letters to the churches #06 an open door revelation 3.7-13 compiled and presented by: dave stewart...

Letters to the Churches

#06

An Open DoorRevelation 3.7-13

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart 10 August, 2008Las Cruces, NM

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: The church in Philadelphia reminds us that no matter our weakness, Jesus opens doors for us and expects us to be faithful. He also reminds us that He loves us and will take care of us.

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

"Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

—Alexander Graham Bell

AnOpenDoor

Revelation 3.7-13

Let him Let him hearhear

Holy Holy OneOneTrue True OneOneKey of Key of DavidDavid

I know your works

Our Lord opens doors for us.Our Lord opens doors for us.

SalvationSalvation

““I am the door. If I am the door. If anyone enters by anyone enters by

me, he will be me, he will be saved”saved”

——John 10.9John 10.9

Our Lord opens doors for us.Our Lord opens doors for us.

SalvationSalvation

BlessingBlessing

““and will go in and and will go in and out and find out and find pasture. ...pasture. ...

I came that they I came that they may have life and may have life and

have it abundantly.”have it abundantly.”——John 10.10John 10.10

Our Lord opens doors for us.Our Lord opens doors for us.

SalvationSalvation

BlessingBlessing

EvangelismEvangelism

““But I will stay in But I will stay in Ephesus until Ephesus until

Pentecost, for a Pentecost, for a wide door for wide door for

effective work has effective work has opened to me, and opened to me, and

there are many there are many adversaries.”adversaries.”

— — 1 Corinthians 16.8-91 Corinthians 16.8-9

FaithfulneFaithfulnesssswithout without

excuseexcuses.s.

““and I was with you and I was with you in weakness and in in weakness and in

fear and much fear and much trembling”trembling”

——1 Corinthians 2.31 Corinthians 2.3

““My grace is My grace is sufficient for you, for sufficient for you, for my power is made my power is made

perfect in perfect in weakness.”weakness.”

——2 Corinthians 12.92 Corinthians 12.9

““Please, Lord, how Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is Behold, my clan is

the weakest in the weakest in Manasseh, and I am Manasseh, and I am

the least in my the least in my father’s house.”father’s house.”

——Judges 6.15Judges 6.15

““You are not able to You are not able to go against this go against this

Philistine to fight Philistine to fight with him, for you are with him, for you are but a youth, and he but a youth, and he has been a man of has been a man of

war from his youth.”war from his youth.”——1 Samuel 17.331 Samuel 17.33

““What are these What are these feeble Jews doing.”feeble Jews doing.”

——Nehemiah 4.2Nehemiah 4.2

““The sluggard says, The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion ‘There is a lion

outside! I shall be outside! I shall be killed in the killed in the

streets!”streets!”——Proverbs 22.13Proverbs 22.13

““I can do all things I can do all things through Him who through Him who strengthens me.”strengthens me.”

——Philippians 4.13Philippians 4.13

I haveI haveloved loved you.you.

““See what kind of See what kind of love the Father has love the Father has given to us, that we given to us, that we

should be called should be called children of God; children of God; and so we are.”and so we are.”

——1 John 3.11 John 3.1

““nor anything else nor anything else in creation, will be in creation, will be able to separate us able to separate us

from the love of from the love of God in Christ Jesus God in Christ Jesus

our Lord.”our Lord.”——Romans 8.39Romans 8.39

““I will keep you I will keep you from the hour of from the hour of

trial.”trial.”——Revelation 3.10Revelation 3.10

““I will never leave I will never leave you or forsake you or forsake

you.”you.”——Hebrews 13.5Hebrews 13.5

““I will make him a I will make him a pillar in the temple pillar in the temple

of God.”of God.”——Revelation 3.12Revelation 3.12

““I will write on him I will write on him the name of my the name of my

God and the name God and the name of the city of my of the city of my

God ... And my own God ... And my own new name.”new name.”

——Revelation 3.12Revelation 3.12

What What doors has doors has

Jesus Jesus opened opened for us?for us?

Will we Will we be faithful be faithful

despite despite our our

weaknessweakness??

Jesus loves me.Jesus loves me.