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 hear

PergamumThyatira

Ephesus

Smyrna

Patmos

Crete

Rhodes

A S I A

L Y C I A

G A L A T I A

P A M P H Y L I A

C I L I C I A

C A P P A D O C I A

B I T H Y N I A

AegeanSea

Black Sea

Great Sea(Mediterranean)

Hellespontus

T H R A C E

Seven Churchesof Asia

SardisPhiladelphia

Laodicea

P O N T U S

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EW

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Scale of Miles0 200

Holy One

Holy One

True One

Holy One

True One

Key of David

I know your works

Our Lord opens doors for us.

Our Lord opens doors for us.

Salvation

“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be

saved”—John 10.9

Our Lord opens doors for us.

Salvation

Blessing

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

I came that they may have life and have it

abundantly.”—John 10.9-10

Our Lord opens doors for us.

Salvation

Blessing

Evangelism

“But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a

wide door for effective work has opened to me,

and there are many adversaries.”

— 1 Corinthians 16.8-9

Faithfulnesswithout excuses.

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

much trembling”—1 Corinthians 2.3

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

made perfect in weakness.”

—2 Corinthians 12.9

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

Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s

house.”—Judges 6.15

“You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war

from his youth.”—1 Samuel 17.33

“What are these feeble Jews doing.”

—Nehemiah 4.2

“The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the

streets!”—Proverbs 22.13

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

—Philippians 4.13

I haveloved you.

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

called children of God; and so we are.”

—1 John 3.1

“nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ

Jesus our Lord.”—Romans 8.39

“I will keep you from the hour of trial.”

—Revelation 3.10

“I will never leave you or forsake you.”

—Hebrews 13.5

“I will make him a pillar in the temple of God.”

—Revelation 3.12

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

the name of the city of my God ... And my own

new name.”—Revelation 3.12

What doors has Jesus

opened for us?

Will we be faithful

despite our weakness?

Jesus loves me.