Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

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Always honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's word and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.

Here's a question for you, and I really want you to answer it. So text me your answer.

If you encounter Jesus face to face, what do you think he'd say to you? Do you picture him with

tenderness in his eyes, or do you imagine him with a look of disappointment or condemnation?

Do you sense that he would draw near or would he distance himself?

Well, you know what?

You'll never truly see yourself for who you are until you see Jesus for who he is.

Jerry Jenkins joins me today to talk about his novel based on the season number one of The Chosen.

I've called you by name.

So we've got five copies of this hardcover novel, The Chosen. I've called you by name. So we've got five copies of this hardcover

novel, The Chosen. I've called you by name. It's powerful. It brings that the chosen film series to

life. I mean, some people like to watch movies. Others like to read it in a book. Some like both.

When we got a handful of copies to give away today, you can text the word book to get in on the drawing.

877-933-24-84. But I really do want an honest answer to your question. Where are you at in

your walk with Jesus right now? Like, what is your sense if you truly encountered him?

What do you sense that encounter would be like? I would just love to know. Quick announcement

before we hear from

Jerry, we are opening up a free online book study. It starts next month in September, but the

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