✝ Daily Encouragement (6/27/25) "A De-roofing Ministry"
Published: Fri, 06/27/25
Updated: Fri, 06/27/25
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Friday, June 27, 2025 
This
week we were
up in Berks
County to meet
my brother Pat
for lunch at
Crackerbarrel.
On our drive
back
we
saw these
girls who had
been out for
the day
near
Bethel PA. It
was nearly 100
degrees that
day so they
surely enjoyed
the fresh air!
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"A De-roofing Ministry" Message
summary:
May God bless
you richly
with friends
and help us to
be a friend!
Listen to our message on your audio player. “Some men came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven’” (Mark 2:3-5).
It's a colorful description of caring friends; the kind of friends we would all like to have and indeed so many of us do. We’ll say these four friends also had a "roofing ministry". Let’s examine several characteristics of this roofing ministry:
1)
They had a
friend with a
need –
These men were
determined to
do something
about it. He
was a
paralytic and,
although the
degree of his
paralysis is
not specified,
he was
immobile and
carried from
place to place
on a mat.
Consider today
those you know
who may be in
need due to
their
immobility or
otherwise. How
can you help
them?
2) They had a plan – They wanted to get their friend to Jesus. Word was spreading concerning Jesus’ ability to heal the sick. These men had a plan to get their friend to Jesus where they believed he would receive healing. That should be our goal as well, to get people to Jesus. 3) They sacrificed – The healing service was likely in the daytime since they didn’t travel in vehicles and nighttime would be very difficult. They sacrificed personal time as well as income as they very well may have taken time off from their jobs. After carrying their friend to the healing service they met up with a big crowd and a house with limited access. There are always obstacles of some sort in any type of ministry. Genuine, lasting ministry is characterized by overcoming obstacles, one by one. 4) They had innovative determination – In spite of the obstacles they made a way. I can just see these daring men each presumably holding a corner of the mat. Surely they were throwing out wild ideas as to how they could get their friend through the mass of people so that he could be within the touch of the Master’s hand. Perhaps one threw out the idea just for a joke, “Let’s just cut a hole through the roof!” Of course we don’t know the circumstance but we do know that’s just what they did. They lowered their friend down in the middle of the crowd right in front of Jesus (see Luke’s account in Luke 5:18-20). I wonder what the other people thought who had arrived earlier and been waiting a long while to see Jesus. Did they feel like we do when a person crowds in front of us in a grocery or customer service line? 5) They had roofing skills – Now I presume it was some type of thatch roof. They had to know where to make the opening so as not to impact the structural integrity of the entire roof. I also assume, although not specified, that they repaired the roof afterwards! After all, that would be the right thing to do or perhaps they called "Jericho Roofing" and paid the bill. What skills do you have that you can devote to our Lord? 6) They had faith – But onto a more important and essential detail here: “When Jesus saw their faith". Note the plural pronoun, “their faith”. These men had faith that their friend would receive help from Jesus and he did! We are so thankful for those people of faith who have instructed and encouraged us on our journey, and expressed faith on our behalf. 7) They had a caring Savior – Jesus did not let them down. A wonderful verse states, “Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). What a powerful assurance that we always have a caring Savior in Jesus! Your
roofing
ministry may
not be as
literal as
this but most
of these
points will
apply to any
type of
ministry that
expresses
personal care
to others.
Aren’t you
glad that we
can enlist
Christian
friends to
pray for us
when we’re in
the midst of
the “blues” of
a difficult
circumstance.
Their faith is
a source of
encouragement
to us and it
strengthens us
when we are
weak, whether
emotionally,
physically,
spiritually or
financially.
In extreme
cases it might
include all
those
mentioned!
B e encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13 Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
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"There's Not A Friend Like The Lowly Jesus" Watch on YouTube Kingdom Bound Trio
Yesterday
afternoon I
took an Amish
couple down to
Quarryville,
PA to shop and
attend a
meeting. When
there were at
their meeting
we met up with
Mark Pulliam,
a longtime
friend we met
over 25 years
ago in New
England. We
had dinner
together and
then he
blessed us as
he has for
many years
with two
pineapple
cream pies, a
memorable and
tasty custom
he has had
since we
practically
first met him.
He recently
had shoulder
surgery but is
recovering
very well.
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Last
week I
observed the
youth in their
ministry of
caring for
those
devastated by
the hurricane
and flooding
last year in
North
Carolina, by
using their
skills in the
trades,
including
roofing. They
replaced the
roof of a 93
year old woman
who had to be
evacuated from
the flood
waters with a
helicopter. So
today let us
consider a
roofing job in
the Bible, or
perhaps more
precisely a
de-roofing
job.
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