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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 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/25/egypt/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/25/egypt/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:49:48 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/?p=1561 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/25/egypt/feed/ 0 0:35:34 Sermon preached on Matthew 2:13-15 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/25/2011 in Novato, CA. Sermon preached on Matthew 2:13-15 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/25/2011 in Novato, CA. Matthew Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/04/lord-seek-suddenly/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/04/lord-seek-suddenly/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:50:48 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/?p=1539 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/12/04/lord-seek-suddenly/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Sermon preached on Malachi 3:1-6 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/04/2011 in Novato, CA. Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Malachi 3:1-6 12/04/11 “The Lord, Whom You Seek, Will Suddenly Come” [...] Sermon preached on Malachi 3:1-6 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/04/2011 in Novato, CA. Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Malachi 3:1-6 12/04/11 “The Lord, Whom You Seek, Will Suddenly Come” We’ve just recently wrapped up the Thanksgiving holiday and now we are full swing in the Christmas season. Well, Thanksgiving of course, reminds us to be thankful. And the Christmas season commemorates the advent of Christ into this world to save us. And these two different holidays are closely situated next to each other on our calendars. We talk about them marking out the holiday season. And yet we can see good reason for these two holidays to be so close to each other. For when we have Thanksgiving, how can we not also think about the coming of Jesus. We have so many things we thank God for at Thanksgiving. And yet what is the greatest thing we should thank God for? It’s Jesus. We should be thankful chiefly for Jesus. We should thank God for salvation. We should be thankful for the advent of Christ into this world to live and die and rise again for us. And so as we resume our study through Malachi today we find that we have a perfect passage for the advent season. This is a passage about the coming of Jesus Christ. Well, as we study it today, in this time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, let us think of how thankful we are because Christ has come! So then, remember with me the context of our passage. Last week we looked particularly at chapter 2, verse 17. That’s when we saw Israel asking a question. They asked, “Where is the God of justice?” We discussed how they asked it arrogantly, with the wrong spirit. And yet the question still stood. With all God’s good promises to come to his people and restore them, where was he? With all the troubles they were facing, where was he? They had accused God of indifference and of injustice in their question. And so God does not let the question go unanswered. Our verses today are the answer to that question. Where is the God of justice? Verse 1. Behold he is coming! But first, he will send a messenger. Someone to prepare the way. Isaiah 40 also predicted this – preparing the way for the Lord. Who is that? Well, the New Testament tells us. It was John the Baptist. Matthew 11:10 specifically quotes verse 1 here and says this forerunner was John the Baptist. The New Testament then also shows us that the prophecies about God coming to his people are fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus is God coming to his people – the Messiah who also God incarnate. The advent of the Messiah is the advent of God. And so the people when they hear this probably would have got very excited. Some of them probably remembered Isaiah’s prophecy which had indeed talked about God coming to the people but first sending a forerunner. God was saying here that he had not forgotten about his promise. It would indeed come to pass. Surely this would have sparked some joy, and some thanksgiving at the reiterated promise. And yet the prophecy takes a surprising turn at verse 2. God is coming. The Day of the Lord is coming. But who can endure the day of his coming? The prophet Amos had discussed this somewhat too. You see the people were complaining that he hadn’t come yet. They assumed that his coming would be a great day for them. A pleasant day. Malachi challenges that assumption. Malachi chooses to emphasize two aspects of God’s coming today. First, he says that God’s coming would be for refinement and purification. Second, he says that God’s coming would be for judgment. For those who are to be true followers of God, there is going to be a turning back to God in repentance and faith – coming in the form of a refiner’s fire. For those who are not, they will taste of God’s judgment and wrath. This is what God would do when he comes. In other words, this is what Jesus would do when he comes. So let’s spend some time thinki[...] Malachi Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/11/13/god-justice/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/11/13/god-justice/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:45:13 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/?p=1528 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/11/13/god-justice/feed/ 0 0:33:48 Sermon preached on Malachi 2:17-3:7 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/13/2011 in Novato, CA. Sermon preached on Malachi 2:17-3:7 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/13/2011 in Novato, CA. Malachi Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/20/considering-the-scripture-behind-handel%e2%80%99s-messiah-%e2%80%94-part-i-session-2/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/20/considering-the-scripture-behind-handel%e2%80%99s-messiah-%e2%80%94-part-i-session-2/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:44:50 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=559 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/20/considering-the-scripture-behind-handel%e2%80%99s-messiah-%e2%80%94-part-i-session-2/feed/ 0 0:36:02 Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/20/2009 in Novato, CA.  This week we completed considering the Scripture behind Handel’s Messiah in Part I of the Oratorio. Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/20/2009 in Novato, CA.  This week we completed considering the Scripture behind Handel’s Messiah in Part I of the Oratorio. Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/13/considering-the-scripture-behind-handels-messiah-part-i-session-1/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/13/considering-the-scripture-behind-handels-messiah-part-i-session-1/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:12:53 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=551 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/12/13/considering-the-scripture-behind-handels-messiah-part-i-session-1/feed/ 0 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/04/05/the-king-of-glory-shall-come-in/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/04/05/the-king-of-glory-shall-come-in/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:07:36 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=335 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2009/04/05/the-king-of-glory-shall-come-in/feed/ 0 0:39:15 Join us as we examine Psalm 24, a song of the great advent of God to his people, in light of Palm Sunday and the work of Jesus Christ. Passage: Psalm 24 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Tr[...] Join us as we examine Psalm 24, a song of the great advent of God to his people, in light of Palm Sunday and the work of Jesus Christ. Passage: Psalm 24 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 04/04/2009 in Novato, CA. Manuscript: The King of Glory Shall Come In Psalms Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no