✝ Daily Encouragement (2/3/25) "On Being A Doorkeeper"
Published: Mon, 02/03/25
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Monday,
February
3, 2025
We
always get a
warning with
our barking
dogs when a
horse and
buggy passes
our house.
You'd think
they would get
used to it by
now, but I'm
not sure that
we are after
living here 24
years now! I
always stop
and look!
Ester
took this
photo.
"On Being A Doorkeeper" Message summary: If you are a doorkeeper (greeter) realize the value in your service for Christ.
Listen to our message on your audio player. "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked" (Psalm 84:10). Yesterday I (Stephen) served as a "door opener" at an entrance to our church. My assignment was to greet people as they entered as well as open and close the outer door to keep the cold air out of the foyer. I enjoy this type of service being a slightly outgoing person and most would say I have a loud voice. I greeted people as they entered with, "Welcome to the house of the Lord , we are so pleased to see you". It's interesting to watch the variety of people coming to church. Older folks slowly approaching with the help of their walkers, young families with children, people with a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. My favorite was the young couples walking in holding hands with the man carrying a Bible. I would greet them by reminding them to build their relationship on God's foundation. It wasn't that many Methuselah years ago that we were that young couple.
Then I remember Fred, who probably still greets at the door of the country church we attended for many years here in Lancaster County. He's my age and has had the same job at the same company since high school. I called him Steady Freddy!
Greeters
have an
important
role.
Brooksyne
remembers an
article she
read when we
were very
young in
ministry which
she has never
forgotten.
An
elderly woman
was home bound
for many
months and the
thing she
missed most
was attending
church on
Sundays and
being with her
brothers and
sisters in
Christ. Day
after day she
looked eagerly
in the mail
for a card and
hoped for a
phone call
from a church
member letting
her know she
was missed,
but none came.
Finally she
mustered
enough
strength to
attend church
on a Sunday
morning. She
called a
church friend
to pick her up
since she was
no longer able
to drive and
he agreed to
drive her
there. She had
pictured in
her mind those
who would be
there to greet
her and looked
forward to
shaking hands
with the
pastor but,
sad to say,
she was not
even noticed.
The church
folks were
busy with
various duties
or visiting
with their
friends and
completely
overlooked the
woman who had
longed for
fellowship but
found none
that morning.
That
story has
stayed with me
now for
probably 45
years and
keeps me on
the lookout
for anyone who
may just need
a handshake, a
friendly
greeting, or a
word of
encouragement.
It's a bit
harder in a
really large
church such as
we attend
currently. But
I still often
walk up to
someone
sitting alone
in a pew and
greet them
before or
after church.
I find them
warmly
receiving my
greeting,
sometimes with
a look of
surprise, and
on occasion
they even
thank me for
stopping to
say "hi", when
in reality it
is I who
receives the
blessing.
Prior to my service yesterday I had considered our daily text and wondered to what extent I was like a doorkeeper. "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked" (Psalm 84:10). It's an interesting text from a brief Psalm written not by David, but the sons of Korah, who wrote eleven of the Psalms. They were essentially the worship leaders at the time of King David.
The
Doorkeeper was
responsible
for opening
the gate of
the Temple so
people could
come into the
presence of
the Lord. We,
too, have the
awesome call
to usher
people into
the presence
of God. A
greeter can
help to set
the tone of
one's first
impression of
a church body.
The
verse
contrasts the
setting of
those
being outside
at the
entrance of
God's house to
those being
inside the
dwelling of
the wicked.
Also perhaps
the doorkeeper
was considered
a lowly
position and
that we are to
prefer
to be small in
the house of
God than to be
prominent or
feel "at home"
in the ways of
the wicked.
Another
sense should
be that our
love for God
should be so
strong that no
matter the
circumstances
or where we
serve we
should just
want to be
with God, and
be a part of
whatever God
is doing.
So,
today, if you
are a
doorkeeper
(greeter)
realize the
value in your
service for
Christ.
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Better
is One
Day"
Watch
on YouTube
Matt
Redman A
song based on
our daily text
Psalm
84 (I'm Home)
Watch
on YouTube
Shane &
Shane
Who
were the sons
of Korah in
the Old
Testament?
(from
gotquestions.org)
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"Brave
The Dark"
This last
weekend we saw
a movie that
is set right
here in
Lancaster
County.
We saw several
landmarks we
recognized
like a scene
at the Shady
Maple. It's
about a
teacher's
impact on a
troubled
student.
"When
Mr. Deen
discovers one
of his
students has
been living
out of his car
and thrown
into jail, he
decides to
bail him out.
Determined to
curb Nate’s
self-destructive
behavior, Mr.
Deen quickly
discovers a
host of dark
secrets that
are slowly
tearing Nate
apart. What
started as a
good deed
becomes a
desperate
fight to save
Nate from his
own demons. As
Nate spirals
deeper into
despair, Mr.
Deen must
decide how far
he’s willing
to go to save
a kid on the
brink of
losing
everything—even
himself."
Here's
an article:
"A
Lancaster kid
with a
nightmare
childhood and
the teacher
who wouldn’t
turn him
away"
It
would be a
good movie,
especially for
teachers,
reminding them
of the impact
they can have
on their
students.
We
have talked to
several who
had
connections
with the real
characters in
the movie. A
couple weeks
ago Brooksyne
visited with
Cary, a member
of the
orchestra, as
they were
serving
together in
the music
department. He
was excited to
see the movie
because his
father was the
principal of
Garden Sport
High School in
New Holland
during Mr.
Deen's years
of teaching
there. In
fact, Cary is
a primary care
physician and,
he mentioned
that Mr. Deen
was his
patient for
several years
before his
death.
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