No One Can Shut This Door – EGP Blog post from March 16, 2014

Revelation 3:7–8 ()

[7] “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: [8] ‘I know your deeds.§ Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold…shut), that you have

While the following message is somewhat personalized, the concept behind it is true for anything that God is in:

New Beginnings, God has opened a door. No one’s gonna close this door. No one CAN shut this door. If Jesus opens this door, NO ONE can shut…this…door… You see, when Jesus does a work, NOTHING stops it and by His GRACE He is doing a work here at New Beginnings. And critics, who judge what we do or how we do it, THEY’RE not gonna shut this door. And the downturn in the economy and our annual budget constraints … THEY’RE not gonna shut this door. And the people that complain about all that’s wrong with our church and don’t bother to serve and help us get it right, THEY’RE not gonna shut this door. And the culture that surrounds this church of complacency—where people want to act like Christians but not really know Jesus Christ—THEY’RE not gonna shut this door. And it doesn’t matter who our elected official is in Washington, in Austin, or right here in our city, THEY’RE not gonna shut this door. Because Jesus says, “Behold, I have set before you an open door which NO ONE can shut.” Now, if THAT doesn’t motivate you to worship, your wood is WET!