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  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    Don't Let It Go Out! Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Nov 22, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,137 views

    Jesus warns us to be ready for His return. He warns us because the danger and threat is real. To do so, He tells us story about 10 virgins who are waiting for the return of the Bridegroom. The parable is explained and applied to the hearer.

    In Annie Dillard’s Teaching a Stone to Talk, she talks about a British Artic expedition which set sail in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage around the Canadian Artic to the Pacific ocean. Neither of the two ships and 138 men on board returned. Why? They packed their ship like they were going ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    Ready Or Not

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 9, 2018
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     | 27,938 views

    On the whole being prepared isn’t a bad thing. In fact it can be downright crucial! Most people I know that have had a very difficult life, it is not that they could not have done much better in life, it was simply a lack of preparation.

    TITLE: READY OR NOT SCRIPTURE: ST. MATTHEW 25:1-13 I remember with great fondness growing up and spending weekends and holidays with my grandparents in Keyport, NJ. Both sets of grandparents lived just blocks from one another. One of my grandparents lived right next to the City Cemetery. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    El Mas Alla

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 5, 2017
     | 2,962 views

    Se nos dice que Ellas todas tenian lamparas!

    32A El Padre Roberto estaba visitando a uno de sus feligreses de edad avanzada a quien el no había visto en la iglesia por algunos meses. “Sabe,” le dijo, “los años que pasan no nos hacen más jóvenes, por lo que usted debe pensar seriamente en el más allá.” La señora replicó: “Gracias, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Howard Gunter avatar

    Keeping The Light On

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Nov 7, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,708 views

    Staying prepared for the Second Coming

    Keeping the Light On Matthew 25:1-13 According to Bible Gateway, oil is mentioned 207 times in the bible. In biblical times, oil was derived from various sources and used for many different purposes. Oils were used for fragrances in days before air conditioning and air fresheners. In nomadic ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Watchfulness

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 7, 2017
     | 10,291 views

    What must we do to prepare for Christ’s Coming? Should we closely follow world events, research prophecy and draw up wildly speculative timelines? Is there something spiritual that we should be looking at in ourselves?

    Prelude What must we do to prepare for Christ’s Coming? Should we closely follow world events, research prophecy and draw up wildly speculative timelines? Is there something spiritual that we should be looking at in ourselves? Our purpose is to learn how to prepare for His Coming. Our plan is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roberta Karchner avatar

    Are We Ready To Wait?

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Nov 9, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,979 views

    There are people who prepare, and people who don't. Three points - We don't know the day or hour, We do know Jesus will return for us, We need to prepare for his coming. Concludes with Apostles Creed

    Passage: Matthew 25:1-13 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ezekiel Ette avatar

    Instructions For Living In A World Of Uncertainty

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 12, 2017
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    Living in an uncertain world requires planning and watchfulness

    Matt. 25 : 1 – 13 Television programs have changed in our time. No more well-crafted production with professional actors and actresses, but you can have ordinary people become stars in what has been dubbed reality TV. And so we have the Big Brother Big Sister, Housewives of Atlanta, the Housewives ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    Appearances Can Be Deceiving / The Parable Of The 10 Bridesmades

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 14, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,220 views

    The Meaning behind the Parable of the 10 Bridesmaids (Virgins). The Greek word translated foolish is "Moros" from which we have received the politically incorrect description of "Moron".

    A film crew ... was on location ... deep ... in the desert. One day ... an elderly Native American ... who had been watching the filming for several weeks ... went boldly up to the director and said, ... "Tomorrow rain." And sure enough ... The next day ... it rained. A week later, ... the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jonathan Meyer avatar

    Be The Church: Watch, Wait, & Worship

    Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Nov 15, 2017
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    Jesus speaks of our need to prepare for His return. We are encouraged to live lives of worship and devotion to God as we watch and wait for the Bridegroom. (This is part of our lectionary-based series for November 2017, "BE the Church.")

    Last Sunday we had a gender reveal party to find out if we’re having a boy or a girl in April. I was so convinced it was a boy, based on how different the first trimester had been this time around. But then, with friends gathered around, we popped a large black balloon with question marks all over ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Are You Ready? Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 29, 2019
     | 9,647 views

    Are we ready for the Coming Christ?

    Are You Ready? Matthew 25:1-13 Introduction Our series is Surprise Endings. Just like many favorite movies and mysteries, Jesus’ parables often carried an element of surprise, a plot twist that we may not be ready for as we are reading. In the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    How To Prevent Oil Leaks

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,826 views

    A look at the foolish virgins in Matthew 25.

    Matthew 25:1-13 KJV Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. [2] And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. [3] They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: [4] But the wise ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,112 views

    This message looks at the importance of being ready when Jesus comes. Being almost prepared is not being prepared at all.

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It by Rick Gillespie- Mobley Matthew 25:1-25:13 The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It 12/04/2012 Eccl 9:1o-12 Matthew 25:1-13 Text Matthew 25:1-13 Let me introduce you to Tyrone. Tyrone was 25 years old and for the first time in his life, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Walther avatar

    Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 24, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,529 views

    This sermon addressed the problem of hypocrisy based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Hypocrisy can only be cured by recognizing it and by discovering Jesus' unhypocritical love for us.

    Introduction It’s foolish to be a pretender. Just ask John Corcoran. John never learned to read in elementary school. Somehow the teachers just kept passing him along. When he got to high school he became at expert at cheating. He turned in other people’s work. He said ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Samuel Young avatar

    Ten Virgins - Family Conversation

    Contributed by Samuel Young on Jun 4, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,784 views

    The Ten Virgins is a parable for the last day church, calling for its revival. It is important that we strengthen our personal walk but it is equally as important to help our fellow believer.

    Jesus was sitting atop the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem as the sun set into the west. The disciples had approached Jesus and commented upon the splendid glory of the Temple, with its white marble walls, gold and brass pilasters. The magnificent structure shown brightly in the setting sun ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Heavenly Marriage

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 1, 2019
     | 2,919 views

    Get ready for the bride.

    HEAVENLY MARRIAGE Matthew 25: 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist