Joel Gilbert

Introduction Karla Fay Tucker story (from NIVAC: John - Burge, p. 246-248) 1983 - went with her boyfriend to check out a home to rob high on drugs ran into the owners of the home and brutally killed them Both were caught, and tried and sentenced to death 3 months into her prison time, Karla watched a…

WHO IS JESUS? (Perception vs. Reality) John 7:1-53 REACTIONS TOWARD JESUS: Hatred (vv. 1, 7, 19, 20) Mockery (vv. 3-5) Division (vv. 12-13, 41-43) Confusion/Conflict (vv. 25-26, 31b) Fear (vv. 13, 44) Amazement (vv. 15, 46) Rejection/Unbelief (vv. 27, 30, 41) Belief (vv. 31, 41) JESUS TEACHING AT THE…

When I was in middle school, I was (and I guess still am) a bit of an omni-vert - I liked to be around people, but I also liked to be alone. In my neighborhood Aaron and Steve were my closest friends. We would play football at Steve’s house and I would skate with Aaron. Then, around our 8th grade year,…

you are what you eat Dietitians and medical profesionals have used that phrase for years to discuss the impact of certain foods on our physical health. the earliest version of the phrase was coined by a French lawyer named “Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, in Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie…

Introduction How do you respond when tested? withdraw gut it up lash out reach out to others pray I wish I could say that I always responded well, but I don’t. Several years ago, we were moving from Rockville to Gaithersburg. I forget the exact circumstances, but Danielle was in Rockville and the car…

The Most Important Question in the World Someone asked Professor Joad - a former professor of Philosophy at the London University - “If you could meet any person of the past and ask just one question, whom would you meet at what would you ask?” Professor Joad - a non-Christian at the time - said “I would…

Jesus Defends His Deity (Part I) (Show Slide 1) Scripture Passage: John 5:19-29 Opening Prayer Let’s pray as we prepare our hearts to hear from God’s Word today. Lord Jesus, as we open the Scriptures today, please allow the Holy Spirit to stir our hearts and minds and teach us the truth found in your…

Trial of the Century It’s nothing new that reporters and news casters like to use hyperbole to get people’s attention. The phrase “Trial of the Century” has been used dozens of times in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries as a means of highlighting the significance of big, important trials. Trials for…

In Paul’s second letter to Timothy, we get a beautiful reminder about the nature and origin of Scripture. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.…

Introduction (from Gary Burge’s commentary): A young woman had become critically ill and her prognosis was grim; she would likely die within a year. Her family had a nominal "Easter and Christmas Eve" commitment to the church, so the discussions in the hospital between [a] young pastor and this family…