Bridging the Gap With Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Today pastor Lloyd Pulley will take us once again to the Old Testament book of Hosea, as we continue our look at this incredibly significant minor prophet. Remember, these last books of the Old Testament are called "minor prophets" because of their length, not their substance. Hosea is a great book that validates, verse after verse, God's great and wonderful plan for mankind.

Have you noticed how our country is slowly but surely drifting away from our Christian roots? It seems the more successful we are as a nation, the less credit God gets for that success. It's true of our nation, and it's true of many individual Christians as well. Hosea the prophet warned of just such an attitude in his prophetic Old testament book, and we'll continue our study in Hosea chapters four and five today. The consequences of taking God for granted are clearly spelled out here, so let's pay close attention!

Sometimes as Parents, it seems that no matter how much we do for our kids, no matter how much we love them, they sometimes pull away from us. Then we try harder, and they pull further away. It was that way with God and The Children of Israel as well. Today we'll bring you a study from the book of Hosea. So turn if you would to Hosea Chapter four and we'll get started.

Yesterday we began a new series in what is commonly referred to as the "minor prophets". These books at the end of the Old testament, have many important insights about future events, and they talk repeatedly about the coming Messiah. We've begun a study in Hosea chapters one through three, and we now join pastor Lloyd in chapter one, verse eight.

Today we begin a series through a book of the Bible many Christians have never read - and that's a shame. The section of the Old Testament from Hosea through Malachi is known as the "minor prophets", not because the message is minor, but because the books are shorter. These prophetical books are extremely important, and interesting to study. Pastor Lloyd is going to share an exciting and challenging series through Hosea.

Every day we wake up and hear the latest news about what's going on in the middle east, and to say it's a volatile part of the world id a huger understatement. Israel and the missile east has always been a hotbed of tension and violence, but it sure seems to be worse than ever these days. Pastor Lloyd is going to take another look at the God's promises to protect His chosen people, as we again look at Romans nine through eleven.

The nation of Israel is in the headlines in the year 2026, much as it has been in since it became a nation again in 1948. Have you ever wondered why a tiny nation like Israel can survive al these years being surrounded by enemies whose stated goal is to wipe Israel off the map? Pastor Lloyd will have some facts to share with us today as we look at God's Promises to Israel. Our scripture text is Romans chapters nine through eleven.

Today we bring you the conclusion of a special message from Lloyd concerning the continued downfall of society that we see all around us. Opportunities for compromise are everywhere, and as believers, we must not only beware of them, but we must understand the consequences of succumbing to them.

We have a special message to share with you today, from pastor Lloyd. I'm sure you've noticed how God and His word have been pushed out of the public square in recent years. Our faith is under attack, our savior Jesus Christ is mocked and rejected. The very same things ere happening two thousand years ago, and The Lord wrote a letter to the Church in Pergamos to let them know what He thought about it. So join us in Revelation two as we learn from the church of Pergamos - a compromising church.

As we present the whole counsel of God here at Bridging the Gap, it's our prayer that God would lead you to faithful application in your life. It's then that you'll go on to maturity in the Lord. That's really what the apostle Paul is driving at as he closes out this epistle. We're going to see the true value of going through the Word, and applying it to our lives today!