I Am the Door

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Doors and gates are things that we likely don't give much thought to until they are in need of repair—and while the truth is that they are usually constructed to keep people or animals out, they can also certainly be opened to let them in. In this week's message from John 10, Pastor J.D. explains perhaps the most overlooked of Jesus' "I Am" statements: "I am the door." Though most people recognize this as Jesus' claim to be the only way to salvation—and it is—it is also a statement that is far richer and deeper than we may realize. Because while Jesus is indeed the only door to salvation, he is also the door that leads to a flourishing life here on earth.

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0:00.0	Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.
0:02.4	It is not mean or arrogant to say that Jesus is the only door if he says he's the only door.
0:08.6	If he's God, if he is the I am, that he gets to make the rules about salvation.
0:14.2	It's his door. It's always been his door.
0:17.3	It's always been his door.
0:31.0	Hey, thanks for joining us here on Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer of the Summit Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.
0:36.2	I don't know about you, but I really don't give much thought to doors and gates unless they
0:41.2	stop working properly.
0:43.4	They're usually constructed to help keep people or animals out, but of course they can
0:48.5	also certainly be opened to let them in.
0:51.8	Today, Pastor Jady explains perhaps the most overlooked of Jesus' I am statements.
0:57.7	I am the door.
0:59.5	Though most people recognize this as Jesus' claim to be the only way to salvation, and
1:04.5	don't get me wrong, he for sure is, it is also a statement that is far richer and deeper
1:09.9	than we may realize.
1:11.4	Because Jesus is indeed the only door to salvation, he is also the door that leads to a
1:17.2	flourishing life here on earth. So let's not waste any time and jump right into God's word.
1:25.2	All right, John chapter 10, if you got your Bibles this morning, John 10.
1:28.9	We are looking at the I am statements of Jesus, seven times in the gospel of John,
1:34.5	where Jesus takes the loftiest name of God in the Old Testament.
1:38.6	I am, Yahweh, and he claims it for himself.
1:42.7	And then he attaches to that name one of our greatest areas of brokenness or need.
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