Irresistible Grace by Rev. L. John Gable November 5, 2017 During the past several weeks we have been discussing the distinctive principles of Reformed theology in recognition and celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and we have admittedly...

Inclusively Exclusive by Rev. L. John Gable October 29, 2017 If you have been with us during the past couple of weeks you will recall that we are working our way through the five points of Calvinism in celebration of this the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant...

Who Decides Who Can Be Saved? by Rev. L. John Gable October 22, 2017 Introduction:  This morning we continue our series on “the five points of Calvinism”.  You will recall that these distinguishing principles of Presbyterian theology form the acronym TULIP.  Last week...

Why Can't I Be What I Want to Be? by Rev. L. John Gable October 15. 2017 Introduction: As I know you are aware, this year we are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, started by Martin Luther when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the...

What is RIGHT with This Church? by Rev. L. John Gable September 24, 2017 I grew up in a family that loved to sing together.  Many of my earliest childhood memories are of  us taking  Sunday afternoon car rides with my grandparents, parents and sisters, singing songs...

Your Attendance is Requested by Rev. L. John Gable September 10, 2017 Sarah Cummins and Logan Araujo announced their engagement and set their wedding date for July 15.  “Save the date” cards were sent.  Plans for the service were made, the venue for the reception was...

A Season for Growing: Joy and Celebration by Rev. L. John Gable August 27, 2017 Does the name Bobby McFerrin mean anything to you?  If that name doesn’t ring a bell, “Don’t worry….Be happy.”  Bobby McFerrin wrote that song, more accurately, he literally invented it in...

A Season for Growing: Witness by Rev. L. John Gable July 30, 2017 As best as I can recall it was July of 1969.  I was between my 7th and 8th grade years in school and I went to the annual Lion’s Club Carnival in our suburb of St. Louis.  That evening I had a...

A Season for Growing: Hospitality by Rev. L. John Gable July 23, 2017 In April of 2015 I led a study group from Tab to the Holy Land.  After touring Israel and Palestine half of the group returned home while the other half continued on to Jordan.  I had always wanted...

All That I Have is Yours by Rev. L. John Gable June 18, 2016 Jesus was the master story teller and His primary mode of telling was the use of parables and His most famous or familiar parable is the one we read this morning from Luke15.  I could argue that this short...

Under New Management by Rev. L. John Gable June 4, 2017 We have all seen signs hanging in restaurants or hotels or businesses which say, “Under New Management”.  Those signs announce that something has changed; that there is new leadership, perhaps a new direction;...

You're Not Home Yet by Rev. L. John Gable May 21, 2017 Did you hear the one about the man who died and went to heaven?  You probably have, and you could likely fill in that introduction with any one of a dozen different jokes, most having something to do with golf, or...

The Architecture of Worship by Rev. L. John Gable April 30, 2017 At various junctures in the narrative of the Old Testament the leader of the people, whether it be Moses or Joshua or another, would instruct the people to build a mound of rocks as a perpetual marker...