evangelism

Ask Now Concerning The Days Past

Today, I want us to think about how God is describing himself in terms of history. God describes himself here as the God of history. He is the God of the past, the present, and the future. Well, of course we know that’s true, just by the fact that he’s God. God is eternal, he’s the creator, and he’s in control of all things. Surely he’s in control of human history.  But this passage shows how he is especially the God of redemptive history.  That he has worked in history to save a people.  It’s in this that we find our connection with this passage, even as we see how wonderfully God has worked in Israel’s history to bring salvation to them.

Sermon preached on Deuteronomy 4:4:15-43 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/23/2009 in Novato, CA.

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By Raising Him From The Dead

Our culture influences how we think about religion.  Certainly it has had an impact on the church’s efforts to share the gospel.  Well today in Marin County and the Bay Area, we continue to see this.  One of the things the culture is actively pushing for is a spirit of tolerance in the area of religion.  This call for tolerance can take various extreme forms.  As we look at this passage, we’ll consider some different extremes of this idea of tolerance, and see how Paul balances a proper sense of tolerance with God’s call to evangelize.

Sermon preached on Acts 17:16-34 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/12/2009 in Novato, CA.

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They Went Out and Preached that People Should Repent

This passage shows Jesus and his disciples on a revolution — they are out with a radical message and an urgent mission. As we look at this passage, we’ll learn more about that message and how Jesus and his disciples are getting that message out. We’ll see how people respond to this message in this passage. And as we look at Jesus and his disciples sharing this message, we’ll see that we too are both recipients of this message and those entrusted to carry this message forward to the world — we are all part of this revolution of hearts and souls!

Passage: Mark 6:1-13
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/01/2008 in Novato, CA.

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