God and others accordingly.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Scripture is clear that believers are united in Christ. So why does it not always seem that way in our churches? In this sermon on Ephesians 4:1-3, we explore the reasons for division in the church and how we can eagerly pursue unity.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In this sermon on Ephesians 4:4-6, Rylan considers how the church is united together as one body because we have one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Since the first century, believers have wrestled with how the church relates to Israel and Judaism, and this remains a controversial topic today. In Romans 11:25-36 the apostle Paul unveils the mystery of Israel's present, partial hardening and urges Christians to respond not with pride or disdain but with Christ-like compassion, praying earnestly for the day when Israel, too, turns to the Lord.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit https://www.LegacyRBC.org.

Pastor Caleb teaches on the responsibilities of church membership

In this second part of our look at Jesus' final woe to the Scribes and Pharisees, we focus in on their deep hypocrisy. Though they claimed to honor the prophets, Jesus reveals that they were just like their ancestors who killed them—and would go on to prove it by persecuting and killing God's messengers themselves. They were filling up the measure of their fathers' guilt, showing that the same rebellious spirit still lived in them. This passage reminds us that outward religion means nothing if our hearts are far from God. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In this message, we conclude Jesus' series of woes against the Scribes and Pharisees by examining the final and most severe denunciation in Matthew 23:29–36. Here, He calls out their hypocrisy—honoring the prophets of the past while being just like those who rejected and killed them. For greater context, we turn to the prophet Isaiah's six woes against Israel and see how they reveal a persistent pattern of spiritual adultery — God's people turning away from Him while going through the motions of religion. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Pastor Caleb teaches on the membership process at Legacy

In this sermon on Jeremiah 9:23–24, we're reminded that although we are tempted to chase wisdom, power, and wealth, God calls us to something far greater. Rather than boasting in earthly success, we are called to boast in knowing and understanding the Lord—and who alone is worthy of our hope, trust, and devotion.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

Rick teaches on the various doctrinal statements that Legacy subscribes to

Clay teaches on the importance of baptism

In Matthew 23:25–28, Jesus compares the Scribes and Pharisees to whitewashed tombs—clean and beautiful on the outside, but full of dead bones on the inside. In this sermon, we take a closer look at what Jesus meant by this strong warning. He shows us the difference between looking religious on the outside and having a heart that is truly devoted to God. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

As Jesus continues to pronounce woes on Scribes and Pharisees, He exposes them as “blind guides” who obsess over trivial ritual details yet ignore the weightier demands of justice, mercy, and faithfulness.In this sermon on Matthew 23:16-22 we will consider how we can must not make a show of attending to small details while neglecting the weightier matters of God's law.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information visit LegacyRBC.org.

Pastor Caleb walks through our use of the 1689 Baptist Confession, our summary statement of faith, as well as the degree of agreement necessary for meaningful membership.

In Matthew 23, Jesus delivers a series of sharp rebukes—woes—against the scribes and Pharisees, condemning their hypocrisy and the spiritual harm they cause by leading others astray.In this message, we explore Christ's warning and consider how it speaks to us today, urging us to guard against false religion and ensure we are eager to draw others to the truth.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In this session, Clay walked us through the importance of Biblical church leadership as well as expository preaching.

Continuing our course of how to study the Bible, we focus on how to perform a word study while avoiding common pitfalls.

As we continue our look at Matthew 23:1-2, we will see how false religion pursues self-exaltation, while true religion works to please God above all else.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information visit LegacyRBC.org.

In John 15:1-8, Jesus delivers the seventh of the 'I am' statements recorded in John's gospel: "I am the vine, you are the branches."In this sermon we will explore the profound implications this metaphor has on how we are to rightly understand the Christian life. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit apart from the vine, we cannot live the Christian life without full dependence on Christ. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information visit LegacyRBC.org.

After having many confrontations with the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus proceeds to explicitly warn His disciples and the crowd against following their example. Listen to part one of this two part message on Matthew 23:1-12. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information visit www.LegacyRBC.org.

*Audio did not start until a few minutes into the lecture. In this lesson Brother Rylan discussed some of the distinctives of Legacy RBC.

Continuing our course of how to study the Bible. In this session we focused on understanding the historical - cultural context of the text.

In Matthew 22:41–46, Jesus asks the Pharisees a profound question: “Whose son is the Christ?” They reply, as expected, “The son of David.” But Jesus takes them deeper, revealing that the Messiah is not merely David's descendant—He is David's Lord.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit www.LegacyRBC.org.

One of our Deacons, Brother Rick, teaches the second lesson of our New Members / Get to know Legacy material. In this lesson we go over what it means to be a Reformed Baptist. How is that different from other kinds of Baptist, and while we are at it, what makes a Baptist. We tackle the issue by looking at some history, and what we call the 3 C's: Confessional, Covenantal, Calvinistic.

As they continue their efforts to trip Jesus up, His opponents ask the question "Which is the great commandment in the Law?” Jesus answer reveals that the entirety of the law and prophets depend on two things: Loving God and loving others.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit www.LegacyRBC.org.

The first session of our latest New Members / get to know Legacy RBC class put on during second hour. Primer to the New Members course, focusing on understanding the church, and why church membership is important.

We will all experience hard times in this life. How should we respond during seasons of suffering or sorrow?Psalm 13 provides us with a blueprint for the process of lament, in which we bring our concerns to God in the midst of our desperation.In this sermon we will explore the central elements of biblical lament and why this neglected practice is important as we face trials.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

As we celebrate Resurrection Sunday, we look to the Gospel of Luke for his account of the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ and consider the critical importance of this doctrine to the Christian faith.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

A recording of our Good Friday service of singing and Scripture

In Matthew 22:23-33, the Sadducees attempt to trap Jesus with an absurd hypothetical scenario regarding the resurrection of the dead, despite the fact that they rejected this doctrine.In this sermon you'll hear how Jesus responds to their question and learn how we can respond to similar attempts to trip us up - as well as what the Bible says about more sincere questions regarding life in heaven.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit https://www.LegacyRBC.org.

Here is audio from the 6th session of our Wednesday night study on hermeneutics

Unable to undermine Jesus through ridicule or intimidation, the religious leaders turn to flattery—seeking to ensnare Him with insincere praise and a politically loaded question.In this sermon, we'll see how Jesus' response not only silences their efforts to impede His ministry but also exposes their hypocrisy. This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In yet another confrontation with the religious leaders, Jesus makes two remarkable claims - Each highlighted by Jesus' words "Truly, truly I say to you." In the first, Jesus declares that if anyone keeps His word, they will never see death. In the second, He says "before Abraham was, I am."In this sermon on John 8:48-59 we will consider what these two statements have to teach us about sin, salvation, and the deity of Christ.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.

In the parable of the wedding feast, Jesus reveals that one man who had not wedding clothes was tossed out into utter darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. How are we to understand this part of the parable, and what group of people are spiritually represented here? Listen to part two of this 2-part sermon on Matthew 22:1-14.This sermon was preached at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN. For more information, visit LegacyRBC.org.