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  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Are You Really Ready

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 19,948 views

    This sermon uses the parable of the 10 Virgins to force us to consider whether or not we are prepared to meet the Lord.

    Are You Really Ready? Eccl 9:11-12 Matthew 25:1-13 Text Matthew 25:1-13 Sometimes in life we live for the deadline, and don’t take advantage of the present time. How many of you have had teachers who told you this assignment is due in three weeks so start working on it now? You spent ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Stover avatar

    Be Prepared Series

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 90 ratings
     | 9,472 views

    Be prepared for Jesus' return.

    Be Prepared! Matthew 25:1-13 I. Preparation (1-4) A. Virgins – All who have been invited to the wedding B. The Wise 1. Lamps 2. Sufficient oil 3. Responsibility to be prepared a. Implies respect for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Weber avatar

    Be Prepared Series

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 624 ratings
     | 81,961 views

    Second in a series on Matthew 24 & 25. This message focuses on the theme of being prepared for Christ’s return since we do not know when it will be.

    Because Jesus Is Returning . . . "Be Prepared - Matthew 25:1-13" A well known Christian wrote, "the last days are upon us. Weigh carefully the times. Look for Him who is above all time, eternal and invisible." That was not written by a modern prophecy expert. It was written by a man named ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William Sessums, Jr. avatar

    The Two Comings Of Christ

    Contributed by William Sessums, Jr. on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,476 views

    Sermon comparing and contrasting the two appearances of Christ and the two types of people who will be alive at His second appearance.

    The Two Comings of Christ Hebrews 9: 26-28 I. Christ’s First Coming- V.26 He has appeared. a. Came as a Man- He exchanged the glorious for the mortal- nothing extraordinary to look at. b. Came, as a Sin-offering- He was sinless yet he took our sins upon Himself. He was a one-time offering unlike ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Norm Story avatar

    Be Ready - Persevere

    Contributed by Norm Story on May 18, 2001
    based on 215 ratings
     | 26,193 views

    The challenge of faithfully living prepared and ready

    "Be Ready – Persevere for the Long Journey" Psalm 78:1-7 Matthew 25:1-13 When I was a Boy Scout, I remember how the younger scouts struggled and suffered on long hiking-camping trips; because they always seemed to bring so much of the wrong stuff. They’d come loaded down with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Learning To Live A Life

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,131 views

    Stewardship is about the choices we make because of who we are – our character in other words.

    Learning To Live A Life While on a trip to Switzerland, an America businessman was watching a Swiss clockmaker carving the case of an ornate cuckoo clock. As the businessman watched the clockmaker carve out the case, he was astounded at his slow rate of progress. The businessman finally ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Wayne Searls avatar

    When The Door Is Shut

    Contributed by Wayne Searls on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 12,232 views

    A sermon concerning the finality of one’s decision concerning Christ.

    WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT Matthew 25:1-13 Text: v.10 SCRIPTURE: 1 "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 "Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 "Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Robert Parker avatar

    Don't Be An April Fool

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,503 views

    God wants the repentant sinner to give his/her life to him. This message preachers to the people of God encouraging them not to be like those who procrastinated as illustrated in Jesus’s great parable on the wise and the foolish.

    (25:1) "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto ten virgins, which took there lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom". (25:2) "And five of them were wise, and five were foolish." (25:3) "They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them. (25:4) "But the wise took oil in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    Here Comes The Groom

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 154 ratings
     | 15,250 views

    This is a sermon to Christians and Non-Christians alike, for preparing for Jesus’s return.

    Here Comes the Groom Matthew 25:1-13 We’ve all been to the weddings and saw the wedding parties come out and then the music gets loud and the wedding march starts playing to announce the coming of the bride. The groom has kind of slipped to the front of the church with the pastor and best man, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • John Knight avatar

    A Day Late And A Dollar Short Series

    Contributed by John Knight on Jul 16, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 16,126 views

    What it takes to be prepared for the coming Kingdom.

    Series: The Parables of Christ Topic: A Day Late And A Dollar Short March 10, 2002 Matthew 25:1-13 Introduction: Pop Quiz A teacher’s ultimate torture [use it, or lose it-my interview experience] -tests how prepared we are, or how well we are preparing ourselves In Matthew 24 Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Buy Oil While The Sun Shines Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,806 views

    Parables of Eternal Life, Part 8 of 9

    BUY OIL WHILE THE SUN SHINES (MATTHEW 25:1-13) A good friend called me shortly on the Saturday afternoon exactly a week before the day of my wedding. He asked hesitatingly, “What are you doing?” I sensed something was not right and asked him what he meant. After a brief pause he asked meekly: ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Chris Hodges avatar

    Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,042 views

    To note that the Lord’s return may happen at anytime; thus, we must be ready at all times.

    Are You Ready? Text: Matt. 25 Thesis: To note that the Lord’s return may happen at anytime; thus, we must be ready at all times. Introduction: 1) Do you remember the game “Hide and Go Seek?” a) The seeker would count and then say, “Ready or not, here I come.” b) Still, the count ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Wise & The Foolish

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 384 ratings
     | 76,309 views

    The parable of the ten bridesmaids tells us: 1. You must be spiritually prepared. 2. No one can do it for you. 3. There is a day called "Too Late."

    In April, 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was also a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with several other skydivers and filmed the group as they individually dove out of the plane and opened their parachutes. As the video was being shown of each member of the crew ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Keith Butler avatar

    The Parable Of The Virgins

    Contributed by Keith Butler on Aug 11, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,981 views

    The importance of the church being prepared for the return of Christ.

    THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS Matthew 25:1-13 Key Verse and Theme: “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” (Matthew 25:13) 1. The parables are beginning to shift in meaning. A. Who are the characters? 1. The bridegroom is Christ. (Matthew 25:5 and 24:44) 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeffrey Cox avatar

    Spot, Wrinkle, Or Blemish

    Contributed by Jeffrey Cox on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,832 views

    What would we do if we were to get serious? Read the bible, pray a lot, raise our hands, dance, witness, speak in tongues in public. What would we NOT do? Cuss, drink, smoke, lie, lust, glutton, bad attitude, selfish, mean spirited, boastful, quit w

    I. Matthew 25:1-13 We think we have all the time in the world, like the ten virgins. We know that someday we will get serious, but not yet. Not today. Maybe tomorrow. Definitely if I get sick, or am on my deathbed. After all, Matthew 24:43 states that if we know when we are going to meet ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational