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Sermon preached on 1 Peter 1:3-9 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 2/13/2011 in Novato, CA.
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Westminster Shorter Catechism 85-86
Topic: Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions 85-86
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Adult Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 02/15/2009 in Novato, CA.
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O Faithless Generation
Has your faith ever faltered? Have you ever had any doubts about your faith? Well, if we are honest with ourselves, I think we can all say yes. Our faith is often lacking. This can quite commonly come during a difficult trial in our life, but our faith can also be lacking during the ordinary times of life too.
In our passage for today, we see Jesus cry out, “O faithless generation!” Those words were especially directed toward the disciples, but they obviously apply to all humanity. And in our passage, that is what we see. We see a number of groups of people and all of them show a lacking faith in God and in his Son, Jesus Christ. And so as we look at this passage, we’ll see how Jesus not only heals a demon-possessed boy, conquering the demon in this boy, but we’ll see how he also conquers unbelief in our lives. And so let’s look at how Jesus confronts unbelief in this passage.
Passage: Mark 9:14-29
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/17/2008 in Novato, CA.
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Do You Still Not Have Faith?
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
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