A Door That Leads To Jesus
John 10:1-7
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Verse one says, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, this is telling us that there is a door and in fact only one door”.
Verse one then goes on to say, “but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber”.
What this is saying is that there is no other Name under Heaven whereby we must be saved.
There is only one way to get to Heaven and that is through the door of Christ.
Mohammed has a door, Buddha has a door, Allah has a door, Jehovah witnesses and Mormons have a door, but their door will lead their followers straight to Hell.
Verse two says, “But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep”.
Door is the way; Jesus alone is the true Shepherd.
John 10:3
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
When it says, “To him the porter openeth; means that the law”, the doorkeeper immediately admitted Him because He had perfectly kept the law.
He was the only one who was able to do this feat.
The sheep hear His voice; this means that true sheep hear the voice of the true Shepherd.
Jesus calls His sheep by name; this speaks of relationship with salvation.
Then He leads them out, this is speaking of suitable pasture.
The one who wants to know the true Word of God will be led into all truth.
John 16:13
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 10:4
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
When we are a Christian, then we have an owner, Christ, He purchased us with His Blood.
He is the owner and the Shepherd of the sheep.
Verse 4 says that He goes before them, He has everything planned.
He goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know His voice.
A true Christian knows His voice and no other voice will they listen to.
A false heart will follow others.
John 10:5
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
“A strange doctrine I will not follow, because I know the voice of the Master”.
A stranger might be thief or a robber, or maybe a false prophet.
Mathew 7:15-20
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
I have entitled this today:
A Door That Leads To Jesus
Here is the reason why:
Dream 9-3-08
I dreamed that Susan and I were in Mary and Terry’s field. There were other people there. I was saying that no matter where we were, there is a door and it leads to Jesus. I saw a literal door. I knew that Jesus was there. I said no matter how far I am out, He is right at my door. All you have to do is ask Him.
Interpretation
Door- Entrance: can mean Christ.
Door can mean a new opportunity, way, avenue and mouth.
John 10:7
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Colossians 4:3-4
3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Field can mean world, In this case, it means God’s work, harvest, or opportunity.
God will give us an opportunity to get out of what we are in.
First of all, when it seems that we are way out there we need to understand that while we are in our fields of life, He has a door that will take us where we need to go.
Jesus is at our doors of decisions that we make.
In the dream, it was a literal door. God wants us to know that He is literally in the situations that we go through.
No matter where I am in life He is there.
1 Corinthians 16:9
9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Revelation 3:7-8 says:
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
God has set before you an open door, Jesus is the key to your door.
No man can open or shut the door that He has placed before you.
Keep His Word and don’t deny His Name.
Revelation 3:20
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Jesus, this morning is standing at your door and He is knocking. Do you hear His voice?
This morning, who is at your door?
Whose voice do you hear?
Are you sure that it is the voice of Jesus?
His sheep know His voice.
If you are going through a situation this morning and you feel like you are in the field of life and you need help, God wants you to know that He is there in your situation for you.
Church, there is a literal door that will literally lead to Christ.
Dream by Pastor Joe Rowland on 6-9-08
I dreamed that Susan and I were in this room with Jesus. This room must have been in Heaven. All of our needs and wants were provided in this room. Jesus just knew, we didn’t have to say a word. Susan looked at my finger where my wedding band used to be and I said, "At least I still have the imprint there." I knew that we were not married in the sense we were when we were on Earth. But we were together and we were a family. I walked up to Jesus. He was sitting at a desk. I didn’t say a word and He didn’t either. He looked at me with love in His eyes. He opened the desk drawer and He gave me a wedding band. I knew that we were married to Him. He gave me the desires of my heart.
Interpretation
In a room, with Jesus, in Heaven would represent that He has a dwelling place for us when we die or get raptured.
All of our needs and wants were provided in this room.
I didn’t have to say a word. Jesus knew what my thoughts were. He knows everything there is to know about us.
Susan and I were not married in the sense that we are down here, but yet we were still a family.
I walked up to Jesus and He was sitting at a desk and again I didn’t say a word.
Jesus opened up the desk drawer and He gave me a wedding band, I knew we were married to Him.
A wedding band, in this case, represented a Covenant with God.
He gave me the desires of my heart.
Closing
A Door That Leads To Jesus
John 10:7
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep
Where are you at this morning?
What door are you trying to go through?
Revelation 3:20
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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