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...
7/10/16 Faithfulness Brings Fruitfulness
Faithfulness Brings Fruitfulness by Rev. L. John Gable July 10, 2016 I want to talk with you this morning about something with which I have had a moderate amount of experience and only limited success: lawn and gardening. In our many years of homeownership I have...
7/3/16 Freedom From, Freedom For
Freedom From, Freedom For by Rev. L. John Gable July 3, 2016, 2016 How many of you remember the 1970’s? That sounds like the set up to a popular joke, “If you remember the 70’s you probably didn’t actually live through them.” If you remember the 70’s, then you will...
6/26/16 Heartfelt
Heartfelt by Rev. L. John Gable June 26, 2016 Have you ever had a relationship that was so fractured you wondered if it could ever be repaired? A falling out with someone, a parent, a child, a brother, a sister, a long-time friend, that once was close and loving, but...
6/19/16 No Longer That, Now This
No Longer That, Now This by Rev. L. John Gable June 19, 2016 When was the last time you heard someone say, “What we really need is a few more laws?” Never, right? Yet we are a people who are continually adding new laws to the books in order, somehow, to try to...
6/12/16 Christian Identity
6/5/16 You Have a Story, Too
You Have a Story, Too by Rev. L. John Gable June 5, 2016 If you were with us last week in worship, and I know a number of you were otherwise engaged in another event of some significance going on in the city; however, if you were in worship with us you may recall that...
5/29/16 Remember This
Remember This by Rev. L. John Gable May 29, 2016 For the next several weeks we are going to study Paul’s letter to the Galatians and I believe his first and greatest concern for the people in the churches in that region is that they had lost their minds, they had...
5/22/16 Do You Know Your Because?
Do You Know Your Because? by Rev. Oscar Clavel May 22, 2016 A question that arose during the early days of computer sciences was, “What is it that humans can do that computers cannot?” Computers could play chess better than us, they could work out complex mathematical...
5/15/16 What’s All the Babblin’ About?
What's All the Babblin' About? by Rev. L. John Gable May 15, 2016 - Pentecost Sunday Given your understanding of the nature of God and the teaching of Scripture, what would you say is God’s intention and desire for humanity – unity or division? Solidarity or...
5/8/16 Touched By Grace
Touched By Grace, Rev. L. John Gable May 8, 2016 How is it that you came to be who you are today? Have you ever stopped to consider the factors which have influenced your life to make you the unique individual you are? The circumstances which brought you to this...
5/1/16 Let’s Go Over There
Sea Stories: Let's Go Over There by Rev. L. John Gable May 1, 2016 I know you could hardly endure it, but I wish we could present this whole series of sermons to you in just one sitting – without having a week between them – without having them seem like stand-alone...