{"id":2937,"date":"2025-06-11T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2025-06-11T22:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:00:17","slug":"i-am-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/2025\/06\/11\/i-am-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7977\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2937-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-06-08.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 28:43 &#8212; 26.3MB)<\/p>\n<p>June 8, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>John 10:9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 1:14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 Timothy 2:5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew 7:13-14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Romans 10:9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acts 4:12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acts 16:31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ephesians 3:20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yWQ-sXsgWl4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene unpacks Jesus\u2019 bold declaration in John 10:9\u2014<em>\u201cI am the door.\u201d<\/em> Drawing parallels from the game show <em>Let\u2019s Make a Deal<\/em>, he challenges us to consider the spiritual doors we\u2019re choosing in our daily lives. Jesus isn\u2019t just one of many options\u2014He\u2019s the only way to salvation, protection, purpose, and eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene also revisits the story of the blind man from John 9 to help us see the context behind Jesus\u2019 words. When religion pushes people out, Jesus welcomes them in. When life gets confusing, Jesus makes the path clear. And when we feel lost, Jesus becomes the door to peace, identity, and a future filled with promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re new to faith or rekindling your walk with God, this message is a timely invitation to step through the one door that truly leads to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd11 Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Jesus is <em>not<\/em> one of many doors\u2014He is <em>the<\/em> door.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The door to God is not through religion, rules, or ritual\u2014but through a relationship with Jesus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The invitation is open to <em>anyone<\/em> and <em>everyone<\/em> who will believe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The door offers not just access to God, but protection, purpose, and power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no spiritual fine print\u2014grace is a free gift, not a hidden deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7979\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2937-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-06-08.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 28:43 &#8212; 26.3MB)<\/p><p>http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-08.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 28:43 &#8212; 26.3MB) June 8, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[874],"tags":[581],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5z53F-Ln","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2938,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2937\/revisions\/2938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}