Friends Who Carry: Faith That Lifts Others

Pastor Daniel Medders reflects on his lonely transition to Trevecca, where losing baseball also cost him the community he expected to have, to show how deeply friendships can shape a person’s life and future. Using Luke 5 and the men who carried their paralyzed friend to Jesus, he explains that true friends seek solutions, celebrate one another without jealousy, and take meaningful personal and emotional risks for each other. Good friends ultimately lead one another toward Jesus, pray together in the moment, and exercise a faith that can profoundly strengthen another person’s spiritual life. Pastor Daniel challenges the congregation not only to surround themselves with friends like these, but also to become that kind of friend for others.