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Dedication
Jesus,
this book is for You
and all about You.
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Contents
Introduction: Seeing Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Part One: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus through the Word
1. The Living Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. The Psalms Prescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3. A Vision That Endures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part Two: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus through Service
4. The Bread of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5. The Face of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6. An Expectant Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Part Three: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus through Trials
7. Climbing into Gods Lap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8. The Lord Who Sees Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9. Ive Just Seen Jesus! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Part Four: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus through
Mountaintop Experiences
10. The Great Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
11. The Road to Emmaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12. The Trysting Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Part Five: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus through His
Whispers
13. The Lord, Our Reconciler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
14. The Power of His Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
15. The Miracle of His Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
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Introduction
Seeing Jesus
Seeing Jesus is what Christianity is all about. Mark it down.
We are what we see.... Acquiring a vision of your
Maker can be like starting a whole new life.
Max Lucado
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and as I look back now, the ride really was the highlight of
our trip.
The Christian life is rarely a calm harbor ride. Its more
like an adventurous ocean excursion where the waves can
be huge, the ride bumpy and uncertain or wild and difficult.
Things can seem overwhelming. Sometimes we want to get
off the boat, and we long for calmer waters.
Still God says, Look at Me, not the waves. Fix your eyes
on Jesusand dont forget to enjoy the ride! (see Hebrews
12:2). Our tumultuous boat ride reminds me of a card I
saw once with a hippo in a boat surrounded by huge waves.
Inside it said:
Lord, thank You for upheaval,
For rocking my little boat.
For sending winds that seem too strong
And waves that threaten to capsize me.
Because all of this drives me into Your arms.
And anything which results in that end, Lord,
Is worth getting wet over.
Being driven into Jesus arms, Ive found, is truly worth
getting wet over, and even worth going through a tumultuous
storm now and then.
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Part One
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Chapter 1
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30 ~ Cheri Fuller
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