Bridging the Gap With Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Lloyd Pulley

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Bridging the Gap airs the Bible teaching of Pastor Lloyd Pulley, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge. Pastor Lloyd's teaching of God's truth is practical, encouraging, inspirational, and challenging. He has a unique way of explaining God's Word in a transparent manner to help listeners apply it to their daily lives. The vision of Bridging the Gap is to broadcast God’s Word and to watch it work in the lives of people!

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Following Jesus to the Cross

This coming weekend we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. Celebrate a death? That sounds kind of morbid, don’t you think? But Christians celebrate the death of Christ because that death was the greatest act of love ever committed. Jesus willingly went to the cross of Calvary because His death and resurrection would bridge the gap between a perfect God and sinful mankind. Join us in Luke chapter twenty-three as we explore the events leading up to the crucifixion of Christ.

25m
Mar 28
Spirit or Letter of the Law

God is very specific in His word about everything related to our lives here on earth, and our eternal life as well. Today’s message is a part of Lloyd’s ongoing study of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ll be in Matthew chapter five, verses twenty one through forty eight today. 

25m
Mar 27
Spirit or Letter of the Law

Rewards are waiting for the Christian who faithfully obeys God here on earth, and that’s something we’ll observe today on Bridging the Gap. We’ll also focus on the spirit and the letter of the law. What’s the difference? Today’s study is just part of our detailed look at the Sermon on the Mount.

25m
Mar 26
Exceeding the Righteousness of the Law

Christians are facing persecution and restriction, but generally speaking, this is a great place to live if you’re a Christian! Here at Bridging the Gap, we are not ashamed to proclaim God’s wonderful and reliable Word! On today’s broadcast, Pastor Lloyd Pulley continues his study of our Lord’s first sermon. We'll examine again Jesus’ thoughts on the trustworthiness of Word of God. 

25m
Mar 25
Exceeding the Righteousness of the Law

Today on Bridging the Gap - Pastor Lloyd Pulley returns to his study of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ll go to Matthew chapter five verses seventeen through twenty, to examine what Jesus said about the Law. 

25m
Mar 22
You are the Light of the World

Light is an important part of life, even if we don’t completely understand it. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Himself said that Christians are “the light of the world”. What exactly does that mean? We’ll join pastor Lloyd Pulley for some answers as we look at Matthew five, verses fourteen through sixteen.

25m
Mar 21
You are the Light of the World

Scientists will all agree that light travels at 186 thousand miles per second, but they don’t agree on much more! Light is an important thing for Christians as well, because Jesus told us we are the “light of the world”. What does it mean to be the light of the world? That’s what we’ll explore today on the program as Lloyd brings us another message from his series on the Sermon on the Mount.

25m
Mar 20
Salt of the Earth

How do you define success? Many in the world would list money, fame or power.  But today we’ll notice what the marks of a successful person really are, by utilizing our Lord’s standards. In Matthew chapter five, verse thirteen, Jesus used a simple analogy to teach us how to make an impact, and a difference in the world. By paying close attention, you’ll discover valuable instruction on how to be influential and beneficial. 

25m
Mar 19
Salt of the Earth

Light enhances the detail of the things around us. While delivering His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus likened the Christian to light, and salt. We’ll see how we can be salt to a world desperate for some good seasoning! 

25m
Mar 18
Persecuted For Righteousness

The truth is that Christians today experience persecution of varying degrees. And yet the message from the Bible is that we should rejoice and be exceedingly glad in the light of it. Welcome once again to Bridging the Gap with Pastor Lloyd Pulley, where today we’ll wrap up our detailed examination of the beatitudes. We trust that you have a Bible available and that you’re ready to join us in Matthew five, verses ten through twelve.

25m
Mar 15
Persecuted For Righteousness

Christians today experience persecution of varying degrees. And yet the message from the Bible is that we should rejoice and be exceedingly glad in the light of it. Welcome once again to Bridging the Gap with Pastor Lloyd Pulley, where today we’ll wrap up our detailed examination of the beatitudes.

25m
Mar 14
Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Today on Bridging the Gap, we’ll examine this “peace” that Spafford spoke of and we’ll learn that “peace” isn’t just a platitude - but it is possible through Christ. Pastor Lloyd Pulley is investigating the beatitude, “Blessed are the Peacemakers” today.

25m
Mar 13
Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley will offer the proper prescription for a lack of peace. Pastor Lloyd is currently teaching us from the beatitudes, as part of his study of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ll be in Matthew chapter five and verse nine today, where we read, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”

25m
Mar 12
Pure in Heart

The Bible states that Man tends to look at the outward appearance of an individual, but God goes much deeper than that. He looks at the heart, and desires His children to be pure in heart. Lloyd Pulley will explain here today on Bridging the Gap as we continue to look at the beatitudes, at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.  Today, Lloyd returns to what Jesus had to say about being pure in heart. Feel free to join us in Matthew chapter five in verse eight.

25m
Mar 11
Pure in Heart

You’ll be asked to consider the shape of your heart on Bridging the Gap, as Lloyd Pulley resumes his study of the beatitudes. Today Lloyd examines the beatitude, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God”. You’ll find it in Matthew chapter five in verse eight.

25m
Mar 08
Blessed Are The Merciful

Lloyd Pulley is our Bible teacher, and today he continues his study of the beatitudes, found in Matthew chapter five. These powerful verses give us God’s pattern for happy living. One of the characteristics of Kingdom Dwellers is mercy. Lloyd will suggest today four ways that mercy is demonstrated.

25m
Mar 07
Blessed Are The Merciful

Today on Bridging the Gap, we continue our series in the beatitudes with a study on the topic of mercy. We’ll see the meaning of mercy, and how it is shown, as we look at Matthew five, verse seven. A lot of people get mercy confused with justice and that’s sad, because they are two very different things!

25m
Mar 06
Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

At the moment of our conversion, the Holy Spirit begins to create a hunger and a thirst for righteousness. Today on Bridging the Gap, we continue Lloyd’s series based on the beatitudes, and we’ll take a look at what Jesus had to say on the subject of spiritual hunger and thirst.

25m
Mar 05
Blessed Are The Meek

We’ve been examining the beatitudes for the past few days, and today we’ll note that the meek will be blessed, and they will inherit the earth. As pastor Lloyd has mentioned many times, meekness has been completely misunderstood as equaling weakness.

25m
Mar 04
Blessed Are The Meek

I know it sounds like a pure contradiction, but, in God’s kingdom at least, the more meek you are, the greater your strength! As Christians we should have a daily goal to be more like Christ - a perfect example of the power of meekness. Today on Bridging the Gap, we’ll see how we can be more like Christ as Pastor Lloyd Pulley defines meekness for us and then point to a few of God’s people who displayed this trait.

25m
Mar 01
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Today on Bridging the Gap, Lloyd Pulley shows us that being poor in spirit will lead us to sorrow over our condition. That sorrow in turn will drive us to God, to turn from sin and repent. Repentance seems to be an unpopular concept in our day.

25m
Feb 29
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Today on Bridging the Gap with pastor Lloyd Pulley, we continue our series based on the first twelve verses of Matthew chapter five, also known as the beatitudes.  And as we’ll soon see, God’s prescription for happiness is much different than the world’s prescription.  With the second beatitude, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted,”

25m
Feb 28
Poor In Spirit

Today on Bridging the Gap, we’ll notice the first qualification for entrance into God’s Kingdom...becoming “poor in spirit.” Pastor Lloyd Pulley just recently started a series based on the Sermon on the Mount, and on today’s broadcast we’ll observe one of the marks of a true believer - humility.

25m
Feb 27
Sermon on the Mount

Last time, Lloyd kicked off a series based on the first twelve verses of Matthew chapter five, known as the Beatitudes. We’re quickly noticing that it is a timeless message with outstanding instruction on how we are to live as Christians.

25m
Feb 26
Sermon on the Mount

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! 

25m
Feb 23
When Will These Things Be?

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”. 

25m
Feb 22
When Will These Things Be?

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.

25m
Feb 21
Delivered

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.

25m
Feb 20
Delivered

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.

25m
Feb 19
The Unexpected Faith of the Centurion

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.

25m
Feb 16