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.

Today as we continue in chapter four, we’ll see the reaction Jesus got from His disciples when they saw Him talking to the woman at the well of Samaria. Talking to a Samaritan woman was a big no-no in those days. It just goes to show you that bigotry and prejudice are nothing new - they’ve been around a long time!

Nothing goes unnoticed with God.  He sees all of our actions, and that should make us compel to please Him through our behavior all the more. Our study in John chapter four will continue today, so please stay with us because we’re going to rejoin a familiar and touching scene - the Lord’s encounter with the woman at the well.

Today we take you to John chapter four, where Jesus has a divine appointment with a woman from Samaria.  Now this woman, like many people today, was trying to fill a need in her life with things that were not going to last.  She’s about to learn that only Christ can bring satisfaction and meet her innermost needs. Join us, as we continue to see who Jesus is and what He’ll do in our lives if we’ll allow Him to.