Today on the Bridging the Gap, Pastor Lloyd Pulley will begin a detailed examination of the first twelve verses of the Sermon on the Mount, known as the Beatitudes. "Blessed are" can be translated to mean "happy are", so what we're really exploring here is the road to true and lasting happiness. Anyone can find temporary happiness in certain things, but lasting happiness? Only God has the answer!

Back in Jesus' day, as His arrest and crucifixion was nearing, Jesus had a conversation with some of His disciples. They had been told by Jesus that He would someday return, and that sparked a lot of question, including "How will we know when that time is near?" Today's message marks the conclusion of pastor Lloyd's mini-series titled, "Personal Encounters with Jesus".

You've picked a good day to join us as we embark on a study centered around the question, "When Will These Things Be?" We'll take a trip back to the Mount of Olives where Jesus and a few of His disciples had a very interesting discussion that sheds some light on what's going to happen before the Lord returns. Join us in Matthew chapter twenty-four.

We're going to be in the gospel of Mark, chapter five today, as we continue Lloyd's series called "Personal Encounters with Jesus". Today we'll once again concern ourselves with a demon possessed man, and the miraculous healing power of Jesus Christ.

Today, pastor Lloyd takes us to chapter five of Mark's Gospel. He points us to an interesting 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.

Without some level of authority - society could not exist. So it's critical to have authority over us and be in submission to it. Not only in society but also more importantly in our relationship with God. That's our focus today on Bridging the Gap with pastor Lloyd Pulley. On ur last broadcast - we began looking at the remarkable insight a Roman centurion had on the authority of Jesus.

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley we'll learn about a faith that's well placed. That is a faith that's in God and His word. Can't do any better than that! In Luke chapter seven - we see the encounter Jesus had with a Centurion, whose beloved servant was near death. Today's message is part of a new mini-series from pastor Lloyd titled "Personal Encounters With Jesus".

I think we sometimes have such an enormous view of Jesus that we tend to forget what a personal God He is. He cares about us individually. He loves us individually. He created us individually! We are looking at some of the best known encounters the Lord had with the people He encountered and today we'll again look at the woman who came to Jesus in desperation, because her daughter was demon possessed.

Today Lloyd begins a new mini-series titled "Personal Encounters With Jesus", with a study in Matthew, chapter fifteen. Here we find a woman with a terrible problem - her daughter is possessed by a demon, and she is coming to Jesus in desperation.

Last time, pastor Lloyd Pulley shared from Genesis two, and how God created the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. Today, we will continue looking at that creation. Men and women are different, to be sure, but why are they different, and where do those differences begin and end? Well, God knew what He was doing, so let's pay close attention to today's look at the creation of man and woman.