12/29/19 Good News for Some
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12/22/19 The WHEN of Christmas
The WHEN of Christmas by Rev. L. John GableDecember 22, 2019 There is an old saying, “Timing is everything.” Now, you won’t find it in the Bible, but it is a Biblical truth that lies right at the heart of the Christmas story as it answers the “when”...
12/15/19 The WHERE of Christmas
The WHERE of Christmas by Rev. L. John GableDecember 15, 2019 To quote a good friend and fellow Tab member, Alan McKenzie, retired English professor at Purdue, “Every story has a geography and the better you understand the geography the better you...
12/8/19 The WHO of Christmas
The WHO of Christmas by Rev. L. John Gable December 8, 2019 (John appears. Stretches and washes his face in the Jordan River. Looks up and sees the crowd. Talking, as if to himself or to God.) Already? They are here already this morning? The crowds are coming...
12/1/19 The WHAT of Christmas
Watch the video of this sermon here. The WHAT of Christmas by Rev. L. John GableDecember 1, 2019 Every good story has a “who, what, where, when and why” aspect to it and the Christmas story is no exception! During the weeks of Advent, this season of...
11/24/19 Christ the King
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11/17/19 A Glimpse of the Kingdom
Watch a video of the sermon on YouTube.A Glimpse of the Kingdom by Rev. L. John GableNovember 17, 2019 The first recorded words we hear Jesus speak as He begins His public ministry are these: “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near;...
11/10/19 Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 5
Watch a video of the sermon on YouTube.Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 5 by Rev. L. John GableNovember 10, 2019 This morning we conclude our series on the Ten Commandments: “Rules for Kingdom Living”. We have seen that these laws, given long ago by God to...
11/3/19 Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 4
10/27/19 Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 3
Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 3October 27, 2019 A study was conducted in which a group of children were put in a large, open field to see what they would do and how they would play. Surprisingly, the children, for the most part, stayed near the center of...
10/20/19 Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 2
Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 2 by Rev. L. John GableOctober 20, 2019 This morning we continue our series on the 10 Commandments titled “Rules for Kingdom Living.” We are looking at a body of laws and instructions given nearly 3500 years ago by Yahweh,...
10/13/19 Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 1
Rules for Kingdom Living, Part 1 by Rev. L. John GableOctober 13, 2019 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.” So begins the prologue to the Decalogue, the...
10/6/19 Growing in Grace
9/29/19 So, How Are We to Live?
So, How Are We to Live? by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 29 , 2019 We come to the end of a series of sermons I have loosely referred to as “About Being Presbyterian” because they have been based on the information we discuss with our new members in our...
9/22/19 Reformed…and Always Reforming
Reformed and Always Reforming by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 22, 2019 We are continuing this morning in what has become an expanding series of sermons I am loosely calling “About Being Presbyterian”. We have been discussing, not just who we are as a...
9/15/19 A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 15, 2019 We find ourselves rather unexpectedly in the middle of a short series of messages which might appropriately be called “About Being Presbyterian”. I say “unexpectedly” because as I mentioned last...
9/8/19 The Bill of (Presbyterian) Rights
The Bill of (Presbyterian) Rights by Rev. L. John GableSeptember 8, 2019 I think it is important to give credit where credit is due, so I give credit today to Oscar for suggesting this sermon and short series. Each time we offer an Inquirer’s class we...
8/25/19 Go Back to Bethel
Go Back to Bethel by Rev. L. John GableAugust 25, 2019 I have confessed to you before that I am directionally-impaired. When Kris and I are driving somewhere and we get disoriented we have learned that if my instinct is to turn right then we are best to...
8/18/19 Imagine
8/11/19 Chameleon for Christ
Chameleon for Christ by Rev. L. John GableAugust 11, 2019 I’d like to give you an insight in to a dilemma every pastor I know encounters from time to time, at what point when meeting someone new do you disclose that you are a pastor? I know I have told...
7/28/19 Trust in God
7/21/19 All Work and No Pray
All Work and No Pray by Rev. L. John GableJuly 21, 2019 Someone once said, “We know that the Bible is true because we find ourselves in it”, or a Coleridge said, “It finds me!” By faith we claim that the Bible is the Word of God and the record of God’s...
7/14/19 He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
7/7/19 Amen!
Amen! by Rev. L. John GableJuly 7, 2019 The young minister, new to his first call, wanted to introduce some liturgical responses into the worship service, so when he said, “The Lord be with you”, he instructed the congregation to respond, “And also with...
6/30/19 What Are You Going to Do Forever?
What Are You Going to Do Forever?June 30, 2019 Cartoonist Jules Feiffer once drew a series of sketches of an older couple sitting opposite each other who were obviously very bored. Frame after frame neither of them stirs until the man finally asks his...
6/23/19 Daniel in Exile
Daniel in Exile by Rev. L. John GableJUne 23, 2019 (Daniel standing as a prisoner, wearing a simple robe with bands around his wrists) Perhaps you have heard it said that “all gods have clay feet, save one.” I learned that lesson early in life and it has...
6/16/19 The Fifth Easter
The Fifth Easter by Rev. L. John GableJune 16, 2019 This past Easter we looked together at what Franklin Ralls calls “the four Easters” which we experience. The first is clearly the most significant. It was the first Easter, nearly 2000 years ago, when by...
6/9/19 The Forgiveness of Sins
6/2/19 Ordinary Saints
Ordinary Saints by Rev. L. John GableJune 2, 2019 We come this morning to the next affirmation in our study of the Apostles’ Creed, “I believe in the communion of saints”, and I can’t quite decide whether this is the introduction of yet another aspect of...
5/26/19 One: The Holy Catholic Church
The Apostles' Creed: One--The Holy Catholic Church by Rev. L. John Gable May 26, 2019 Yesterday I had the privilege of performing the wedding ceremony of a young man who grew up in our church in Wisconsin who now lives in Cincinnati. The Scripture lesson...