Passage: Mark 1:14-45
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/10/2008 in Novato, CA.

Jesus had a plan and purpose in his ministry.  And as we study this passage today, we get a great glimpse of that purpose.  Verse 38 records Jesus talking explicitly about his purpose for coming when he says, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.” This chapter introduces what Jesus’ purpose in ministry was, by illustrating what Jesus was typically doing in his ministry. This chapter also shows a danger and threat to Jesus ministry, and by looking at that we’ll also get a better idea of his purpose in ministry.

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Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 2
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/10/2008 in Novato, CA.

 

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Passage: Mark 1:16-20
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/03/2008 in Novato, CA.

Today we begin a series on the gospel of Mark.  Now, we in a sense began this series last month, on my first Sunday here, when I preached from Mark 1:1-15.  That was the Sunday before Christmas so I preached a Christmas sermon and also a sermon about the start of ministry.  Today, as we resume and start afresh in Mark, we’ll be focusing on verses 16-20 where Jesus calls his first disciples.  Of course, seeing Jesus call his first disciples is another great sort of introduction to this book.  Because as we look at this calling of the first disciples, we cannot help but think about our own call to be disciples of Christ, and we cannot help but look forward to what the book of Mark will teach us about what it means to be a disciple of Christ.

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Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 1
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/03/2008 in Novato, CA.

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