2/27/22 What Are You Going to Do with That Rock in Your Hand?
What are You Going to Do with that Rock in Your Hand? by Rev. L. John GableFebruary 27, 2022 What are you going to do with that rock you’ve got in your hand? That is the question you’ve likely been asking yourself ever since you walked in to this service, and it is...
2/20/22 Is This the Christ?
2/13/22 Who Do You Say That I AM Is?
Who Do You Say That I AM Is? by Rev. L. John GableFebruary 13, 2022 Through the years I have had many opportunities to visit with people about matters related to faith. I consider this to be a great privilege, both as a pastor and as a fellow follower of...
2/6/22 Are We Missing the Miracle?
1/30/22 Do You Want to Be Made Well?
Do You Want to Be Made Well? by Rev. L. John GableJanuary 30, 2022 (A first-person presentation of John 5:1-18) We’re walking. We’re walking. If you are just joining us I’d like to welcome you to the walking tour of great walled city of Jerusalem. My name is Simon...
1/23/22 The Problem of Talking Past One Another
The Problem of Talking Past One Another by Rev. L. John GableJanuary 23, 2022 Sometimes even seemingly simple conversations can be confusing. My first call to ministry was as an associate pastor in Mansfield, OH and one of my primary...
1/16/22 With a Glad and Broken Heart
With a Glad and Broken Heart by Rev. L. John GableJanuary 16, 2022 I want my heart to be gladdened by the things that gladden the heart of Jesus, and I want my heart to be broken by the things that break the heart of Jesus. We see both of these in our...
1/9/22 Come and See: The Cost of Discipleship
Come and See: The Cost of Discipleship by Rev. L. John GableJanuary 9, 2022 Every author, producer and storyteller has to make a decision as to how best to introduce the characters in the story they intend to tell, both the lead actors and the supporting...
1/2/22 The Ministry of John the Baptist
12/26/21 The Truest Thing in the World
The Truest Thing in the World by Rev. L. John GableDecember 26, 2021 When the Gospel writer Luke sat down to write his “good news” about Jesus he made it clear what his intention was: he wanted us to know the truth. Perhaps he knew that there were many...
12/24/21 Christmas Eve: Hearing, Seeing, Believing, Telling
Christmas Eve: Hearing, Seeing, Believing, Telling by Rev. L. John GableDecember 24, 2021 In the year 312 AD the Emperor Constantine had an encounter with the Risen Christ which radically changed his life and subsequently that of Roman Empire, and, it is...
12/19/21 The Living Tabernacle
The Living Tabernacle by Rev. L. John GableDecember 19, 2021 Virgil, the old farmer, was not a regular attender at the small, country church his wife attended. With Christmas approaching, however, she persuaded him to attend the Pastor’s Bible study with...
12/12/21 Reflections of Light in the Darkness
Reflections of LIght in the Darkness by Rev. L. John GableDecember 12, 2021 I don’t know if you are counting down the days or not, but if you are we are 13 days to Christmas; but those are not really the days I am counting. I am counting down the days...
12/5/21 Comfort, Comfort
Comfort, Comfort by Rev. L. John GableDecember 5, 2021 “Comfort, O comfort, My people says your God.” These words are spoken by the prophet Isaiah to a people who were suffering the despair of exile, the people of God, the nation of Israel, in...
11/28/21 Preparing for the Ones Who Come
Preparing for the Ones Who Come by Rev. L. John GableNovember 28, 2021 The word “gospel” means “good news”, so it would be right to say that the Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, were “good news tellers”. A number of years ago I was filling...
11/21/21 The King and the Kingdom
The King and the Kingdom by Rev. L. John GableNovember 21, 2021 According to Mark’s Gospel, the very first words Jesus spoke as He began His public ministry were these, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near (some translations read,...
11/14/21 A Message to the Church(es)
A Message to the Churches by Rev. L. John GableNovember 14, 2021 Our lesson this morning makes it on to the list of the 50 greatest passages because it is the prologue to the messages written to the seven churches of Asia Minor recorded by the Apostle John in the book...
11/7/21 Rejoice–Keep on Rejoicing
10/31/21 A Litany of the Faithful
A Litany of the Faithful by Rev. L. John GableOctober 31, 2021 I have always loved this chapter from the book of Hebrews, the so called “faith chapter”, and wanted us to hear it in its entirety this morning, but I also knew that it would be too much to ask...
10/24/21 The Wisdom of Wealth
The Wisdom of Wealth by Rev. L. John GableOctober 24, 2021 I don’t know if you are aware of this or not, but we have not called for an offering, nor have I preached or taught on the importance of stewardship, since March 8, 2020, over 20 months ago, and I want to...
10/17/21 Living In Love
Living In Love by Rev. L. John GableOctober 17, 2021 Psalm 25:4-12 I John 4:7-21 I have been wracking my brain all week to try to come up with some complex concept that I could explain to you in very simple terms, but I have come up empty. I agree with Dick...
10/10/21 How Do I Know
How Do I Know by Rev. L. John GableOctober 10, 2021 There is an ancient Japanese Shinto story about a man who awoke one morning and said, “Last night I had a dream that I became a butterfly, flitting about from flower to flower. All I cared about was the fancy of a...
10/3/21 Of The Many, One
Of The Many, One by Rev. L. John GableOctober 3, 2021 Listen again to these words of the Apostle Paul: “I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience,...
9/26/21 The View From A Vantage Point
The View From A Vantage Point by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 26, 2021 As perhaps you may know for the past several years, prior to our recent move back down on to terra firma, we lived in a condo on the northwest corner on 16th floor of the Tarkington Tower at 40th...
09/19/21 Of Service to God
Of Service to God by Rev. Terri ThornSeptember 19, 2021
9/12/21 Christ Our Advocate
Christ Our Advocate by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 12, 2021 Hebrews 4:14-16 I John 2:1-6 Several weeks ago Kristin and I were watching a documentary on a retirement village community in which one of the characters – and I use that word character intentionally even...
9/5/21 The Architecture of Worship
The Architecture of Worship by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 5, 2021 At various junctures in the narrative of the Old Testament the leader of the people, whether it be Moses or Joshua or another, instructed the people to build a mound of rocks as a perpetual marker that...
8/29/21 Conversion Disorder
Conversion DisorderAugust 29, 2021 Dr. Daniel RexrothTabernacle Presbyterian ChurchIndianapolis, IN
8/22/21 Summer In The Psalms: Make A Joyful Noise
Summer In The Psalms: Make a Joyful Noise by Rev. L. John GableAugust 22, 2021 Summer in the Psalms: Joyful Noise August 22, 2021 Psalm 100 John 15:1-11 Leaving church one Sunday morning a woman asked...
8/15/21 Summer in the Psalms: A Prayer for Deliverance
Summer in the Psalms: A Prayer for Deliverance by Rev. L. John GableAugust 15, 2021 As we make our way through our year-long study of 50 Great Passages some of you may remember that I came up with this idea during a particularly slow point in a Presbytery meeting over...