2/5/17 The Joy of Julbilee
The Joy of Jubilee by Rev. L. John Gable February 5, 2017 During the past several weeks we have been making our way through the Exodus story and following a theme that is woven throughout all of Scripture. Again and again, from Genesis to Revelation, we hear this...
1/29/17 Always Enough, Never Alone
Always Enough, Never Alone by Rev. L. John Gable January 29, 2017 I want you to think for a moment about what you would do to prepare before going on a long trip. I don’t mean a weekend jaunt or even a two week summer vacation, but a long trip with an extended stay. ...
1/22/17 The Mighty Acts of God
The Mighty Acts of God by Rev. L. John Gable January 22, 2017 Many pastors, teachers and theologians have attempted to explain how God has responded to our desperate human condition through His mighty acts of deliverance in ways that are easy to tell and easy to...
1/15/17 Get Us Out of Here
Get Us Out of Here by Rev. L. John Gable January 15, 2017 2017 has been declared the “Year of Jubilee” at Tab! The Year of Jubilee: God’s pronouncement in the book of Leviticus that every 50 years “the trumpet shall sound and liberty shall be proclaimed throughout...
1/8/17 Who Am I to Lead?
Who Am I to Lead? by Rev. L. John Gable January 8, 2017 Do any of you ever have recurring dreams? Those occasional, yet repetitive, seemingly related dreams, or nightmares, which seem to touch on your deepest fears, anxieties or insecurities? Young parents seem to...
Are Resolutions a Good or Bad Thing?
Joy Comes in the Morning
Joy Comes in the Morning by Rev. L. John Gable and Rev. Oscar Clavel December 25, 2016 Vs 1:(sing) Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing; and heaven and nature sing; and heaven,...
All Is Calm, All Is Bright–Or Is It?
All Is Calm, All Is Bright--Or Is It? by Rev. L. John Gable December 18, 2016 In the past several weeks I have heard several different people tell stories about inopportune breakdowns: ovens going out on Thanksgiving Day, water heaters leaking for months in unattended...
12/11/16 Go Tell It On the Mountain
12/4/16 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus by Rev. L. John Gable December 4, 2016 Have you ever thought or planned or expected things to turn out one way, but then when they actually played out another way, you realized it was much better than you ever could have hoped for or...
11/27/16 Now Thank We All Our God
Now Thank We All Our God by Rev. L. John Gable November 27, 2016 If you have a really good memory, perhaps you will recall my telling you the story of the woman who sat on the couch and sobbed as she poured out her life story, a story filled with an endless litany of...
11/20/16 What Are You Doing Here?
What Are You Doing Here? by Rev. L. John Gable November 20, 2016 Much as Eric Kropp is serving as our seminary intern as part of his education and preparation for ministry as a student at Christian Theological Seminary, so we were required to do field education when I...
11/13/16 The Compassionate Employer
11/6/16 He Was Like One of Us
10/30/16 The Witness of the Martyrs
The Witness of the Martyrs by Rev. L. John Gable October 30, 2016 On this All Saints/Reformation Sunday, we mark and remember the movement within the Christian Church we have come to call the Protestant Reformation which began in 1517 under the leadership of the...
10/23/16 They’re Everywhere: The Priesthood of All Believers
They're Everywhere: The Priesthood of All Believers by Rev. L. John Gable October 23, 2016 I’m quite certain this has happened to you. You board an airplane and as you are getting settled and fastening your seatbelt you make small talk with your new seatmate (who...
10/16/16 Faith at Work: Sola Fide
Faith at Work: Sola Fide by Rev. L. John Gable October 16, 2016 A number of years ago I was leading a confirmation retreat for a group of 7th and 8th graders. We were talking about “basic Christianity” and in one of my talks I was trying to tell them about what it...
10/9/16 Teach and Train: Sola Scriptura
Teach and Train: Sola Scriptura by Rev. L. John Gable October 9, 2016 What is it the role of Scripture in your faith walk, in your rule of life, in your desire for spiritual growth? That is the question I would like for us to explore this morning as it is one of the...
10/2/16 Which Is Greater?
Which Is Greater? by Rev. L. John Gable October 2, 2016 I would like for you to ponder a question with me this morning. Which is greater: 72,814 or 1? Before you answer, let me tell you a story. One Sunday morning several months ago, June 26th to be exact, the...
9/25/16 A Prod in the Heart
9/18/16 I Stand By the Door
I Stand By the Door by Rev. L. John Gable September 18, 2016 Last week I shared a message with you based on the beautiful passage from John’s Revelation where we hear the risen Lord saying, “Listen, I am standing at the door knocking; if you hear My voice and open the...
9/11/16 I Stand at the Door
I Stand at the Door by Rev. L. John Gable September 11, 2016 I cannot read this passage from Revelation 3 without thinking of the story of the minister who was out making calls one afternoon and stopped by a parishioner’s home, unannounced. He rang the doorbell, but...
9/4/16 For Those Who Prepare
8/28/16 Cross Training
Cross Training by Rev. L. John Gable August 28, 2016 So, have you recuperated from the Olympics yet? Just watching them can be exhausting, much less competing in them. They truly are a magnificent spectacle, not only of sport, but of human dedication and achievement...
8/21/16 If You Pick Up Your Mat…
8/14/16 We’re All in This Together
8/7/16 Plant Your Flag
7/31/16 Take Time
Take Time by Rev. L. John Gable July 31, 2016 Many of you are aware that this past year I was invited to join the faculty of a program sponsored by the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church called CREDO. Credo is designed for the health and well-being of...
7/24/17 Teacher, I’ve Got a Question
7/17/16 One Anothering
One Anothering by Rev. L. John Gable July 17, 2016 We come today to the end of our study of the book of Galatians, and it is my hope that it has been as beneficial for you as it has been for me. As we’ve seen this letter has been a tough one, both to read and I’m...