Bridging The Gap

Passions, possessions and position. Those are the three “P”’s we’re looking at in Mark chapter ten. We looked at passions last time, and today we’ll begin a look at possessions. There are between ten and fifteen million cars junked in the United States each year. Can you believe it? Our “stuff” never lasts very long... so what does?

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley will take us to Mark chapter ten, where the subject turns to marriage and divorce. When is remarriage permissible?  Have you ever wondered what God has to say in answer to that question?  Today, Lloyd will help us reason through that issue.

Mark chapter ten is about as contemporary as this morning’s headlines, as it deals with a problem that is commonplace in the year 2025 - divorce.  Back in the first century, men were divorcing their wives left and right, and the Pharisees asked Jesus if that was lawful.  We’ll see what our Lord had to say on the matter on this edition of Bridging the Gap

 What is the key to greatness in God’s kingdom?  Find out today on Bridging the Gap as we return to our study of Mark.  Pastor Lloyd Pulley will be highlighting the ninth chapter, where Jesus is teaching His disciples a few valuable lessons on servanthood and faith. 

Our scripture reference today is Mark chapter nine, verses thirty through fifty, where Jesus speaks about true greatness in the kingdom, how to deal with sin, and what happens to those who cause a believer to stumble.

Today we derive encouragement from Mark chapter nine, where Jesus not only dealt with the needs of His disciples, but performed several miracles as well. He took Peter, James and John with Him up to a high mountain and was transfigured before them.  He also later encountered a desperate father. 

Many of us have wondered what it will be like to see God as He is. As Christians, we’re told that seeing Him face to face will be a reality one day in heaven.  But wouldn’t it be nice to get a glimpse of that glory here on earth?   Peter, James, and John had that opportunity on a mountain one day and we’ll take a look at their experience here on this edition of Bridging the Gap.

Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”  That’s a question He still asks of us, as we’ll soon discover.  The world will give you all sorts of definitions of Jesus Christ - enlightened prophet, peace loving hippie, but they won’t tell you who He really is - our Messiah - God in human flesh. 

Those of you who are familiar with Mark’s gospel may recall the story of the feeding of the five thousand that we studied in chapter six.  Well, today we encounter a similar miracle.  Jesus is about to teach His disciples a valuable lesson on love and compassion.  

Lloyd is currently leading us on an exciting and challenging study through the miracles Jesus performed in the seventh chapter of the gospel of Mark. This account of the life of Jesus Christ is the shortest of the four gospels, but certainly contains many relevant lessons for us. Today we’ll look at the Lord’s healing of a deaf and dumb man, found in Mark chapter seven, beginning in verse thirty one.

We’re going to be in the gospel of Mark,  chapter seven today, as we continue pastor Lloyd’s series in Mark called “Jesus The Humble Servant”. Today we’ll once again concern ourselves with two things that go together - faith and healing.

What does it take to become right in God’s sight?  People have wrestled over the answer to that question for centuries. But as we’ll learn today on Bridging the Gap, there’s only one way true righteousness is obtained.  

Today on Bridging the Gap we’ll meet a few individuals who clung to their traditions, in lieu of Christ, and that spells disaster.  Pastor Lloyd Pulley is in the process of leading us through the Gospel of Mark in a series titled “Jesus The Humble Servant”, and today we enter chapter seven where we find some Pharisees and Scribes gathered around Christ.

Today we’re going to see what a real miracle is! Our scripture text is Mark chapter six. Jesus  has just fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish! As if that weren’t miraculous enough, now he’s going to walk on water! Now that’s what I call a miracle! 

We’ll be turning our attention to Mark 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.  Approximately fifteen to twenty five thousand hungry people, and just five loaves and two fish.  The disciples of Christ saw this as a problem, but Jesus saw it as an opportunity.

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley challenges us to get past the fear of sharing the gospel and realize what’s at stake.... people’s eternal destiny! In the sixth chapter of Mark we find Jesus preparing His disciples for the ministry.  Lloyd has identified several principles from this passage that we can apply to our service to God. 

Our current series is in the gospel of Mark, and pastor Lloyd has titled the series “Jesus The Humble Servant”. We’ll be looking today at chapter five, beginning in verse twenty one. Please join us as we see a little girl and a desperate father out of options - except for Christ!! 

Today, pastor Lloyd Pulley returns to the fifth chapter of Mark.  It’s here that we read about a demon-possessed man who had incredible strength. Not even shackles could subdue him!  Then came Jesus, who brought about a remarkable change in his life.

Today pastor Lloyd Pulley continues his study of Mark’s Gospel.  He’ll point us to a confrontation between Jesus and a demon possessed man.  We don’t know exactly how many demons were in this man, but obviously he was in tremendous torment.  But at his hour of greatest need, Jesus delivered him and brought new life and words of great encouragement. We find the details in Mark chapter five.

 Pastor Lloyd Pulley is currently leading us through the Gospel of Mark, in a series titled “Jesus The Humble Servant”. At the end of chapter four, the disciples find themselves in a terrible storm.  The lesson they learned that day serves to help us endure the storms we are sure to come across in our lives.