Sunday Morning Sermon 10/30/2016

2. “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who
took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them
were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 For when the foolish took their
lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks
along with their lamps. 5 Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they
all got drowsy and began to sleep.
- Matthew 25:1-5 NASB
The Ten Virgins

3. Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His
disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He
said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not
one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him
privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will
be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
- Matthew 24:1-3 NASB
The Ten Virgins: The Destruction of the Temple

4. 42 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord
is coming. 43 But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had
known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have
been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken
into. 44 For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is
coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
- Matthew 24:42-44 NASB
The Ten Virgins: Be On the Alert!

5. 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on
them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the
rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and
slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been
founded on the rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of Mine and
does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on
the sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew
and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
- Matthew 7:24-27 NASB
The Ten Virgins: Wise vs. Foolish

6. Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one
of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came back and told his
father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of
the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.” ... 10 Then his
father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for
the young men customarily did this.
- Judges 14:1-2,10 NASB
The Ten Virgins: The Jewish Marriage Feast

7. 14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and
the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said
to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as
the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when
the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
- Matthew 9:14-15 NASB
The Ten Virgins: Christ is the Bridegroom

9. 6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come
out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our
lamps are going out.’ 9 But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be
enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for
yourselves.’
- Matthew 25:6-9 NASB
The Ten Virgins

10. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be
caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,
and so we shall always be with the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 NASB
The Ten Virgins: The Last Day

11. So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my
presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your
salvation with fear and trembling.
- Philippians 2:12
NASB
The Ten Virgins: Work Out Your Own Salvation

12. So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Romans 14:12 NASB
The Ten Virgins: Each Give An Account

13. 28 Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who
has the ten talents.’ 29 “For to everyone who has, more shall be given,
and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have,
even what he does have shall be taken away.”
- Matthew 25:28-29 NASB
The Ten Virgins: We are to Use/Increase Our Talents

14. 10 And while they were going away to make the purchase, the
bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the
wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11 Later the other virgins also
came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly I
say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Be on the alert then, for you do not
know the day nor the hour.
- Matthew 25:10-13 NASB
The Ten Virgins

15. 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom
of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will
enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in
Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
- Matthew 7:21-23 NASB
The Ten Virgins: Many Will Say Lord, Lord

16. 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one
receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone
who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They
then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way,
as not beating the air
- 1 Corinthians 9:24-26 NASB
The Ten Virgins: NEVER Run Out of Oil

17. 6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of
my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished
the course, I have kept the faith; 8 in the future there is laid up for me
the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will
award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have
loved His appearing.
- 2 Timothy 4:6-8 NASB
The Ten Virgins: NEVER Run Out of Oil

18. 35“Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit. 36“Be like men
who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding
feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he
comes and knocks. 37“Blessed are those slaves whom the master will
find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird
himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up
and wait on them. 38“Whether he comes in the second watch, or even
in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.”
- Luke 12:35-38 NASB
The Ten Virgins: NEVER Run Out of Oil

19. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and
opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with
Me.”
- Revelation 3:20 NASB
The Ten Virgins: NEVER Run Out of Oil

20. Lamps
Without Oil
Cannot Give
Light!

21. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the
lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your
light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 5:14-16 NASB
The Ten Virgins: NEVER Run Out of Oil