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Reconnected by Grace

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Part 2 of the “Created to Connect” Series Ephesians 2:1–10 by Bart Denny When Life Won’t Click Together Have you ever stepped on a LEGO in the dark? You don’t forget it. But here’s something else about LEGO bricks—they’re not meant to exist by themselves. A single piece might look fine sitting on a table… but it doesn’t fulfill its purpose until it connects. That’s the idea behind this series: God didn’t create you to live disconnected. He created you to connect—to Him and to one another. Last week, we saw that clearly in the words of Jesus: “I am the vine; you are the branches…” (John 15:5, NIV) Life only works when we stay connected to Him. But that raises an honest question: If we were created to connect… why do we feel so disconnected? Why does it feel like we’re trying—but something just won’t come together? When Trying Harder Doesn’t Work If you’re honest, you’ve probably felt this. You know the right things. You’re doing the right things. From...
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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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