I Am - I Am the Door

New Song Church OKC

John 10:1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
John 10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Doors are very common
#1 Doors Represent Transition & Access
From Death To True Life
John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
Ephesians 2:5 Even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.
John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”
1pasture = true life
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3From Law To Grace
John 10:1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Because of Jesus, we can walk with faith and hope, through the door (Jesus) that is framed by grace and access the presence of God where we can find salvation and true life for this life and for the life to come.
John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”
pasture = growth and increase
#2 Doors Create Security & Protection
Your acceptance with God is not based on your productivity!
Jesus is the door of security and protection
#3 Through Doors We Welcome
The first important act of self-denial for 21st-century followers of Jesus may be to say no to being too busy to be a disciple. — Thomas Oord
Matthew 5:16 Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Jesus made you new through Christ so you could be a part of the solution!
Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, and to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
#4 Out Of Doors We Go
John 10:3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Mark 16:15 Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
⦁The door (Jesus) is the only way to life.
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⦁John 14:6 I am the way, the truth and the life, no one come to the father except through me.
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⦁Acts 4:11 Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
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John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved