Sermons – Wichita Falls Baptist Church

A breathtaking examination of the Gospel in what most people would consider a very strange location, the book of Numbers. In what appears to be a trio of obscure stories, we are given pictures of who Jesus is and what He came to do. As Jesus said in John 5:39, “ You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me… ” Pastor Molle...

Though American’s think freedom, joy, and life are found in being the rebel, Numbers 16 shows the tragedy and destruction that comes from rejecting God’s authorities. Pastor Mollenkopf opens this sobering reality in God’s word.

Numbers 15 seems like an out of place chapter, but over and over God reiterates His love for Israel and His faithfulness to His promises. Israel must respond with complete obedience and by keeping God first. Pastor Mollenkopf explains the beauty in this chapter and the lavish love of God’s grace for his people.

In the midst of Israel’s unbelief and rebellion, we are given snapshots of faithful living in the examples of Moses, Joshua, and Caleb. Pastor Mollenkopf highlights from Numbers 13 and 14 what it looks like to fully follow God.

Israel is on the cusp of entering the Promised Land, and tragically they are derailed by their unbelief. God wants to bless them, but they (and we) must trust His word to receive them. Within the passage, we hear God lament the disbelief of his chosen ones. Such despising God’s love and commands has serious consequences. Pastor Mollenkopf explains.

Moses’ siblings, Miriam and Aaron, envy Moses’ recognition as God’s spokesman ad complain against him. Numbers 12 lays out for us the destructive nature of envy but also the solutions for it. Pastor Mollenkopf explains.

Israel began their journey toward the Promised Land well, but after only three days their complaining began. As we march to the Promised Land there is much that is sorrowful, much that is difficult, but we can trust God in the good times and the bad.

After almost a year in the wilderness at the base of Mount Sinai, God lifts His cloud from over the tabernacle, and Israel marches out enroute to the Promised Land. Their journey starts well because they go out following God’s desires for them and in His strength. Pastor Mollenkopf highlights the applications for the Church of  the Lord in the 21st Century.

This is the last section in Numbers before Israel begins to move toward the Promised Land. In this passage, God gives two final sets of instructions, which will make sure that no matter what the future might hold, they can rest assured they are in God’s good hands.

Vaulting off of his message from last week on the dual-citizenship of every believer, Keith Pond looks at the great responsibility offered to us as citizens of the United States: the opportunity to vote. What is the most important thing to consider when we cast our vote? Ought we weigh the issues or the candidate more heavily? Is there ever a time not to vote? How do I get ready for this? And at t...

It's not uncommon for an American couple working in a foreign country to have a child, and through no effort on the part of the child, he or she has dual citizenship, a citizen of America and a citizen of the nation in which the child was born. Every Christian has a dual-citizenship. Hebrews 11:13-16 and the entirety of 1 Peter make plain to us that we are sojourners on this Earth, that God has pr...

This morning, our missionary to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northern Utah, Josh Longoria, exhorts the saints to "consider Jesus" from Hebrews 12. Not only did our Savior obtain salvation for all those who would believe in his name, but he is the very one who will perfect our faith. Will we "fix our eyes on Jesus" or will we get distracted in this life under the sun and never complete t...

Josh Longoria gives an update and answers questions about the ministry opportunities taking place in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northern Utah.

Numbers 7 and 8 provide the essentials needed for Israel to worship God. What is needed for us today? Do we need anything? The world seems to think we can come as we are, but is that really true? In today’s message, Jeremy Mollenkopf notes who the worshipers are, who is the Main Audience in worship, and who God has ordained to lead the worship. All of this culminates in the application to our wors...

At the conclusion of God giving Israel the law and their instructions on entering the Promised Land, he reiterates his desire to bless them. Sin has brought a curse upon us and this world, but God has been working his plan since the fall into sin to redeem the world and bring blessing to us. A gift. Will we take what he is offering us?

Nazirites. A peculiar group mentioned in the Old Testament and hinted at in the New Testament. Long hair. No alcohol. And don't touch a dead body. To our 21st century sensibilities, this seems odd. But God had purpose and a plan for his people who wanted to pursue him more deeply, with greater conviction. What about today? What can the present-day church learn from God's commands to the Nazirites...

Man's sin has placed an insurmountable obstacle between himself and God. Nothing man can do will allow him to scale the obstacle or bring it down that he might find his way to God. Rather than man doing the work, God had to do the work. The provision of Christ is the only thing that will carry man to God through the atonement through Jesus' blood. No where is that more evident today than regarding...

God instructs Israel what to do when they sin. How can they approach him when sin stains their soul. God guides them on how they are to cleanse their guilt through confession, restitution, and atonement. Pastor Mollenkopf guides us through this important text

From the second chapter in the Bible where God warns of suffering for disobedience to the second to the last chapter of the Bible where suffering is no more, the reality of suffering is a constant in God's word. It is a reality in this life. Our lives. Mine. Yours. This morning, Keith Pond opens up what God's word says about the truth of suffering to all men and women, but more than that, he highl...

A major aspect of God’s requirements for Israel to dwell with Him was maintaining a clean (vs. unclean) status. Why was this important to God? Have those requirements vanished since Christ has come? What should we even think of such a system? This sermon begins a look at several passages that deal with purity within the camp and drawing near to a holy God.

The American way of religion is like a buffet; we think that WE can pick and choose how we worship God. God, on the other hand, notes that his creatures must worship him in a manner that is acceptable to him. God set apart the Levites to guard and serve the priests and the tabernacle, to guard his holy presence and to guard the holiness of who He is. Today, Jesus alone enables us to come into God’...

God demanded all Israel’s firstborn males be his since the first Passover, but God provided the Levites (or 5 shekels per person) as a redemption for each of the first born. Pastor Mollenkopf explains how an event 1500 years before Christ points to God's redemptive purposes for us and for his glory in Christ.

What does the ordering of the Israelite camp in the book of Numbers have to do with living a life for Christ in the twenty-first century? God desires for His people to live ordered lives, centered on Him, and following His will. Then. And now. Pastor Mollenkopf explains.

The fourth book in the Bible, Numbers, begins with Israel on the cusp of entering the land Promised to Abraham centuries earlier. While Israel is close, they are not there yet. Likewise, Christians are close to Heaven but are not there yet. This book from over three millennia ago guides us in what  we should do and how we should live as we wait for our time to enter into God's promised rest. Pasto...

A month ago, Keith Pond preached about the certainty that saints can have about their salvation (1 John 5:13). This week, he looks into the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20) to highlight that there are many who will hear the word, think that they have a relationship with Christ but hear the awful words when they meet the Savior, "Depart from me for I never knew you." What are the warnings Christ...