feast: Jesus the Door
Follow the Good Shepherd
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 17-Oct-11; Sermon #FT11-09; 74 minutes
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Richard Ritenbaugh, acknowledging that our culture has accumulated a large reservoir of superstitions, marvels about how many superstitions we have which revolve around the door. Which door to use on which occasions, the color of the door, the proper side of the building to install the door, and whether it should swing in or swing out. Interestingly, the scriptures have 273 mentions of doors, including the notable John 10: 7-10 proclamation by Jesus that He is the door, the door of the sheepfold or corral. Jesus Christ is the ONLY door to the sheepfold or corral. Doors have five significant purposes applications such as: 1) providing access to a location(Christ is the only door to salvation, enabling us to approach the throne of God boldly); 2) providing protection from things that go bump in the night, as well as blatant and arrogant false shepherds and their heretical doctrines, as well as Satan and his demons; 3) providing a boundary of separation, separating the outside from the inside, private from the outside (Christ separates us from the world and the pulls of our carnal nature); 4) providing us fellowship with Christ, God the Father, and our brethren, joined intimately with one another, mutually dependent on one another; 5) and providing a means for going in and out from shelter to pasture, following the Good Shepherd in good times and bad times. If we follow Him we will have abundant life, now and in the Kingdom of God.
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Abusers of the brethren Accessibility Acts 4:8-12 Bad shepherds Being attached to the vine Card access Chief Conforming to the “government of God” Conforming to God’s Word Corral Dispenser of Holy Spirit Daniel Door of the sheep Door Ezekiel 34:1-5, 21-25 Feng shui I Corinthians 9: I John 1:1-4; 2:5-6 I Peter 2:21 Five purposes of door god of this world Follow the lamb Galatians 5:16-25 Hallmarks which set apart Hebrews 10: High priest ‘Independent’ Christian John 10:7-10 John 14:4, 19-24 Joy Mediator Michael and Gabriel 144,00 u7Prophetic prognostication Revelations 14:1 Robbers Romans 12:4-5 II Corinthians 1:8-10; 11,23-28 Sheepfold Stupidstitions about doors Superstition about doors 273 references to door in scripture II Thessalonians 3: 1 Test commandment Two way communication with Him Way, truth, and life
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