OPEN THE DOOR

I. Open and Go Through the Door

^{Rev. 3:}²⁰Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. ^{John 10:11}“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I am the door (for the sheep); whoever enters through me will be kept safe.

II. Close the Door

^Luke
9:61Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” ⁶²Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.

III. Knock at the Door

^{Matthew 7:7}“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.