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  • Robert Parker avatar

    Don't Be An April Fool

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,299 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

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Are You Really Ready

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 19,462 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

  • Mark Sparks avatar

    It Is Dangerous To Be Empty

    Contributed by Mark Sparks on Jun 10, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,999 views

    Sermon about the danger of running on empty as christians as compared to the parable of the 10 virgins and the parable of the talents.

    IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE EMPTY Matthew 25:1 - 13 I. The Five Virgins 1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3They that were foolish took their lamps, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Kallan avatar

    Fulfilling Life Against The Ghost Of Weariness

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,010 views

    Fulfillment of life comes not from the horizon outside, rather it grows within us through our life in partnership with God...

    Matthew 25.1-13 is a parable that compares the christian life to a virgin who waits for the coming of the bridegroom with her lamp lit as well as with plenty of reserve of oil in order to add festivity to the wedding feast. The imageries of the wedding feast, the bridegroom, the reserve of oil or ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • John Knight avatar

    A Day Late And A Dollar Short Series

    Contributed by John Knight on Jul 16, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 15,846 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
     | 7,544 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
     | 8,832 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

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    Wise And Foolish Virgins

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 4, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,162 views

    The key message of Mt 24 and this Parable is to be alert

    NC/SMB 06-11-05 The End Times. Mt 24 is one of the hardest chapters in the Gospels to understand. Because Jesus speaks of future events. And he continues on the same theme in Mt 25, with the Parable of the Ten Virgins. But the bottom line of this parable is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    How High Is Your Si: Spiritual Intelligence?

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Nov 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,378 views

    Our spiritual intelligence is seen in the ways in which we are ready at all times for the coming of Jesus, whether that be tomorrow or a hundred years from now.

    How High is Your SI: Spiritual Intelligence? November 6, 2005 Matthew 25:1-13 I probably don’t have to tell you this, but sometimes people are not all that bright. There is a company out in Arizona called “Guns for Hire” which works with movie studios to produce western gunfights. One day a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Are You Prepared For Jesus' Return?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 10,343 views

    A short sermon which asks whether we are prepared for the return of Jesus. Are we like the 5 virgins (bridesmaids) who had plenty of oil, or like the 5 who were not prepared?

    As Jesus told this parable he was already well into a lengthy explanation of events surrounding his second coming (Matthew chapter 24). He spoke this before his death and resurrection, but it concerns his second coming. Jesus has said (Matthew 24: 14) that “this gospel of the kingdom will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Ready Or Not

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 11, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 8,838 views

    The parable of the 10 women waiting for the bridegroom to appear enlightens us as to how we should await the coming of Christ Jesus.

    Ready Or Not – Matthew 25: 1 - 12 Intro: A young man applied for a job as a farm hand. When asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." --- This puzzled the farmer, but he took a liking to the young man and hired him. --- A few days later, the farmer and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Tune Up For Judgment Day

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 14, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,159 views

    Stay ready for Judgment Day by feeding your faith through God’s Word.

    Are you ready for winter? Have you tried on your snow boots to make sure they still fit? Have you taken your car in for a tune-up to make sure your battery and antifreeze are still good and that you have the right kind of oil for cold weather? Although it takes time to do all these things, it pays ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Hopkins avatar

    Remembrance Sunday Sermon

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 24,944 views

    A sermon for Remembrance Sunday - the UK’s version of Veteran’s Day, always on the second Sunday in November.

    It’s very daunting for me to stand in a pulpit on this day of all days. The closest I’ve come to living through a war is seeing it on the television, and the closest I’ve come to active service was the school cadet force. Yet, today is still desperately important. This year we remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Pat Cook avatar

    The Return Of The King Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,343 views

    Christ’s return from the parable of the 10 virgins. 7th and last of the Worship the King series. Lead-in to communion.

    PLEASE NOTE: This is written from an Arminian viewpoint with a post-trib leaning. Just tellin ya... Matthew 25:1-13 – The Return of the King A modern-day film phenomenon came to an end on December 17, 2003. Millions of movie-goers stood in line for what seemed an eternity to be part of a big ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Nightlight Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 8, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,144 views

    #6 in Proverbs and Parables series (#5 not available) Matthew 25:1-13 with Proverbs to keep Watch over our Work, the Words we Say and the Words we Obey

    Night Light Proverbs 12-13 SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Notice the moral of that Parable: Therefore keep watch. The 5 Foolish Virgins obviously did NOT keep watch. After all, they were sound asleep. But wait a minute… the 5 Wise Virgins were also sleeping. So what does ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ