Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Novato, Marin County

Sermon preached on Ephesians 2:11-13 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 01/04/2026 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. We come to a new section in Ephesians that really delivers an important message that Paul was bringing to them. Paul was explaining how God was bringing ... Read more The post But Now appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 01/04/2026 in Petaluma, CA. This week we continued to consider the Athanasian Creed. The post The Athanasian Creed, Continued appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 2:8-10 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/28/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. As we finish up this week working through chapter 2, verses 1-10, we come to verses 8-10. We get to focus today on what is ... Read more The post Grace, Faith, and Works appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/28/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we considered the Athanasian Creed. The post The Athanasian Creed appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Luke 2:10 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Christmas Eve Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/24/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. I was listening to Handel's Messiah again this year when I decided what I wanted to preach about tonight. It was the song titled, “O ... Read more The post Good Tidings appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Matthew 2:11 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/21/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. This week, Christians throughout the world will remember and rejoice in the birth of Jesus. A common tradition associated with this celebration is the giving ... Read more The post Gifts appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/21/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we considered the Incarnation as explained in the Chalcedon Definition. The post The Incarnation and the Chalcedonian Definition appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 2: 4-7 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/14/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Two weeks ago, I gave us an overview of this passage (2:1-10). Last week, I had us focus on the first three verses, about ... Read more The post But God Made Us Alive With Christ appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/14/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we continued to consider the Nicene Creed as revised in the First Council of Constantinople. The post Council of Chalcedon appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 2:1-3 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 12/07/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Last week, I took us through an overview of this passage. We learned that Christians are spiritually reborn out of a state of spiritual death by the ... Read more The post How the Naturally Dead Walk and Live appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 2:1-10 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/30/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. One way to describe us believers is to say that we are a “born-again Christian”. This is an essential doctrine of our faith. You may recall that ... Read more The post Walking Dead or Alive appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:20-23 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/16/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today we will study verses 20-23 and take in this grand picture of Christ's glorious exaltation, and our share in it. These verses culminate Paul's ... Read more The post Who Fills All in All appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/16/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we considered the Nicene Creed at the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The post The Nicene Creed 1700th Anniversary appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:15-19 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/09/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today, we transition from praise to thanksgiving and prayer.  Paul had praised God in verses 3-14 for all the saving blessings that he and the ... Read more The post Remembering You in My Prayers appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:11-14 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/02/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today we will finish up working through this doxology that spans from verses 3-14. We've been in it several weeks, and these final verses might seem to ... Read more The post Joint Heirs In Him appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:8-10 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/26/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. We've been working through this extended statement of praise that stretches from verses 3-14. As we delved into the details, we first considered that we ... Read more The post Set Forth In Him appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:7 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/19/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. As we continue to work through this extended doxology in verses 3-14, we come to verse 7. Today we will consider the doctrine of redemption. ... Read more The post Redemption In Him appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:4-6 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/12/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today we will talk about the doctrine of predestination, also known as election. In brief, this is the teaching that God has chosen in advance whom he ... Read more The post Predestination According to Ephesians appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/12/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed Revelation. The post Surveying The Faith: 2 Peter & Jude appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:3 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/05/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. I almost titled our sermon, “The Blessedness of Blessed Blessings,” but I thought that might be confusing. Yet, I wanted to highlight what you can clearly see ... Read more The post Blessed be God who has Blessed us with Blessings appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 10/05/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 1-3 John. The post Surveying The Faith: 1-3 John appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

(Note: Audio recording is incomplete due to technical difficulties.  We apologize for the inconvenience. Sermon preached on Ephesians 1:1-2 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/28/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today we begin a new sermon series through Ephesus. It was one of Paul's prison ... Read more The post To the Saints Who are In Ephesus appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/28/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 2 Peter and Jude. The post Surveying The Faith: 2 Peter & Jude appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Luke 10: 25-37 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/21/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. The evil of racism continues to exist today. By “racism”, I mean sinful partiality based on a person's ancestry. Racism is a problematic term because there is only ... Read more The post Who is My Neighbor? appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/21/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 1 Peter. The post Surveying The Faith: 1 Peter appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Matthew 22:15-22 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/14/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. I've seen some drastically different responses by Christians to the current U.S. President. Some think he is the best and glory days are here. Some think he ... Read more The post Faith and Politics appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/14/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed James. The post Surveying The Faith: James appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on 1 Kings 4:20-34, 11:1-13 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/07/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Today I want to speak about fallen leaders. We've recently seen more well-known Christian pastors who have fallen in great sin, sin that disqualifies ... Read more The post On Fallen Leaders appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 09/07/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed Hebrews. The post Surveying The Faith: Hebrews appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Proverbs 18:17 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/31/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. I wanted to preach on this proverb in response to something I see too often today, especially on social media, where accusations are assumed to ... Read more The post The First Seems Right appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/31/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed Titus and Philemon. The post Surveying The Faith: Titus and Philemon appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Deuteronomy 6 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/24/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. I wanted to deliver a sermon about family worship, also known as family devotions.  I then realized it would be helpful to contrast ... Read more The post Church, Family, and Private Worship appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/24/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 1-2 Timothy. The post Surveying The Faith: 1-2 Timothy appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Genesis 4:17-26 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/17/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Artificial Intelligence, AI, has been on everyone's mind recently. Some have wholeheartedly embraced it, others have wholeheartedly rejected it. Many are somewhere in between. It ... Read more The post Reflecting Biblically About AI appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 08/17/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 1-2 Thessalonians. The post Surveying The Faith: 1-2 Thessalonians appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Revelation 22:6-21 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/27/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. We have finally come to the end of the book of Revelation. It was a difficult and different book for sure, but I hope you learned how ... Read more The post Come! appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/27/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed Ephesians. The post Surveying The Faith: Ephesians. appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Revelation 21:9-21 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/13/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Last week we were blessed with a glorious introduction to our Christian hope. The future that awaits God's people is a blessed new creation. God will ... Read more The post Behold, the Bride, the Holy City Jerusalem appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Elder Marlin Viss at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/13/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed Act 8, Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch The post Surveying The Faith: appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Revelation 21:1-8 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/06/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. At last, we come to what we all are waiting for! Today's passage introduces the final blessed state of God's redeemed people in the age to come. ... Read more The post The New Heaven and the New Earth appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 07/06/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 2 Corinthians. The post Surveying The Faith: 2 Corinthians appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/29/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we surveyed 1 Corinthians. The post Surveying The Faith: 1 Corinthians appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Revelation 20:11-15 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/29/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. As we near the finish of Revelation, we at last come to the passage that deals with the final judgment in terms of the actual judgment. Yes, ... Read more The post The Great White Throne Judgment appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

An Exhortation on Psalm 13 by Mr. Jack Edling during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/22/2025 in Petaluma, CA. The post Pressing into the Promises appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Mr. Justin Crick at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/22/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week Sunday School lesson titled “God's Faithfulness in Church History: From the Apostles to the Puritans” The post God's Faithfulness in Church History appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Acts 4:1-22 by Mr. Jack Edling during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/15/2025 in Petaluma, CA. The post In the Name of Christ the Cornerstone appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Mr. Jack Edling, Licentiate and Intern at Reformation Fellowship OPC in Roseville, CA. A Study of Act 4: 1-24 at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/15/2025 in Petaluma, CA. The post Peter and John before the Sanhedrin appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Acts 9:1-22 by Rev. Dale Hanaoka during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/08/2025 in Petaluma, CA. The post God Conquers His Enemies appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. Dale Hanaoka at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/08/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we considered The Faithful being the Vice Regents of God. The post Objects of Faith appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sermon preached on Revelation 20:1-10 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/01/2025 in Petaluma, CA. Sermon Manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. We continue this climactic section of Revelation where we are seeing the downfall of all our enemies. Babylon fell in Chapters 17-18. The beast and the false ... Read more The post A Thousand Years appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).

Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 06/01/2025 in Petaluma, CA. This week we considered Revelation 20 and the nature of the millennium. The post The Millennium of Revelation 20 appeared first on Trinity Presbyterian Church North Bay (OPC).