10/28/18 The Art of Coming Alongside
The Art of Coming Alongside by Rev. L. John Gable October 28, 2018 Several weeks ago I was asked to make a video explaining the history of the Christian Church for our communicant’s class and I was happy to do so; I make a similar presentation to our Inquirer’s...
10/21/18 Gospel in the Grey
10/14/18 Lived Out Faith: Give Generously
Lived Out Faith: Give Generously by Rev. L. John Gable October 14, 2018 This past month we have been talking about what it means to have a “lived out” faith. Recall the question I posed at the beginning of this series, “If being a Christian was against the law would...
10/7/18 Lived Out Faith: Serve Eagerly
Lived Out Faith: Serve Eagerly by Rev. L. John Gable October 7, 2018 We have been talking these past several weeks about having a “lived out” faith and describing that as having a balance between our “orthodoxy” (holding right beliefs) and our “orthopraxy” (our right...
9/30/18 Lived Out Faith: Live Worthily
Lived Out Faith: Live Worthily by Rev. L. John Gable September 30, 2018 When I was in high school I distinctly remember one of our youth directors asking this pointed question, “If being a Christian was against the law would there be enough evidence to...
9/23/18 A Spiritual Battle
9/16/18 Lived Out Faith: Worship Regularly
Lived Out Faith: Worship Regularly by Rev. L. John Gable September 16, 2018 What do we mean when we say, “I am a Christian” and what measurement do we use, or what evidence can we point to, to support the truth of that claim? That is the question I’d like...
9/9/18 Who Is My Neighbor?
Who Is My Neighbor? Rev. L. John Gable September 9, 2018 One day as Jesus was teaching His disciples, a lawyer came up to Him and asked, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Now Jesus knew that this was a test, since as a lawyer or a scribe this man...
9/2/18 Be Grateful
8/26/18 Press On
Press On by Rev. L. John Gable August 26, 2018 In 1983 the Westfield chain of shopping malls in Australia decided to stage an ultramarathon between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, a staggering 543.7 miles. The race would begin and end, to no one’s surprise, at...
8/19/18 Half Truths:For Everything There is a Reason
8/12/18 For Such a Time as This
8/5/18 Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
7/29/18 One Last Word
One Last Word by Rev. L. John Gable July 29, 2018 We have come to the end of our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans, a study we began last January. And while we have covered a lot of ground and gone deep in many places, I still feel as if there is so much more...
7/22/18 Want to Hear God Laugh?
Want to Hear God Laugh? by Rev. L. John Gable July 22, 2018 Have you ever heard the saying, “If you want to hear God laugh…tell Him your plans”? I am reminded of that as we near the end of our study of Romans and listen as Paul lays out his travel plans. Recall,...
7/15/18 Welcome One Another
Welcome One Another by Rev. L. John Gable July 15, 2018 One evening about a month or so ago I was sitting at home channel surfing – I know you think I spend all of my free-time reading deep theological works in their original languages – but on that particular evening...
7/8/18 What I Do Matters…To You
What I Do Matters...To You by Rev. L. John Gable July 8, 2018 As we were ending my study leave a week or so ago in Door County, Wisconsin, we went to Bloomington, Illinois to celebrate Kristin’s mother’s birthday. While we were there we attended her short story club,...
7/1/18 Agreeing to Disagree–Agreeably
Agreeing to Disagree--Agreeably by Rev. L. John Gable July 1, 2018 Have you ever noticed that religious people like to argue about religious things, and seemingly the “more religious” they are the more impassioned they get about their particular brand and practice;...
6/24/18 There’s Always Enough Time
6/17/18 Authorities and Authority
Authorities and Authority by Rev. L. John Gable June 17, 2018 We have gotten into a portion of our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans in which, as we said last week, he moves from theory to praxis, from the theoretical to the practical, from giving really good...
6/10/18 Lest There Be Any Misunderstanding
Lest There Be Any Misunderstanding by Rev. L. John Gable June 10, 2018 There is a dividing point in every one of Paul’s letters at which he moves from theory to praxis; from the theoretical to the practical; from explaining really good theology to offering really...
6/3/18 Often Overlooked: Humility
5/27/18 The Message and the Messengers
The Message and the Messengers by Rev. L. John Gable May 27, 2018 We have been taking our time making our way through our study of Romans, that is until last week when we did kind of a “fly over” of chapters 9, 10 and 11 in which Paul gets in to a conversation,...
5/20/18 What Would You Be Willing to Do?
What Would You Be Willing to Do? by Rev. L. John Gable May 20, 2018 If you have been with us in worship in recent months you know that we are making our way through Paul’s letter to the Romans, and we have been taking our time doing so. We started in January and have...
5/13/18 The One Who Is for Us
The One Who Is for Us by Rev. L. John Gable May 13, 2018 One Sunday morning the pastor invited the children down for the children’s message and asked them, “Who loves you?” Now, these kids were children’s sermon veterans, so almost in one voice they all said, “God”. ...
5/6/18 Give Me Faith
4/29/18 Somewhere Between 7 and 8
Somewhere Between 7 and 8 by Rev. L. John Gable April 29, 2018 This may come as no surprise to you, but I am one of those people who actually enjoys visiting with my seatmate when I’m on an airplane. Through the years I have met some fascinating people and have had...
4/22/18 Inescapable
4/15/18 Slaves to Something
Slaves to Something by Rev. L. John Gable April 15, 2018 On Easter Sunday morning, now two weeks ago, even as we celebrated the glorious Good News of Christ risen from the dead to new life, so we also looked at the 6th chapter of Romans where Paul writes of our dying...