Mt 24: 36-44

Expectant!

The superintendant

and the

clean school desk.

Jn 3:16 – be born again; 14:6 – only through Jesus

Rm 10:9 – confess, believe & be saved

1 Cor 15:1-4 – hold fast to the Scriptures

Eph 2:1+ - live by grace, do good

Manifest His life:

Gal 5:22 – fruit of the Spirit

Desire holiness/less sin

Consistently watching for His return

Are you ready?

5 Virgins with oil:

Born again/ filled with HS/ expectant

5 Virgins without oil:

False believers

Enjoying benefits of Christian community without a true love for Jesus Christ

More concerned about the party (world) than the coming Bridegroom

Hoping others bring them into Kingdom

Mt 25: 1-13

Acts 1:8 – HS empowers us

Jn 3:6 – HS brings regeneration; 14:16 – HS comforts us;16:13 – HS teaches us truth

Rm 8:2 – HS destroys the power of sin over us

Eph 3:16 – HS strengthens us

1 Cor 12:4+ - HS gives us gifts

2 Thes 2:13 – HS sanctifies us

Is your lamp filled with oil?

Mt 7:21 “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. 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? And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me you who practice lawlessness.’”Ps 6:8

What do we do with this one?

Titus 2:11-15 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus;

The encouragement…

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.”