I'm Darrell Bailey. Thank you for tuning in. Servants for Christ. As we continue on in our series, Whosoever Will. As we get into the wonderful Word of God, I'm glad that God has made salvation available to all, every single person in the entire world. We'll be talking about the door is open, but you must walk in. As we get into the Word of God, I'm glad that he tells us that in all of our ways, acknowledge him and he will direct your path. You know what? I'm glad that as we look at the wonderful Word of God, take your Bibles with us as we talk about the door is open, but you must walk in. Start out with the most familiar scripture of John 3, 16. As the Word of God says, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Amen. Then turn right on over to Romans chapter 10, Romans chapter 10, verse 13. For whosoever, that is anyone, anywhere, shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. He goes on and turn with me on to the book of Revelation, Revelation chapter 3 verse 20. Revelation chapter 3 verse 20. The Bible says, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come into him and will sup with him and he with me. Let's pray. Father, we thank you for the glorious truth of salvation through Jesus Christ, and we thank you that you're the sovereign, yet you're loving call of whosoever will. Lord, open our hearts to see the balance of your grace and our responsibility, and may your spirit convict, may it draw, may it change lives today in Jesus's marvelous mighty name that we pray for all that are listening to the gospel in Jesus's mighty name. Save them, Lord, before it's too late. And Lord, for those cold and indifferent Christians that have fallen by the wayside, Lord, that have got out of the will of God, they're still saved. but they need to get back into the presence and fellowship and repent and ask the Lord to forgive them of their mistakes and get back into the Word of God. In Jesus' marvelous mighty name, we pray. Amen. You know, some people believe sovereignty cancels man's responsibility. Others act if man's choice makes God powerless. And so, both of them are wrong. Let me say that again. I want it to be very crystal clear. Some believe God's sovereignty cancels man's responsibility. Others act as if man's choice makes God powerless. Both of them are wrong. The Bible shows a harmony. God opens the door by grace, but man must walk through by faith. You understand? It's crystal clear. God's sovereignty never overrides man's free will, but it gives man the opportunity to exercise faith. Faith is the substance of things hopeful, the evidence of things not seen. Salvation is God's gift, but it must be received. The question is, will you open the door when Christ knocks? As I look at the word of God from John 3, 16, Romans 10, 13, and Revelation chapter three, verse 20, as I talk about the door is open, but you must walk in. The first thing that I see here is God's sovereignty provides the way. John 3, 16, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. You see, God chose to act first. He sent his son. He made the sacrifice. He knocked at the heart's door. I'm glad that he knocked at mine in 1972 in the month of September when he knocked at my heart. But you know what? He knocked at it that Sunday morning, but I didn't come down. I refused, I neglected, but that Sunday night the convicting power was so strong, man, I came down. God chose to act first. He sent his son, he made the sacrifice, he knocked at the heart's door of every man, woman, boy, and child today that's of the age of accountability. You see, without God's sovereignty, man could never save himself. God reached down before we could ever reach up. Hallelujah, praise his mighty name. If God had not acted first and sent in his son, could man have found a way to heaven? Absolutely not. Because without Christ, we're lost, we're hopeless. And so the door is open, but you must walk in. God's sovereignty provides the way, but secondly, man's free will must respond. In Revelation 3, verse 20, the Bible says, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. And Jesus, you know what? Jesus doesn't kick down the door. He knocks. He invites. He waits. You see, the spirit convicts, but he does not coerce. Salvation is not automatic. It is a choice. I'm glad I'm not a robot. God didn't want a robot here marching around. He wanted free will. So the spirit convicts, but he does not coerce. Salvation is not automatic. It is a choice. It is free will. You can buy a gift for someone, but unless they unwrap it, it does them no good. And so why does God not force salvation on us? Listen to me, because love must be chosen, not coerced. Do you understand? It's crystal clear. And so we see that the door is open, but you must walk in. God's sovereignty provides the way and man's free will must respond. But thirdly, and closing, salvation is offered to whosoever will. In Romans 10, 13, for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. The invitation is universal, but the response is personal. You see, Calvinism says the door is only open to some, but the Bible says the door is wide open for all who will come. Imagine a banquet with the door wide open, and yet some refuse to enter because they will not accept the invitation. What does the Bible say? Who does the Bible say can be saved? Whosoever believes, no one is excluded. You see, God and His sovereignty provided salvation, and man in his responsibility must receive it. The cross was wide enough to embrace the world, but personal enough to call your name, my name, everybody's name. Friend, the question is not, did God make a way? The question is, have you walked through the way that he made? You see, Jesus is standing at the door right now, the door of your heart right now. He has already paid the price. He's already carried the cross, already risen from the grave, but he'll not force his way in. The handle is on the inside and you must open the door. Come and say yes to Christ. Lay down your sin. Lay down your excuses. Lay down your rebellion. Come just as you are, but don't leave as you came. Listen to me, because the sovereign God has opened the way, and now you must choose. Today is the day of salvation. Will you walk in? Huh? Because we see the Word of God versus man's theology, because the Word of God came by the Holy Spirit. Amen. And then when we saw the rise of the theology systems that took place, when we looked at the problem with those theology systems and how the world stands above man's ideas, because God's word is pure. The Holy Spirit is not Augustine. The Holy Spirit's not Aquinas. The Holy Spirit's not Luther. The Holy Spirit's not Calvin. And the Holy Spirit is not Artemis. It is the true interpreter. Theology can help organize thought, but salvation is not defined by acronyms. It's defined by the cross of Christ. Hallelujah. Praise his mighty name. And so I hope and pray that as we close out, that the door is open, but you must walk in. And so I hope and pray that you do before it's too late, because today is the day of salvation. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the clear truth of your word. Your sovereignty, you love the whole world, and you gave your son. We thank you, Lord, that salvation is not for a select few, but for whosoever will call upon the name of the Lord. Father, we rejoice that grace has opened the door wide, but we also know that each heart must choose. Lord, give us courage to say yes to Jesus every day, and for those still standing outside knocking at the door of indecision, May your spirit draw them right in. Sell these truths in their heart as we go forth. Help us to live as witnesses of your amazing grace. Faithful, bold, and surrendered. And may everything we do point to Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Lord. In his precious name we pray. Amen.