If you're a sports fan, you know that when things are going badly for a team, the one thing the coach is likely to do is call a time out to regroup. As we move to chapter seven in our verse by verse study through Revelation today, that's exactly what we see - a time out. In chapter six we've seen the vision of coming death and destruction, and in chapter eight, another wave of judgment begins, but in chapter seven we have a break, and a question is asked. It's an important question- one who's answer has been debated for hundreds of years.

Soon we'll be at the time of year when the leaves start to appear on trees, and the weather becomes warmer. Those are signs that spring is here and summer is not far away. There are also signs all around us that we are living in the last days before the return of Jesus Christ. What are those signs? Pastor Lloyd will share a few today, especially in the area of the attitude our culture has developed toward Christianity. Call yourself a Christian? You must be an intolerant bigot, right? That's pretty much where we are in the year 2013.

As we continue our look at Revelation chapter six, we're seeing a very dark and destructive period in the earth's history. The section we're looking at today can be described in one word: terror! The worst earthquake, the worst flood, the worst atomic explosion, none of them compare to what lies ahead for those who have rejected the Lord. Along with this bad news is the good news that we don't have to experience any of it, as long as we have given our lives over to Jesus Christ.

We're studying Romans chapter six right now, and today we'll make a return visit to verses twelve through fourteen. We have a wonderful new life in Christ, but what do we do with it? "Applying the new life" is the title Pastor Lloyd has given this study, and as Christians, we should be anxious to not only apply what God has given us, but apply it 24/7! Can it be done?

You've probably heard this phrase uttered at one time or another: "I've got good news and I've got bad news" We're studying a section of Revelation right now that definitely falls into the "bad news" category. In Revelation chapter six we see the arrival of the so-called four horsemen of the Apocalypse. The first two will bring war, the third will bring famine and the fourth will bring widespread death and destruction. That doesn't sound like much of a party does it? Well the good news for believers in Jesus Christ is that we won't be around to experience these terrible occurrences.

You've probably heard the expression "There's no such a thing as a sure thing". Many people have gone down in flames betting their money on a "sure thing", but today on Bridging the Gap, we'll begin a study in Romans chapter six, verses twelve through fourteen, as we learn about the one thing in life that really is an absolute, one hundred percent sure thing! You can bet your eternal life on it! The assurance of our salvation through Christ is what this wonderful book is all about.

Do you ever stop to imagine what Heaven will be like? Everybody has, and the concepts are as varied as the number of people. One very observant person said that "almost everybody is in favor of going to Heaven, but too many people are hoping they'll live long enough to see an easing of the entrance requirements!" That's certainly true, and what's also true is that there is only one requirement to gain entrance... and that's faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. So what's it going to be like? Let's find out.