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Welcome
Hello, everyone! It’s a joy to have each one of you here with us today. Whether you’re worn by the week or uplifted by life’s blessings, remember that you’re in the right place. This is a family, and like any family, we’re here to support, love, and grow together. Today, let’s open our hearts to what God wants to do in us. You are not here by accident; God has something special for you today, and He’s ready to meet you right where you are.
Opening Prayer
Let’s bow our heads in prayer.
Heavenly Father, we gather in Your name, thankful for the love that brings us together
and for the peace that Your presence provides.
As we come to You today, open our ears to hear Your word,
open our eyes to see Your plan,
and espwcially, open our hearts to receive Your endless grace.
Guide our thoughts and our actions so that we may be faithful disciples of Your word.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Introduction to Scripture
Today, we’ll dive into a story Jesus told, found in the book of Matthew. How preparred are you?
Today Scripture and Sermon is about ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. This parable teaches us about being prepared, about living in a state of readiness for Christ’s return. It challenges us to consider what it means to be ready and to live our lives with intention and purpose, keeping our spiritual lamps filled and our hearts focused on the Lord.
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins
(1) “At that time 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) The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
(4) The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
(5) The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
(6) “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
(7) “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
(8) The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
(9) “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
(10) “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
(11) “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
(12) “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
(13) “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
