Bridging The Gap

Today on Bridging the Gap we’ll see what Jesus says to guilty sinners, and the grace and forgiveness He’s willing to offer. I think you’ll be greatly encouraged. This is part of Pastor Lloyd Pulley’s study of John.

Pastor Lloyd Pulley is in the midst of an intriguing study of John’s Gospel right now, and today, we’ll give our attention to chapter seven, verses forty through fifty-three, where a division occurs over the question, “Who is Jesus?”  Still today division breaks out over that very question! But the answer, the truth about Jesus, remains the same.

Refreshing water is uniquely suited for quenching a thirst. Well, today on Bridging the Gap, we’ll see that only living water can quench our spiritual thirst. And maybe that’s what you’re in need of today, as you’re empty, dry and thirsty. Pastor Lloyd Pulley takes us now to John chapter seven with more about the water formulated by God to quench our spiritual thirst.

Spiritually speaking, we cannot survive and spend eternity in heaven without the living water Jesus provides. That’s the gist of today’s study. Join us in John chapter seven.

 A human being can live about three days without water. I mention that because today we’ll be studying John seven, verses thirty-seven through thirty-nine, where Jesus speaks about the living water that only He can give. Physically, three days is our limit without water. Spiritually, without the living water Jesus gives, we are doomed to eternity in hell.

We’re back in the Gospel of John today and we’ll return to our study in chapter seven, where we find the Pharisees confronting Jesus and trying yet again to trip Him up with their clever questions. But, as we’re about to see, their efforts are to no avail, and Jesus wasn’t about to fall for it. It’s a fascinating study on just how stubborn people can be, and how gracious God is. Aren’t you glad God is gracious? We are in John seven, verses one through thirty-six.

Today Lloyd continues his series in the gospel of John. Of all the powerful entities we have at our disposal, none can compare with the Holy Spirit. He makes everything else absolutely pale in comparison. So, the question must be asked - if He is there, and available, why don’t we call on Him more often? Our study today is framed around John chapter seven.

Today on Bridging the Gap, we’ll see that many of Jesus’ own disciples left His side.  Immediately after this happened Jesus turned to the twelve and said, “Will you also go away?”  Pastor Lloyd Pulley believes this is a question we each will be confronted with in our lifetime.  So, join us in the sixth chapter of John, and consider your answer to that all important question.

Right on the heels of Jesus explaining that He is the bread of life, the Jews started grumbling.  And of course this is nothing new, as they had done it many times before.  Join pastor Lloyd in John chapter six, verses forty-two through seventy-one.

Today on a Bridging the Gap, let’s see together how Jesus satisfies our every spiritual need!  He is indeed the bread of life! Pastor Lloyd Pulley takes us to John chapter six today. We’re concentrating on verses twenty-two through forty-one.

In John’s gospel, the theme is the deity of Christ. He is indeed God in human flesh. Now as you can imagine, some of the people around Jesus at the time were a bit taken aback by this claim. If you have doubts about the deity of Jesus, then stay with us!

Pastor Lloyd Pulley will be picking up where we left off last time in our survey of John’s Gospel, which is chapter six.  It’s here that the disciples of Christ encounter an intense storm, which they had been battling for quite some time.

We’ll be looking at John chapter six today, where we see the heart of God and some valuable principles that can help us as we set out to serve God.  We'll be looking at the familiar story of the feeding of the five thousand.

Today pastor Lloyd takes us back to the gospel of John, chapter five.  Here Jesus  points to His works and the scripture as the basis for faith, and that He is indeed God’s promised Messiah. Despite the obvious evidence, there were still a lot of skeptics around back then, just as there are today. 

On our last program, we saw Jesus heal a man who had been crippled for many years. But physical healing was only part of his problem - he needed spiritual healing as well.  We’ll see the Great Physician go to work on his spiritual condition today as our study of John takes us back to chapter five. 

Imagine being sick and unable to care for yourself for thirty-eight years. I think it’s safe to say, most in that situation would suffer with feelings of hopelessness and despair.  We find a man in that desperate condition today on Bridging the Gap. Jesus is about to restore this man to complete health, and at then same time, show the people around Him that He truly is who He says He is - the Son of God. 

Today we continue our series in the gospel of John with a look at a very familiar scene in the first twenty-three verses of chapter five. Jesus happened upon a sick man who was waiting at the Bethesda pool with the rest of the sick and hopeless, hoping to be cured. Jesus did just that.

When disaster strikes, questions tend to surface,  like where do I turn and why would this happen?  In John chapter four a certain nobleman’s son is sick and near death. Talk about a heavy trial!  Let’s see what happens when he takes his concern and problem to Jesus.

Today on Bridging the Gap, we’re introduced to a father whose son was sick and near death.  It doesn’t get much worse than that, I think we’d agree!  But he did the right thing, in taking him to Jesus.  Pastor Lloyd Pulley will suggest that’s the wisest thing we can do as parents- taking our kids to Christ! 

God can and wants to use us to share His great message of salvation.  And if you’re saved, you have a wonderful testimony to tell others about.  Today, pastor Lloyd will urge us to share the great things God has done for us, with a sense of urgency.  We’ll be in John chapter four, where a woman from Samaria did just that.