Joel Gilbert

Crazy things people do for love People sometimes do crazy or even reckless things because of love. One man faked his death in a car accident in order to propose to the woman he loved. “The man hired a movie director, stuntmen, make-up artists and a script writer to make a convincing accident scene. “His…

In Time of Trouble In 1895, Andrew Murray was in England suffering from a terribly painful back, the result of an injury he had incurred years before. One morning while he was eating breakfast in his room, his hostess told him of a woman downstairs who was in great trouble and wanted to know if he had…

What’s in a name? In Act II , Scene II of Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet , the star-crossed lovers have this encounter: Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet Romeo:…

Introduction Do you remember where you were when you first heard about the Coronavirus? I don’t remember the exact place, but I remember hearing some news reports in January about something that was happening in China. Over the next couple of weeks, the virus came up in a handful of news reports and…

Introduction Have you ever had one of those embarrassing moments in a store or in public? You know, that moment when you hear that child that is absolutely losing his mind, yelling, screaming, stomping his feet. You feel for the parent. You’re frustrated by the disturbance? Or, have you ever been the…

Introduction How do you know who to trust? The book of Proverbs encourages us to have a multitude of counselors, but how do you know who has pure motives and who is being deceptive? I’ve been working through a biography of the life of George Washington, the acclaimed general of the Revolutionary War…

What is the best love song ever? Popular love songs have a way of expressing the sentiments that we may or may not be able to express. If you could go back over all of the love songs that have been recorded in audio form or on paper, what songs would you rank as some of the best? If we were together,…

What does it take for you to believe something? What does it take for you to believe something? What does it take for you to believe something? Surrounding the COVID crisis there are all sorts of remedies, myths, and misinformation. There are predictions and projections and so much more that lead us…

(The sermon audio is taken from a service that was streamed over Facebook during the quarantines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The audio quality is not what it should be)

After raising Lazarus from the dead, a great murmur began outside of Jerusalem in the town of Bethany. The Religious leaders were furious at the loss of power, the crowd was ecstatic at the presence of Jesus, the Greeks who were in attendance of the feast were curious.

Life According To Aladar We’ve had a few pets in our house over the years - a cat, bunny, some small fish, a newt, a couple of hamsters and one leopard gecko named Aladar. Most of these animals don’t have long life spans, but Aladar has outlasted them all. He is about 15 years old. He even outlasted…