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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/2011/09/18/lord-rejoice-works-praise-lord/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/09/18/lord-rejoice-works-praise-lord/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:24:48 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/?p=1483 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2011/09/18/lord-rejoice-works-praise-lord/feed/ 0 0:42:51 Sermon preached on Psalm 104 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 9/18/2011 in Novato, CA. Note: The first portion of the audio was inadvertently cut off. We apologize for the inconvenience. Re[...] Sermon preached on Psalm 104 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 9/18/2011 in Novato, CA. Note: The first portion of the audio was inadvertently cut off. We apologize for the inconvenience. Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Psalm 104 09/18/11 May the Lord Rejoice in his Works: Praise the LORD! We have here another beautiful psalm that gives praise to our God. This is psalm that praises God as the creator of all things. It is especially a psalm that praises God as the sustainer of all things. God creates and sustains all things. Creation and providence are the works of God whereby we know him through the nature around us. While many in this world celebrate Mother Earth, or maybe even make creation somehow divine, this psalm disagrees. This psalm praises the God who is distinct from his creation. A God who was active both at the beginning when he made all things, and a God who continues to be involved in all aspects of his creation to preserve and govern it. God’s works bring praise to the author of this psalm. And that is why we will study it today as well. To call us all to praise God with our whole selves, as our creator and sustainer, as well as our redeemer. This is a praise that is to always be present in our lives, just as God is always present in our lives to sustain us and uphold us. I’d like us to begin today by surveying how this passage presents God’s work in creation and providence. One thing you may have noticed as we read through this psalm is that it echoes a lot of Genesis chapter 1. That’s the chapter at the very start of the Scriptures that details how God created everything in 6 days, and rested on the 7th. There so much here from Genesis 1, that some commentators have suggested that you can outline this psalm from the days of Genesis 1. Well, when you start to try to do that, you realize pretty quickly that there would be so many exceptions then imposed on the structure of this psalm, that such a theory loses credibility right away. But the idea is helpful. What instead seems to be the case is that the author of this psalm is providing a reflection on Genesis 1. It’s like he is meditating on the contents of Genesis 1 and that then has become his praise. That makes sense with what the verses 33-34 even say. At the end he says he will sing praises to the LORD and asks that God will be pleased with his meditations. Well, this psalm seems to be one of those meditations; meditating on Genesis 1. The psalmist is considering not only the creation of Genesis 1, but how he sees God continuing to care for that which he put into being at the creation. So then notice all of the details from Genesis 1 here. On day 1, God had created the light and the darkness. Light is referenced in verse 2, and darkness in verse 20. He goes on to describe the change back and forth between night and day as something important to creation – that’s something important in Genesis 1 too, the repeated refrain of each day – there was evening and then there was morning. On day 2 of creation, God divided the waters, created a firmament or expanse. That separated the waters on the earth from the waters above the earth. Well, that division of waters on the earth and the clouds in the sky is subtly described in the opening few verses here as well. On day 3, land and water are specifically separated; that is discussed in verses 6-9. That same day vegetation was created, which is referenced in verses 14-17. On day 4 of creation, the sun and moon are created for controlling the times and seasons. That’s referenced in verses 19-23. On day 5, the sea creatures were created, they are referenced in verses 25-26. On day 6, the animals and man were created. They are referenced especially in verses 24-28. It’s on that 6th day that God appointed food for all the creatures, which is a subject dealt with in ve[...] Psalms Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/11/07/the-secret-things-belong-to-the-lord/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/11/07/the-secret-things-belong-to-the-lord/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:33:43 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=958 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/11/07/the-secret-things-belong-to-the-lord/feed/ 0 0:35:43 Sermon preached on Deuteronomy 29 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/07/2010 in Novato, CA. Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Deuteronomy 29 11/07/10 “The Secret Things Belong to the LORD[...] Sermon preached on Deuteronomy 29 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/07/2010 in Novato, CA. Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Deuteronomy 29 11/07/10 “The Secret Things Belong to the LORD” I’d like us primarily today to consider verse 29; that there are secret things that belong to the Lord, and there are revealed things that belong to us; for us and our children to live by. And yet before we dig into that verse, there’s another somewhat unrelated point that I’d like us to first briefly consider today. In this passage, we see God’s role for the children under the old covenant. I’d like to think first briefly about children under the old covenant as we see in this passage. Then we’ll get to think more fully through verse 29. So let’s begin by thinking about children under the old covenant. What we see in this chapter is how the children were to be included as members in this covenant. In fact, that’s how all adults here ended up in this situation in the first place. They were children born into this covenant. God had made a covenant with their parents 40 years before at Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Horeb. We see that referenced in verse 1. Now, this next generation had grown up, and they were about to enter the Promised Land. However, they find themselves now being called to renew the covenant which they had been living under all these many years. That’s what verse 13 gets at too. In verse 13, God reminds this next generation that he had entered into covenant with their fathers, just like he entered into covenant with the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Each new generation born into the covenant community becomes members in it, and yet each are called to be renewed in that covenant themselves when they are old enough to really understand what it’s all about. And so again, we see in this chapter what’s been going on in the book of Deuteronomy. The people are in Moab, just about to cross over into the Promised Land. Here God has been taking them through a covenant renewal ceremony. Now, this next generation was being called to profess their faith and allegiance to God as their covenant Lord. By the way, I see something akin here to how we call our children when they are old enough, to make their own public profession of faith; they grow up in the church as a member in the covenant community, and when they are able, we call them to make a formal public profession of faith. That’s like them being formally renewed and confirmed in the covenant. But that’s certainly not the only way that this chapter shows that the children were part of this covenant here. There are several references in this chapter that the current children and the future children were a part of this covenant. Let’s look through these references. Verses 10-11 tells us who is to be a part of this covenant renewal ceremony. Notice it includes everyone, from the least to the greatest, including as it says in verse 11 the “little ones.” This word for little ones refers especially to the younger aged children. By extension, that’s why we have the little children in our worship services too. Not only is that the example we see in Scripture, but what goes on here involves them too. Look next at verses 14-15. It goes onto to say that God is not making this covenant just with them. Not just with all those mentioned in verse 13. Not just for the current adults and children. But verse 15 says it includes even those who are not there that day. This is referring to the future generations. All of Israel would be standing there that day, going through this covenant renewal ceremony. But this covenant renewal would be binding on the generations to come in Israel; i.e. the children born into the community. Verses 16-28 looks to the future. These verses see the possi[...] Deuteronomy Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/02/07/bible-survey-class-%e2%80%93-esther/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/02/07/bible-survey-class-%e2%80%93-esther/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:22:47 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=621 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2010/02/07/bible-survey-class-%e2%80%93-esther/feed/ 0 0:42:08 Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/07/2010 in Novato, CA.  This week we continued our Bible Survey class, looking at the book of Esther. Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/07/2010 in Novato, CA.  This week we continued our Bible Survey class, looking at the book of Esther. Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/05/05/do-you-still-not-have-faith/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/05/05/do-you-still-not-have-faith/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:12 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/?p=59 http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/05/05/do-you-still-not-have-faith/feed/ 0 0:35:47 I want us to consider today in this passage the importance of Jesus being able to control the wind and sea by the very word of his power.  I want us to consider what it means for Jesus to have this power and authority.  What does this tell us about [...] I want us to consider today in this passage the importance of Jesus being able to control the wind and sea by the very word of his power.  I want us to consider what it means for Jesus to have this power and authority.  What does this tell us about who he is?  Well, certainly, it points to his divinity.  We’ll see how this event shows forth that Jesus is indeed who Scripture presents: the eternal Son of God who has come in the flesh.  But I also want us to consider the significance of this fact.  If Jesus is God in the flesh, able to control wind and water, and every aspect of creation, what should that do to our faith?  How should that affect our faith and how we respond to the trials that come in our lives? Passage: Mark 4:1-34 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 05/05/2008 in Novato, CA. Other Scripture Readings: Proverbs 30:4; Romans 8:28-39 Click here for the manuscript. Mark Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/30/westminster-shorter-catechism-question-11/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/30/westminster-shorter-catechism-question-11/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:00:32 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2008/03/30/westminster-shorter-catechism-question-11/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/30/westminster-shorter-catechism-question-11/feed/ 0 0:35:24 Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 11 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/30/2008 in Novato, CA. Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 11 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/30/2008 in Novato, CA. Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/16/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-2/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/16/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-2/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:30:55 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2008/03/16/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-2/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/16/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-2/feed/ 0 0:31:23 Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions 7-8 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/16/2008 in Novato, CA.  This is a continuation from last week’s topic. Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions 7-8 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/16/2008 in Novato, CA.  This is a continuation from last week’s topic. Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/09/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-1/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/09/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-1/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:20:08 +0000 Pastor Reid Hankins http://www.novatoopcsermons.org/2008/03/09/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-1/ http://www.trinityopcnovato.org/2008/03/09/westminster-shorter-catechism-questions-7-8-part-1/feed/ 0 0:27:06 Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions 7-8 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/09/2008 in Novato, CA.  We will continue studying these same questions next week. Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions 7-8 Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/09/2008 in Novato, CA.  We will continue studying these same questions next week. Rev. W. Reid Hankins no no