Sermon, October 12, 2008 Revelation 3.7-13 The One Who Has the Key
Revelation 3.7-13 The One Who Has the Key
A. JESUS IDENTIFIES HIMSELF
1. Holy and true
2. The One who has the key [Mat 28.18; Rev 1.8]
B. JESUS CALLS US TO FOLLOW HIM
1. Open doors: opportunities for us to share the gospel
Acts 14.27; 1 Cor 16.7-9; 2 Cor 2.12-13; Col 4.2-3
2. Doors that JESUS opens
3. Open doors that we are to walk through
4. Open doors that we are not to close
C. JESUS PROMISES TO BLESS US
1. Public vindication [9]
…openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment.
2. Present protection [10]
3. Quick resolution [11]
4. Eternal security [12]
a. The temple of God
b. A pillar in the temple of God
1) Entrance into God’s presence
2) Prominence in God’s kingdom
3) Stability in God’s world
c. Three Names: security for eternity
John Olson
