Trinity Presbyterian Church Podcast » Mark http://www.novatoopcsermons.org Serving Novato, Marin County, California and the World Wide Web. This feed broadcasts the latest sermons and Sunday schools from Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Novato, CA. Our sermons seek to exposit Scripture, preaching Christ and the cross, and understanding the impact and demand of the Word on our lives. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:47:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2007-2008 info@trinityopcnovato.org (Rev. W. Reid Hankins) info@trinityopcnovato.org (Rev. W. Reid Hankins) Religion & Spirituality:Christianity 1440 http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/tpc-vertical144.jpg Trinity Presbyterian Church Podcast » Mark http://www.novatoopcsermons.org 144 144 Sermons and Sunday Schools Serving Novato, Marin County, California and the World Wide Web. This feed broadcasts the latest sermons and Sunday schools from Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Novato, CA. Our sermons seek to exposit Scripture, preaching Christ and the cross, and understanding the impact and demand of the Word on our lives. Church,Novato,Marin,Hankins,Sermon,Christian,OPC,San Rafael Rev. W. Reid Hankins Rev. W. Reid Hankins info@trinityopcnovato.org no no He Is Risen! http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/04/12/he-is-risen/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/04/12/he-is-risen/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:23:39 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=343 Today we conclude our series in Mark just in time for Easter.  Consider the resurrection account according to the eye-witness testimony of three women.

Sermon preached on Mark 16 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 04/12/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: He Is Risen!

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/04/12/he-is-risen/feed/ 0 38:55 Today we conclude our series in Mark just in time for Easter.  Consider the resurrection account according to the eye-witness testimony of three women. Sermon preached ... Today we conclude our series in Mark just in time for Easter.  Consider the resurrection account according to the eye-witness testimony of three women. Sermon preached on Mark 16 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 04/12/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: He Is Risen! Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no Waiting for the Kingdom of God http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/29/waiting-for-the-kingdom-of-god/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/29/waiting-for-the-kingdom-of-god/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:46:33 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=330 Imagine a waiting room at a doctor’s office.  What do you usually do in the waiting room?  Well, you “wait.”  When you are in the waiting room, waiting, you probably feel like you are doing nothing.  Waiting in the waiting room doesn’t seem very productive.  It just seems like you are doing nothing.  And you probably are.

In verse 43, it says that this Joseph of Arimathea was waiting for the kingdom of God.  What does it mean to wait for something, in a Biblical sense?  I’d like to think today about “waiting.”  Waiting on God.  Waiting for him to act, in your life, and in this world.  Waiting for him to keep all his good promises.  But I hope to show us that waiting in the Biblical sense isn’t just about inaction.  I think it’s far too common that we think waiting is only about inaction.  That when we are waiting for something, that it’s just like the waiting room at the doctor’s office.  We wait, and just sit around doing nothing.  But Biblical waiting is not about inaction.  Biblical waiting is closely related to patience.  But patient waiting isn’t the same as inaction.

Passage: Mark 15:42-47
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/29/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: Waiting for the Kingdom of God

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/29/waiting-for-the-kingdom-of-god/feed/ 0 36:22 Imagine a waiting room at a doctor’s office.  What do you usually do in the waiting room?  Well, you “wait.”  When you are in the ... Imagine a waiting room at a doctor’s office.  What do you usually do in the waiting room?  Well, you “wait.”  When you are in the waiting room, waiting, you probably feel like you are doing nothing.  Waiting in the waiting room doesn’t seem very productive.  It just seems like you are doing nothing.  And you probably are. In verse 43, it says that this Joseph of Arimathea was waiting for the kingdom of God.  What does it mean to wait for something, in a Biblical sense?  I’d like to think today about “waiting.”  Waiting on God.  Waiting for him to act, in your life, and in this world.  Waiting for him to keep all his good promises.  But I hope to show us that waiting in the Biblical sense isn’t just about inaction.  I think it’s far too common that we think waiting is only about inaction.  That when we are waiting for something, that it’s just like the waiting room at the doctor’s office.  We wait, and just sit around doing nothing.  But Biblical waiting is not about inaction.  Biblical waiting is closely related to patience.  But patient waiting isn’t the same as inaction. Passage: Mark 15:42-47 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/29/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: Waiting for the Kingdom of God Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no Darkness Over the Whole Land http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/22/darkness-over-the-whole-land/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/22/darkness-over-the-whole-land/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:15:04 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=322 Who do you want Jesus to be?  Of course, who you want Jesus to be, is quite different than who he really is.  Yet it is a common temptation for us to want to tell Jesus who he is supposed to be.  Or what he is supposed to do for us, or for our life.  Mark, however, has been presenting us with the Biblical Jesus.

Throughout the book, Mark has been asking the question, “Who is Jesus?”  And so as we look at this climactic passage in the book of Mark, I want to remind us of this question Mark has been asking.  I want us to look again today at who Jesus is.  I want us to look again at what it means for him to be the Christ and what it means for him to be the Son of God.  It’s quite fitting that Mark drives home this message with the story of the cross.

Passage: Mark 15:33-41
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/22/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: Darkness Over the Whole Land

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/22/darkness-over-the-whole-land/feed/ 0 35:37 Who do you want Jesus to be?  Of course, who you want Jesus to be, is quite different than who he really is.  Yet it ... Who do you want Jesus to be?  Of course, who you want Jesus to be, is quite different than who he really is.  Yet it is a common temptation for us to want to tell Jesus who he is supposed to be.  Or what he is supposed to do for us, or for our life.  Mark, however, has been presenting us with the Biblical Jesus. Throughout the book, Mark has been asking the question, "Who is Jesus?"  And so as we look at this climactic passage in the book of Mark, I want to remind us of this question Mark has been asking.  I want us to look again today at who Jesus is.  I want us to look again at what it means for him to be the Christ and what it means for him to be the Son of God.  It’s quite fitting that Mark drives home this message with the story of the cross. Passage: Mark 15:33-41 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/22/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: Darkness Over the Whole Land Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no That We May See and Believe http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/15/that-we-may-see-and-believe/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/15/that-we-may-see-and-believe/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:31:57 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=307 Though Jesus is the King of all kings, no one in our passage is recorded here as recognizing it.  In fact, it’s quite the opposite.  Jesus had been condemned to death for claiming to be the King of Jews.  That was the final charge that warranted the Roman death penalty.  And so in this passage, we finally see Jesus crucified.  And in these last few scenes, we see Jesus mocked as king.  We see him suffer and die as king.  And sadly, we see people completely miss him as king.  And so whether it was the mob mentality, or just plain the sinfulness of man, everyone in this passage seems to be turning against Jesus, denying that he is the Christ, and therefore denying that he is the King.  The inscription that identified him in verse 26, “The King of the Jews” was ironically so right, and yet so fully denied.  ANd yet even as the masses mocked and denied him as king, God’s Word was being fulfilled that foretold that this king would suffer exactly in this way.

Passage: Mark 15:16-32
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/15/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: That We May See and Believe

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/15/that-we-may-see-and-believe/feed/ 0 38:28 Though Jesus is the King of all kings, no one in our passage is recorded here as recognizing it.  In fact, it’s quite the opposite.  ... Though Jesus is the King of all kings, no one in our passage is recorded here as recognizing it.  In fact, it’s quite the opposite.  Jesus had been condemned to death for claiming to be the King of Jews.  That was the final charge that warranted the Roman death penalty.  And so in this passage, we finally see Jesus crucified.  And in these last few scenes, we see Jesus mocked as king.  We see him suffer and die as king.  And sadly, we see people completely miss him as king.  And so whether it was the mob mentality, or just plain the sinfulness of man, everyone in this passage seems to be turning against Jesus, denying that he is the Christ, and therefore denying that he is the King.  The inscription that identified him in verse 26, “The King of the Jews” was ironically so right, and yet so fully denied.  ANd yet even as the masses mocked and denied him as king, God's Word was being fulfilled that foretold that this king would suffer exactly in this way. Passage: Mark 15:16-32 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/15/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: That We May See and Believe Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no Wanting to Gratify the Crowd http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/08/wanting-to-gratify-the-crowd/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/08/wanting-to-gratify-the-crowd/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:36:34 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=301 In our passage for today, we see both the chief priests and Pilate motivated by different forms of the fear of man.  As we see how this fear of man leads to sin, I want us to look inward at our own struggles in this area.  See how this, along with all our sin, has sent Jesus to the cross.  But rejoice in knowing that there is forgiveness in Christ because he went to the cross.

Passage: Mark 15:1-15
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/08/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: Wanting to Gratify the Crowds

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/08/wanting-to-gratify-the-crowd/feed/ 0 33:52 In our passage for today, we see both the chief priests and Pilate motivated by different forms of the fear of man.  As we see ... In our passage for today, we see both the chief priests and Pilate motivated by different forms of the fear of man.  As we see how this fear of man leads to sin, I want us to look inward at our own struggles in this area.  See how this, along with all our sin, has sent Jesus to the cross.  But rejoice in knowing that there is forgiveness in Christ because he went to the cross. Passage: Mark 15:1-15 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/08/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: Wanting to Gratify the Crowds Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no He Began to Curse and Swear http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/01/he-began-to-curse-and-swear/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/01/he-began-to-curse-and-swear/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:05:32 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=291 I made the point last week that these events happened at the same time: while Jesus was undergoing his trial, Peter was denying that he knew Jesus.  Jesus was being falsely accused, with false witnesses standing up and lying about Jesus, while Peter stood by and lied about knowing Jesus.  Peter could have been a truthful witness to Christ at the court case, instead he stood just outside, too scared to acknowledge that he even knew Jesus.  Peter didn’t witness for Peter, he denied him.  Today we will focus in on Peter’s story and his three-fold denial.  We’ll consider his confidence, fear, sadness, and joy.

Passage: Mark 14:66-72
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/01/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: He Began to Curse and Swear

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/03/01/he-began-to-curse-and-swear/feed/ 0 34:26 I made the point last week that these events happened at the same time: while Jesus was undergoing his trial, Peter was denying that he ... I made the point last week that these events happened at the same time: while Jesus was undergoing his trial, Peter was denying that he knew Jesus.  Jesus was being falsely accused, with false witnesses standing up and lying about Jesus, while Peter stood by and lied about knowing Jesus.  Peter could have been a truthful witness to Christ at the court case, instead he stood just outside, too scared to acknowledge that he even knew Jesus.  Peter didn’t witness for Peter, he denied him.  Today we will focus in on Peter's story and his three-fold denial.  We'll consider his confidence, fear, sadness, and joy. Passage: Mark 14:66-72 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/01/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: He Began to Curse and Swear Mark, Means of Grace Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no Many Bore False Witness http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/22/many-bore-false-witness/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/22/many-bore-false-witness/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:32:26 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=284 In our passage for today we see an ecclesiastical court gone bad.  Listen in on this sermon as we see Jesus falsely condemned in a corrupt trial from start to finish.  Why did Jesus remain silent under all this false testimony and incorrect accusations?

Passage: Mark 14:53-65
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/22/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: Many Bore False Witness

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/22/many-bore-false-witness/feed/ 0 43:09 In our passage for today we see an ecclesiastical court gone bad.  Listen in on this sermon as we see Jesus falsely condemned in a ... In our passage for today we see an ecclesiastical court gone bad.  Listen in on this sermon as we see Jesus falsely condemned in a corrupt trial from start to finish.  Why did Jesus remain silent under all this false testimony and incorrect accusations? Passage: Mark 14:53-65 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/22/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: Many Bore False Witness Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no As Against a Robber http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/15/as-against-a-robber/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/15/as-against-a-robber/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:22:48 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=275 The recent BART shooting in Oakland where then police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant has caused quite a lot of uproar recently.  There have been a number of protests.  the concern is about injustice.  The concern is that an officer of the law unjustly killed someone.

You see, injustice sparks something inside us, doesn’t it?  Well in our passage for today we find quite an act of injustice.  The innocent Jesus is arrested and treated like a criminal.  And yet Jesus did not fight back.  Listen in to find out why.

Passage: Mark 14:43-52
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/15/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: As Against a Robber

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/15/as-against-a-robber/feed/ 0 36:12 The recent BART shooting in Oakland where then police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant has caused quite a lot of uproar recently.  ... The recent BART shooting in Oakland where then police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant has caused quite a lot of uproar recently.  There have been a number of protests.  the concern is about injustice.  The concern is that an officer of the law unjustly killed someone. You see, injustice sparks something inside us, doesn’t it?  Well in our passage for today we find quite an act of injustice.  The innocent Jesus is arrested and treated like a criminal.  And yet Jesus did not fight back.  Listen in to find out why. Passage: Mark 14:43-52 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/15/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: As Against a Robber Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no Watch and Pray http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/01/watch-and-pray/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/01/watch-and-pray/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:45:11 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=262 Being alert can be very important at times.  If you don’t look both ways before you cross the street, it can be a deadly mistake.  If you fall asleep while driving, it can cost you your life.  If you don’t read the safety precautions before taking certain medications, you can get very sick.  Being alert can be very important.

When the Messiah tells you to be alert about something, it’s probably pretty important.  Jesus in this passage tells three of his disciples to be on guard.  He tells them to “Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation.”  This was an important warning.

Passage: Mark 14:32-42
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/01/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: Watch and Pray

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/02/01/watch-and-pray/feed/ 0 36:35 Being alert can be very important at times.  If you don’t look both ways before you cross the street, it can be a deadly mistake.  ... Being alert can be very important at times.  If you don’t look both ways before you cross the street, it can be a deadly mistake.  If you fall asleep while driving, it can cost you your life.  If you don’t read the safety precautions before taking certain medications, you can get very sick.  Being alert can be very important. When the Messiah tells you to be alert about something, it’s probably pretty important.  Jesus in this passage tells three of his disciples to be on guard.  He tells them to “Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation.”  This was an important warning. Passage: Mark 14:32-42 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/01/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: Watch and Pray Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no They All Said Likewise http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/01/25/they-all-said-likewise/ http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/01/25/they-all-said-likewise/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:17:57 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=257 How far are you willing to follow someone?  Are you willing to follow someone, even to your death?  Who you are going to follow, and when it is fool hearty to give up your life, and when it is noble, isn’t always so easy to tell.  This tension is behind our passage for today in Mark.  The disciples will be instantly confronted with a choice.  How far are they willing to follow Jesus?  By this point, Jesus had repeatedly told them that his future held suffering and death.  At this point, that suffering and death is imminent.  It will be that very night that Jesus is betrayed by Judas.  The next day he will be convicted, beaten, and hung on the cross to his death.  That was Jesus’ imminent future.  Would they stand by Jesus at that time?  Would they faithfully follow Jesus all the way to the end?  What the disciples thought isn’t what Jesus knew would happen.  In this sermon we’ll see how the loving Shepherd takes care of his wayward sheep.

Passage: Mark 14:27-31
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 01/25/2009 in Novato, CA.

Manuscript: They All Said Likewise

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]]> http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2009/01/25/they-all-said-likewise/feed/ 0 34:23 How far are you willing to follow someone?  Are you willing to follow someone, even to your death?  Who you are going to follow, and ... How far are you willing to follow someone?  Are you willing to follow someone, even to your death?  Who you are going to follow, and when it is fool hearty to give up your life, and when it is noble, isn’t always so easy to tell.  This tension is behind our passage for today in Mark.  The disciples will be instantly confronted with a choice.  How far are they willing to follow Jesus?  By this point, Jesus had repeatedly told them that his future held suffering and death.  At this point, that suffering and death is imminent.  It will be that very night that Jesus is betrayed by Judas.  The next day he will be convicted, beaten, and hung on the cross to his death.  That was Jesus’ imminent future.  Would they stand by Jesus at that time?  Would they faithfully follow Jesus all the way to the end?  What the disciples thought isn't what Jesus knew would happen.  In this sermon we'll see how the loving Shepherd takes care of his wayward sheep. Passage: Mark 14:27-31 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 01/25/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: They All Said Likewise Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no