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I received the following disturbing letter today and I want you all to read it, then read my response. This letter is indicative of the deep degree of brainwashing and even mental illness prevalent in the Body of Christ:
I WAS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN jACKSONVILLE FOR 27 YEARS. I know how the woman are in Jacksonville. I cannot judge this man for what he might or might not have done in 1991. That was 18 years ago. I dont think he would have brought so many people to God if he was a fraud. In 1991, they did not say if the people involved were underage or not, but I do give this man credit for not being a fool. You should not judge him. Wait and see what happens.
Some Woman in Jacksonville, will stop at nothing to get at a man. How do you know that this woman making these accusations about Pastor Gilyard, was not trying to get close to him or his wife, and when she did not succeed, decided to try to bring him down by messing up his reputation? I have seen it happen before by members or Pastor Gilyards Church. They are vendictive, Scandelous, and Threacerious. I am not saying all of them are this way, but from my observations, the ones that I know have done this stuff, all were members of his church. That is why I did not attend there.Why would a mother go thru numbers on her daughters phone. Why would she read her daughters text messages? Do you read your daughters Text Messages or look at her phone numbers? How do we know that it was not the mothers phone at one point, Whos to say if he did send a text message, he thought he was sending it to the mother. No one even knows who made these accusations. She wants to remain in secret. I would bet that this mother is angry because Gilyard did not adhere to her advances, so she is going out for revenge. With all the demons in that church, Pastor Gilyard dont even stand a chance. I have had some dealing with some of them, and I didn’t even stand a chance.
I had several woman From Gilyards church come into my business every week, befriending me for over 12 years. I found out later that one was having an affair with my husband. One would keep me occupied while the other would spend time with my husband. Both cause me all kinds of business problems, to keep me spending money. Unfortunately when thier plans of Breaking up my marriage did not work, the one going with my husband, sent people to my business to rob me, & hurt me, and possibly kill me so she could have my husband to herself. But I was always fortunate enough to find out just before it happen where I could take precautions, but I did not know who was behind it. I found out 10 years later, On who, why, and what and when of the situation. I got so tired of dealing with thier treachery until I just moved. I left my husband with her, but we are still not divorced. So she is committing
adultry and fornication herself, along with coveting and every other commandment.If they find his accusser is lying or exaggerating, I hope they throw the Book at her. They need to investigate her and her relationship with Pastor Gilyard, and/or Pastors Wife.
Open your eyes people. Look behind the circumstances. Would you want someone accusing you of being a sexual predator because of something you did 18 years ago, which were only accusations? He was never arrested or convicted of anything, back then. When the devil is not successful the first time, he always come back to try to destroy Gods People again.
I am tired of the devil going after Pastors with Big churches trying to tear them down. Rather he did these things or not, I dont think you should be condemning him before a trial. This man is anointed. The Bible says Touch not thou Anointed and do my prophet no harm. It also says, Those of you without sin, cast the first stone. I will be praying for this man, and you should to.
This “silly woman” as the Apostle Paul would have described her, refers to herself as “J is for Jesus”. I will only respond to a few of her twisted, confused points:
1. Why would a mother go thru numbers on her daughters phone. Why would she read her daughters text messages? Do you read your daughters Text Messages or look at her phone numbers?
Lynn’s response: Okay, I want you all to pause and meditate on that for a few seconds. “J” is angry at the little girl’s mother for checking her child’s text messages. Word to the Wise for parents! You had BETTER check your child’s computer, text messages and even go through their bedrooms. Doing so just might save your child’s life!
Notice that “J” does not have a problem with the fact that Gilyard allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to the little girl. She is blaming the child and the mother. Does that sound line a sane person to you who wrote me this nutty letter?
2. I had several woman From Gilyards church come into my business every week, befriending me for over 12 years. I found out later that one was having an affair with my husband. One would keep me occupied while the other would spend time with my husband.
Lynn’s response: Huh? This woman’s nasty husband was so disrespectful that apparently he was having sex with her customers right under her nose. Unbelievable!
3. Open your eyes people. Look behind the circumstances. Would you want someone accusing you of being a sexual predator because of something you did 18 years ago, which were only accusations? He was never arrested or convicted of anything, back then. When the devil is not successful the first time, he always come back to try to destroy Gods People again.
Lynn’s response: Lady, you need to read the facts of this case. Gilyard has been TRANSFERRED from church to church due to his predatory nature, going after women in his churches and bedding them down. This is BEYOND RUMOR. It happened numerous times. Instead of banning him and blackballing him, the idiots who keep hiring this wolf are transferring him. He then starts all over again. READ lady!
4. I am tired of the devil going after Pastors with Big churches trying to tear them down.
Lynn’s response: Are you equally tired of the big church pastors such as Gilyard constantly putting themselves in a position to be outed? I have news for you. It’s not the devil exposing these rogues. It’s Jesus Himself.
Did you read my clear note telling women like yourself to say off my blog? Don’t come back up in here with this garbage. I don’t have the patience. If you would like a list of some fluff blogs to visit, email me and I’ll advise you where to go. This is not the place for fluff searchers. We HIT HARD in Hicktown. No times for games, especially with wolves.

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Sounds like this lady has a lot of unresolved issues, unhealed hurts and unmet needs. She has serious strongholds in her life that needs to be destroyed. I’m going to put her on my prayer list. She needs deliverance and restoration.
I have to agree with you PJRNDON. The woman who checked her daughter was being a responsible parent, something that seems to be lacking these days and I have to agree with you Lynn. In these times where predators are rampant, you had best check your children’s phones, computers, etc. to know what is going on. Growing up we were not allowed to close our bedroom doors.
My parents told us with a quickness, “You don’t pay any bills here.”
My mother was a “certified super sleuth” and was all up in my room investigating on the regular. You’d best believe we did not hang out on the corner and she knew where we were at all times. She even had neighbors on patrol watching our behavior in the street and allowed them to verbally check us and encouraged them to call her if we were doing something we had no business.
I admit as a teenager it annoyed me, but as an adult, I am thankful. It was her caring and being active in our lives that is the reason why none of us (3 children) were addicted to drugs or alcohol and none of us wound up being teenage parents with babies out of wedlock and we all managed to graduate high school.
Many parents back then and today cannot say the same and frankly let their children run the household and run amok. I truly credit my mother & father being a active parents and thank God for that wonderful blessing of having parents who cared.
PJRNDON,
Thanks for your heart of compassion. I need to work on it but I just don’t have the patience. LOL!
God knows what he’s doing with placing HickTowners like you on this blog.
Diva, things are crazier now than they were just 10 – 15 years ago. Parents need to watch their children carefully. Too many sickos out here.
Why would a mother go thru numbers on her daughters phone. Why would she read her daughters text messages?
Have you seen the show “To catch a predator”? Have you read a newspaper on teachers having sex with students? This woman needs to get her head out of the sand.
Being a man and father of 2 girls, I plan on checking any and everything that enters my home.
This women seems clueless as to how to be a parent.
She seems to blame everyone(her husband, people in the church, the childs mother) except Gilyard himself.
Some are truly brain washed.
Lynn,
Some people are just incapable of logical and mature thought. This woman who defends a (alleged) child predator is of the same ilk as people who defend RKelly.
Only a sick person could blame a child for the actions of a twisted adult.
And just to add something else. Gilyard is very lucky, cause I dont believe that this childs father is around(just a guess).
Because most men(REAL MEN) I know would have given Gilyard good reason to say touch not thy anointed. Only one word would have to be changed. Instead of touch it would be BEAT NOT THY ANOINTED.
Thanks Lynn–I also agree with everyone about looking in your children’s room and cell phones. I have a 16 year old son still at home and I continue to check his history on his computer and check under the bed and in drawers. I go and anoint his room with olive oil and pray in there when he is away. It is crazy for a parent to leave that to chance. It is important that we cover our children in prayer but also use wisdom in our daily lives.
Cop literally has me rolling with that last one! This lady definitely has some unresolved issues going on. I feel sorry for her. It is very unfortunate that her hurt feelings are being misdirected. It sounds as if she is taking out her past marital woes on all the women of Jacksonville instead of on her lowlife husband. I will follow PJRNDON’s lead and pray for her as well.
One of the things I LOVE about the HickTown community is that you all are real.
It makes me feel so good that you all are going to surround our sister, “J is for Jesus” because she does need help and prayer and guidance.
Likewise, I will remember “J” in my prayers and I ask that you all pray that the Lord helps me with my lack of patience with people like “J”. I acknowledge that I have zero patience with such people and I need to get better with that!
Lynn
Lynn you’re awesome. Isn’t it wonderful how what the enemy meant for evil God meant for God. This woman is now surrounded with prayer and we all now that prayer changes things. Satan definitely lead her to write that crazy email but God will get the glory in the end.
This is j_forjesus here. I do not need any of you to pray for me. I simply said keep an open mind. This man has not even been arrested yet, and you have already convicted him. Wait until this man is convicted before you scandelize his name. WE are suppose to be innocent until Proven Guilty.
You named this Blog right. You are a bunch of hicks. Please dont pray for me, PRAY FOR YOURSELves. SATAN DOES NOT LEAD ME. God is my father. And like I said, Those of you without sin, Cast the first stone. You dont even know what you all are talking about.
I want to rebuke the devil in all of you. The Blood of Jesus is against you. Please dont surround me with your prayers, It would be like the devil surrounding me. I will pray for you all instead, that you give your hearts to God.
I still do not believe that this man is guilty. I feel like he is being set up, probably by this Jennings man, that has been torting him every since he has been in Jacksonville. Jennings and the girls mother is probably working together.
I hope this complaint is investigated and if he is guilty, then he must pay. But if someone is lying, then they should pay. You only want people to agree with you, and if they dont, you call them Silly. Well all the praying in the world will not change my mind. If he is convicted in the Courts, I will be the first one to return to this blog, and admit I was wrong. I am not going to convict this man on this blog, before he has even been arrested. Evidently, they have not revealed everything about this case. Because if it was really true, then he would be in jail right now. Why haven”t they arrested him yet? Please tell me that.
I will be praying for Pastor Gilyard, just like I am sure the other churches in Jacksonville are. All of you gossipers, haters, and Anti-Christers, are all of your father, the Devil. You are all going to hell if you keep this up.
That is all I got to say to you closed minded hicks.
That is all I got to say to you closed minded hicks
Welcome to HickTown, JisforJesus. Fortunately you cannot tell anyone who to pray for or not to pray for. I have you on my prayer list and the other HickTowners have you on theirs.
Now, JisforJesus, why would you insult the town residents here? Are you really that upset over a lust filled demon who targets women and little girls that you would roll into Hicktown insulting the beautiful members of this little town community?
The fact that you keep hanging around HickTown says it all, JisForJesus. You hang around us Hicks for one reason. WE ARE THE BEST TOWN IN THE BLOGOSPHERE AND YOU KNOW IT!
HickTowners, keep JisForJesus on your prayer lists, please. Let’s claim this one for Jesus for real!
Lynn
P.S. – No offense, JisForJesus, but you seem a little overly passionate for the good “pastor”. Something is up with that.
JisforJesus:
It’s too late I have already prayed for you and will continue to pray for you!!!!
Lynn this is not the 1st allegation against Gilyard. What about the one in Texas? How blind can people be. Any time you question God’s man, you will be attacked by the Zealot, gullible,fanatical supporters.
Lynn this is not the 1st allegation against Gilyard. What about the one in Texas?
The man has been transferred several times. He has a history of engaging in wolf prey behaviors towards women. And he has not been truly held accountable.
“J for Jesus” ignores all that, which causes me to wonder who she (or he) really is.
Good morning ‘J’. I am glad that you were able to stop by again. As you can see, you have some people that are genuinely concerned about you. It is none other than the True and Living God that is instructing us to lift you up. To God be the glory!!
Hey “J”, I have something else for you to ponder. Why did Gilyard abruptly resign with no comment? Innocent people don’t behave that way.
I’ll look forward to you keeping your promise to return to Hicktown with an apology once it’s shown that he indeed did what he was accused of doing—for the umpteenth time as he’s transferred from church to church for his behavior towards women.
The comments made here by “J is for Jesus” – well, I am almost speechless. I can tell you that as a former victim of his, when my story came out and exposed him in 1991, I faced a lot of people just like her. It made it so hard to stand up for what is right because you felt you were being crushed over and over again by prople’s cruel words.
These MINOR aged victims did not in any way want their Pastor to make sexual advances to them. Do you understand how warped that thinking is? He was their Pastor!!!!! Without giving out her personal story, I assure you she was preyed upon. The parents did and are doing everything that they can. Imagine how they are hurting knowing that taking their child to church and loving and respecting their Pastor lead to their child being victimized.
Please support this girl, her family and others in this crisis. This man is continuing to live as an abomination to the very things he preaches – it is his sin. Please refrain from bashing the victims, your words may be responsible for keeping someone else from coming forward – and then you would be partly responsible for him getting away again.
After your own testimony (of which I am very sorry for you) I would think that you would be more sympathetic to victims. I am sad to hear that the women in that church took part in that scandal. That is sin. They will all answer one day.
Thanks for coming here to HickTown, Tiffany and shedding further light on this situation.
Were you personally a victim or are you one who knows of other victims?
Lynn
Admin:
Personally a victim, unfortunately. I have also talked with one of the current victim’s.
I don’t know, those comments sounds kind of wishy-washy. How could anyone living in this age of technology along with a “newspaper, tv and sadly gossip” be that naïve to all the information currently available! Me personally, I believe “JisforJesus J” is a made up narrative by “ GisforGilyard”. Yeah Gilyard or someone very close to him!!! We know he’s a great manipulator and you can’t tell me he is not out here reading all these blogs about himself – He is too computer savvy! Think about it; this person is trying to distract some of so you in order to take your minds off logic and reason. I pray that everything is unveiled “decently and in order” (wow, that is one of the standard sayings at Shiloh). He hasn’t formally been charged ; so until that day or if that day comes just continue to pray simply that the truth prevails (and we stop paying his salary!). Tiffany, thanks for having the strength and courage to tell you story –
Welcome to HickTown, Jiffy. Like you, I have suspicions regarding who “J” truly is. Come on, now. “J” is blaming a little girl and the child’s mother for a grown, nasty man sending her text messages? And that same grown, nasty, dirty man has a history of being transferred due to his harrassment of women. Either “J” needs to see a spiritual counselor or “J” is pulling everyone’s leg.
If J for Jesus spent as much time praying for false teachers to step down and stop their lies as she has defending this adulterer she would be alright.
Tiffany, I am sorry to hear about the abuse that you suffered at this monster’s hand. It sounds as if the Lord has/is working on you in regards to healing. I would like to believe that this “J” character and people like he/she are very small in number when it comes to people blaming the victims. I pray that I am not wrong about that. Nevertheless, please stay strong and may you continue to heal.
Good news. He has resigned. I’m not sure if he will get a package for leaving, but I suspect like other CEOs he will. Here is the link for it. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=99422
YES!!!!!
Now common sense would dictate that if he quit, there is some evidence against him that is quite damaging.
Hey “J”, are you going to come back to HickTown and apologize for insulting the HickTowners?
Lynn
I heard from a very reliable source that he will not be receiving any type of severance package.
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jiffy. That’s great news. He’s already caused enough damage to that church.
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