INTIMACY
Colby Engstrum
January 20, 2025

What does INTIMACY mean?

Intimacy is the

you have with God and the people you are close to.

Intimacy is KNOWING people and being KNOWN by people—not just knowing ABOUT them.

THE PROBLEM: Because we lack

, we settle for .

1 -Jesus lived out

in a life fully & fully . JUST LIKE WE ARE TRYING to DO. (1 Peter 2:21-25, Hebrews 12:1-2, NLT)

2-Jesus’

with GOD fueled His and His .
(Lk 2:41-52, Lk 5:16, 6:12, 9:18, 11:1, 22, Mk 1:35, 6:46,)

3-Jesus’

gave Him into how to life DIFFERENTLY. (MT 26:52-54, NLT)

We Need To Keep Intimacy Growing…
1-INTIMACY means nothing that gets

us between us.
(Matthew 4:17, 18:15, Mark 11:22-25, NLT)

2-INTIMACY means what’s in your

draws you to God or gets in the WAY.
(Mark 12:29-31, Mark 10:21, Luke 10:38-42, NLT)

3-INTIMACY has to be a

& a . (Luke 7:36-50, 9:57-62)
What can GROWING INTIMACY look like?
What do we do with this?
Choose to DRAW CLOSE to God & a few close people.

1-Remove What’s In the Way.
2-Choose to GROW CLOSER instead of settling for being NEARBY.