Product Highlights

• A fresh look at how Jesus interacted with people during his time on earth
• Great resource for spiritual growth/discipleship

“In this book my friend Skip Heitzig-pastor of one of America's premier Churches and a gifted Bible teacher whose ministry extends around the world-will help you to know Jesus Christ up close.”

—Franklin Graham, chairman and CEO, Samaritan's Purse

“Skip has a rare balance of Biblical depth and cultural relevance. His Insights are probing and down-to-earth. This book will bring you closer to Christ.”

—Greg Laurie, pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship, author of the Upside-Down Church

“This book will lead you to the all-sufficiency of Jesus, as was shown in the way His life touched a full spectrum of people with a variety of needs.”

—Chuck Smith, senior pastor, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa

In Jesus Up Close, Skip Heitzig details how Christ impacted many peoples lives during his ministry here on the earth. This book explores how Christ interacted with many different people: John the Baptist, Nicodemus, The Samaritan Women at the Well, Saul of Tarsus, Matthew, the tax collector, Peter, James and John, and Thomas, just to name a few.

Here is a list of the individual chapters:

• A Messenger in the Middle of Nowhere: A Man with a Purpose
• Religion Gets a Makeover: A Religious Person Meets Jesus
• Mender of Broken Hearts: Jesus and the Broken People
• A Tale of Two Sinners: A Spiritual Man and an Unspiritual Woman
• Voted Most Likely Not to Convert: A Radical Rabbi’s Radical Encounter
• The Power of His Touch: The Man No One Would Get Close To
• The Power of His Word: A Desperate Father and His Dying Son
• The Power of His Love: God’s Love Invades the IRS
• The Power of His Forgiveness: Jesus Reveals His Priorities
• The Power of His Mercy: Stepping into the World of Pain
• Transfiguration Glory: Three Men and the Mountain
• Resurrection Glory: The Skeptic and the Risen Lord
• Revelation Glory: Peeking Ahead

About the Author
Skip Heitzig is a native of southern California, and experienced the volatile days of the counter-culture in the late 60's and early 70's. Though raised in a religious home, Skip saw religion as a dead-end street with no answers. As a young musician, he got caught up in drugs, and an arrest for two felonies. By 18, he had ventured into the spirit world of astral projection and automatic writing, again finding no answers. By 1973, the Jesus Movement was in full swing, with many young people committing their lives to Jesus Christ. This also happened to be the same year Skip left his family's home and moved to the San Francisco Bay area to enroll in college and escape his Christian friends who were trying to "convert" him. But God had a different plan for Skip's life. One day, alone in his brother's apartment in San Jose, Skip was watching TV and became mesmerized by Billy Graham. The Gospel message penetrated Skip's soul and he knelt down and prayed to receive Christ.

Skip returned to southern California, and began his studies under Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa until 1981. After marrying Lenya, the couple moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he worked in the medical field of radiology. In 1982, Skip began a home Bible study which eventually grew into Calvary of Albuquerque. In 1988 and 1989, Calvary of Albuquerque was considered the fastest growing church in America, according to a church survey by Dr. John Vaughn. Today, Calvary of Albuquerque ministers to over 14,000 adults and their children every weekend. Several other churches have spun off from Calvary of Albuquerque, including churches in Arizona, Colorado, and other parts of New Mexico.

Skip, along with Lenya and their teenage son, moved back to California in January 2004 to serve as Senior Pastor at Ocean Hills Community Church in San Juan Capistrano. Skip served in this capacity until July 2006, when he and Lenya returned to Albuquerque to once again serve as Senior Pastor at Calvary of Albuquerque.

Skip continues to reach out to many people across the nation and throughout the world through his multi-media ministry, including a nationwide half-hour radio program, The Calvary Connection. Skip also helps equip others for living according to God's principles through his writings. Recent books include: When God Prays, How to Study the Bible and Enjoy It (revised), and Jesus Up Close. He also publishes a Lifestyle Series of booklets. Booklets especially applicable to our state of current affairs are A Biblical Response to Terror and Confronting Your Culture.

Skip earned his B.A. and M.A. from Trinity Seminary. He currently serves on several Boards of Directors including Samaritan's Purse.

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