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Under the Weight of It All

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by Bart Denny Read: Philippians 4:4–9 Most of us know what it feels like when life doesn’t suddenly explode—but slowly gets heavier. Not dramatic. Not loud. Just… weighty. You’re still functioning. Still showing up. Still doing what needs to be done. But inside, it feels like the walls are closing in, and the pressure keeps building. That experience is more common than we're comfortable admitting in church. And it’s exactly the place where the Apostle Paul speaks in Philippians 4. Paul’s words in Philippians 4 matter because they weren't written from comfort. They were written from confinement; Paul was in prison as he wrote this letter to a church under pressure from the threat of persecution. Faithful People Still Feel the Weight One of the quiet lies many Christians believe is this: If my faith were stronger, I wouldn’t feel this anxious. But Scripture doesn’t support that assumption. Even faithful Christians can feel overwhelmed. Even prayerful people can lie awake at night...
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But some doubted...

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by Bart Denny “The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted.” —Matthew 28:16–17 (CSB) I try to be faithful to Scripture when I write or preach. I want to draw out lessons and apply them to daily life without saying more than the text itself says. My goal is to dig deep into God’s Word and share what I find—without putting words in God’s mouth. But I can’t help wondering—have you ever heard someone really focus on that last phrase in Matthew 28:17? “But some doubted.” In the very presence of the risen Christ—after seeing Him crucified, buried, and now alive—the disciples worshiped. And yet… some doubted. That moment has always fascinated me. We often say, “seeing is believing.” But here were disciples looking at Jesus with their own eyes, and still, something inside them wavered. Was it too good to be true? Could it really be Him? After everything they’d seen—the horror of the cross, the...
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