Stay Connected: Why Life Only Works When You’re Connected to Jesus
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by Bart Denny Central text: John 15:1-11 If you’ve ever stepped on a LEGO in the middle of the night, you already know—they’re small, but they matter. But here’s something else about LEGO bricks that’s just as important: A LEGO brick by itself doesn’t do much. It’s not broken. It’s not defective. It looks perfectly fine sitting there on its own. But it never becomes what it was designed to be… unless it connects. And that simple truth is exactly where this message begins. Recently, our church kicked off a new sermon series titled Created to Connect with a message called Stay Connected. Using both Scripture and a familiar childhood image, he unpacked a powerful reality: Your life only works when you stay connected to Jesus. The Problem Isn’t Activity—It’s Disconnection Most of us don’t feel disconnected because we’re doing nothing. We feel disconnected because we’re doing too much… without the right connection. You can be busy. You can be productive. You can even be religious. And still...