Jesus Up Close

by Skip Heitzig

Book Overview

We talk about Him. We sing about Him. But have we really met Jesus? Pastor Skip Heitzig puts us straight in the pathway of Jesus Himself in this refreshing look at the radical Son of God. Bold.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842336354
• ISBN13: 9780842336352
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great for a small group

This is a great book. My friend and I used it when we led a college age small group. We had people that had been in church all their lives, as well as people who were either new christians or just interested, and this book was able to give something to everyone. It is very easy to understand, practical, and soundly based in the Bible. I very highly reccomend it!

Easy to Read

This book is divided into three parts: The Person of Jesus, The Power of Jesus and the Glory of Jesus. In each of the 14 chapters, the author describes an encounter with Jesus by various people in the New Testament. Most of the stories are taken from the Gospels.Skip's knowledge of ancient Jewish customs and culture is probably the most helpful part of the book. This information makes familiar Gospel stories even more meaningful.In each chapter, an encounter with Jesus is described. Skip shows that Jesus used different methods with different people. He did so because the people who came to Jesus had different requests and different motives. Some readily believed and some held back.Skip also uses stories of his own to further make the points of each chapter. And he attempts to make the lessons learned relevant to the reader. In the second half of each chapter, the author appeals to the reader to apply to his life what has been shown.Chapter 13, about the Apostle Thomas, is particularly interesting. It describes the differences between doubt and unbelief.

Another fine work from Skip

This book is a wonderful way to get closer to Jesus. Written in Skip's practical yet spiritually insightful style, the reader gets the true picture of what Jesus is really like. As you finish reading each chapter, take the time to truly reflect on the discussion points. They are very thought-provoking and will strengthen your walk with Christ.