Legacy City Church

Psalm 1 makes a bold promise. The person who delights in God’s Word and meditates on it day and night will be like a tree planted by streams of water. In this New Year message, Pastor Josh Thompson challenges listeners to examine daily habits and the long-term direction they are producing. This sermon explores how godly discipline, consistent rhythms, and spiritual identity shape a life of stabili...

In Galatians 4:4–7, Scripture tells us that when the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son. In this Christmas sermon, Pastor Josh Thompson explores God’s perfect timing in the birth of Jesus and what it means for our lives today. From adoption as sons and daughters to freedom from sin and death, this message reminds us that God is never late and never accidental. If you’re waiting on God or...

In this sermon from Genesis 2:4–25, Pastor Josh Thompson unpacks God’s original design for human life. From worship and work to marriage, family, community, and joy, Scripture reveals a clear blueprint that brings clarity and purpose. This message challenges listeners to stop wandering and realign with how God created us to live. Learn more or give at https://legacycitychurch.com Follow Legacy Cit...

In Exodus 24:10–18, God invites Moses and the leaders of Israel into His presence to see Him, eat at His table, and dwell in His glory. In this sermon, Pastor Josh Thompson shows how this moment reveals God’s heart for relationship and points forward to Jesus Christ, who makes a way for us to enter God’s house by grace. This message explores what it means to be invited into fellowship with a holy...

In Exodus 24:1–8, God enters into covenant with Israel in a moment that reveals His holiness, His nearness, and His grace. In this sermon, Pastor Josh Thompson explains why this scene can be understood as “the wedding of God,” where vows are made, blood is shed, and relationship is sealed. This message points us to Jesus Christ as the greater Mediator whose blood establishes a new and eternal cove...

God promises to send His angel ahead of His people to guard them, defeat their enemies, and lead them into the land He prepared. In this sermon from Exodus 23:20–33, Pastor Josh Thompson explains why God brings victory little by little, why obedience matters, and why compromise with sin always becomes a snare. This message calls believers to trust God’s leadership, rest in His power, and walk fait...

In Exodus 23:14–19, God establishes sacred rhythms to shape the hearts of His people. Pastor Josh Thompson explains how Israel’s annual feasts were designed to help them remember their rescue from slavery, trust God as their provider, and celebrate His faithful guidance. This message challenges believers today to build their lives around intentional rhythms of worship, gratitude, and obedience rat...

In Jeremiah 32:6–8, God tells the prophet to buy land while sitting in prison and facing national collapse. It makes no sense, yet Jeremiah obeys by faith. In this sermon, Pastor Josh Thompson explores what it means to risk everything for Christ, trust the Holy Spirit within the boundaries of Scripture, and obey God before outcomes are clear. Because Christ has already secured our righteousness, b...

In Exodus 23:1–13, Pastor Josh Thompson unpacks God’s call to live with truth, justice, mercy, and humility. This sermon confronts the pressure to follow the crowd, the temptation to compromise integrity, and the challenge of showing mercy to enemies. God’s laws reveal His heart for fairness, compassion, and trust, even in a restless and divided world. Series: Leaving the Darkness – Legacy City Ch...

Exodus 22:16–31 reveals that God’s law is a portrait of His character. Pastor Josh Thompson teaches how holiness guards sexual integrity and worship, how idolatry and sorcery destroy trust in God, and how mercy protects immigrants, widows, orphans, and the poor. We also consider honoring authority and giving God our first and best—not leftovers. Series: Leaving the Darkness - Legacy City Church Le...

When the message sounds like “good news” but shifts the focus to what you must do, it’s not the gospel. In Galatians 1:1–10, Pastor Josh Thompson confronts counterfeit teaching and calls the church back to the true gospel of grace. 508 Year Celebration of the Reformation (2025): This message looks back at how the Reformers reclaimed the gospel and why the five solas—Scripture alone, grace alone, f...

God’s justice doesn’t stop at “I’m sorry”—it calls us to make things right. Teaching Exodus 22:1–15, Pastor Josh Thompson explains restitution for theft, negligence, and borrowing, and why integrity restores more than it takes. We consider daylight vs. nighttime break-ins, double and fourfold repayments, and Zacchaeus’s example of transformed generosity through grace. Series: Leaving the Darkness...

God’s law in Exodus 21:12–36 reveals justice that protects life, promotes responsibility, and makes room for mercy. Pastor Josh Thompson explains capital crimes vs. accidental death (cities of refuge), honor for parents, God’s defense of the vulnerable, and why “eye for eye” restrains revenge. He closes by pointing to the cross where justice and mercy meet, calling us to make repairs where we’ve h...

Exodus 21:1–11 can be hard to hear until you see the context. Pastor Josh explains how Hebrew servitude functioned as mercy for debtors with a set release, protections for families, and honor for women, culminating in the picture of the willing bondservant. The law aimed at restoration, not exploitation, and points us to Christ who took the form of a servant and frees us to serve in love. Series:...

Right after the Ten Commandments, God directs His people to reject idols and build simple altars—anywhere—so they can meet with Him (Exodus 20:22–26). Pastor Josh Thompson explains why God insists on earth and uncut stones, how the burnt offering dealt with sin, and how the fellowship offering celebrated restored peace. Both point to Jesus, the final sacrifice who brings us near. Wherever you are...

Jesus says His people are “the light of the world.” In this sermon from Matthew 5:14–16, Pastor Josh Thompson shows how everyday life—work, study, meals, conversations—can become worship when we do “whatever you do… for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Learn how visible, practical good works direct praise to the Father and why excellence, courage, and integrity matter in every vocation. Se...

“You shall not covet.” From Exodus 20:17, Pastor Josh Thompson shows how coveting begins in the heart, fuels other sins, and leaves us perpetually unsatisfied. Jesus calls us to guard against it and to find true contentment in Him. Practical helps include gratitude, holding earthly things loosely, and generous living rooted in God’s promises. Series: Leaving the Darkness - Legacy City Church Learn...

“You shall not lie.” From Exodus 20:16, Pastor Josh Thompson shows why truth-telling is essential for a healthy church and a credible witness in the world. We explore the ancient legal backdrop, the everyday forms of deceit—exaggeration, gossip, slander—and how the tongue can set a forest ablaze (James 3). Practical helps include confronting directly (Matthew 18), refusing to listen to gossip, and...

“You shall not steal.” From Exodus 20:15, Pastor Josh Thompson uncovers how theft goes beyond burglary to the everyday ways we take from others and from God. Scripture’s remedy is clear: work honestly, make things right where possible, trust the Father’s provision, practice generosity, and follow Jesus in sacrificial giving that blesses others. Series: Leaving the Darkness - Legacy City Church. Le...

“You shall not commit adultery.” From Exodus 20:14, Pastor Josh Thompson explains God’s design for covenant faithfulness and how Jesus brings the command to the heart level in Matthew 5:27–28. Learn why purity protects joy, how marriage renews its covenant through self-giving love, and six practical steps to resist lust and rebuild trust by grace. Series: Leaving the Darkness - Legacy City Church....

“You shall not murder.” From Exodus 20:13, Pastor Josh Thompson shows how God’s command protects the image of God in every person and why murder begins in the heart through pride, bitterness, and hatred. Jesus intensifies the command in Matthew 5 by confronting anger, and the cross offers hope—even to the guilty—through repentance and grace that turns wrath into peacemaking. Series: Leaving the Da...

“Honor your father and your mother.” From Exodus 20:12, Pastor Josh Thompson explains why the fifth commandment sits at the hinge between loving God and loving people. Honor in the home forms the heart for authority, strengthens communities, and comes with a promise of well-being. We consider how to show real respect to imperfect parents, how parents can pursue their children’s hearts, and how the...