Sermons on A Lamp For My Feet:

Pray For Your Wife Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 3, 2008

These are simple prayers that you can pray for your wife. There are 31, so you can choose one to pray for each day of the month.

Pray For Your Wife: Ephesians 5:25-26 Introduction: While doing a mid-day devotion in the book of Ephesians, I came across a passage that struck my heart. Paul says, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

Ready And Waiting

Contributed by Steve Keeler on May 9, 2010

Waiting for Jesus return can make people grow complacent about the fact that He IS indeed coming back, and it really will be soon.

Ready and Waiting? by Steve Keeler Matthew 25:1-13 Jesus is telling a story about ten virgins who are like bridesmaids at a wedding. In order to make sense of Jesus' story, we need to understand a bit about Jewish wedding customs. Traditionally, the groom would leave from his house and travel, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Topic: The Parable Of The Bridesmaids

Contributed by Arsenio Segismundo on Jun 7, 2022

There were three stages of the Jewish weddings. First is the Engagement where fathers of both families agree on the marriage.

Topic: The Parable of the Bridesmaids Text: Matthew 25:1-13 Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Always Remain Watchful Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022

The two parables here serve to caution us about slacking off in kingdom work. We need to keep our waist girded and be ready for service; and be alert and watchful at all times, so we don’t miss opportunities to share the love of Christ.

This evening’s message is entitled “Always Remain Watchful,” and it’s taken from two short parables commonly called “The Parable of the Faithful and Evil Servant” and “The Parable of the Thief.” In these two short parables Jesus spoke a word about faithfulness; the kind of faithfulness that leads ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrate Repentance (Luke 15)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 22, 2025

Do we celebrate repentance or make the prodigal son feel unwelcome? Let's look at Luke 15.

Does heaven rejoice over repentant sinners? Do we welcome such people or make them feel unwelcome? Let’s look at Luke 15. What did Jesus teach the Pharisees and experts in old covenant law about sinners? All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. The ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Ready Or Not Bridesmaids Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 4, 2020

This is the 10th sermon in the "When Does It End?" Series. This series is from Jesus' Olivet Discourse.

Series: When Does It End? [#10] READY OR NOT BRIDESMAIDS Matthew 25:1-13 Introduction: As we have been studying about the last days before Jesus Christ returns, we come to a story about wise and foolish people. As we think about the last days, do you have any regrets? When we leave this earth ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Topic: The Parable Of The Bridesmaids

Contributed by Arsenio Segismundo on Jun 24, 2022

What is parable? It is a story in place of another to reveal a complex story into a simple one.

Topic: The Parable of the Bridesmaids Text: Matthew 25:1-13 Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

The Recovery Of Treasured Possessions Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 3, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke 15: 8 – 32

Luke 15: 8 – 32 The Recovery Of Treasured Possessions 8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Go! And… Walk The Journey Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 2, 2025

Every person on earth is on a journey. You didn’t choose to start it. You don’t control when it ends. But you do decide how you walk it—and with whom you walk it. Are you walking the journey of life with Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord—or are you walking alone?

Go! And… Walk the Journey of Faith INTRODUCTION – THE JOURNEY EVERYONE IS ON Every person on earth is on a journey. You didn’t choose to start it. You don’t control when it ends. But you do decide how you walk it—and with whom you walk it. Some journeys in life take us through ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Genesis 12:1, Psalm 119:105, Philippians 1:6, John 14:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Seeds That Survive Pt 1 - The Sower And The Seed Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012

In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

Seeds That Survive Pt 1 – The Sower and the Seed Luke 8:4-15 We are now deep into the month of August. A time of year when all over America the farmer’s eyes are turned to the harvest. I sought long for what to share with you during these final services of our summer worship schedule ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:4-15

Denomination: *other

Jesus Doesn't Send People To Hell But Neglect Will

Contributed by James Webster on Jan 30, 2013

This is a short sermon or can be used as a devotional

January 30, 2013 Looking at the parable Jesus gave in Matthew 25:1:13, concerning the 10 virgins that were called to a wedding, I have been thinking about the 5 foolish virgins that were not ready when the call came to go. It was not what they did that excluded them from being ready; it was what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Night Calls: A Call To Judgment Series

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 14, 2010

Every one of us will receive a call to judgment. For some it will be at the midnight cry as seen in Matthew 25, for others at the end of the ages as discussed in Revelation 20. But be assured everyone will be judged.

Night Calls: A Call to Judgment Matthew 24:36-44 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 Introduction: We blindly go through life as if therer is no day of reckoning. Jesus Christ repeatedly taught the reality of judgment to come. We can deny the existence of a day of judgment but none can deny its certainty. Every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Baptist

What Time Is It For You?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 19, 2002

Esther is a great study in God’s hand to save his people. He uses events of history and people he choses to fulfill his will. What’s his plan for you?

The canonization of Esther in the Holy Scriptures has been a hotly debated topic for centuries. While Esther tells of a historic event in the life of God‘s people, it never once mentions God’s name. For all practical purposes Esther is in the Bible to explain the origin of the Jewish celebration ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

That Wasn’t Smart

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 15, 2025

Spiritual readiness demands personal oil — daily communion with the Spirit — so your light keeps burning faithfully until the Bridegroom returns.

Act I – Waiting for the Bridegroom You ever been to a wedding where the groom was late? People shifting in their seats, the music looping for the third time, photographers glancing at their watches. Aunt Martha whispers, “Maybe he changed his mind.” I was once at a wedding like that. The bride ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, Luke 12:35-37, Zechariah 4:6, John 15:4-5, Revelation 19:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

You Were Not Listening

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 3, 2019

A study in the book of 1 Chronicles 28: 1 – 21

1 Chronicles 28: 1 – 21 You were not listening 28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 28:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel