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Close Encounters

Sometimes God works on us in subtle ways. Other times, God is about as subtle as a ton of bricks. Either way, God seems to enjoy close encounters. Join Carol Bechtel as she explores some of the ways in which God comes to us, often calling us to areas outside our comfort zone and beyond our expectations.

  
             
  August 1998   Part 1: Winner Takes All — Romans 12:1
God yearns for a "close encounter" with us.
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  September 1998   Part 2: God's Version of "Call Waiting" — 1 Samuel 3:1-20
God seems to be willing to call as many times as it takes. [ Read article ]		  
             
  October 1998   Part 3: A View From The Balcony" — Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
"For everything there is a season."
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  November 1998   Part 4: In Your Dreams" — Acts 12:1-17
"God can and often does far more than we ask or think" [ Read article ]		  
             
  December 1998   Part 5: When God Steps Off the Screen" — Luke 4:14-30
"Insiders do not have a corner on the market of God's grace" [ Read article ]		  
             
  January/February 1999   Part 6: "The Thing With Feathers" — Ruth 2:17-23
"Hope makes its nest right smack in the middle of our despair" [ Read article ]		  
             
  March 1999   Part 7: Just Who Has the Truth? — Jeremiah 28
"God may be speaking to our adversary too"
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  April 1999   Part 8: Jesus' Knuckles Are Bloodied — Revelation 3:14-22
What will it take for us to let him in?
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  May 1999   Part 9:"The Calm After the Storm" — Mark 4:35-41
What's scarier — a storm at sea or a someone who can calm the storm?
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  June 1999   Part 10: "Surprised by Joy" — 2 Kings 4:8-17
Sometimes God has more in mind for us than we do for ourselves.
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  July/August 1999  

Part 11: Murder, He Wrote — Genesis 4:1-16
Sin may be crouching at the door, ready to strike. [ Read article ]

  
             
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