Acts 14:27
14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported
all the things God
had done with them, and that he had opened a door
of faith for the Gentiles.
Acts 14:1
Paul and Barnabas at Iconium
14:1 The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Colossians 1:9
Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church
1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 4:3
4:3 At the same time pray
for us too, that
God may open a door for the message
so that we may proclaim
the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Revelation 3:7-8
To the Church in Philadelphia
3:7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following:
“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:
3:8 ‘I know your deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.