How Close Is Your Jesus? Closer Than You've Ever Been Told.

We can feel guilty for not feeling grateful enough, like a wet blanket of religious obligation. But in Christ, we have genuine reasons for gratitude. One of the biggest? We've been crucified. Our old self isn't being improved. It's gone. Buried. Never coming back.

Still, many believers don't realize this, so they chase formulas and rituals that only make them feel "less than." But the truth is the opposite. You're not distant. You're not lacking. You're not incomplete.

God has already done the work. He's made you new—fused to Christ, united with Him at the core of who you are. You're full. You're close. You're clean. You're His.

You don't have to "get rid of yourself" or drum up fake gratitude. You can rest in the reality of being alive to God right now. Watch this message and see just how close Jesus really is!

Discussion Questions:

1. Read Romans 6:1-4. What three events were you baptized into? Is this about water baptism? If not, please explain.
2. Read Galatians 2:20. Explain "it is no longer I who live" versus "the life I now live."
3. Read Galatians 6:14. React to this statement: "The world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."
4. Read Colossians 3:3-4, Ephesians 2:5-6, John 14:20, and 1 Corinthians 6:17. Focus on these four words: hidden, seated, in, and joins. What do these communicate about your closeness to God?
5. Read Galatians 5:24. Notice that you did the crucifying this time. When did you crucify the flesh with its passions and desires? How?
6. Read Romans 6:17, 1 Timothy 1:5, and 2 Corinthians 9:7. What do these passages have to say about your heart?
7. Read John 1:16 and Colossians 2:9-10. React to this statement: You have received of His fullness, and in Him you have been made complete in Him.